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Giants Destroy Cubs In Eleventh Inning 14-5

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By Barbara Mason

In one crazy game the San Francisco Giants (23-14) beat the Chicago Cubs (22-15) 14-5 in 11 innings. When it looked like Justin Verlander would win his first game as a Giant, the Cubs tied up this game at 5-5. It would go into the 11 inning when the Cubs unleashed a barrage of hits, (6 hits, 2 sacrifices, and a walk). They scored nine runs in the eleventh. This was the most runs in a single inning in Wrigley Field history.

Game recap: The Giants got going early scoring in the second, third and fourth innings taking a 5-0 lead. San Francisco had two runs in the second inning taking an early 2-0 lead. Matt Chapman scored the first run of the day after walking and advancing home via a Cubs error. Patrick Bailey hit a sacrifice fly driving Wade Jr. home for the 2-0 tally. The Giants had a great start in this game.

San Francisco added two more runs in the third inning taking a 4-0 lead. Jung Hoo Lee who has been terrific hit a home run with Willy Adames on base. Not to be outdone the Cubs Miguel Amaya hit a two run home run (Swanson was on base) cutting the San Francisco lead in half 2-4.

The Giants would add one more run in the fourth inning for a 5-2 lead. Brett Wisely hit a sacrifice fly and Heliot Ramos would score. The Cubs would creep a little closer in the fifth inning scoring a single run when Dansby Swanson scored off a infield single off the bat of Jon Berti.

Neither team would score in the sixth, seventh or eighth innings. This game went into the ninth inning with the Giants holding onto a 5-3 lead. With San Francisco on the verge of tying up this series the Cubs put the brakes on it by scoring two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning. Justin Turner singled Crow-Armstrong home followed by a Kyle Tucker single driving Carson Kelly home tying up this game 5-5.

The tenth inning got underway and San Francisco was unable to score with one runner, Wilmer Flores, on base. The Cubs had runners at the corners with one out and a very real opportunity to win game two.

The Cubs couldn’t cash in and the game went into the eleventh inning. The Giants got a great start in the inning with runners on second and third and no outs. A Patrick Bailey single brought Christian Koss home.

A Brett Wisely sacrifice gave San Francisco a second run when Heliot Ramos scored. The Giants still had no outs with the bases loaded threatening to extend their 7-5 lead. San Francisco was relentless scoring on a reviewed score and the Giants had a 8-5 lead.

The hits just kept on coming. When the dust had settled Patrick Bailey, Brett Wisely, Willy Adames, Mike Yastrzemski, Jung Hoo Lee, Matt Chapman and Wilmer Flores had all crossed home plate for a 14-5 win tying up the series.

Justin Verlander went five innings allowing five hits, three runs, two walks and three strikeouts. Relief pitchers Randy Rodriguex, Camilo Doval and Tyler Rogers each pitched an inning with Rodriguez allowing only one hit. This was a hard fought game going into the 11th inning. It all fell apart for the Cubs in the top of the 11th. Verlander had finally realized his first win as a Giant.

Game notes: The Giants were looking for a little payback after losing game one of their three game series with the Cubs getting punished 9-2. The Cubs had a five-run sixth inning to take the first game of the series. Both teams have the same record at the start of Monday night’s game. Verlander still struggling to pick up his first win ended up leaving after five innings surrendering five hits and three earned runs.

The San Francisco Giants finished the game with 16 hits and a whole lot of payback in this win. The rubber game of this series will get underway tomorrow with first pitch scheduled for 11:20 AM. Robbie Ray will take the mound for the Giants with a 4-0 win/loss record and 3.05 ERA. The Cubs will start Ben Brown who come into this game with a 3-2 win/loss record and a 4.88 ERA.

San Francisco Giants podcast Stephen Ruderman: Giants conclude four game series with Rockies today at Oracle Park

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San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman (left) and LaMonte Wade Jr (right) celebrates the win against Colorado Rockies on Sat May 3, 2025 at Oracle Park in San Francisco (AP News photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Stephen Ruderman:

#1 Saturday’s game at Oracle Park was one for the books as the San Francisco Giants down to the last place Colorado Rockies 3-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning saw Matt Chapman connect for a grand slammer that put the Giants back in the drivers seat taking a 6-3 lead which would end up being the final score.

#2 The Giants won their 11th game when the were behind by two or more runs that leads the Majors this year.

#3 The grand slam by Chapman was his third career grand slam and it was the Giants first since Chapman did it on May 11, 2024 against the Cincinnati Reds.

#4 San Francisco Giants starter Jordan Hicks struck out seven hitters the most this season for Hicks. Hicks pitched five innings, allowed three hits, three earned runs, and two walks.

