San Diego Padres Ryan O’Hearn (left) is thrilled after hitting an fifth inning RBI double as San Francisco Giants second baseman Christian Koss (right) looks on at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Wed Aug 13, 2025 (AP News photo)

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

San Diego Padres 11 (69-52)

San Francisco Giants 1 (58-61)

Win: Nick Pivetta (12-4)

Loss: Kai-Wei Teng (1-2)

Time: 2:34

Attendance: 35,080

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–The San Francisco Giants have once again hit rock bottom, as the San Diego Padres completed the sweep with an 11-1 blowout .

The Giants only scored one run apiece in the first two games of this series, and fell to two games under .500 for the first time this season after their 5-1 loss Monday night. Tuesday, the Giants couldn’t avoid the sweep.

It was a foggy morning at Oracle Park, and the sun began to shine through as Kai-Wei Teng and the Giants took the field. Teng was appearing in his third game and making his second start since being called up. Teng gave up just three hits over five shutout innings Friday night against the Washington Nationals, which earned him the start today.

Teng walked Fernando Tatis to start the game, but got the pesky Luis Arraez to ground into a 3-6-3 double play. Teng pitched a scoreless inning to open things up in the top of the first, but the top of the second would be a nightmare.

Jake Cronenworth came up with the bases loaded and one out in the top of the second, and hit a ground ball up the middle that had the potential to be an inning-ending double play. Just as shortstop Willy Adames was about to field the ball, it hit off the second base bag and ricochetted into left-center field.

Two runs scored on Cronenworth’s base-hit, and everything went to hell for Teng and the Giants. The Padres scored seven runs in the top of the second, and knocked Teng out of the game. Figures.

When the seventh run scored on a passed ball, the fans at Oracle Park, just as they have done throughout this homestand, the fans at Oracle Park made their displeasure heard with a chorus of boos. They then gave the team a sarcastic round of applause when the inning finally ended.

Nick Pivetta made the start for San Diego, and gave up just a run over six and two thirds innings, as the Giants’ offense remained dead.

The Padres scored three more runs off Joey Lucchesi in the top of the fifth to make it a complete blow out at 10-0. They then scored another run off Tristan Beck for good measure in the top of the seventh to make it 11-0

When Christian Koss knocked in Jung Hoo Lee with a sacrifice fly in the seventh to put the Giants on the board, the 35,080 in attendance at Oracle Park today—or whatever was left of them at that point—gave a thunderous cheer. I was in the bathroom, so I couldn’t tell if it was sincere or not, but they certainly made their thoughts and feelings known today.

Lee had reached on a triple with one out, and he has now gotten a hit in 11 of his last 12 games. That was one of the few positives out of today’s game.

I guess you could say another positive was Christian Koss throwing a scoreless innings with eephus pitches in the top of the ninth. It was a little bit of comic relief to take the sting off this one.

It was also an absolutely-spectacular mostly-cloudy day with the sun shining through at Oracle Park. The hills in the East Bay were crystal clear, and shone under the clouds and sun.

Unfortunately, the Giants were humiliated and lost 11-1. They have now lost 13 of their last 14 and 17 of their last 21 at home. They also fell to three games under .500 for the first time this season at 58-61.

The Giants will be off Thursday, and that should do them some good. The Tampa Bay Rays will then be in for three games starting Friday night. Starting pitcher for Tampa Bay RHP Joe Boye (1-2 ERA 3.82) RHP Landen Roupp (7-6, 3.11 ERA) will take the ball for the Giants.

First pitch will be at 7:15 p.m PT.