San Diego Padres Fernando Tatis Jr rounds second base and heading for third after single by Luis Arraez. The San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames can only watch at Petco Park in San Diego on Wed Apr 30, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants offense was hurting in their latest series losing against the San Diego Padres 5-3. San Francisco was swept in this two-game series. Through five innings the Giants only managed a single and a walk. It was dismal.

The Giants got something going in the latter innings but like yesterday’s game one, it was too little too late. Every time the the Giants attempted a rally, the Padres answered right back in control from start to finish. The bright spots in this game were the two home runs from Heliot Ramos and Mike Yastrzemski both solo shots.

Game recap: Much the same as Tuesday the Padres got going early scoring in the second inning for the early 1-0 lead. Tyler Wade singled driving in Gavin Sheets. The Padres struck again in the third inning when Elias Diaz hit a solo home run extending their lead to 2-0.

San Diego piled on a couple more runs in the fifth inning ; their offensive woes clearly turned around. Fernando Tatis Jr. got the inning off to a great start with a single. Luis Arraez and Manny Machado both singled, the Machado single driving in Tatis Jr. for a 3-0 tally.

San Diego then loaded the bases scoring a second run in the inning off a Jose Iglesias infield single driving Arraez across home plate for a 4-0 lead going into the sixth inning. Through five innings the Giants had only managed a walk and a LaMonte Wade Jr. single, a disappointing offensive effort. They had some ground to make up, they had to get their bats going.

It was not until the sixth inning that San Francisco finally got on the scoreboard. It was only one run but the Giants were finally getting some offense going. Tyler Fitzgerald was hit by a pitch taking first base advancing to second on a Mike Yastrzemski single.

Jung Hoo Lee had an infield single that brought in the Giants first run when Fitzgerald scored for a 4-1 Padre lead. San Diego pushed their lead back to four runs in the sixth when Luis Arraez hit a triple and drove base runner Elias Diaz home for a 5-1 lead. The Padres were just relentless answering every time San Francisco threatened.

The Giants hit a couple of home runs, one in the seventh off the bat of Heliot Ramos and a second in the eighth inning courtesy of Mike Yastrzemski. San Francisco had snuck back into this game but still trailed by two runs 5-3. They would have to keep the Padres from doing any further damage in the bottom of the eighth inning.

The Giants held on in the bottom of the eighth but still trailing going into the ninth inning they had some work to do. They had been having success coming back from deficits but lately that has dimmed a bit. San Francisco went quietly in the ninth with a Patrick Bailey strike-out followed by a LaMonte Wade Jr. strikeout. Wilmer Flores who has been struggling popped out for the final out and a 5-3 Padre win, San Diego sweeping the series.

San Francisco only had five hits in the game, the Padres finished with ten hits. Giant’s pitcher Landen Roupp lasted 4.1 innings allowing seven hits, four runs, three walks and four strikeouts. Spencer Bivens relieved Roupp pitching for 1.2 innings, the fifth and sixth. He allowed three hits and one run.

Game notes: Wednesday afternoon the Giants wrapped up their two game series with Padres getting swept after losing game one Tuesday 7-4. In game one, the Giants had a nice rally going in the sixth inning very nearly tying up the game trailing 4-5 but San Diego pushed right back in the seventh inning with a couple of runs to seal the deal.

Roupp allowed four unanswered runs and the Padres had a 4-0 lead after five innings. The Giants mustered just a run in each of the sixth, seventh and eighth inning and lost by two runs.

San Francisco will now head back home for a four-game series with the Colorado Rockies that will get underway Thursday, with first pitch scheduled for 6:45 PM. Wednesday’s loss dropped the Giants into third place in the National League West giving the Los Angeles Dodgers sole possession of first place. The Giants Justin Verlander (0-2 ERA 4.99) will take the mound in search of his first win as a Giant. The struggling Rockies will start Kyle Freeland (0-4 ERA 4.93.