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Frazier homers late to give Mets a 7-3 victory over the Giants

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By Jeremy Kahn

NEW YORK — Todd Frazier gave the New York Mets the win on one swing off the bat against Mark Melancon.

Frazier hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning off of Melancon, helping the Mets to a 7-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants before a crowd of 28,857 at Citi Field.

He golfed it out, he is a pretty good hitter, said Bruce Bochy.

Following the Frazier two-run home run, Melancon then gave up a single to Adeiny Hechavarria and then a double to Juan Lagares that saw Hechavarria blow through the stop of third-base coach Gary Disarcina to give the Mets a 6-3 lead.

Jeff McNeil drove in the final run of the game, as he singled to right field to score Lagares. In all, Melancon faced 10 batters in that one inning, giving up four runs on five hits, walking one and did not strike out a batter.

It was a tough no-decision for Shaun Anderson, who went six innings, allowing three runs on six hits, walking three and striking out three.

The game did not start well for Anderson, as he gave up back-to-back home runs to lead off the game to Amed Rosario and Dominic Smith.

Thats all you get, said Anderson, concerning the trip to the mound by Matt Herges following the back-to-back home runs.

The pitch to Rosario was a fastball and the pitch to Smith was a slider, according to Anderson.

Anderson joins Roger Mason and Bud Black as the only pitchers in Giants history (since 1958) to allow back-to-back home runs to start a game.

Mason did it on April 13, 1987, as he surrendered back-to-back-to-back home runs to Marvell Wynne, Tony Gwynn and John Kruk in a 13-6 Giants victory at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego.

Black was the last Giants pitcher to give up back-to-back home runs to Jacob Brumfield and Bret Boone of the Cincinnati Reds on August 3, 1994, in a 17-4 Giants loss at Candlestick Park.

Former Giants farmhand Zack Wheeler retired the first eight batters he faced, but he then Anderson on the right forearm with two outs in the top of the third inning; however, he regrouped to get Joe Panik to popup to Rosario to end the inning.
Brandon Belt tied up the game with one swing of the bat, as he hit a two-run home run in the top of the fourth inning. Mike Yastrzemski broke up Wheelers bid at a no-hitter, as he led off the inning with a single.

Pablo Sandoval gave the Giants the lead in the top of the sixth inning, as he launched a 438-foot home run into the second deck of the right field seats. It was the second longest home run of the season for the Giants, behind the 441 foot home run by Tyler Austin.

Reyes Moronta was unable to secure the victory for Anderson, as he gave up a bloop single to McNeil to score Lagares, who led off the inning by walking, then Tomas Nido singled and that was the end of Anderson.

I am pretty pissed about that leadoff walk, said Anderson.

Tony Watson came on to replace Moronta, and the only batter he faced, pinch-hitter J.D. Davis grounded into a double play that ended the inning.

What a job Waddy did, said Bochy.

NOTES: This was the first time since May 9 that the Giants gave up back-to-back home runs in a game. Nolan Arenado and Mark Reynolds turned the trick for the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.

As for the Mets, this was the third time in team history that they led off a game with back-to-back home runs. Jose Reyes and Ruben Gotay did it on July 12, 2007 against the Cincinnati Reds, and then on August 16, 2016, Reyes and Asdrubal Cabrera went to back-to-back against the Philadelphia Phillies.

UP NEXT: Following the 4-5 road trip thru Miami, Baltimore and New York, the Giants return home for an eight-game home stand beginning on Friday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Drew Pomeranz will take the mound in the opener for the Giants, while Clayton Kershaw will take the mound for the Dodgers.

Jeff Samardzija will face Rich Hill on Saturday, and on Sunday, Madison Bumgarner will face Walker Buehler before a day off on Monday.

Vargas throws complete-game shutout in Mets’ 7-0 win over Giants

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By Jeremy Kahn

NEW YORK — Things got off to a rough start for Tyler Beede, and it did not improve with time, unlike a fine wine.

Jeff McNeill led off the bottom of the first inning with a double, and he scored on a Robinson Cano groundout and that would be the only run that the New York Mets would need on their way to a 7-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants before a crowd of 23,357 at Citi Field.

It got even worse for the Giants in the bottom of the fourth inning, as the Mets broke it open with a four-run inning.

Michael Conforto led off the inning with a solo home run off of Beede, who then walked Wilson Ramos and Todd Frazier and then Amed Rosario broke the game wide open with a three-run home run.

