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Mets get Revenge on Giants, Tying the Series, Final Score: 10-3

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San Francisco Giants RHP Tyler Mahle throws a strike at 91.9 mph Four-Seam Fastball on New York Met (#7) Brett Baty on Friday, April 3rd, 2026, at Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA. (Photo Credit by the author Michael Villanueva)

By Michael Villanueva

SAN FRANCISCO – Following San Francisco’s first home win Friday, the team hoped to extend its winning streak to two on Good Friday and San Jose State Night. However, the New York Mets had other plans as it was their turn to make it a big hitting night here in Oracle Park. The Mets would bring in 15 hits Friday night and get the win. The final score would be 10-3.

The winning pitcher would be the New York Mets pitcher Nolan McLean, who almost got himself a perfect game through six innings. San Francisco Giants pitcher Tyler Mahle would take the loss in this game, as he gave up five runs and eight hits for the night.

Both of these teams had different direction performances. The Giants had a great hitting sequence yesterday, but struggled tonight and only got five hits. While on the other side, the Mets’ offense struggled yesterday but prospered overnight and came out swinging. The Mets would tally up 15 hits tonight.

The New York Mets strike first in the first inning with a couple of runs scored by Mets Francisco Lindor and Bo Bichette, making the score 2-0. Giants pitcher Tyler Mahle was having some early struggles, and the Giants’ defense was letting line drives in, getting players on the bases. Also, the Giants had a quick 1-2-3 batting order and weren’t able to respond to the Mets’ hot start.

However, the Mets would go down a man in this game as Juan Soto was removed from Friday night’s game with right calf tightness. Soto will be replaced by left outfielder Tyrone Taylor. Soto went 1-1 in just playing the 1st inning. Though that wasn’t slowing down the Met’s defense, especially thanks to their starting pitcher, Nolan McLean.

The Mets were feeling determined to bounce back after that Game 1 loss to the Giants yesterday. So starting McLean was their clear choice, espcially that Nolan McLean, through his first 9 MLB starts: 2.21 ERA, 65 Ks. The only other pitchers to reach those marks since ER became an official statistic in 1913: Paul Skenes (2024), Orel Hershiser (1984), Jose DeLeon (1983), and Fernando Valenzuela (1981). Elite company to be in for McLean. Just after the first two innings, he would make the Giants go back-to-back, on a 1-2-3 batting order.

Top of the fourth, the Mets would see some success on their offense. As Mets Marcus Semien would get himself a homer and an RBI. The score would now be 4-0. Then Mets Francisco Alvarez would join the party, as he would get himself a solo homerun, making the score 5-0. Finally, once the Giants got the bleeding stopped, it was their turn at bat. Nothing much has changed, though, as the Mets’ defense and Nolan McLean have been a problem all night for the Giants.

By the top of the sixth, the Giants called it a night for their pitcher, Tyler Mahle. Mahle went four strikeouts, two HR, five Runs, and five hits. San Francisco would bring in RHP JT Brubaker. With that, the Giants’ offense was still not scoring. After a great hitting sequence last night, the Giants were struggling to make some contact with the ball. McLean is still in the game, pitching; he has four strikeouts, and is at 78 pitches.

San Francisco would finally get a hit, and it was a big one. Coming from the Giants, Willy Adames, who would hit a ground-rule double to right-center field. He would bring in a run, with Patrick Bailey scoring and Harrison Bader on third base. A much-needed turnaround is needed for the Giants, but the Mets would make the call to end McLean’s night after that hit from them. Nolan McLean was so close to giving him a perfect game. The Mets would bring in LHP Brooks Raley with just one out in the bottom of the sixth.

Mets pitcher Brooks Raley’s fastball would get by his catcher, Francisco Alvarez, which would bring in a run for the Giants. The score would now be 5-2, but the Mets’ defense would kick in and end that stretch for the Giants. So, top of the seventh comes, and Mets Francisco Alvarez made up for his mistake on letting the fastball get by him, and got a run in for San Francisco. So Alvarez decided and wanted to get his second homer of the night at 401ft distance, pushing the Mets’ lead, 6-2.

