Category: San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giant Drew Gilbert swings for a top of the second inning two run home run against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Sun Jul 5, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

After tying up the series in Denver with the Colorado Rockies (37-54) Saturday, the San Francisco Giants (37-52) came into game three with a loss to the Rockies on Sunday. The Giants turned this game into a home run derby hitting four long balls through five innings. Drew Gilbert hit the first one good for two runs in the second inning and Casey Schmitt a solo in the fifth.

Rafael Devers had a couple of homers a solo homer in the fourth inning and then his second of the day in the fifth. He very nearly knocked the cover off the ball driving it into the third deck, a tremendous hit giving San Francisco a 5-4 lead.

The Giants would add to their lead in the sixth inning for a 6-4 advantage. San Francisco hung onto the lead going into the bottom of the eighth. It then all seemed to fall apart in that inning when Kyle Karros homered with TJ Rumfield and Braxton Fulford aboard and that was the ball game. The Rockies took game three 7-6 as well as the series.

GAME RECAP

The Rockies were first up on the scoreboard in the opening inning taking a 2-0 lead. Jake McCarthy scored the first run and TJ Rumfield the second for a 2-0 Colorado lead. Scoring first in game one worked great for the Rockies and San Francisco had to keep pace.

San Francisco took care of business in the second inning tying up the game 2-2. Drew Gilbert hit a home run with Willy Adames on base and we had a tie game. Colorado pushed back in the bottom of the second with Edouard Julien scoring on a Brett Sullivan double taking back the lead 3-2.

In the third inning the Rockies extended their lead to 4-2. Troy Johnston hit a sacrifice fly and Hunter Goodman scored. Again San Francisco would have to step up and keep pace with Colorado in a real see-saw game.

The fourth and fifth innings revealed three more home runs for San Francisco as the Giants took back the lead 5-4. Rafael Devers had his first home run in the fourth inning for a 3-4 count.

In the fifth inning Casey Schmitt hit his 17th home run of the season tying up the game 4-4. Devers would break the tie with his second home run of the game and what a crushing hit it was flying into the third deck.

There was a pitching change for the Giants in the fifth inning. Erik Miller relieved Tyler Mahle who pitched through 4 1/3 innings. He allowed eight hits three earned runs, no walks with five strikeouts. Miller pitched the fifth and sixth innings.

San Francisco would add to their lead in the top of the 6th inning 6-4. Drew Gilbert singled driving Willy Adames home from second extending their lead. The Giants Adrian Houser and Sam Hentges combined on the mound to close-out the bottom of the seventh inning.

Drew Gilbert had his third hit of the game in the top of the eighth. He was having some great production at the plate which included his two run home run and three RBIs. San Francisco had two outs and two on in the top of the inning looking for more insurance runs.

Colorado has an explosive offense so trailing by only two runs was not at all out of their wheelhouse. The Giants wanted to pad that lead but unfortunately Schmitt grounded out leaving Gilbert and Luis Arraez stranded.

The Rockies got a rally going in the bottom of the seventh. TJ Rumfield doubled and Troy Johnston was hit by a pitch and with only one out Colorado was threatening. Then disaster hit when Kyle Karros knocked the ball out of the park, a three run homer taking the lead 7-6.

San Francisco got out of the inning but had some work to do in the top of the ninth inning. When it was looking so promising, the Giants were now three outs away from losing the series.

Heliot Ramos was first up in the ninth facing Jordan Romano on the mound who came in to try and close out the game. This was only his second outing. Ramos grounded out for the first out.

Rafael Devers struck out and San Francisco was down to their last out. Jung Hoo Lee came to the plate and got his first hit of the game and there was a glimmer of hope for the Giants.

Adames struck out and the Rockies had won the game and the series in a huge disappointment. Unfortunately the Giants have seen this far too many times over the season.

GAME NOTES

Starting pitcher Tyler Mahle started today for San Francisco. He pitched 4 1/3 innings allowing eight hits, three earned runs no walks with five strikeouts. He was relieved by Erik Miller in the fifth inning. He pitched 1 2/3 innings spotless with two strikeouts.

Adrian Houser and Sam Hentges combined successfully on the mound in the seventh inning. Dylan Smith came in to try and close out this game and sadly gave up two hits and three runs. The Rockies took the 7-6 lead into the top of the ninth inning and Colorado closer Jordan Romano finished off San Francisco.

The highlights of this game were the four homers hit by the Giants but the late game loss was a tough pill to swallow. Rafael Devers had two home runs and Drew Gilbert with another, Casey Schmitt with the fourth. They came into the game with some nice plate production but left too many runners on base. This was just another blown lead for San Francisco.

