San Francisco Giants’ Blake Sabol, bottom, reacts after scoring against San Diego Padres catcher Gary Sanchez, top, during the fifth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Wed Jun 21, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the Giants podcast with Michael Duca:

#1 Their assembly line approach to pitching earned the San Francisco Giants a hard fought 4-2 victory Wednesday night. Their opener this evening was, right hander Ryan Walker who went an inning with two walks and a strike out did manager Gabe Kapler get what he expected out of Walker as an opener?

#2 Padres pitcher Yu Darvish showed his old brilliance over the first four innings he pitched but fell apart in the fifth, when the Giants batted around and roughed him up for four runs.

#3 Sean Hjelle picked up his second win of the season going four innings giving up three hits, two walks and five strikeouts. Talk about his command and coming in as the second Giants pitcher on Wednesday night.

#4 Comilo Doval picked up the save as the closer for San Francisco shutting the door on the Padres going one inning, one hit, two strike outs.

#5 Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski had to leave Wednesday night’s game with hamstring tightness he’s had the same injury before and hopes to avoid going on the IL. He’s been a crucial part of the teams offensive success.

#6 For this afternoon’s thriller at Oracle Park the Padres will start Blake Snell (3-6 ERA 3.48) going for the Giants lefthander Alex Wood (2-1 ERA 4.11) first pitch slated for 12:45pm PT.

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