Still in the top of the seventh, the Mets just kept coming at the Giants. They were able to get two hits, dropping them right in front of the outfielders. So with the Mets’ smart placement hitting, they would get a couple of runs, making the score 8-2. So San Francisco responded by pulling out JT Brubaker, ending him at two strikeouts, one HR, and three hits. The Giants would put in LHP Matt Gage with one out, but he goes to work and gets his first strikeout on his first batter and stops the inning.

After the eighth inning, and going into the final inning of the game. The Giants got a run in to be down just five runs; the score was 8-3. However, that wasn’t enough to start the ninth inning. Mets Brett Baty would get a double down leftfield and an RBI, making the score 9-3. The Giants made one last pitcher change, so the Mets decided to get one last run in as well. By the bottom of the ninth, it was 10-3. So with the Giants one last time at bat, nothing came out of it as the New York Mets would win and tie the series this season, 1-1.

Once more, for the third time this week, the San Francisco Giants will host the New York Mets Saturday night at 6:05 p.m. back in Oracle Park. The Mets will send out RHP Clay Holmes (1-0) as their starting pitcher. The Giants will counter with RHP Landen Roupp, also (1-0), as their starting pitcher. This game again will be broadcasted on NBCS BA.

Giants get 1st Home Win of Season on Sac State Night, taking Game 1 on the New York Mets, 7-2

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San Francisco Giants Luis Arraez (#1) singles on a ground ball to New York Mets right fielder Tyrone Taylor in the bottom of the 3rd inning on April 2nd, 2026, at Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA. (Photo Credits to Jae SF Bay News Lab)

By Michael Villanueva

SAN FRANCISCO – The Giants get their first home win of the season Thursday night as they beat the New York Mets in the first game of their series 7-2. After just getting one run in their entire season home-opener against the New York Yankees, and losing their first three home games. San Francisco would put up 13 hits and seven runs in Thursday evening’s game on Sacramento State Night. The Giants would start off the month with a win.

The San Francisco Giants returned home Wednesday after a four-day trip to San Diego. The Giants would take the first two games against the Padres, but fell to them Wednesday, finishing the series 2-1. The Giants were hoping to take some of their best moments from San Diego and bring them to their home ballpark to get a win for the fans on Thursday evening.

After getting his first loss from the New York Yankees in the team’s season home-opener series. Giants pitcher Robbie Ray would start for the team again, this time, against the New York Mets. Robbie Ray has gone 4-2 with a 3.11 ERA and 46 strikeouts against the Mets. His last matchup against the Mets was dated back in August 1st, 2025. He pitched seven innings, six of those were scoreless, and striking gout six.

Giants left-hand pitcher Robbie Ray goes up against Mets Francisco Lindor and walks him to get the ball game going. Then, just two batters later, Mets Bo Bichette helps put New York on the board first with a double to left field, bringing in Mets Juan Soto to score. Just 26 pitches later, the Mets’ Luis Robert Jr. flies out, ending the top of the first.

With the Giants’ turn at bat, shortstop Willy Adames starts San Francisco off, but gets caught on a slider and strikes out. Left-hand Mets pitcher David Peterson starts off his first batter with a strikeout. Next in-fielder Rafael Devers, who has three career homers against the Mets, sneaks a single for himself. Setting up Luis Arraez to hit a triple, bringing in Devers to tie the game. Next, Matt Chapman would join the party with a double, bringing in Arraez to take back an early lead, 2-1. Matt Chapman would also score when Jung Hoo Lee reached on pitcher David Peterson’s failed catch error on trying to get an assist from first baseman Mark Vientos. After that, the Giants would reach 3 outs, ending their hot start with the score, 3-1, San Francisco leading.