It will be a quiet ride home for the Giants no doubt. It’s just been an awful season for the them. They will need to put this series in the rear view mirror having little time before they take on the Toronto Blue Jays Monday night.

The Giants plan on starting Landen Roupp. He has a 5-8 win/loss record and a 4.55 ERA. Kevin Gausman will take the mound for the Blue Jays with a 4-7 win/loss record and a 4.19 ERA. First pitch for this game is scheduled for 6:45 PM PDT.

By Barbara Mason

Despite a rain delay in game two between the San Francisco Giants (37-51) and the Colorado Rockies (36-54) the game was finally able to get underway and the Giants delivered a little payback after Friday’s thrashing with a 6-4 win to tie the series. In game two the Giants scored four runs in the first inning.

The Rockies came back scoring three runs in the bottom of the first but San Francisco was a far different team today tacking on another run in the second, and one more in the third and the Giants offense was on task.

The Rockies settled down offensively after the first inning and the Giants slowed down after the third. There was not much in the way of offense, a hit here, a hit there. It all came down to the Giants relief pitching to keep the Rockies off the scoreboard and tie up the series and they did just that.

The Rockies had not scored since the first inning so some solid pitching for San Francisco. While Colorado did score a single run in the ninth inning it was too little too late.

GAME RECAP

It took a bit but game two between the Giants and the Rockies finally got underway. The game was delayed before first pitch because of lightning and rain. The game originally scheduled for 5:10 PM got first pitch off around 5:55 PM. In fact, fans were temporarily asked to leave the upper seating area during the lightning storm.

San Francisco got the bats working early giving the Rockies a little bit of their own medicine and then some by scoring four runs in the first inning. With one out, Luis Arraez singled followed by a Casey Schmitt double.

Rafael Devers walked and much like the lightning before the game, in a flash San Francisco had the bases loaded. Then the scoring got underway. Jung Hoo Lee grounded into a fielders choice to second and Arraez scored for the early 1-0 lead. Willy Adames doubled both Lee and Schmitt home and the Giants now had a 3-0 lead. Bryce Eldridge doubled Adames home and the first inning had been a most productive inning for the Giants leading 4-0.

Prior to the game there had been a change on the mound for the Rockies. Originally Tomoyuki Sugano was scheduled to start but was scratched just before the game with back spasms. Sean Sullivan from their Triple-A made the start instead.

When it looked like the Rockies would be shut out in the first inning it took a left turn. With Hunter Goodman and Tyler Freeman on base, Cole Carrigg hit the first home run of the game and Colorado was back in it although trailing 4-3. San Francisco would have to put some more runs on the board for insurance.

The Giants put up another run in the top of the second inning. Heliot Ramos doubled followed by a Luis Arraez single. Ramos scored and Arraez made it to second base. The Giants had now taken a 5-3 lead. Robbie Ray got through the bottom of the second inning only giving up a walk.

A Bryce Eldridge solo home run advanced the San Francisco lead to 6-3 in the top of the third inning. Ray gave up no hits in the third inning and it was off to the fourth.

Other than a single from Rafael Devers the San Francisco offense had calmed down a bit. After giving up the home run Robbie Ray was solid with a three and out in the bottom of the fourth.

Just when this game got up to speed there was a second delay just prior to going into the fifth inning. Home plate umpire Scott Barry was forced to leave the game after citing not feeling well. He appeared to get hit in the throat by a foul tip earlier and tried to carry on for an inning or so but could not continue.

The game was halted so his replacement could gear up and get out on the field. Fans took the opportunity to hit the concessions with ice cream being the go-to in the 88 degree heat Saturday.

This game had a little bit of everything as the top of the fifth finally got underway. The Rockies got out of the inning with ease and the game went into the bottom of the fifth. Colorado pitcher Sean Sullivan had settled down after the third inning and was holding his own but had already thrown 91 pitches through five innings. It was another quick inning for Robbie Ray with a couple of strikeouts and a flyout. He had a pitch count of 75.

Surprisingly Sullivan remained in the game in top of the sixth despite his pitch count. Giants got some offense going with a Luis Arraez single and a Chung Hoo Lee double. The Rockies made a pitching change at that point and Juan Mejia relieved Sullivan who had allowed 12 hits 6 earned runs, one walk with four strikeouts.

His pitch count was very high at 105. San Francisco had a great opportunity in the inning with two outs and the bases loaded. Bryce Eldridge fouled out and the Giants had squandered the chance to extend their lead.

