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Sportstalk at Ping Yang Grill and Dessert in San Francisco remote podcast: Monday, September 9, 2019

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yelp.com photo: Dining room section at Ping Yang Grill and Desert at 955 Larkin Street in downtown San Francisco which was formerly Little Henry’s Restaurant.

Cast: Mary Lisa Walsh (SJ Sharks beat writer), Marko Ukalovic (SJ Barracuda beat writer), Jeremy Harness (NFL analyst, PGA Golf reporter), Lewis Rubman (Oakland A’s beat writer), David Zizmor (SF 49ers podcast host), and Lee Leonard (producer).

On the podcast today from Ping Yang Grill and Dessert at 955 Larkin Street downtown San Francisco: Our thanks to your host Bay owner and proprietor at Ping Yang Grill and Dessert. Ping Yang serves some of San Francisco’s favorite Thai food: Pad Thai, Thai Crepe, Chicken Thigh, Tom Yum Soup, Curry Noodle Soup, Tender Pork Shoulder, Beef Short Ribs, Chocolate Crepe, Nutella Banana Crepe, and many more. Bay welcomes you to try many of Ping Yang’s dessert favorites. Located at the corner of Larkin and Sutter Streets in downtown San Francisco, Ping Yang Grill and Dessert.

On today’s podcast: Discussions on the National Hockey League 2019-20 season preparing to start. The San Jose Sharks what they added and how Erik Karlsson will be the face and impact of this year’s team. The Oakland A’s in the hunt for postseason play. The San Francisco 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo and how the progress looks from week one. The Oakland Raiders, who lost Antonio Brown to the New England Patriots, plus much more.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Morris Phillips: Giants have no offense in LA as they prepare for Bucs series tonight

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from sfgate.com photo: San Francisco Giants starter Dereck Rodriguez reacts during a pitching change during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019.

On the SF Giants podcast with Morris:

#1 The Los Angeles Dodgers in Sunday’s game had a breakout fourth and fifth innings when they scored two and three runs in each respective inning. One thing they’re noted for is they can swing the bats.

#2 The Dodgers wound up getting a 5-0 shutout against the San Francisco Giants behind Dodger starter Kenta Maeda, who pitched four innings surrendering just one hit and struck out six.

#3 Meanwhile, Giants starter Derek Rodriguez continues to struggle. He went 4.2 innings, three hits, two earned runs, and four strikeouts. Rodriguez drops his record to 5-9.

#4 No one hits RBIs in this one. Buster Posey just picked up two hits and a hit each for Mike Yastrzemski and Austin Slater simply no offense Sunday for the Giants.

#5 The Giants open a four-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates starting Monday night at Oracle Park at 7:15 pm. Starting for Pittsburgh, Trevor Williams (7-6, 5.16 ERA), and for the Giants, Madison Bumgarner (9-8, 3.81 ERA).

Morris does the SF Giants podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Beaty and Seager go deep in Dodgers’ 5-0 shutout

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By Jeremy Kahn

On the day that Bruce Bochy managed the San Francisco Giants for the last time at Dodger Stadium, his team was unable to sweep the series.

Matt Beaty hit a two-run home run off of Dereck Rodriguez in the bottom of the fourth inning, scoring their first runs since A.J. Pollocks third home run on Friday night and the Los Angeles Dodgers averted the sweep with a 5-0 shutout of the Giants at Dodger Stadium.

Corey Seager closed out the scoring in the bottom of the fifth inning, as he hit a three-run home run off of Rodriguez, giving the Dodgers 255 home runs on the season, extending their National League record.

Kenta Maeda came on in relief of Dodgers starter Julio Urias in the top of the third inning. And retired the first 10 batters he faced. Maeda gave up just one hit and struck out six, as he won for the ninth time this season.

Bochy, who will retire after the season will finish his career at Dodger Stadium with a record of 107-108, the most by any visiting manager in the ballparks 57-year history.

Beaty broke a 12-inning scoreless streak for the Dodgers in the bottom of the fourth inning, as his solo home run landed in the Giants bullpen.

Seager hit his 14th home run of the season in the bottom of the fifth inning, a three-run shot over the center field wall to give the Dodgers a 5-0 lead. Pollock then was walked by Rodriguez, who day ended with that walk to Pollock.

Rodriguez went 4.2 innings, allowing five runs on just three hits, walking three and striking out four, as his record fell to 5-9 on the season.

