San Francisco Giants right hander Logan Webb (62) gets the start against the New York Mets Sun Apr 5, 2026 at Oracle Park in San Francisco (AP file photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Stephen Ruderman:

#1 The Giants are 1-5 in their first six games to start the 2026 season. Since the opening of Pac Bell Park in 2000 this si the worse start for San Francisco going 1-5 or worse.

#2 The Giants have also struggled agianst the New York Mets in their last seven meetings with the Metropolitans the Giants are 1-6 vs. the Mets and have lost two of the first three games against New York in the current series.

#3 The Giants third baseman Matt Chapman has been doing the heavy lifting on offense of sorts when it comes to facing Sunday’s Mets starter Kodai Senga in his last seven at bats against him going 3-4 with a double, two home runs, three RBIs and three walks.

#4 San Francisco starter Logan Webb (1-1 ERA 7.36) got his first win at Petco Park in San Diego on Tue Mar 31st in a 9-3 win. After walking four batters in the first three innings of pitching he settled down and allowed just three runs over six innings.

#5 The Mets will start RHP Kodai Senga (0-1 ERA 3.00) facing RHP Logan Webb (1-1 ERA 7.36) to conclude the four game set with New York a 1:05pm PDT first pitch. The Giants open up a three game series with the Phillies starting Monday night with RHP Andrew Painter (1-0, ERA 1.69) going for Philadelphia and RHP Adrian Houser (0-1, 1.69) first ptich 6:45pm PDT at Oracle Park in San Francisco.

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