San Francisco Giants pitcher Junis Jakob delivers a second inning pitch against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis on Sun Aug 28, 2022 (AP News photo)

Giants Swept By Twins For Fourth Loss in a Row In a 8-3 Final

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants (61-65) took on the Minnesota Twins (65-61) Sunday afternoon to finish off their three game series. It has been tough going for the Giants in the first two games. Game one was one to forget losing 9-0 and Game two was crushing after leading into the top of the ninth inning and falling 3-2 in extra innings.

The Giants attempted to stop the bleeding in the final game of the series. They are struggling with injury and at times poor offense. Leaving runners stranded has added to their woes. It was just too much Twins who scored five runs in the bottom of fifth that pretty much put the game out of reach for the Giants.

Both teams scored one run in the third inning and took the 1-1 tie into the fourth inning. The Giants LaMonte Wade Jr. doubled driving in Austin Slater for their first run of the game. The Twins answered with a Carlos Correa double driving in the speedy Gilberto Celestino.

The Twins walked in a run giving the Giants a 2-1 lead. With the bases loaded Minnesota walked Wilmer Flores and Austin Wynns scored.

That lead was short-lived when Jake Cave sent a bullet out of the park with Nick Gordon on base and the Twins were on top for the first time in the game 3-2.

The Giants tied up the game 3-3 in the fifth inning. Evan Longoria scored off a Brandon Crawford single.

The Twins would have another monster inning in the fifth similar to the run that they had Friday night that one in the third inning. They scored five runs all of them coming off doubles. Max Kepler, Jose Miranda Gio Urshela and Jake Cave all doubled giving the Twins an 8-3 lead. San Francisco had a lot of ground to make up going into the seventh inning.

The Twins would hang onto the 8-3 lead and sweep the series. This was the Giants fourth loss in a row.

The Giants will head home for another tough series with the San Diego Padres. The Padres are currently in second place in the National League West with a 70-58 record. Carlos Rodon 12-6 will take the mound for the Giants coming in with a 2.81 ERA. The Padres will send Mike Clevinger 4-5 with a 3.59 ERA. First pitch on Monday will be 6:45 PM PT.