Mets Mark Vientos took the Giants’ hot start personally and got under a slider from Ray and got himself a solo homerun at 406 FT. The score is now 2-3, top of the second at this time. However, Ray and the Giants would be able to hold the Mets off and end the top of the second. So Giants catcher, Daniel Susac, starts the batting order and gets himself a single. Daniel’s hit was his first in the MLB. With the Mets having some early catching errors, the Giants were able to get their batters on the bases. However, a double play and a strikeout later would end the Giants’ second inning stretch.

At the top of the third, Mets Francisco Lindor is back and starting it off once again in the game, and once again was walked for the second time. Once again, Ray’s slider and changeup would get him a couple of strikeouts and great outfield coverage from Harrison Bader. The Giants stand tall on their defense. The momentum shifted to the Giants when it was their turn at bat.

The Giants would be able to put up two runs in their third inning stretch. No outs, runners on all bases, so Jung Hoo Lee understood the assignment. He would do a sacrifice fly out, and bring in Heliot Ramos. Then Harrison Bader would do another sacrifice play to bring in Luis Arraez to get them that second run in to score. However, the Mets’ defense would kick in and get their third outs. By then, the score was 5-2.

At the bottom of the fifth, New York would shut down David Peterson for the night. The Mets would bring out left hand pitcher Sean Manaea, on his first batter up with Daniel Susac, he would walk Susac. Runners on first and second, Mets Manaea was in an awkward position, and Giants Casey Schmitt gets his cutter for a single line drive, and Schmitt gets an RBI Thursday night. The score is now 6-2, with Manaea able to get a strikeout as their 3rdout.

96 pitchers, seven strikeouts, 2 ER’s, and a 3.38 ERA, Giants pitcher Robbie Ray would be shut down at the top of the sixth for the team. Oracle Park would send off Robbie Ray with a standing ovation. San Francisco would bring in Ryan Walker with having one out to his count from ray. Walker, on his first batter, is a strikeout, followed by a pop-up to center field.

Giants were able to put up a run with Rafael Devers getting a homer in for the home crowd. That homer was his first one of the season as he pushed the score to 7-2. After that, the Giants weren’t able to get back on base as the inning closed out. Top of the seventh, the Giants would change pitchers again, this time to right-hand pitcher Blade Tidwell. Giants’ defense would get a double play then a ground out to end the top of the seventh.

In the last three innings of the game, both teams’ defense was able to put up easy three outs in that stretch. Ultimately sealing the Giants’ dub for the home crowd. Giants pitcher Robbie Ray would get his first win of the season Thursday night, and also Giants Blade Tidwell would get his first-ever career save. Also, Giants Casey Schmitt and Daniel Susac would go perfectly at bat, going 4-4 in the box. This was Daniel Susac’s first-ever MLB career start, a homecoming victory for San Francisco.

The San Francisco Giants and New York Mets will continue where they left off, Friday (4/3/26), right back in Oracle Park at 7:15 p.m. The Giants will send out RHP Tyler Mahle, who is 1-0, to go up against the Mets’ RHP Nolan Mclean, who is 0-0. The game will be televised on NBCS BA.

Opinion: Vitello’s Willingness to Experiment May Be Giants’ Biggest Strength

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Manager Tony Vitello #23 of the San Francisco Giants looks on before the game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on March 30, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

San Francisco — The San Francisco Giants have had a tumultuous first week of the 2026 campaign, and we aren’t even two full series into the season.

After being swept at home by the New York Yankees to open the season at Oracle Park in San Francisco, the Giants went into Petco Park in San Diego and took the first two games of a three-game series against the Padres. Game three is scheduled for Wednesday, and as of this writing, that game is yet to take place. The Giants are now 2-3 on the season, and I have a few takeaways after being in attendance for the Giants’ home series and from my early observations in San Diego.

So, Giants fans, don’t panic. We have no idea what the 2026 Giants are yet.