#5 Starting pitchers for the Rockies RHP German Marquez (0-5 ERA 9.82) for the Giants RHP Logan Webb (3-2 ERA 2.83) talk about how you see this match up today?

Stephen Ruderman is a San Francisco Giants beat writer for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Hicks hangs in there, and Chapman’s grand salami carries Giants to 6-3 win over Rockies

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San Francisco Giants Matt Chapman (26) rounds the first base after hitting a sixth inning grand slam is congratulated by first base coach Mark Hallberg in the bottom of the sixth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sat May 3, 2025 (AP News photo)

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

Colorado Rockies 3 (6-27)

San Francisco Giants 6 (21-13)

Win: Randy Rodriguez (2-0)

Loss: Jake Bird (0-1)

Save: Ryan Walker (6)

Time: 2:21

Attendance: 40,049

By Stephen Ruderman

The Giants appear to be back on track, as Jordan Hicks hung in there for five innings, and Matt Chapman hit a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning to propel the Giants to a 6-3 win over the Rockies.

The Giants snapped their first three-game winning streak of the year with a 4-0 win Friday night, as Robbie Ray struck out eight over seven shutout innings.

Saturday, Jordan Hicks looked to follow that up with a strong outing of his own. Following three-consecutive rough starts, Hicks had a much better outing against the Texas Rangers on Sunday, when he gave up two runs over five innings.

Hicks got off to a solid start Saturday, as he opened the game with three scoreless innings. So did Rockies’ starter Bradley Blalock, who retired the first seven men he faced.

The Giants struck first when Luis Matos hit a solo home run to left field in the bottom of the third. Other than that, Blalock kept dealing, and the Giants struggled to mount any sort of rally against him.

As for Hicks, he cruised through five shutout innings, but he ran into trouble in the top of the sixth. Brenton Doyle walked to start the inning, and after back-to-back base-hits by Jordan Beck and Ryan McMahon tied the game, Hicks was done.

Randy Rodriguez came in, as he has many times for Giants’ starters so far this season. Hunter Goodman greeted Rodriguez with a base-hit to left to give the Rockies the lead. Rodriguez retired the next two, but Kyle Farmer chopped a base-hit off Rodriguez’s ankle that scored McMahon to make it 3-1.

It was an unfortunate end to what was a solid outing for Hicks, who got charged for three runs over five-plus innings, but struck out seven.

10 of the Giants’ 20 wins had come with them trailing by two or more runs, and here they were again trailing by two.

Blalock walked Matos to start the bottom of the sixth, and then he walked Mike Yastrzemski with one out. Rockies Manager Bud Black brought in Jake Bird, who walked Willy Adames to load the bases. Jung Hoo Lee then lined a base-hit up the middle into center field to make it 3-2.

Up came Matt Chapman. Chapman fouled off the first pitch, and then he hit a grand slam to right-center to give the Giants a 6-3 lead.

The Giants’ bullpen then handled the rest. Camilo Doval threw a one, two, three inning in the top of the seventh, and Erik Miller threw a scoreless top of the eighth. Ryan Walker, who last picked up a save exactly two weeks ago on April 19 in Anaheim, came in for the ninth, and he threw a one, two, three inning to get his sixth save of the year.

Randy Rodriguez, who came in for Hicks in the top of the sixth, picked up the win. Jake Bird was saddled with the loss, and Ryan Walker got the save.

The Giants picked up their 11th win when trailing by two or more runs, as they improve to 21-13.

The series finale will be Sunday, and the Giants will look to win the series with their ace, Logan Webb (3-2, 2.83 ERA), on the mound. Countering Webb for the Rockies will be the veteran, German Marquez (0-5, 9.82 ERA).

The matchup is obvious on paper, but it’s baseball, and the game still has to be played before we know for sure what happens and who will win. First pitch will be at 1:05 p.m at Oracle.

Ray shines with eight strikeouts over seven shutout innings, as Giants snap skid with 4-0 win over Rockies

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Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

Colorado Rockies 0 (6-26)

San Francisco Giants 4 (20-13)

Win: Robbie Ray (4-0)

Loss: Antonio Senzatela (1-5)

Time: 2:02

Attendance: 35,036

San Francisco Giants starter Robbie Ray pitches to the Colorado Rockies line up in the top of the first inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Fri May 2, 2025

By Stephen Ruderman

Robbie Ray struck out eight and gave up just two hits over seven strong shutout innings, which is exactly what the Giants needed to snap their first three-game losing streak of the year with a 4-0 win over the Rockies Friday night.