The long ball got him, said Bruce Bochy.

Jason Vargas threw a complete game, allowing zero runs, on five hits, walking just one and striking out eight, as he raised his record up to 2-3.

It was a rough night for Beede, who went five innings, allowing six runs (five earned), on five hits, walking four and striking out five, as his record fell to 0-2 on the season.

Battled with what I had, said Beede.

After recently activated Trevor Gott gave up one hit and struck out two in his only inning of work, Derek Holland did not fare as well in his first inning of work.

Holland gave up a leadoff home run to Adeiny Hechavarria to lead-off the bottom of the seventh inning. Hechavarria replaced Cano, who was forced to leave the game with strained left quadricep. Cano was activated from the 10-day Injured list prior to the game with a low-grade left strain his quadricep.

The Giants got off to a quick start, as Joe Panik led off the game with a double off of Vargas, but was stranded at second base.

Got the leadoff double, but we couldnt get much going, said Bochy.

NOTES: To make room for Gott on the roster, the Giants placed Buster Posey on the 10-day injured list, retroactively to June 2 with a strained right hamstring.

With last nights six-run 10th inning, it was the first time that the Giants have accomplished that in a game since they six runs in the top of the 11th inning on July 18, 2012 against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field, a game that they won 9-4 Also, the Giants have 15 extra-inning wins since the start of the 2018 season, which is second in the major leagues tied with the Oakland As and three behind the Seattle Mariners, who have 18 during that same period.

To make room for Cano, the Mets designated Aaron Altherr, who played in one game for the Giants earlier this season for assignment.

With his 1,000th win on Tuesday night, Bochy became just the 25th manager in Major League history to win 1,000 or more games with the same team.

UP NEXT: Shaun Anderson goes for his second straight win on Thursday afternoon, as the three-city, nine-game road trip comes to an end with a 12:10 (Eastern) start. Anderson is 1-1 on the season. Former Giants farm-hand Zack Wheeler will start for the Mets, as his tries to raise his record to 6-3 on the season.

Bochy gets 1,000th win, becomes second Giants manager to do so

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By Jeremy Kahn

NEW YORK — Bruce Bochy began his major-league career just a few 100 feet away from Citi Field, and on this night, he made team history.

The San Francisco Giants scored six runs in the top of the 10th inning, to give Bochy his 1,000th win as manager of the Giants with a 9-3 victory over the New York Mets before a crowd of 24,878 at Citi Field.

Bochy joins John McGraw as the only manager to ever win 1,000 or more games with the Giants in the teams 137-year history.

What a special night with the way they played, said Bochy.

It was on July 19, 1978 that Bochy made his major-league debut for the Houston Astros as a 23-year old catcher.

This is a special place, and I played here as well, said Bochy, who played in 17 games for the Mets during the 1982 under manager George Bamberger.

McGraw won 2,583 games between 1902-1932, which included like Bochy, three World Championships in 1905, 1921 and 1922.

This was the fourth win in five games for the Giants, who lost seven in a row prior to their win on Wednesday night against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park. With the victory, the Giants are now 4-1 in extra inning games this season.

Tyler Austin got the rally going in the top of the 10th inning as he singled off of losing pitcher Robert Gsellman, who allowed five runs on three hits and walked two in 1/3 of an inning.

Following the Austin single, Brandon Belt walked and then both Austin and Belt, advanced an additional 90 feet, when Gsellman uncorked a wild pitch with Stephen Vogt at the plate. Vogt then gave the Giants the lead for good, as he lashed a double into right field that scored both Austin and Belt.

After a Kevin Pillar ground out for the first out of the inning, Brandon Crawford was intentionally walked; however, the strategy backfired on the Mets, as Steven Duggar doubled off of Gsellmans shoulder into short left field that scored Vogt and sent Crawford to third base. That was the end of the line for Gsellman, and Hector Santiago replaced Gsellman, who left to a chorus of boos from the Citi Field faithful.

Special night for Boch, and it was an honor to be back there like that, said Vogt. Admired him from across the Bay in Oakland, and I want what they have a World Championship, Vogt added.

This is the franchise I grew up loving, said Vogt, who grew up in Visalia.