Buster Posey went 2-for-4 on the afternoon, as the Giants managed just four hits off of Urias, Maeda and four other relievers, as the Dodgers can clinch their seventh consecutive National League Western Division Championship with a win over the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards on Tuesday.

NOTES: Johnny Cueto will make his season debut on Tuesday night at Oracle Park against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cueto was originally going to make his return from Tommy John surgery this weekend at Dodger Stadium; however, he was unable to go due to stiffness in his back.

UP NEXT: Madison Bumgarner will go for his 10th win of the season on Monday night, as the Giants open a four-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Oracle Park. Game time set for 6:45 p.m.

Pillar drives in only run in Giants’ 1-0 win

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By Jeremy Kahn

On a night where the San Francisco Giants got only one run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the top of the first inning, and it was able to stand up.

Kevin Pillar grounded out to Justin Turner to score Mike Yastrzemski from third base, helping the Giants to a 1-0 victory over the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.

Yastrzemski singled off the game, when to second on a Evan Longoria walk and Stephen Vogt loaded the bases when he singled to right with one out in the inning.

Pillar, who grew up about 30 miles northwest of Dodger Stadium in West Hills grounded to third and Yastrzemski scored what proved to be the only run of the game.

Tyler Beede was fantastic, as he went the required five innings to pick up his fourth win of the season.

Beede went those five innings, allowing zero runs and scattering four hits, walking three and striking out five.

Six different closed it out for the Giants, as Shawn Anderson, Tyler Rogers, Andrew Suarez, Sam Coonrod, Fernando Abad and Jandel Gustave went the final four innings, allowing zero hits, walking one and striking out two.

Gustave closed it out, as he walked A.J. Pollock to lead off the inning, but Garrett Lux lined out to Pillar in center and then Gustave picked up his first major league save, as he got Enrique Hernandez to ground into a double play to end the game and give the series to the Giants with the finale coming on Sunday.

Abad came up huge to close out the bottom of the eighth inning, as he got Cody Bellinger to ground into an inning-ending double play on just two pitches.

Bellinger also ended the bottom of the fifth inning, as he flew out to Yastrzemski in left field with the bases loaded.

Tony Gonsolin was the hard luck loser on this night, as he went just four innings, allowing one run on just two hits, walking four and striking out four.

It was the 107th career victory for Bruce Bochy at Dodger Stadium, the most by any visiting manager since the ballpark opened in 1962.

NOTES: Alex Dickerson returned to the Bay Area to get a cortiaone injection for his sorre right oblique. Dickerson could comeback before the season closes on September 29. Zach Green was recalled from Sacramento and was placed on the 60-day injured list with an impingement in his left hip. With Green on the 60-day injured list, it made room for Left-hander Wandy Peralta, who was claimed off of waivers by the Giants from the Cincinnati Reds.

UP NEXT: Dereck Rodriguez closes out the series and the road trip for the Giants, as he takes the mound. Left-hander Julio Urias will take the hill for the Dodgers in the finale. Game time set for 1:10 p.m.

Dubon goes 3-for-4 in Giants’ 5-4 win over Dodgers

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By Jeremy Kahn

On a night where the Los Angeles Dodgers honored Bruce Bochy, the San Francisco Giants put a stop to the Dodgers clinching the National League West.

Mauricio Dubon went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs, as the Giants defeated the Dodgers 5-4 at Dodger Stadium.

With the loss, the Dodgers magic number to clinch their seventh straight National League West Division Championship at four.

This was a win that the Giants desperately needed if they want to have a chance to get into the National League Wild Card.

Prior to the win against the Dodgers in the opener, the Giants were in a big time slump, as they lost eight out of 10 and 12 out of their last 16.

Clayton Kershaw was not his usual self for the Dodgers, as he lost for the third time in a row and was frustrated when he was pulled from the game in the top of the fifth inning by Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.

Kershaws frustrations boiled over into the dugout, as he was seen kicking the cooler, throwing his hat and glove after Roberts pulled him.

Dubon tied up the game, as he hit his second home run of the season, a solo blast off the left field pole.

Kevin Pillar drew a walk that was the end of the night for Kershaw, and his replacement Dylan Floro did not help Kershaw at all.

Evan Longoria grounded out, but after an intentional walk to Buster Posey, pinch hitter Mike Yastrzemski hit a two-run double that gave the Giants the lead for good. After an intentional walk to Belt, Dubon hit a two-run single that gave the Giants a 5-1 in the top of the fifth inning.