Every team goes through their struggles, and that is what the Giants have somewhat gone through this week. They were swept by the Padres in a short two-game set down in San Diego, and it was only the third time this season that they had lost consecutive games. The Giants then lost the series opener to the Colorado Rockies, the worst team in Baseball, Thursday night.

The Giants had lost three in a row for the first time all year, and Friday night they looked to snap their skid. They had the perfect man on the mound in Robbie Ray, who came into Friday night’s game 3-0. The Giants also came in 6-0 in Ray’s starts this season.

Ray walked Brenton Doyle to start the game, which I’m sure got some Giants’ fans nervous. Not to worry, Doyle was thrown out trying to steal second base, and Ray set down the next two men he faced.

Rockies’ starter Antonio Senzatela threw a scoreless bottom of the first inning. Ray followed that up with a one, two, three inning in the top of the second.

With this somewhat slump the Giants have been in, they needed a big inning, and they got that in the bottom of the second.

Wilmer Flores led off the frame with a double to center field, and then he got to third on an infield hit by Heliot Ramos. LaMonte Wade came up to the plate. Wade, now one of the longest-tenured Giants, came into Friday night’s game hitting .123. The Giants needed a big inning, and Wade really needed a big hit.

Wade got that hit, as he pulled a pee-rod off the glove of Rockies’ first-baseman Michael Toglia that ricocheted into foul territory in right field. Wilmer Scored; Ramos went down to third; and the Giants had a 1-0 lead.

Sam Huff tacked on another run with a sacrifice fly to right that knocked in Ramos to make it 2-0. Christian Koss came to the plate, and Senzatela threw a wild pitch, which allowed Wade to come in from third to make it 3-0.

The Giants had their big inning. They put a big fat three spot on the board, and Ray was in complete control.

Matt Chapman added a run with a home run to left-center with one out in the bottom of the third to make it 4-0

Ray ended up retiring ten straight after Doyle was caught stealing in the top of the first, and the only real jam he found himself in was when the Rockies had a pair of runners on in the top of the sixth. Ray got out of that, and capped off his night with a one, two, three top of the seventh.

Ray really shined tonight, as he gave up just two hits over his seven shutout innings. He struck out eight, and walked two.

Bob Melvin brought in Hayden Birdsong, who has very-quietly gotten off to a superb start this season. Birdsong threw a scoreless top of the eighth, and a one, two, three, top of the ninth to end it.

Robbie Ray got his fourth win of the season, and Antonio Senzatela took the loss.

Oh yeah, the Giants got their 20th win, and improve to 20-13.

The Giants can make it two in a row Saturday afternoon. Jordan Hicks (1-3, 6.12 ERA), who has been off to a bumpy start in his return to the rotation, will take the ball. He will be opposed by Bradley Blalock (0-1, 10.29 ERA), who will make the start for Colorado.

As I said, it will be afternoon baseball at Oracle Park, as first pitch will be at 1:05 p.m.

Rockies score two late off Rogers to top Giants 4-3 in series opener

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The Colorado Rockies Jordan Beck (left) dives in to score on the San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey on a Hunter Goodman single in the top of the eighth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Thu May 1, 2025 (AP News photo)

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

Colorado Rockies 4 (6-25)

San Francisco Giants 3 (19-13)

Win: Angel Chivilli (1-2)

Loss: Tyler Rogers (2-1)

Save: Zach Agnos (2)

Time: 2:19

Attendance: 27,198

By Stephen Ruderman

In the great game of baseball, even the worst teams will occasionally beat the best teams, and that is what happened at Oracle Park Thursday night, as the Rockies scored two runs off Tyler Rogers in the top of the eighth inning to top the Giants 4-3 in the series opener.

The Giants returned home to San Francisco after getting swept in their short two-game set in San Diego. It was only the third time all year that the Giants had even lost consecutive games. In fact, through 31 games, the Giants came into Wednesday night’s game having yet to lose three-straight games all season. That’s pretty impressive.

What’s even more impressive is that the Giants have gotten off to this great start playing almost nothing but good teams. The only subpar team the Giants had yet to play prior to Wednesday night’s game was the Los Angeles Angels. Oddly enough, the Giants lost two of three in Anaheim.

Wednesday night, the Giants would welcome the 5-25 Colorado Rockies into Oracle Park for a four-game series. The Rockies won their fifth game of the season yesterday, as they beat the Braves on a getaway afternoon in Denver by a final 2-1. Not only did the Rockies come in with just five wins, they had yet to win consecutive games all year.

It took Justin Verlander nine starts to earn his first world series win. Tonight, Verlander would look for his first win in a Giants’ uniform in his seventh start of the still-young season. He has had some rough starts as well, but he has been burned by a lack of run support from a usually-reliable Giants’ offense.