Pablo Sandoval then greeted Santiago rather rudely, as he doubled to left field to score both Crawford and Duggar. Joe Panik then popped out for the second out of the inning, and then Mike Yastrzemski singled to right field and when the ball skipped by Michael Conforto all the way to the wall, Sandoval scored and Yastrzemski ended up on third with a single and two-base error. The bleeding finally came to an end, when Austin, who was batting for the second time in the inning, struck out to end the frame.

Madison Bumgarner was cruising into the bottom of the sixth inning until he gave two home runs in the frame. It was the second home run of the inning, as Pete Alonso led off the sixth inning with a solo home run on the first pitch thrown by Bumgarner in the inning. It was the 20th home run of the season for Alonso.

Wilson Ramos gave the Mets a brief 3-2 lead, as he hit a two-run home run three batters after Alonso.

J.D. Davis walked with one out just prior to the Ramos home run, his seventh of the season that made a winner out of Noah Syndergaard, who was replaced by Mets manager Mickey Callaway with two outs in the top of the seventh inning.

Bumgarner went six innings, allowing three runs on six hits, walking two and striking out five and did not fare in the decision.

I love that man, its been an honor to manage this man, help him jell and he is one of my all-time favorites, said Bochy.

Syndergaard, who left with a 3-2 lead also did not fare in the decision, as he went 6.2 innings, allowing three runs on five hits, walking three and striking out four. This was the 100th career appearance for Syndergaard and 99th start.

The Giants got to Syndergaard in the top of the fourth inning, as Evan Longoria led off the inning with a walk, then Belt singled and after a Vogt fly out for the first out of the inning, Kevin Pillar gave the Giants the lead, as he singled off of Syndergaard to score Longoria.

Duggar then made it 2-0, as he singled to score Belt.

After the Mets took the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Giants came back to tie it in the top of the seventh inning with some clutch hitting.

Sandoval came on to pinch-hit for Bumgarner, but was then forced out by Mike Yastrzemski at second base for the second out of the inning. With Yastrzemski running on the pitch, Evan Longoria lined a single to left field off of reliever Seth Lugo, who came on to replace Syndergaard after the Yastrzemski fielders choice.

Belt then tied up the game, as he doubled to right field to easily score Yastrzemski from third base; however, Longoria was thrown out at the plate, when Michael Conforto threw to Adeiny Hechavarria, who threw to Ramos at the plate to end the inning.

Coming into the game, Bumgarner was a perfect 6-0 in six starts and two complete games all-time at Citi Field with two complete games, if you include the 2016 Wild Card Game.

In his career, Bumgarner is 6-0 in seven starts and the Mets are the only team to never defeat him.

Glad to see him get that, pretty cool, I actually did not know that, said Bumgarner. He is one of my best friends in the game, Bumgarner added.

NOTES: With the 2019 draft taking place across the Hudson River in Secaucus, New Jersey, the Giants drafted Hunter Bishop out of Arizona State with the 10th pick in the first round. Bishop, who went to Serra High School in San Mateo hit a team-high 22 home runs for the Sun Devils this past season.

Logan Wyatt, a first baseman from the University of Louisville was drafted in the second round to complete the first day.

Eight more players were drafted on the second day. Third-round pick Grant McCray, Tyler Fitzgerald, Garrett Frechette, Dilan Rosario, Armani Smith, who went to De La Salle High School in Concord, Caleb Kilian, Simon Whiteman and Jeff Houghtby to round out the second day.

Yastrzemski became just the sixth Giants player since they moved to San Francisco in 1958 to get at seven hits and seven runs in his first eight games, this according to STATS, LLC.

Alonso reached the 20 home run plateau faster than any Mets player in team history, as he did it in 59 games. Also, is the seventh player since 1908 with 20 or more home runs in his first 59 games.

Only Darryl Strawberry in 1983 with 26 hit more home runs as a rookie than Alonso in Mets history.

UP NEXT: Tyler Beede looks for his first major league win, as he takes the mound on Wednesday night, while the Mets will send Jason Vargas to the mound, as he looks for second win of the season.

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary podcast with Barbara Mason: A’s try to figure how to snap out of funk; Keuchel’s the hot commodity as free agent; plus more

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Barbara Mason is filling in for Amaury Pi Gonzalez:

#1 The A’s are in the middle of a five-game losing streak. They took Monday off and open up a road trip in Anaheim and Texas after getting swept by Houston. Is this a laundry list of things that manager Bob Melvin has to be concerned about?

#2 Frankie Montas will start on Tuesday night and has pretty much been the bright note in the A’s pitching rotation at 6-2, 2.81 ERA. Sometimes, it takes a spark to get things going again and Montas has had some games where he has been lights out.