Of course, following the sweep of the Giants at the hands of the Yankees, the city of San Francisco fell to its proverbial knees in agony as the team scored only one run over three games. The offense appeared to pick up right where it left off last season with a deep inability to perform situational hitting and score runs.

However, three games is, of course, not nearly enough of a sample size to understand what the Giants offense will be in the 2026 campaign, and the following two games proved just that.

Let Vitello Cook: Five Games, Three Different Lineups

While the Giants only scored one run against the Yankees in their three-game series, Tony Vitello tweaked his lineup for game three and again for game four.

The game three tweaks were highlighted by elevating Jung Hoo Lee to the leadoff spot and dropping Luis Arraez and Rafael Devers to the third and fourth positions in the order, respectively. Heliot Ramos was moved to the fifth spot, and Willy Adames was dropped to sixth on the card while Patrick Bailey remained at eight. Vitello’s final change was that Harrison Bader was elevated to seventh and Casey Schmitt dropped to ninth in the order.

This initial pivot from Vitello paid immediate dividends as the Giants went from tallying just four hits in the first two games to nine hits in the third game of the season alone. However, the Giants still only mustered one run with the new-look lineup and fell to 0-3 on the season.

So, Vitello pivoted again after the Giants’ off day on Sunday for their first game against the Padres on Monday. With Bader, Bailey, and Schmitt anchoring the seven-through-nine slots in the order, Vitello switched up his top six in hopes of finding something. Vitello elected to go with Willy Adames in the leadoff spot while also moving Rafael Devers up to the second spot and Heliot Ramos to the three-hole. By necessity, that meant Jung Hoo Lee fell to sixth and Luis Arraez and Matt Chapman slotted down to fourth and fifth, respectively. The offense didn’t erupt, but Willy Adames and Matt Chapman each recorded hits while the bottom three in the Giants’ lineup (Bader, Bailey, and Schmitt) each recorded an RBI and were responsible for the team’s runs. It was a sign of life for the club.

On Tuesday, Tony Vitello elected to go with the same lineup that netted him his first win as a big league manager, and it paid off big time in game two of the series.

The Giants secured their first series win of the season, defeating the Padres 9-3 behind a 16-hit performance from a lineup of Willy Adames leading off, followed by Rafael Devers, Heliot Ramos, Luis Arraez, Matt Chapman, Jung Hoo Lee, Harrison Bader, Patrick Bailey, and Casey Schmitt.

The Giants go for the sweep of the Padres on Wednesday, and you may already know the outcome when you read this.

Was it the lineup construction that clicked? Was it simply a team that was due to break out? Who knows. I’m not here to act like I or anyone else has a crystal ball to know exactly what or why it worked. However, you have to give the young manager credit for being willing to make drastic tweaks to his lineup so early in the season to do his best to spark the team. The inverse has been a complaint of recent Giants managers and their slow pace to change things up when it wasn’t working.

It’s obviously much too small of a sample size to tell anything significant, but Vitello appears up for the task, and his recent lineup tweak appears to have his guys in a better spot than even just a week ago. Will the Giants be 16-hit and nine-run scorers every game? Probably not. Will the Giants be a team that is one-hit and routinely shut out this season? Again, probably not. The team is too talented for that to become the norm on a daily basis. The Giants will inevitably fall somewhere in between those points, and it’s incumbent on the fans and the media to give them the chance to figure it out.

After the conclusion of the series in San Diego, the Giants will return home for a four-game series against the Mets and three games against the Phillies. That will be a big test to see what the 2026 Giants are made of.

Adames Paves Way For Giants Win Over Padres 9-3; Giants have shot at a sweep Wednesday

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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.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Ohtani returning to pitching duties for Dodgers; Rangers deGrom hoping to rebound from injury; plus more news

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Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani gets a turn at bat slugs a single against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the bottom of the first inning at Dodger Stadium on Thu Mar 26, 2026 (AP News photo)

That’s Amaury News and Commentary:

#1 How might Shohei Ohtani’s return to pitching impact the Los Angeles Dodgers rotation and early-season momentum?

