San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin received a one year contract option through the 2026 season on Tue Jul 1, 2025. Here is Melvin (right) speaking with Giants third base coach Matt Williams (left) in the San Francisco dugout against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field in Chicago on Sun Jun 29, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants (45-41) lost game two of their series against the Arizona Diamondbacks (43-42) 8-2 Tuesday night and would be playing Wednesday to avoid a sweep. Going into this series they were favored but they can’t seem to get out of their offensive funk and throw in woes on the mound and San Francisco after taking an early 2-0 lead crumbled allowing Arizona to score eight runs.

The Diamondbacks hit four home runs, two back to back in the sixth inning which really sealed the deal. After scoring the two runs in the second inning San Francisco were unable to score again, in fact they had no hits after the third inning through the seventh. They finished with only six hits in this game.

Game recap: San Francisco got this game going in the right direction scoring two runs in the second inning taking a 2-0 lead. Willy Adames scored the first run with a 409 foot home run and a 1-0 Giants lead. In the same inning, Patrick Bailey grounded out allowing baserunner Daniel Johnson to score extending the Giants lead to 2-0.

The Diamondbacks were trailing going into the bottom of the third inning but that was all about to change in dramatic fashion. Arizona scored a run in the inning cutting the Giants lead in half 2-1. Geraldo Perdomo singled James McCann home and the Diamondbacks were just getting started.

The Arizona offense exploded over the next three innings and the Giants were unable to a thing about it. The Diamondbacks hit four home runs out of the park the first in the fourth inning a three run homer off the bat of Jake McCarthy with Eugenio Suarez and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on base taking a 4-2 lead, their first lead in the game. In the fifth inning another long ball for two more runs. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. homered with Eugenio Suarez on base for two more runs extending their lead 6-2.

The Diamondbacks would hit two more home runs both of them solo shots. Randal Grichuk and James McCann both got in on the action with back to back home runs in the sixth inning. It was a scoring frenzy for Arizona during a four inning span. The final was 8-2 and Arizona had taken a 2-0 series lead.

It was a real disappointment for the Giants considering the way they got this game going. They had a pretty good third inning with a Rafael Devers double and a Wilmer Flores single. That was when it all came crashing down. They only had a couple of hits for the remainder of the game in an offensive meltdown.

It was also a rough day on the mound for starting pitcher Hayden Birdsong as well as relief pitcher Carson Seymour. Birdsong pitched four innings allowing three hits, four runs, four walks and six strikeouts.. Seymour went three innings and allowed five hits, four runs and two strikeouts. It was not a great outing for either pitcher.

Game notes: The Giants took on the Diamondbacks and once more couldn’t get out of their offensive funk. They have been struggling for awhile now and nothing seems to change. They have lost to far too many teams that they should beat.

It’s just a mystery and impossible to explain what has happened to this offense; where did it go and more importantly how do they get it back on track. The Diamondbacks did most of their damage in the fourth inning scoring three runs and in the fifth inning scoring two more runs to wind up getting a six run 8-2 win over the Giants on Tuesday night.

The Giants announced they were exercising manager Bob Melvin’s contract option for the 2026 season. Melvin and the Giants are just five games over .500 and in third place in the NL West. Melvin who caught for the Giants has his dream job as manager for San Francisco and is managing his 22nd season. The Giants showing faith in Melvin extending him for one more season.

Wednesday this series will wrap up in game three. San Francisco will be looking to avoid a sweep while the Diamondbacks will be eying a sweep. Landon Roupp will take the mound for the Giants with a 6-5 win/loss record and a 3.43 ERA. Arizona will start Merrill Kelly with a 7-4 win/loss record and a 3.49 ERA. First pitch for this game is scheduled for 6:40 PM PT.