#3 Free agent Dallas Keuchel is still up for grabs. He hasn’t pitched all season. Once signed, could he jump right in and help a ball club right away?

#4 Another free agent is the former Boston Red Sox pitcher Craig Kimbrel, who can also help a club. He hasn’t thrown a pitch since the World Series. Could Kimbrel be ready once he’s called on.

#5 The Giants are playing on the road this past week against two last place clubs, including the Baltimore Orioles. What does getting a couple win off the Orioles mean for the Giants after struggling much of this season and opened up the series in New York with a 9-3 win over the Mets ?

Barbara Mason is filling in for Amaury Pi Gonzalez this week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Local kid Hunter Bishop drafted by Giants

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By Jeremy Kahn

Hunter Bishop and Barry Bonds may have been born decades apart, but the two have a lot in common already.

Bishop, like Bonds went to Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo and then onto Arizona State is now a member of the San Francisco Giants organization.

The 20-year old Bishop was drafted by the Giants with the 10th pick in the annual Major League Baseball Draft in Secaucus, New Jersey.

I definitely know its a big ballpark, but you see guys like Barry hit hit it out all the time, Bishop said. If you’ve got power, you can hit it out anywhere. I’m looking forward to one day playing at that ballpark, but I’ve got a lot of work to do until I get there.

Bishop joins a team that he grew up watching his father Randy, and his brother Braden, who is currently with the Seattle Mariners. The trio went to games at now Oracle Park, and now he will have a chance to play there in the future.

Growing up, I went to so many different Giants games with my brother and my dad and its just a dream come true and I’m so grateful to be a Giant.

This past season for the Sun Devils, Bishop hit 22 home runs and finished with an on-base percentage of 1.239, a team high.

The Bishop brothers have started a foundation called 4MOM Foundation after it was discovered that their mother, Suzy, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimers.

I grew up going to games there with my family, so to be able to put on that Giants uniform and play at Oracle Park, it would be such a dream come true and such an awesome moment, Bishop said.

Bishop is the third player picked by the Giants with the 10th pick since the 2006 drafted. In the 2006 draft, the Giants drafted a lanky right-hander out of University of Washington named Tim Lincecum and then the following year, they drafted a left-hander out of South Caldwell High School in Hudson, North Carolina named Madison Bumgarner.

The following season, the Giants picked number five and drafted a catcher out of Florida State to go along with Lincecum and Bumgarner, his name Buster Posey.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Morris Phillips: Giants’ Crawford makes easy work of Orioles with two homers

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abc.news.com photo: San Francisco Giants catcher Stephen Vogt (21) greets Steve Duggar, who scores on a Evan Longoria RBI double in Sunday’s game at Camden Yards in Baltimore.

On the Giants podcast with Morris:

#1 The San Francisco Giants Brandon Crawford didn’t waste any time, blasting two home runs in Camden Yards to trounce the Baltimore Orioles 8-1.

#2 Giants starter Jeff Samardzija got the win as he got a quality start over the struggling Orioles, going six innings and giving up three hits.

#3 With Sunday’s win, SF manager Bruce Bochy gets him just one short of the Giants record for managers with 1000 wins — one victory shy of joining John McGraw.

#4 You knew that Giants third baseman Evan Longoria was going to come around sometime. Longoria had a homer, double for two RBIs and got his second three-hit game this season.

#5 On Tuesday, the Giants will start Madison Bumgarner (3-5, 4.01 ERA) against the New York Mets Noah Syndergaard (3-4, 4.90 ERA). Morris goes over the matchup.

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

Longoria gets three hits and Samardzija goes six in 8-1 win

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By Jeremy Kahn

BALTIMORE — Evan Longoria played at Camden Yards more than any member of the San Francisco Giants.

In the finale of the series, Longoria picked up three hits, including a ground-rule double that broke open the game in the top of the fourth inning and the Giants defeated the Baltimore Orioles 8-1 before a crowd of 16,991 at Camden Yards.

Probably played close to 100 games here, said Longoria, who broke a 0-for-21 skid with his solo home run in the top of the fourth inning.

With the victory, the Giants took out of three from the Orioles and scored 22 runs in the three-game series.

Good bounce back the last two games, said Bruce Bochy.

This was the Giants first series win since taking two out of three against the Arizona Diamondbacks from May 17-19.