#2 What are the expectations and risks surrounding Jacob deGrom’s 2026 debut after his recent injury scare with the Texas Rangers?

#3 What does the historic early-season performance of MLB rookies suggest about the league’s emerging talent pipeline in 2026?

#4 How significant is the reported record-setting contract for prospect Seattle Mariners Colt Emerson, and what does it indicate about teams investing in young talent?

#5 How important was it for former San Francisco Giants pitcher Juan Marichal to appear for Team Dominican during the World Baseball Classic it really inspired the players when he showed up.

Amaury Pi-Gonzalez – Cuban-born Pi-González is one of the pioneers of Spanish-language baseball play-by-play in America. Began as Oakland A’s Spanish-language voice in 1977 ending in 2024 (interrupted by stops with the Giants, Mariners and Angels). Voice of the Golden State Warriors from 1992 through 1998. 2010 inducted in the Bay Area Radio Hall of fame.

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Giants Win Game One of San Diego Series 3-2

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San Francisco Giants Harrison Bader rounds the bases after taking San Diego Padres starter Walker Buehler deep in the top of the third inning at Petco Park in San Diego on Mon Mar 30, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants (1-3) got their first win of the season beating the San Diego Padres (1-3) 3-2 in the first game of their three-game series. Starting pitcher Landon Roupp had a great outing going six innings. Casey Schmitt had two hits in the game driving in one run and Patrick Bailey drove in a second run both in the fourth inning. Harrison Bader hit a 389 ft solo home run in a great offensive effort from San Francisco.

Game recap: Both Roupp and Padre starter Walker Buehler had nice opening innings going three and out in the first inning. Buehler was three and out in the second and Roupp only allowed a single in the bottom of the second.

San Francisco got their second run of the season in the third inning and it was a dandy, a (389 feet) solo home run to left center off the bat of Bader taking an early 1-0 lead. The Giants would extend their lead in the fourth inning, when Bailey singled Matt Chapman home from second base for a 2-0 lead. San Francisco was not finished. With two outs, Schmitt singled Jung Hoo Lee home from second base taking a 3-0 lead into the fifth inning.

In the top of the fifth inning Buehler was relieved by Wandy Peralta. He pitched four innings allowing five hits three earned runs with three strikeouts. Peralta pitched the one inning before being relieved by David Morgan in the sixth.

Through six innings the Padres were having a lot of trouble generating much offense. San Francisco had five hits through six innings.

In the seventh inning Schmitt had his second hit of the game that stayed fair for a double but with two outs Heliot Ramos grounded out to second and the game went into the bottom of the seventh inning with the Giants holding onto their first lead of the season 3-0.

In the seventh inning Matt Gage relieved San Francisco starter Roupp. Roupp finished going six innings allowing two hits, no runs with seven strikeouts. It was a great outing for Roupp.

The Padres waged a rally in the bottom of the ninth inning when Jake Cronenworth walked. With two outs, Jackson Merrill homered to right and with one swing of the bat the score was 3-2 in favor of San Francisco. When it got tight closing pitcher Ryan Walker got out of a jam. Xander Bogaerts grounded out to shortstop for the third out and that was the ballgame.

Ryan Walker closed out the game for the Giants and San Francisco had their first win of the season 3-2. The Giants finished the game with six hits and only allowing three San Diego hits handing the Padres their third loss of the season. Walker finished withone hit, two runs, one walk and one strikeout.

Game notes: Monday evening the Giants matched up with the Padres in their first road series of the season. The Giants were swept over the weekend by the New York Yankees as they continue to try and find their stride. Getting swept is bad enough in and of itself but they only scored one run over the entire series.