Things got interesting in the bottom of the ninth inning, as A.J. Pollock hit his third home run of the game off of Giants closer Will Smith to narrow the Giants lead down to 5-4.

Russell Martin then came off the bench and walked, but then Smith struck out Will Smith swinging to pick up his 32nd save of the season.

Jeff Samardzija won his 10th game of the season, as he went six innings, allowing three runs, not walking a batter and striking out three.

Two of those three hits allowed by Samardzija were solo home runs by Pollock. Kershaw lost for just the fifth time this season against 13 wins, as he went just four innings, allowing three runs, walking three and striking out six.

NOTES: Bochy received an autographed Sandy Koufax jersey, as the Dodgers honored the longtime Giants manager who will be retiring at the end of the 2019 season after a 25-year managerial career. In his career between the San Diego Padres and the Dodgers, Bochy is now 219-204.

Trevor Gott was transferred to the 60-day injured list with a right elbow strain. Johnny Cueto will throw a bullpen session this weekend in Los Angeles after experiencing tightness in his back.

UP NEXT: Tyler Beede will start Saturday for the Giants, while the Dodgers will counter with Tony Gonsolin. Game time scheduled for 6:10 p.m.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Michael Duca: Seeing Red Birds, Giants drop 3 of 4 from Cardinals, lose in laugher on Thursday 10-0

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On the Giants podcast with Michael:

#1 At this juncture, how anxious does this club seem to be to end this season regroup and see what next spring brings?

#2 The Giants faced two Cardinals pitcher Dakota Hudson and reliever Genesis Cabrera, who both shut the Giants out. The Giants simply could not figure either pitcher out.

#3 Giants starter Logan Webb got lit up going 2.2 innings, eight hits and seven runs, two walks and strikeouts with the Red Birds scoring three in the bottom of the first and five in the bottom of the third.

#4 The Giants used six pitchers, but most of the damage had been done in the five-run third. Webb was charged for all eight runs in the early going.

#5 The Giants hope to turn the page with a series coming up Friday night at Dodger Stadium. For the Giants, Jeff Samardzija (9-11, 3.61 ERA), and for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Clayton Kershawn (13-4, 2.96 ERA).

Michael does the Giants podcast each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Webb gets bombed, Giants go down in flames 10-0

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By Jeremy Harness

It all went bad for Logan Webb on Thursday afternoon, and St. Louis Cardinals took advantage of every mistake that he and the rest of the Giants behind him made in a 10-0 rout at Busch Stadium.

With the loss, the Giants also dropped the season series to the Cardinals, and they continue to lose ground with the rest of the contenders in the National League.

Webb did not make it out of the third inning, as he gave up eight runs – seven of them earned – on eight hits, walking two and striking out another two.

Things got off to a bad start, as Webb gave up a leadoff double to Tommy Edman, who eventually scored on an infield hit later in the inning. Webb appeared to get the wheels straightened out, as he struck out Marcell Ozuna for the second out of the inning.

However, the next batter, Paul DeJong, took Webb over the center-field wall for a two-run homer that gave St. Louis a 3-0 lead.

He pitched a scoreless second inning, but the Cards resumed their assault on the young hurler in the third. They used hard-hit singles as well as a jam shot by Yadier Molina to score a run, and they scored another when first baseman Brandon Belt took a throw from second baseman Mauricio Dubon but forgot to touch the bag.

Manager Bruce Bochy eventually threw in the towel on Webb when he surrendered a two-run single to his pitching counterpart, Dakota Hudson.

On the positive side, the Giants bullpen did well in relief of Webb, keeping St. Louis off the scoreboard for the next four innings until Kyle Barraclough surrendered a two-run homer to Rangel Ravelo in the eighth.

Hudson, meanwhile, cruised through a suddenly-punchless Giants lineup, giving up only a hit over six innings, walking two and striking out two.

The Giants open a three-game series against the Dodgers in L.A. starting Friday night at 7:10 p.m.

Giants blow lead, then rally to topple Cards 9-8

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By Jeremy Harness

The Giants got off to a hot start, only to watch the big lead vanish. However, they were able to pull themselves together in time to get a 9-8 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium Wednesday night.

They scored four runs in a big third inning, a surge that was started by Mike Yastrzemski’s solo homer. However, the Cardinals used the next three innings to chip away at the lead and eventually tie the game. The game-tying hit came from none other than Paul Goldschmidt, a notorious Giant-killer whose triple in the fifth brought in two runs.

