San Francisco Giants Willy Adames runs the bases after hitting a first inning home run against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego on Tue Mar 31, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants (2-3) won game two in their series with the San Diego Padres (1-4) 9-3 on Tuesday after winning game one Monday night. They now have the opportunity to sweep the series Wednesday in game three.

Willy Adames was on fire with four hits, two runs and two RBIs. Rafael Devers, Matt Chapman and Jung Hoo Lee each had two hits. Adames and Chapman each had a home run. The Giants offense was fired up having 16 hits in this game.

Game wrap: The Giants went with the same starting lineup they had Monday night with Willy Adames lead-off batter. It worked last night so it was a go in this one. It was certainly a great call when Adames hit the second pitch of the game out of the park, his first home run of the year, 335 feet, giving San Francisco the early lead 1-0.

With two outs Matt Chapman doubled and San Francisco had runners on second and third with Jung Hoo Lee at the plate. Lee hit a double driving Heliot Ramos and Matt Chapman home and just like that the Giants had taken a 3-0 lead.

Marquez got the third out but the Giants had three hits and a nice lead after the first inning, a great way to start the ball game. Logan Webb would take the mound in the bottom of the inning. The Padres also went with last night’s lineup. With two outs the Padres had Fernando Tatis and Jackson Merrill on base but Xander Bogaerts flied out and Webb got out of the inning.

San Francisco loaded the bases in the second inning with only one out. Casey Schmitt singled, Adames singled as did Rafael Devers but Ramos and Luis Arraez both flied out leaving them all stranded missing a great opportunity to extend their lead. The Padres stranded one runner in the bottom of the second. Webb struck out two hitters in the inning.

Chapman got the third inning going with the second home run of the game a solo shot and San Francisco had a 4-0 lead with 8 hits through three innings. San Diego would be looking to do some damage in the bottom of the third and that is exactly what they did. Both Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado walked and a Merrill single drove Tatis Jr. home. Bogaerts grounded out and Machado was able to score and the Padres had cut the Giants lead in half 4-2. Miguel Andujar singled Merrill home and as the inning came to an end the Padres trailed by a single run 4-3.

After pitching through three innings for San Diego Marquez was relieved by Kyle Hart. Marquez went three innings allowing eight hits four runs,(two home runs) and only one strikeout. Hart was perfect in the fourth inning going three and out. After four innings the score remained 4-3 in favor of the Giants.

With two outs in the top of the fifth inning Lee attempted to reach third base after doubling. A replay confirmed Lee was out and the game went into the bottom of the inning. The Giants had a solid fifth inning going three and out.

With two on and no outs in the sixth inning the Giants were again threatening. With a one-run ball game San Francisco needed to pump their lead back up. The Giants added another run when Adames singled Harrison Bader home from second and Patrick Bailey advanced to second.

Devers reached first base on an infield hit and San Francisco had the bases loaded and the opportunity to get more with only one out. Heliot Ramos singled Bailey and Adames home giving San Francisco a 7-3 lead. A sacrifice drove Devers home extending the Giant’s lead 8-3. As the top of the inning ended the Giants had put 4 more on the board and had 13 hits through six innings. It was a three and out bottom of the sixth.

It was a bit rocky in the third inning for Webb but that aside he pitched a pretty good game. He was relieved by JT Brubaker in the seventh inning. Webb finished the game going six innings allowing three hits, three earned runs, three walks and five strikeouts. He was behind in the count at times but figured it out and finished really strong. Brubaker got out of the inning only giving up a double and it was onto the eighth inning.

The Giants would add one more run in the top of the ninth when Lee singled pinch runner Jared Oliva home for the final score of 9-3 in favor of San Francisco.

The Giants offense was on fire in this game. Adames had four hits, Lee three hits, Chapman and Devers each had two hits. The team had 16 total hits a great night of offense for the team. Webb had a very good game despite struggling in the third inning. He found a way to finish off the last ten hitters he faced.

Game notes: Monday night the Giants won their first game of the season beating the Padres 3-2 in the first game of their three-game series at Petco Park. After a rough start to the season, the Giants turned up their offensive effort taking a 3-0 lead through eight innings. There was a bit of drama in the ninth inning when San Diego’s Jackson Merrill hit a home run with Jake Cronenworth on base cutting the San Francisco lead to one run 3-2.

Giant’s closing pitcher Ryan Walker held it together to get the third out and the Giants held on for the 3-2 win. Relief pitcher Keaton Winn was terrific in the eighth inning allowing no hits, no runs with three strikeouts. You just cannot ask for more.

Tuesday night the Giant’s starter Logan Webb got a far different result than the team’s first game of the season against the New York Yankees last Wednesday. Last Wednesday was a rough one for Webb who finished that game going five innings allowing 9 hits, 7 runs (6 earned) and 7 strikeouts.

In Monday night’s game the Giants not only got a number of runs up on the board but they put a number of players in scoring position. It was a relief to get that first win under their belt and Tuesday night they took game 2. German Marquez for the Padres on Tuesday pitched three innings giving up eight hits, four earned runs, one walk, one strike out.

The Giants head into game three Wednesday looking for a sweep. Starters Adrian Houser (0-0 ERA 0.00) will be on the hill for San Francisco. The Padres will start Nick Pivetta who comes into this game at (0-1 ERA 18.00). First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 PM.