Their outfield is struggling a really crummy way to start the young season. While three games do not mean a whole lot in the early goings, the good news is that they can be expected to improve offensively. Meanwhile San Francisco has been busy off the field trading away Luis Matos to the Milwaukee Brewers.

In this game Monday night they got to see the newly acquired Luis Arraez who signed a deal with the Giants in March of 2026 nicknamed “La Regadera” because of the way he scatters hits all over the field. The Padres have had a bit of a slow start as well also losing their opening series 1-2 getting smoked in the first two games of the series 8-2 and 5-2 but winning game three 3-0.

The Giants started Landon Roupp Monday night Roupp pitched six inning surrendering two hits, two walks and sruck out seven. For the Padres Walker Buehler gave up five hits and three runs two walks and three strikeouts. San Francisco got three runs to add to the one run they had going into this contest. Attendance in Monday night’s game was 43,611.

In game two the Giants will start Logan Webb (0-1 ERA 0.00). For the Padres German Marquez will get the nod (0-0 ERA 0.00). San Francisco will be looking for a second win in a row after a great win in game one. First pitch for this game is scheduled for 6:40 PM.

Logan Webb tomorrow

MLB The Show podcast Charlie O: Giants can’t figure out Yankees; A’s lose twice on Jays walk off hits get swept in 3

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New York Yankees Aaron Judge (99) circles the bases against San Francisco Giant pitcher Ryan Boruki (47) in the fifth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sat Mar 28, 2026 (AP News photo)

MLB The Show podcast Charlie O:

#1 How concerned should the San Francisco Giants brass of CEO Larry Baer and team president Buster Posey be. It’s been just three games but the New York Yankees swept the Giants in three games and the Giants could only muster a run in the three game series.

#2 Is these loses based on just some rookie decisons by Giants manager Tony Vitello or were the Yankees just ready for the Giants?

#3 For the second night in a row the Sacarmento A’s lost on walk off hits. The Jays Ernie Clement slugged a walk off base hit to win it in the bottom of the 11th inning beating the A’s 8-7.

#4 Tough loss for A’s reliever Luis Medina who came close to getting out of the inning but ghost runner Nathan Lukes scored from second on a base hit by Clement. For Medina 0.1 innings, one hit, one walk and one strike out.

#5 Charlie talk about Netflix taking over the national broadcasts for MLB. How costly is it for the fans and is the network competant in their national coverage?

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That’s Amaury News and Commentary: Yankees Brought their Brooms to the Bay as Vitello still looking for a W

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San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello (right) looks out onto the Oracle Park diamond against the New York Yankees on opening night Wed Mar 25, 2026 (Getty photo)

Yankees brought their Brooms to the Bay as Vitello is still looking for a W

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By Amaury Pi-González

SAN FRANCISCO–The Giants were swept in a three-game series against the New York Yankees to open the 2026 season. The Giants could not hit water if they fell from a Kayak in McCovey Cove. I was like the Giants faced Whitey Ford, Red Ruffin, Roger Clements and Mariano Rivera, four of the best pitchers in Yankee history.

Giant scored 1 run in the three games. Yankee record: This was the third consecutive year the New York Yankees opened the season with a sweep of three teams. In 2024, the Yanks swept the Houston Astros, in 2025, they swept the Milwaukee Brewers, and this Saturday in San Francisco. The Yanks swept the kids by the Bay, who managed to score 1 run in 27 innings of ball.

Giants record: The Giants were held scoreless for 20 consecutive innings to start the season, matching a franchise record for the longest scoreless streak to open a season, dating back to 1909. Giants pitchers also did well overall; the problem was their anemic hitting, which opened this season with dead bats.

The Giants (who now head to San Diego) have more dead bats during the first three games of this season than Count Dracula at his Castle in Budapest, Hungary. San Francisco Giants Rookie Manager, Tony Vitello, is still looking for his first professional win of any sort in the sport, as a player, manager, or coach.

