San Francisco Giants podcast Stephen Ruderman:

#1 San Francisco Giants closer Randy Rodriguez will need Tommy John surgery. Rodriguez was placed on the 15 day IL last weekend. Ryan Walker will assume the closer duties for the remainder of the season.

#2 The Giants win Friday night was their sixth straight starting last week Sat Aug 23, 2025. The Giants most consecutive wins is seven which happened on June 4-11.

#3 The Giants have hit home runs in 12 straight game for a total of 24 in that stretch. The streak started back on August 17th.

#4 On Friday every SF player got a hit in the line up this is the first time that’s happen since the Giants did it against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 5th.

#5 Giants infielder Dominic Smith hit a his first career splash hit for his eighth home run of the season in the bottom of the fifth inning. Smith is hitting .433 since being called up back on Aug 21st.

#6 The Orioles are a struggling bench they have lost five straight, they are in dead last in the AL East and they got lit up by the Giants for four runs in the first inning on Friday. Starters for Saturday night’s contest for the O’s LHP Trevor Roberts (7-2 ERA 1.40) for the Giants RHP Carson Seymour (0-1 ERA 3.74). Roberts has the best record on the Orioles starting rotation. How do you see this match up tonight at Oracle Park.

Stephen Ruderman is a San Francisco Giants beat writer for http://www.sportsradioservice.com