Longoria tied up the game in the top of the fourth inning, as he hit his seventh home run of the season.

The 22 home runs hit by Longoria are the most by an active player at Camden Yards.

Kevin Pillar then gave the Giants the lead for good, as he doubled in Brandon Belt, who walked just prior to Pillars double.

That would be enough for Jeff Samardzija, who went six innings, allowing one run on just three hits, not walking a batter and striking out four on his way to his third win of the season.

Gave up that one run early, and then got a little cushion there, said Samardzija.

Longoria broke the game open in the top of the fifth inning, as he lashed a two-run ground-rule double that bounced into the left field seats.

Both Stephen Vogt and Steven Duggar scored on the Longoria double. Vogt walked, and then reached second, while Duggar reached first on a Stevie Wilkerson fielding error and two batters later, Longoria smacked his second hit in three-at bats.

Brandon Crawford extended the Giants lead up to 5-1, as he took a Branden Kline offering and put it into the seats in the top of the sixth inning.

Pablo Sandoval got in on the RBI parade in the top of the seventh inning, as he hit a sacrifice fly that scored Mike Yastrzemski, who walked with one out in the inning.

Crawford picked up his second home run of the game, as he led off the top of the eighth inning and it was his fifth of the season.

This was the third multi-home run game of Crawfords career and first since August 3, 2015 versus the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.

Felt good, squared up, said Crawford.

Yastrzemski drove in the Giants final run of the game, as he singled in Duggar, who doubled to right field.

In his first ever appearance against the Giants, Gabriel Ynoa went five innings, allowing four runs (two earned), walking two and striking out four.

The lone bright spot for the Orioles came off the bat of Trey Mancini, who a solo home run off of Samardzija in the bottom of the 1st inning.

It was the 16th home run of the season for Mancini and second of the series.

Brandon Belt extended his hitting streak up to nine games, as he went 1-for-3 in the finale. This is the longest hitting streak by Belt since April 17-April 27, 2018, when he also hit in nine straight games.

NOTES: Tyler Austin hit the only other multi-home run game of the season, as he connected twice against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on May 9.

This was the first time that the Giants scored at least six or more runs in three straight games this season, and the first time since May 2-5, 2018 against the San Diego Padres, at what was known as AT&T Park and then the first two games against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park.

Mancini loves to hit in the first inning, as he now 20-for-49 with five home runs and 13 runs scored in the first inning.

UP NEXT; After an off-day on Monday, the Giants open a three-game series against the New York Mets at Citi Field on Tuesday night, as Madison Bumgarner will take the mound and Noah Syndergaard will open the series for the Mets.

Anderson goes seven in Giants’ 8-2 win over O’s

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By Jeremy Kahn

BALTIMORE — Shaun Anderson did something in this game for the San Francisco Giants pitching staff that was last accomplished in the month of April.

Anderson went seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits, walking two and striking out four, as the Giants evened up the three-game series with a 7-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles before a crowd of 19,352 at Camden Yards.

Jump start us to a great series, said Anderson.

Madison Bumgarner was the last Giants pitcher to go at least seven innings in a game that took place on April 13 in a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park.

The 40 consecutive games without a pitcher going seven innings was the longest streak in the major leagues this season, and the longest by a Giants in the last 100 years.

As for Anderson, this was a special game for the rookie, as he picked up his first major league win and threw a career-high in pitches with 105 (72 strikes).

I liked his stuff, and that is why he went out for the seventh, said Bruce Bochy.

Anderson looked sharp early, as he retired the first six batters before allowing a leadoff single to Rio Ruiz to begin the bottom of the third inning.

The Giants got on the board in the top of the first inning, as Mike Yastrzemski manufactured a walk off of starter David Hess and after a Buster Posey walk and following a Pablo Sandoval groundout, Brandon Belt drove in both Yastrzemski and Posey to give the Giants a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning.

Belt extended his hitting streak up to nine games, as he picked up that two-run single in the top of the first inning and followed it up with his two-run double in the top of the fifth inning. The four runs batted in were a season-high, and his most in a game since getting four on June 30, 2017 against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.

Posey stretched the lead out to 3-0 in the top of the third inning, as he hit a laser off the top of the out-of-town scoreboard for a home run. Originally, first base umpire Chris Segal said that the ball was in play and Posey played it out, as he slid into second base for what appeared to be a double; however, Crew Chief Kerwin Danley at second base overruled Segal and signaled home run.