It would be silly to predict any type of outcome after the first three games of a 162-game season. However, I have wondered whether Vitello’s hiring by Buster Posey is just an experiment to see whether he can really win at this level of baseball.

When I was broadcasting Giants baseball, Ron Wotus, who was a coach for Dusty Baker, told me during an interview that he aspired to be a manager sometime during his career. Now he heads with this team to San Diego to see if they can figure out the Padres’ pitching staff, because the Giants’ bats look like an amateur team against the Padres this week.

Tony Vitello signed a three-year contract to become the San Francisco Giants’ manager, with an annual salary of $3.5 million. It includes a vesting option for a fourth season. Introduced to Giants fans in October 2025, after a successful career at the University of Tennessee.

It was good to see two of my good friends in the business: longtime Yankee broadcaster Susan Waldman, a real woman pioneer in baseball, and Dave Sims, who used to broadcast for the Mariners and is now working for the Yankees behind the microphone. Two very good people in the broadcast business.

Amaury Pi-Gonzalez – Cuban-born Pi-González is one of the pioneers of Spanish-language baseball play-by-play in America. Began as Oakland A’s Spanish-language voice in 1977 ending in 2024 (interrupted by stops with the Giants, Mariners and Angels). Voice of the Golden State Warriors from 1992 through 1998. 2010 inducted in the Bay Area Radio Hall of fame.

While in the Bay Area, great food and great prices. 998cuba.com

SF Giants game wrap: Giants swept by Yankees after missed opportunities, but finally score first run in 3-1 decison

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San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello heads out of the dugout to make a pitching change in the top of the sixth inning against the New York Yankees at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sat Mar 28, 2026 (AP News photo)

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

New York Yankees 3 (3-0)

San Francisco Giants 1 (0-3)

Win: Jake Bird (1-0)

Loss: Tyler Mahle (0-1)

Save: David Bednar (2)

Time: 2:46

Attendance: 40,634

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–The Yankees have swept the Giants to open the season, as the Giants wasted three crucial opportunities, and the Yankees won 3-1, but hey, at least the Giants finally got their first run.

After being shut out in their first two games, I imagine a lot of Giants’ fans—well, at least this writer—didn’t have much faith that Saturday would be that much better. Though, I admit: the pregame performance by the Giants’ new mariachi band made things a little bit better at the beginning.

Tyler Mahle, who did not give up a single run over 10 innings during Spring Training, made the start, and his official Giants’ debut Saturday. Mahle survived a two-out triple by Cody Bellinger in the top of the first, and the Giants’ reshuffled lineup came up against Will Warren in the bottom of the first.

Warren retired the first two men he faced, but Luis Arraez, now in the three-hole in the lineup, singled over the mound. Rafael Devers then made a two-strike adjustment, and fisted a base-hit the other way to left. The Giants had runners at first and second for Heliot Ramos. Warren got out ahead to a 1-2 count, but Ramos started battling. Meanwhile, Arraez caught Ryan McMahon napping at third base, and stole third without a pitch. Ramos fouled off four two-strike pitches, and worked the count full. However, Warren got Ramos to go up the ladder on a high fastball—Reggie Sanders style—on the 10th pitch of the at-bat, and the Giants wasted a massive opportunity.

After the Giants wasted a big opportunity in the bottom of the first in the season opener on Wednesday, the Yankees responded with five runs in the top of the second. Thankfully, that would not be the case Saturday. However, the Yankees did score a pair of runs off Mahle in the top of the third on a two-out double by Ben Rice.

Some people wanted to attribute those two runs to Luis Arraez. Many people believed Arraez should have been able to get to Cody Bellinger’s a base-hit a batter before, which he dove for. Despite his impressive hitting abilities, Arraez is not exactly known for his defense, and that was definitely a risk in signing him. A lot of people are going to overreact to Arraez’s defense, but his work with Ron Washington has paid off. Me personally? I believe people are overreacting here.