Verlander was coming off a pair of strong starts, and a cold and foggy night against the Rockies was the perfect setting for his first win. Verlander got off to a solid start, as he pitched through an error in the top of the first inning.

Heliot Ramos wasted no time against the Rockies’ veteran left-hander, Kyle Freeland, as he led off the bottom of the first with a home run to left-center field. It was Ramos’ fifth home run of the season, and his second in as many days.

The Giants looked to do more in the bottom of the first, as a pair of singles set things up nicely with one outs for Mike Yastrzemski, who got a head start on his fifth-straight Mustache May. However, Yaz grounded into a double play to end the inning.

The Rockies tied the game in the top of the third, and the Giants once again struggled to provide run support for Verlander. The game became a pitcher’s duel as it made its way through the middle innings.

Verlander finally threw his first one, two, three inning of the night in the top of the sixth, and the Giants’ offense finally made some real noise in the bottom of the sixth. Willy Adames led off the inning with a base-hit to left, and then he ran like the wind and scored when Wilmer Flores lined a double down the right field line.

The Giants had the lead back, and they looked to add more. Matt Chapman got Flores over to third on a flyout to right, and up came Yastrzemski. Yastrzemski doubled off the wall in left, and Flores scored to make it 3-1.

The Rockies made a statement when Ryan McMahon led off the top of the seventh with a home run to straightaway center to make it 3-2. Mickey Moniak then flew out to left for the first out, and that did it for Verlander, who had pitched into the seventh inning for the first time this season.

Verlander gave up two runs and five hits over six and a third innings of work. He walked one and struck out four. Most importantly, he was in line for his first win of the season.

However, after Angel Chivilli threw a 1-2-3 bottom of the seventh for Colorado, Verlander would lose his win in the top of the eighth. Bob Melvin summoned his setup man, Tyler Rogers. Left-fielder Heliot Ramos made a tremendous sliding catch on a Texas Leaguer off the bat of Alan Trejo to start the inning, but the inning quickly went south for Rogers afterwards.

With one out, Brenton Doyle lined a base-hit to right and stole second base. Jordan Beck then lined a ground-rule double down the left field line to tie it. Michael Toglia grounded out to third for the second out, and Rogers had a chance to get out of it with the game still tied.

Hunter Goodman came up with two outs, and lined a base-hit the other way to right. Right-fielder Mike Yastrzemski was in perfect position to throw Beck out of the plate, but as he set up to throw, he lost his footing, and his throw sailed past catcher Patrick Bailey. Beck scored, and the Rockies took a 4-3 lead.

The Giants looked to respond, as Wilmer Flores led off the bottom of the eighth with a base-hit off Chivilli. However, after former Giant Scott Alexander came in with one out, Brett Wisely, who came in to pinch-run for Wilmer, was thrown out trying to steal second.

Randy Rodriguez threw a scoreless top of the ninth, but the Giants were unable to do anything against Zach Agnos in the bottom of the ninth. Agnos closed it out with a one, two, three inning, and the Rockies win it 4-3.

Angel Chivilli got the win; Tyler Rogers took his first loss of the season; and Zach Agnos picked up his second save.

The Giants have lost three in a row for the first time this season, as they fall to 19-13. The Rockies, meanwhile, have won consecutive games for the first time this season, and they improve to 6-25.

The Giants will look to snap their three-game slide tomorrow, and they will have no better man on the mound to do so than Robbie Ray (3-0, 3.73 ERA.) The Giants are 6-0 in Ray’s six starts this season. The Rockies will counter with Antonio Senzatela (1-4, 5.22 ERA).

First pitch will be at the old 7:15 p.m., which is still the start time for Friday night games at Oracle Park.

Giants News and Notes:

Tyler Fitzgerald was placed on the 10-day injured list prior to the game with a fracture in one of his left ribs. Brett Wisely was called up to take Fitzgerald’s place on the 25-man roster.

Final Thoughts:

Baseball is a beautiful game, but it’s also cruel at times. Even the worst teams occasionally beat the best teams.

In 2018, the 108-win world champion Boston Red Sox went 16-3 against the 115-loss Baltimore Orioles. That means the 115-loss Orioles beat the 108-win Red Sox three times.

San Francisco Giants podcast Morris Phillips: Giants open 4 game set with Rockies after getting swept in San Diego

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San Francisco Giants baserunner Willy Adames (2) jokes around with San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado (center) during a review on a previous play in the top of the sixth inning at Petco Park in San Diego on Wed Apr 30, 2025 (AP News photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Morris Phillips:

#1 The San Diego Padres got a home run and two runs from Elias Diaz and Fernando Tatis Jr got three hits as the Padres won in a two run game 5-3 to sweep the Giants at Petco Park in San Diego on Wednesday afternoon.