It was the third home run of the season for Posey, whose last home run came on May 5 against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark.

That was the first interleague home run for Posey since June 30, 2016 against the Oakland As at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

Posey also scored three runs in a game for the first time since May 30, 2017 against the New York Mets at Citi Field.

David Hess went just four innings for the Orioles, as he allowed seven runs on six hits, walked three and struck out four and his record fell to 1-7 on the season.

The Posey home run allowed by Hess was the major-league leading 19th home run allowed by Hess this season.

Renato Nunez hit his second home run in as many days, as he hit a solo blast off of Anderson to get the Orioles on the board in the bottom of the fourth inning.

The Giants were not going to let this one get away, as they broke the game wide open in the top of the fifth inning, when they scored four runs to take a commanding 7-1 lead.

Kevin Pillar led off the inning with a double, then scored on a Joe Panik single. After a Yastrzemski single and a Posey walk to load the bases, Sandoval popped out for the first out of the inning; however, Belt drove in his third and fourth runs of the afternoon, when he doubled to right field.

Longoria then made it 7-1, as he hit a sacrifice fly that easily scored Posey from third base.

On that play, Posey was forced to leave the game with a sore right hamstring.

NOTES: Panik snapped a 0-for-9 skein, as he singled in the top of the fifth inning that scored Pillar and over his last 28 games, he has reached in 25.

Pillar picked up two hits on the afternoon, as he doubled both times and it was the 15th time in his career that he picked two doubles in the same game. This was the third time that Pillar did it against the Orioles.

This was the third time this season that Nunez hit home runs in back-to-back games. Nunez also hit home runs in four consecutive games from May 22-25.

In Fridays 9-6 win, the Orioles allowed five runs in the first inning and then answered with six runs in the bottom half of the inning. This was the first time in Orioles history (since 1954) that they and their opponents each scored five or more runs in the first inning. It last happened in a game on July 6, 2012, when the New York Yankees faced off against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, a 10-8 Yankees victory.

UP NEXT: Jeff Samardzija heads to the mound on Sunday afternoon, as the Giants look for the series win. This will be the first start for Samardzija against the Orioles since the 2015 season when he was with the Chicago White Sox, and he is 0-1 in three starts in his career versus the Orioles.

Gabriel Ynoa will take the ball for the Orioles in the series finale, as he looks for his first win of the season. This will be Ynoas first career start against the Giants.

Rough outing for Pomeranz in 9-6 loss to O’s

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By Jeremy Kahn

BALTIMORE — Things got off to a great start for the San Francisco Giants, but they all disappeared before a blink of an eye.

After scoring five runs in the top of the frame, Drew Pomeranz gave it all away in the bottom half and the Baltimore Orioles ended up defeating the Giants 9-6 before a crowd of 17,545 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Thats baseball, it humbles you pretty quick, said Mike Yastrzemski.

Dwight Smith, Jr., hit a grand slam to complete the first inning comeback and Trey Mancini added a two-run home run in the bottom of the second inning to add on to the damage that was suffered in the first inning.

Things got rough for Orioles starter Andrew Cashner in the top of the first inning, as he walked leadoff batter Joe Panik, then Yastrzemski began the hit parade, as he tripled down the right field line to score Panik.

Buster Posey then singled in Yastrzemski, and moved to third on a Pablo Sandoval single and then scored the third run of the inning on a Brandon Crawford sacrifice fly.

After Kevin Pillar, singled that loaded the bases, Steven Duggar got in on the act, as he singled to left field to score Sandoval and Evan Longoria.

All of that disappeared in the bottom of the first inning, as Pomeranz was unable to hold on to the lead.

Jonathan Villar got the rally started for the Orioles, as he walked, then Mancini singled and then the Orioles got on the board, when Renato Nunez singled to score Villar and on the errant Crawford throw, Mancini went to third.

It was a great play by Crawford, who dove into the hole to stop the ball from going into left field; however, his throw to Panik went behind him and Villar scored easily from third.

Mancini then scored on a single by Pedro Severino, and after Keon Broxton walked to load the bases, Smith, Jr., hit his first career grand slam to give the Orioles a 6-5 lead.

In all, that first inning took 40 minutes and saw 90 pitches thrown.

I cant think of one, said Bruce Bochy.

Yastrzemski tied up the game in the top of the second inning, as he powered his first major league home run into the right-center field seats. “Deep down, I always wanted to come here and hit one. Always. Now its a reality, and thats pretty special, said Yastrzemski.