Anyway, It looked like the Yankees were going to get a third run on a base-hit to left by Giancarlo Stanton, but Ramos cut Rice down at the plate with a great throw to end the inning. That gave the Giants some momentum going to the bottom of the third.

Jung Hoo Lee lined a double down the right field line to lead off the bottom of the third. Matt Chapman then lined a base-hit to left-center field, and at long last, the San Francisco Giants finally had their first run of the 2026 Season. That was the lone run the Giants would score in the bottom of the third, but hey, it’s a start!

Mahle was done after he threw a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the fourth. Mahle had thrown 80 pitches, and there was every reason to believe that he could have gone out for another injury. With his injury history over the last couple of years, it’s understandable that Tony took him out. Mahle gave up the two runs in the third, and five hits. He walked one, and struck out five.

Ryan Borucki came in for the top of the fifth, and with two outs, Judge hit his second home run of the series—and season—to make it 3-1.

One thing I have noticed with Tony is that he seems to like to make pitching changes. Very Felipe Alou-esque. I guess that’s why the Giants gave him number 23. He certainly likes to get his relievers a lot of work. Matt Gage, Keaton Winn, Erik Miller, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker all pitched Saturday.

Though, the bullpen has been the biggest positive to start the season. They continued its nice start Saturday, as they gave up just a run and two hits over five innings.

The Giants wasted another massive opportunity in the bottom of the sixth, and then they would have one more opportunity in the bottom of the ninth.

Aaron Boone brought in his closer, David Bednar, for the bottom of the ninth. Ramos, who was truly the player of the game for the Giants today, used ABS to work a leadoff walk. Willy Adames finally got his first hit of the season with a single to left, and the Giants had runners at first and second with nobody out for Bader.

Well, let’s just say that Bader struck out, and that Patrick Bailey rolled over to second for a game-ending 6-4-3 double play.

And there you have it, the Yankees have swept the Giants. By the way, the Yankees have swept the Giants in the last three series they have played here at Oracle Park. 2019, 2024 and now here in 2026.

Though, look on the bright side! The last time the Giants were swept to open the season was 2012 in Arizona, and they went on to win the World Series that year. Hey, good omen!!!

Seriously though, one run through the first three games is a brutal and embarrassing way to open the season. The guy we need to talk about here is Willy Adames. He is 1-for-11 with five strikeouts to open the season. I get that players go through their slumps, but Adames refuses to make two-strike adjustments. That has to change.

Jung Hoo Lee, Matt Chapman, Patrick Bailey and Casey Schmitt are also off to rough starts. Lee finally got his first hit today, but Bailey and Schmitt remain hitless.

Another thing I have noticed with Tony is that he is still in his college mindset. From his pitching changes, to his do-or-die intensity in the opening series of the year, the guy is having his inevitable growing pains. He is going to have to learn to adjust to the big leagues. As I said Friday, with the Giants’ struggling offense, their tough schedule and Tony’s growing pains, the first two weeks are not going to be pretty.

Jake Bird got the win; Tyler Mahle got the loss; and David Bednar picked up his second save.

Oh, and before I forget, the Giants out-hit the Yankees Saturday. There’s another positive.

The Giants have a day off Sunday they will spend Saturday night in San Diego after a late-night flight. Then, the Giants will start a three-game series against the Padres at Petco Park on Monday night. RHP Landen Roupp will make his Giants’ debut on Monday Roupp will be opposed by the Padres RHP Walker Buehler.

I will say this as a way to make us all feel better. The Yankees are just a good team. The Padres have been a mess. They are now on their fourth manager in the last seven years in Craig Stammen, and their bullpen has taken a big step back. Perhaps, the Giants can come out of San Diego with a win or two. We’ll just have to wait and see.

First pitch on Monday will be at 6:40 p.m.

Giants shutout in first two games of season for first time in franchise history with brutal 3-0, one-hit loss to Yankees

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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!