San Francisco Giants’ Daniel Susac, right, hits a two-run triple next to Philadelphia Phillies catcher Rafael Marchan, left, during the eighth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

By Lincoln Juarez

SAN FRANCISCO – Robbie Ray shut down the powerful Philadelphia lineup in his 6.2 inning line of work. Daniel Susac led the Giants’ offense with his 3-for-4, 2 RBI performance becoming the first player to go 5-for-5 in their first five Major League at-bats since Ted Cox with the Red Sox in 1977. Walker and Winn held down the fort out of the bullpen in 6-0 shutout win. 

The Giants, looking to avoid a fifth straight loss, hosted the Phillies for game two of a three game series Tuesday night at Oracle Park. San Francisco’s bullpen blew another late-game lead, allowing four runs in the seventh inning after Adrian Houser got through six innings with minimal trouble. It was the second game in a row the bullpen had given up costly runs in a late frame, after allowing four runs to score in the eighth inning of Sunday’s series finale with the New York Mets. 

Robbie Ray entered Tuesday’s matchup with a chip on his shoulder to put an end to the abysmal losing stretch. Behind his 3.38 ERA through 10.2 innings in two starts, Ray went the deepest into a game he’s gone so far holding the Phillies scoreless with just three hits through 6.2 innings.  

Willy Adames got the offense started early with a leadoff double against Phillies’ starter Cristopher Sanchez. A Matt Chapman single moved him to third and Luis Arraez dribbled one down the first base line to bring Adames home. It was the first time the Giants scored a run in the first inning since last Thursday against the Mets and it would end up being all they needed.

Arraez drove in two of the four runs in the win putting him one behind Matt Chapman(7) for the team RBI lead. 

Daniel Susac got the start behind the plate for the first time since his outstanding debut in the starting lineup last Thursday. He went 3-for-3 and reached base in all four of his plate appearances. He was included in a short rally when he singled in the second inning becoming the first Giant since Willy McCovey to record a hit in each of his first four Major League at-bats. He recorded two more hits including a two-run triple in the eighth inning to put the game out of reach. 

Ryan Walker relieved Ray of his duties continuing the shutout, throwing 1.1 innings of one-hit baseball while striking out one. 

Keaton Winn secured the win with his scoreless ninth inning. Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber, and Bryce Harper went a combined 3-for-10 while being shutout by a dominant performance by Giants pitching, the first shutout victory since September 28, 2025. 

The rubber match of the three game set will take place Wednesday afternoon with a 12:45pm first pitch at Oracle Park. The Giants will try for their second series win of the season.