Patrick

Bailey

They like to call him Patty Barrels, but the nickname didn’t suit him with his exit velocity down last year. He wasn’t exactly a great hitter in his first two seasons, either, but he did hit the ball harder than his numbers suggested. Today, though, Patty Barrels was back; his two balls in play left his bat at 109.7 and 107.1 mph. That 109.7-mph figure is just shy of his career high of 110.1 mph from 2024, and even the latter figure was something he topped just four times in all of 2025.

We’re seeing close to a full lineup from the Giants in this one, with the only regular not here being Heliot Ramos who batted third in Saturday’s contest. It looks like new skipper Tony Vitello is content letting Arraez bat atop the lineup while Matt Chapman’s inclusion in the second spot is mildly intriguing. Just something to keep an eye on. Here’s the full lineup for Sunday: Luis Arraez (2B), Matt Chapman (3B), Willy Adames (SS), Rafael Devers (1B), Patrick Bailey (C), Jung Hoo Lee (RF), Bryce Eldridge (DH), Will Brennan (LF) and Harrison Bader (CF).

Crow-Armstong (center field), Ian Happ (left field) and Nico Hoerner (second base) made it three Gold Glove winners for the Cubs. Also chosen were Logan Webb (pitcher), Patrick Bailey (catcher), Matt Olson (first base), Ke’Bryan Hayes (third base), Masyn Winn (shortstop), Fernando Tatis Jr. (right field) and Javier Sanoja (utilityman). Those seem like all of the right choices for the most part, though we’re once again seeing there’s just no reason for there to be a utilityman Gold Glove handed out every year.

The Giants weren’t able to do anything against Emmet Sheehan through the first seven frames, mustering a total of just one hit. That all changed when Blake Treinen entered in the eighth though. Christian Koss and Drew Gilbert started the inning with singles, setting the stage for Bailey to come off of the bench. He then smacked a 2-2 sweeper for a ground rule double that tied the game. He scored a few batters later on an RBI ground out off the bat of Matt Chapman. For the season, the 26-year-old backstop is slashing a gruesome .219/.276/.324 with just six homers and 53 RBI in 435 plate appearances.

Grand slams are always big, but grand slams to beat your hated rival in extra innings? Whole nother level. Bailey mashed his salami on an offering from a wholly ineffective Tanner Scott to give the Giants the walk-off win. The 26-year-old backstop has just six homers on the season with a .325 slugging percentage in 2025, but it’s hard to imagine he cares too much right now.

Bailey is looking to end his season strong as he slugged his third homer of the month with a solo shot off Zac Gallen in the fifth inning on Tuesday. He’s hit just five on the season while slashing .218/.276/.318 with 40 runs scored and 46 RBI across 403 plate appearances.

Bailey knocked a base hit in the second inning, then later Jaden Hill deep for a two-run blast in the eighth to give the Giants a pair of insurance runs. It was just the third home run of the season for the 26-year-old backstop while posting a .567 OPS across 382 plate appearances.

Bailey went 0-for-11 in the series against the Padres. He has a .578 OPS since the All-Star break, which sounds bad, but it’s actually an improvement on his .564 mark from the first half. He has just two homers all season, and he’s already struck out more often in 341 plate appearances this year (105 times) than he did in 448 plate appearances last year (100 times). His defense remains excellent, but at this point, the Giants need to be thinking about whether he can remain their starting catcher in 2026.

Bailey knocked a base hit in the fifth inning, then stepped in to bat with two runners on in the ninth with the Giants down by two runs. He took the first pitch from Jordan Romano high off the wall in right-center that caromed away from the outfielders as he raced home to walk it off with an inside-the-park homer. The hit would have been a traditional home run in all 29 other parks.

Bailey drew a walk to lead off the third inning and raced around to score the Giants’ first run on an RBI double by Wilmer Flores. The 26-year-old backstop then came through with the biggest hit of the night with a two-run triple off of Tyler Alexander in the sixth that put the Giants ahead for good. On the season, he’s slashing a miserable .192/.261/.280 with just one home run, 19 RBI and a 64/18 K/BB ratio through his first 206 plate appearances.