San Francisco Giants starter Kyle Harrison pitched five innings of shutout ball against the Miami Marlins at Loan Depot Park in Miami on Fri May 30, 2025 (AP News photo)
By Barbara Mason
The San Francisco Giants (31-25) had 11 hits in Friday’s game beating the Miami Marlins (22-32) 2-0. They had a better offensive effort but they continue to leave a lot of runners in scoring position on base.
Camilo Doval finished off the Marlins pitching 1 1/3 innings with his mother watching her son for the first time in person. Matt Chapman and Wilmer Flores each had two hits and Tyler Fitzgerald had three hits.
Game recap: Wilmer Flores continues to impress playing some very good baseball lately and he got this game going in the right direction. He singled driving Heliot Ramos home taking the early one-run lead 1-0. San Francisco’s Chapman hit a solo home run in the fourth inning for a 2-0 lead. After six innings, the Giants had eight hits while the Marlins only had a single hit. San Francisco was two for nine with runners in scoring position and so these struggles continue.
Giant’s pitcher Kyle Harrison went for five innings with only one hit, no runs three walks and five strikeouts in a pretty decent outing. He was relieved by Tristan Beck in the sixth inning who had a couple of walks but no hits and no runs.
The Marlins started the bottom of the seventh inning putting a couple of runners on base with no outs. Miami hit a double, got a walk and was threatening. The Marlins first run of the game was 90 feet away.
It would be up to relief pitcher Erik Miller to get the Giants out of the inning with runners on second and third base. Miller did not get the chance to finish the inning and was relieved by Tyler Rodgers who needed one more out to finish off the inning. Rodgers got the strike out and San Francisco was six outs away from getting this series off on the right foot.
Patrick Bailey and Chapman each had a couple of hits through eight innings and Tyler Fitzgerald had three hits. Both Flores and Chapman had RBIs. Flores and Chapman have been consistently producing at the plate lately and Heliot Ramos, Jung Hoo Lee, Flores and Willie Adames all had hits.
More offense was exactly what San Francisco has been looking for. Camilo Doval took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs. He made short work of the Marlin’s Connor Norby who flied out to end the inning and it was on to the ninth inning.
San Francisco’s Fitzgerald singled in the ninth stealing second base and with only one out the Giants had another runner in scoring position. The game went into the bottom of the ninth inning and San Francisco was three outs away from winning game one.
Doval would be looking to close out this game with his mother in the stands watching him for the first time as a pro. The pride on her face was undeniable as she watched him save this game for San Francisco. The final was 2-0 as the Giants took the first game of the series. The Giants had broken their three-game losing streak.
Game notes: After getting swept by the Detroit Tigers, the Giants traveled east for a three game series with the Marlins at Loan Depot Park in Miami. The Giants left behind the windy conditions in Detroit trading for some very toasty weather, 87 degrees at first pitch, but even warmer down on the field.
After losing to the Tigers, the Giants got back on the winning track, and got some better offensive production. They had really been struggling with not only quiet bats but leaving far too many runners in scoring position on base particularly in their last series.
San Francisco who got the shutout 2-0 got a quality start from Kyle Harrison who pitched five innings and allowed only one hit for the win. Harrison struck out five batters and walked three. Miami starter Cal Quantrill went five innings, allowing eight hits and two runs on Friday.
San Francisco finished the game with 11 hits. The Giants flooded the mound with pitchers going through seven in this game. They continue to leave runners in scoring positions but they managed a win in this opening game of the series.
They will be looking to carry this improved offense into game two and assure a series win Saturday. San Francisco will start Robbie Ray who has been lights out with a 2.56 ERA, 7-0 win/loss record looking to add another win. Edward Cabrera will take the mound for Miami who has a 1-1 win/loss record and a 4.73 ERA. First pitch for this game is scheduled for 1:10 PM PDT.