Ray got into a bit of a jam in the bottom of the sixth. With Kyle Karros on third, Hunter Goodman on second and only one out, the Rockies were also looking at a scoring opportunity. Jake McCarthy ground out and that was the inning. Colorado had also squandered a scoring opportunity.

The top of the seventh inning was a quick one with Victor Bericoto and Eric Haase both striking out, Ramos lining out ending the top of the inning. Sam Hentges relieved Ray in the bottom of the seventh. Ray had allowed five hits, three earned runs, three walks and four strikeouts through six innings. Hentges made short work of the Rockies dismissing them one, two, three.

Antonio Senzatela took the mound for the Rockies to start the eighth inning. He allowed a Casey Schmitt single but not much else. The game went into the bottom of the inning and the Giants were counting on their relief pitching to finish off Colorado.

The offense for both teams had really quieted. Through eight innings San Francisco had more production at the plate with 13 hits, the Rockies only managing five. Dylan Smith came out of the Giants bullpen for the bottom of the eighth. He gave up one walk as this game went into the top of the ninth inning and San Francisco was three outs away from evening the series.

The Rockies did score a run in the bottom of the ninth but it was too little too late. San Francisco took game two 6-4 and now had a chance to take the series in game three Sunday.

GAME NOTES

San Francisco had a great start in this game scoring in the first three innings. Bryce Eldridge had a home run in the game and Luis Arraez with three hits. They finished the game with 14 hits to the Rockies seven.

The Giants swung the bats well in the early innings and the Rockies had really cooled off. They only scored in the first and the ninth innings of this game. Ray settled down after the first inning and sailed through the rest of his time on the mound. He shut the Rockies down after that rough first inning. Relief pitching kept the Rockies off base, a big part of this win.

Sunday the series winner will be decided in game three. Tyler Mahle will take the mound for the Giants. He has had his struggles with a 1-8 win/loss record and a 5.67 ERA. The Rockies will start Tanner Gordon. He comes into the game with an 0-2 win/loss record and a 6.69 ERA.

First pitch for game three is scheduled for 1:00 PM PDT. There is no sign of inclement weather on Sunday and a projected high of 92 degrees at first pitch.

San Francisco Giants starter Logan Webb got knocked around by the Colorado Rockies in his first three innings at Coors Field in Denver on Fri Jul 3, 2026 (AP News photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Lincoln Juarez:

#1 The San Francisco Giants pitching staff experienced throwing in the thin Colorado Rocky Mountain air and they quickly saw the ball leave the yard without a mercy rule getting clobbered 15-3 at Coors Field.

#2 Giants starter Logan Webb was touched up in the first three innings of his start allowing 11 hits and seven runs, two walks, and two strikeouts.

#3 The Rockies scored seven runs in the fifth to rally on San Francisco pitching and after five innings the Rockies held a 14-2 lead.

#4 The only offense that the Giants could account were from Luis Arraez, Rafael Devers and Jung Hoo Lee each who scored a run falling way short of the goal.

#5 Giants try it all over again against the Rockies Saturday starting pitchers for San Francisco RHP Robbie Ray (7-6 ERA 3,39) for Colorado RHP Tomoyuki Sugano ((8-4 ERA 4.80) first pitch 5:10pm PDT.

Lincoln Juarez does the San Francisco Giants podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Colorado Rockies Jake McCarthy is thrilled after hitting a grand slam home run against the San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the fifth inning at Coors Field in Denver on Fri Jul 3, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

This was a meeting of two struggling teams with similar records when the San Francisco Giants (36-51) took on the Colorado Rockies (36-53). With starter Logan Webb on the mound for the Giants Friday the game that ensued was a real shocker. Webb was absolutely blindsided. He didn’t know what hit him giving the Rockies a 7-1 lead after only three innings.

Webb had been pitching really well and so what went down was absolutely crazy. Webb finished the game allowing 11 hits, 7 runs, 2 walks, and 2 strikeouts. He left the game after three innings relieved by Matt Gage who had a pretty rough go as well. He allowed 4 hits and six runs. The Giants finished the game with only 8 hits, the Rockies 18. The final was a 15-3 slaughter.

GAME RECAP

Casey Schmitt singled in the first inning of the Giants matchup with the Colorado Rockies. Both of these teams are really struggling with similar records so the game is expected to be somewhat competitive.

The Schmitt single was all that San Francisco could generate but it was so very early in the game. With Webb on the mound for the Giants today expectations are high since he has been pitching really well lately.

Those expectations were crushed early. The first at bat, top of the order for the Rockies Jake McCarthy hit a solo home run to right and Colorado was off to the races. Mickey Moniak singled as did Hunter Goodman and TJ Rumfield and the bases were loaded. Webb walked Carrigg and the Rockies second run of the day scored. Freeman grounded into a double play and with only two outs, Goodman scored and the Rockies had a 3-0 lead.