Undeterred, the Giants grabbed the lead again one inning later, when Brandon Crawford nailed a three-run homer off reliever Dominic Leone.

The Cardinals came up with a four-run inning of their own in the sixth, which was sparked by Tommy Edman’s run-scoring triple, while Goldschmidt’s two-run double gave St. Louis its first lead of the game, 8-7.

Kevin Pillar, who went 4-for-5 on Wednesday, gave the Giants the lead back for good in the top of the eighth with a two-run shot off Giovanny Gallegos.

The Giants bullpen shut the Cards down for the final three innings, Fernando Abad, Tyler Rogers, Tony Watson and Will Smith, who nailed down his 31st save of the season, combined to give up only three hits and a pair of walks.

Madison Bumgarner did not have a strong start, as he surrendered six runs on nine hits, walking one and striking out two.

The Giants and Cards wrap up their series on Thursday at 10:15 a.m. PT.

Headline Sports podcast with Barbara Mason: Cal and Stanford get opening day wins; 49ers open in Tampa Bay and Raiders host Denver on MNF; plus more

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On the Headline Sports podcast with Barbara:

#1 For the Cal Bears, getting a victory on opening day last Saturday was an important way to start the 2019 season with a win over UC Davis at Memorial Stadium and what a way to start with running back Christopher Brown Jr. rushing for 197 yards to help lead the team to a 27-13 win.

#2 The Stanford Cardinal defeated Northwestern, but the Cardinal lost their starting quarterback during the game when KJ Costello took a forearm to the head. The Cardinal hung onto win it 17-7. Costello could muster only one strong drive before the injury. The Cardinal are on the road next week to face the USC Trojans next Saturday.

#3 The San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo took Thursday Night Football off last week and the 49ers went with three quarterbacks: Nick Mullins, CJ Beathard, and Nick Speight. Speight and Beathard both saw the most time in the game with Mullens resting. Is that an indication that Nick Mullens, who saw limited time will be the backup, and head coach Kyle Shanahan wants to see if Beathard or Speight will fill the third-string spot?

#4 The Oakland Raiders look as if they had a very solid preseason winning three of their four games. Raider head coach Jon Gruden said he’s happy with the progress of backup quarterbacks Nathan Peterman (out with elbow injury) and Mike Glennon who he’ll really depend on if starting quarterback Derek Carr ever needs a rest.

#5 The Oakland A’s are hosting the LA Angels and Detroit Tigers this week at the Oakland Coliseum. The A’s are 1/2 game back in the AL wild card behind second place Cleveland. It could go right down to the wire for a chance of a wild card birth.

Join Barbara for Headline Sports each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Ozuna’s home run sends the Giants to their fourth straight loss, 1-0

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By Jeremy Kahn

Marcell Ozuna gave the St. Louis Cardinals the only run that they needed on one swing of the bat.

Ozuna launched a Dereck Rodriguez pitch into Big Mac Land that was measured at 393 feet, helping the Cardinals to a 1-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants at Busch Stadium.

The Ozuna home run made a winner out of Jack Flaherty, who improved to 9-7 on the season, as he went eight innings, allowing just one hit, walking one and striking out eight.

Rodriguez was the hard luck losing pitcher, as he went seven innings, giving up one run on five hits, walking just one and striking out seven and saw his record fall to 5-8 on the season.

Mike Yastrzemski picked up both hits for the Giants, as he broke up the no-hitter with two out in the top of the sixth inning and then added his second and final hit of the night in the top of the ninth inning, as he singled off of Cardinals closer Carlos Martinez with one out in the inning.

Martinez was able to regroup to get Brandon Belt to line out to right field for the second out, and then ended the game, when he struck out Evan Longoria for his 18th save of the season.

With the loss, the Giants have lost four in a row and are eight and a half games behind the Chicago Cubs for the second Wild Card spot in the National League.

NOTES: Corban Joseph was claimed on waivers by the Giants from the Oakland As and will report to the team in St. Louis. To make room for Joseph on the roster, Pablo Sandoval was placed on the 60-day disabled list.

UP NEXT: Madison Bumgarner will take the mound on Wednesday afternoon, as he looks for his 10th win of the season, while the Cardinals will send Michael Wacha, as he looks for his seventh win for the home standing Cardinals.