Nice to get one, Yastrzemski added, who hit a Cashner fastball and met the gentleman after the game who caught the ball.

The man identified as Tim Smith received a signed bat from Yastrzemski and took a picture together.

Yastrzemski ended the night going 2-for-3 with a walk, as he continues to make a great impression in his first week in the majors.
Great nice by the kid, said Bochy.

Unfortunately, Pomeranz was unable to hold on to the tie, as Villar singled with one out and then Mancini smashed his 11th home run of the season and the Orioles reclaimed the lead.

That would be the end of the night for Pomeranz, who went 1.1 innings, allowing eight runs on eight hits, walking two and striking out two, as he saw his record fall to 1-5 on the season.

This was the shortest outing of Pomeranz’ career and continues a stretch where he was unable to go past five innings, as the streak now stands at five consecutive starts. It was the first career loss for Pomeranz when he received five-or-more runs, as he is now 19-1 when he receives that many runs.

I do not want to make excuses, said Pomeranz.

As for Cashner, who got roughed up in that first inning, he ended up with the victory, as he went the necessary five innings, allowing six runs on eight hits, walking five and did not require a strikeout and saw his record improve to 6-2 on the season.

Dereck Rodriguez went 4.2 innings, allowing just two hits, walking two, striking out two and hitting a batter.

He used all four pitches, said Bochy.

Since returning to the majors, Rodriguez has pitched twice out of the bullpen and it was the fourth of his career.

I came out of the bullpen in winter ball, said Rodriguez, who was a starter for most of last season.

Sam Dyson came on to replace Rodriguez, and was greeted ratherly rudely, as Nunez slammed a 444 foot home run into the left field seats.

NOTES: Brandon Belt extended his hitting streak up to six games, and has a six-game hitting streak versus the Orioles and is (9-for-29) with two doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs during the streak.

On the flipside of the Belt streak, Posey snapped a 0-for-17 streak against the Orioles and was 1-for-21 prior to getting two hits in four at-bats. Overall, he is now 3-for-25 lifetime against the Orioles, the lowest versus any opponent.

As a starting rotation, this will be a month that the Giants will want to forget and definitely put behind them. They ended the month with a 7.32 earned run average (96 earned runs in 118 innings pitched). That is the highest earned run average by a Giants starting staff since they moved to San Francisco in 1958. The previous high was a 6.56 earned run average in September of 2006.

Smith Jr.s grand slam was the second of the season by an Orioles player, with the first coming on May 6 off the bat of Villar and the Orioles defeated the defending World Series Champion Boston Red Sox 4-1.

This weekend marks the Giants first appearance since the 2004 season, when they won two out of three.

The starting rotation consisted of Dustin Hermanson, Noah Lowry and Jerome Williams. Barry Bonds went 5-for-11 with two home runs, five runs batted in and was walked six times. In the second game of a doubleheader on June 12, 2004, Bonds was walked five times (four of those intentionally).

UP NEXT: Shaun Anderson looks to get the Giants back into the win column on Saturday afternoon, as he will make his first ever start on the road. David Hess will take the mound on Saturday, as he looks to improve on his 1-6 record.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Michael Duca: Giants snap out of it, get a 2-run win in Miami

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sfgate.com photo: San Francisco Giants’ Brandon Crawford high-fives his teammates after the Giants defeated the Miami Marlins 3-1 in a baseball game, Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Miami.

On the Giants podcast with Michael:

#1 22 years ago, the Giants and Miami Marlins were in a dog fight for the top spot in the National League and today they are battling to get out of the cellar. Lots have changed between both clubs in those 22 years.

#2 The Giants finally snapped their losing streak, getting a 7-1 victory over the Marlins on Thursday morning in Miami after losing seven straight games. Manager Bruce Bochy said it was a relief to win a game.

#3 The Giants avoided a sweep, and with the win, the Giants move up to 2 1/2 games over the Marlins in the National League standings.

#4 Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford said it was a team effort saying that there was only one goal and that was to end the losing streak.

#5 The Giants head to Camden Yards to face the Baltimore Orioles for a 4:05 pm start on Friday night. Starter for the Giants, Drew Pomeranz (1-5, 6.45 ERA), and for Baltimore, Andrew Cashner (5-2, 4.55 ERA).

Michael Duca hosts the Giants podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com