Rockies starting pitcher Ryan Feltner was having a solid game through two innings. He had a three and out second inning and the Giants offense was struggling to start this game.

Webb was having an awful time only two innings into this game. He gave up a Kyle Karros single to start the second inning followed by a Ezequiel Tovar 2-run home run giving the Rockies a 5-0 lead. Webb gave up a couple more singles in the second inning but got out of the inning without further damage.

San Francisco got some offense in the top of the third inning and scored their first run of the game. Luis Arraez doubled followed by a Schmitt single that drove Arraez home. This game went into the bottom of the third with Colorado leading 5-1.

It was another disappointing inning for Webb giving up a Carrigg triple. He scored when Edouard Julien hit into a fielder’s choice extending their lead to 6-1. Webb gave up two more singles one to Ezequiel Tovar and a second to Jake McCarthy that drove Juien home and the Rockies took a 7-1 lead into the top of the fourth inning.

San Francisco got some offensive production to start the fourth inning. Jung Hoo Lee hit a bunt single advancing to second base on a throwing error by pitcher Feltner. Bryce Eldridge singled Lee home for their second run of the day.

There was a pitching change for San Francisco with Matt Gage relieving Webb. Webb had a horrendous day allowing 11 hits, 7 runs, 2 walks and only 2 strikeouts. Gage had a three and out bottom of the fourth. Colorado still had a significant lead going into the top of the fifth.

Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner had yet another solid inning going three and out. Colorado had more in store for the Giants. The bottom of the fifth started with a Edouard Julien walk followed by a Kyle Karros single, another single from Ezequiel Tovar and once again the bases were loaded.

McCarthy cleared the bases hitting his eighth home run, this one a grand slam and the Rockies had taken an 11-2 lead. With one out Colorado had more for San Francisco. Hunter Goodman doubled, followed by a TJ Rumfield walk and a Carrigg triple.

Both Goodman and Rumfield scored and the Colorado lead was 13-2. Tylser Freeman singled Carrigg home and the score going into the sixth was 14-2. The Rockies were just plain hitting lights out and the Giants were unable to do much about it.

The Giants Rafael Devers hit a home run in the top of the sixth inning his 15th of the season but with the score 14-3, single runs in an inning were merely a dribble. San Francisco made a pitching change mid-way through the fifth with Ryan Walker relieving Gage and he remained in the game going into the bottom of the sixth. Gage pitched 1 1/3 innings allowing 4 hits, 6 runs, 2 walks with a single strikeout. Walker had a solid bottom of the sixth inning going three and out.

It was a quick top of the seventh inning for Colorado. There was a pitching change for the Rockies in the inning with Gabriel Hughes relieving Feltner who had done a terrific job. He pitched six innings and had allowed 6 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks with 9 strikeouts. Despite a fielding error by Karros in the inning the score remained 14-3. San Francisco took care of the Rockies in the bottom of the seventh.

The Rockies would add one more run in the bottom of the eighth inning for a final score of 15-3. Ezequiel Tovar sacrificed Kyle Karros home. Colorado had scored in five of the eight innings played three of them with multiple runs and a grand slam.

GAME NOTES

It was an outstanding start for Feltner who pitched through six innings. It was the exteme opposite for Webb. He was coming off an outstanding June in which he was named National League Pitcher of the month but he was hit hard early in this game. He only lasted three innings giving up 11 hits, 7 runs, 2 walks with 2 strikeouts.

It was equally tough for San Francisco reliever Gage who allowed 4 hits, 6 runs, 2 walks and only 1 strikeout in 1 1/3 innings. When the dust had settled San Francisco pitching had collectively allowed 18 hits, 15 runs, 6 walks and only 4 strikeouts.

It was not a great day on the mound for the Giants. The Rockies leadoff batter McCarthy had a terrific game with a couple of homeruns (grand slam), 4 hits, and 6 RBIs. The Giants Rafael Devers had a couple of hits which included his 15th home run of the season and Schmitt also had a couple of hits. Other than that the San Francisco offense was pretty stagnant.

Saturday the Giants will get another crack at Colorado. Robbie Ray will start for San Francisco in game two. He will attempt to cool off the red-hot Rockies and tie up this series.

Ray comes into this game with a 7-6 win/loss record and a 3.39 ERA. Colorado will send Tomoyuki Sugano to the mound. He has a 8-4 win/loss record and a 4,80 ERA. First pitch for this game is scheduled for 5:10 PM.