New York Yankees Aaron Judge slugs a two run home run in the top of the sixth inning off San Francisco Giants starter Robbie Ray at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Fri Mar 27, 2026 (AP News photo)

Friday, March 27, 2026

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

New York Yankees 3 (2-0)

San Francisco Giants 0 (0-2)

Win: Cam Schlittler (1-0)

Loss: Robbie Ray (0-1)

Save: David Bednar (1)

Time: 2:37

Attendance: 40,273

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–For the first time in the 143-year-plus history of the Giants, they have been shut out in both of their first two games of the season. Friday, the Yankees shut them out 3-0, and the Giants ended up with just one hit.

Friday was the official home opener for the Giants on another spectacular afternoon at Oracle Park. Jon Miller introduced the Giants’ starting lineup, as he has for so many years during the home opener. Jeff Kent, who will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in July, threw out the ceremonial first pitch to his old manager, Dusty Baker.

It was another great pitching matchup with Robbie Ray going for the Giants, and Cam Schlittler going for the Yankees. Just as Webb did Wedesday night, Ray started things off with a 1-2-3 top of the first inning. Though, unlike Wednesday, the Giants were unable to waste an opportunity in the bottom of the first, as they went down 1-2-3 instead.

Ray survived a bit of a jam in the top of the second. The Giants, too, threatened, as Helliot Ramos hit a two-out double off the end of the bat, and down the right field line in the bottom of the second. Casey Schmitt was then jammed, and hit a fist-job popup to Jazz Chisholm at second to end the inning.

Well, that would turn out to be the only hit the Giants would get off Schlittler, and for the entire game as well. Schlittler struck out eight, and gave up just the one his over five and a thirdf innings.

Ray kept up for the most part. He gave three hits through the first five innings—two more than Schlittler.

Old Giants’ killer Paul Goldschmidt let off the top of the sixth with a double down the right field line. Up came Judge (0-for-7 on the season with five strikeouts), and he took out his frustrations with a towering blast down the left field line that just stayed fair and hooked around the foul pole to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.

Ray was done after getting Cody Bellinger to ground out to second. Like Schlittler, Ray went five and a third, and didn’t walk anybody—yeah, I forgot to mention that earlier with Schlittler. Though, Ray gave up two runs and five hits, and he struck out four. Ray was solid, but he just could not get any offensive support.

With the way the Giants’ offense had been since the bell rang on Wednesday, you just knew that the game was pretty much over after Judge’s home run. Jose Butto came in to make his 2026 debut, and then Giancarlo Stanton decided to rub in everyone’s faces with a bomb half way up into the bleachers in left field.

Tony Vitello used Keaton Winn, JT Brubaker and Caleb Killan out of the bullpen in the season opener on Wednesday. Vitello used Butto, Erik Miller, Ryan Walker, Ryan Borucki and Matt Gage in relief Friday. With that, every single Giants’ reliever on the opening day roster has made their 2026 debut.

The positive we can take out of this one is that the Giants’ bullpen, which is their biggest achilles heal, has actually gotten off to a solid start in the first two games of the season. In seven and two thirds innings, the bullpen has given up just a run and four hits. They have walked five, and struck out nine. Hey, there’s a positive!

On March 29, 2019, in San Diego, the Giants were three outs away from being shut out in their first two games of that season. However, Evan Longoria let off the top of the ninth inning with a home run off Phil Maton. The Giants still lost 4-1.

Anyway, Matt Chapman didn’t want to be part of history. He fought off some two-strike pitches from Yankees’ closer David Bednar to draw a two-out walk in the bottom of the ninth, and keep the game going. Chapman then took second and third base on defensive indifference. Hey, as Dusty Baker used to say, “die hard, boys!” Well, Rafael Devers grounded out to second, and history was made.

However, this is not the first time the Giants have been shut out through their first 18 innings of the season. In 1909, the New York Giants lost their opener 3-0 to the Brooklyn Superbas at the Polo Grounds, and they were shutout through the first seven innings the next day.

The Giants also became the first team in Baseball history to be shutout and limited to five or fewer hits through their first two games of the season. Plain and simply, this is an embarrassing start to the 2026 Season for the Giants.

Who knows. Perhaps, Tony Vitello is still feeling some nerves. It certainly seems that way considering how intense his postgame press conference was. I trust Tony, but he has got to settle the nerves a bit.

Anyway, Cam Schlittler got the win; Robbie Ray took the tough hard-luck loss; and David Bednar picked up the save.

You guessed it, the Giants are 0-2.

Speaking of the Giants’ record, I am going to warn people right now that with the Giants first 13 games being against the Yankees, Padres, Mets and Phillies, don’t be surprised if they start off as bad as 3-10. Especially with how out of whack this offense is right now. Be ready, kids, because these first two weeks are not going to be pretty.

Hey, go out and get em Saturday! It will be the first Fiesta Gigantes of the regular season. We will get to see the Giants’ new colorful ‘Gigantes’ jerseys for the first time in the regular season, and we will get to see the Giants’ new mariachi band for the first time as well. See, there’s still stuff to look forward to in the midst of this rough start.

Tyler Mahle will make his Giants’ debut after not giving up a season run over four games and 10 innings during Spring Training. Will Warren will go for the Yankees.

Saturday is also a FOX game, so that means a 4:15 p.m. start time. Starters for New York (RHP) Will Warren for San Francisco (RHP) Tyler Mahle. See ya then, folks!