#2 The Padres win moves them up a notch in second place in the NL West into second place passing the Giants and just behind the Los Angles Dodgers who are in first.

#3 Diaz’ homer was a line shot in left field against Giants starter Landen Roupp that started off the third inning that gave the Padres a 2-0 lead. A Giants fan reached over the fence as the ball went off his wrist. The Giants called for fan interference but after the review it ruled a home run.

#4 The Padres got more help from Tatis who got three hits all singles and also scored on a Manny Machado base hit to right field for an RBI. Jose Iglesias was safe on an infield hit for an RBI that scored Luis Arraez. Arraez got a triple to knock in Diaz in the sixth inning. The Padres executed on offense to get the win.

#5 The Colorado Rockies and Giants will open a four game series and a brand new month of May 1 today in San Francisco. Starting pitcher for the Rockies RHP Kyle Freeman (0-4 ERA 5.93) for the Giants Justin Verlander (0-2 ERA 4.99) for a 6:45pm first pitch.

Morris Phillips is a San Francisco Giants analyst for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Giant’s Lack of Offense Results In Another Loss to Padres 5-3

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San Diego Padres Fernando Tatis Jr rounds second base and heading for third after single by Luis Arraez. The San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames can only watch at Petco Park in San Diego on Wed Apr 30, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants offense was hurting in their latest series losing against the San Diego Padres 5-3. San Francisco was swept in this two-game series. Through five innings the Giants only managed a single and a walk. It was dismal.

The Giants got something going in the latter innings but like yesterday’s game one, it was too little too late. Every time the the Giants attempted a rally, the Padres answered right back in control from start to finish. The bright spots in this game were the two home runs from Heliot Ramos and Mike Yastrzemski both solo shots.

Game recap: Much the same as Tuesday the Padres got going early scoring in the second inning for the early 1-0 lead. Tyler Wade singled driving in Gavin Sheets. The Padres struck again in the third inning when Elias Diaz hit a solo home run extending their lead to 2-0.

San Diego piled on a couple more runs in the fifth inning ; their offensive woes clearly turned around. Fernando Tatis Jr. got the inning off to a great start with a single. Luis Arraez and Manny Machado both singled, the Machado single driving in Tatis Jr. for a 3-0 tally.

San Diego then loaded the bases scoring a second run in the inning off a Jose Iglesias infield single driving Arraez across home plate for a 4-0 lead going into the sixth inning. Through five innings the Giants had only managed a walk and a LaMonte Wade Jr. single, a disappointing offensive effort. They had some ground to make up, they had to get their bats going.

It was not until the sixth inning that San Francisco finally got on the scoreboard. It was only one run but the Giants were finally getting some offense going. Tyler Fitzgerald was hit by a pitch taking first base advancing to second on a Mike Yastrzemski single.

Jung Hoo Lee had an infield single that brought in the Giants first run when Fitzgerald scored for a 4-1 Padre lead. San Diego pushed their lead back to four runs in the sixth when Luis Arraez hit a triple and drove base runner Elias Diaz home for a 5-1 lead. The Padres were just relentless answering every time San Francisco threatened.

The Giants hit a couple of home runs, one in the seventh off the bat of Heliot Ramos and a second in the eighth inning courtesy of Mike Yastrzemski. San Francisco had snuck back into this game but still trailed by two runs 5-3. They would have to keep the Padres from doing any further damage in the bottom of the eighth inning.

The Giants held on in the bottom of the eighth but still trailing going into the ninth inning they had some work to do. They had been having success coming back from deficits but lately that has dimmed a bit. San Francisco went quietly in the ninth with a Patrick Bailey strike-out followed by a LaMonte Wade Jr. strikeout. Wilmer Flores who has been struggling popped out for the final out and a 5-3 Padre win, San Diego sweeping the series.

San Francisco only had five hits in the game, the Padres finished with ten hits. Giant’s pitcher Landen Roupp lasted 4.1 innings allowing seven hits, four runs, three walks and four strikeouts. Spencer Bivens relieved Roupp pitching for 1.2 innings, the fifth and sixth. He allowed three hits and one run.

Game notes: Wednesday afternoon the Giants wrapped up their two game series with Padres getting swept after losing game one Tuesday 7-4. In game one, the Giants had a nice rally going in the sixth inning very nearly tying up the game trailing 4-5 but San Diego pushed right back in the seventh inning with a couple of runs to seal the deal.

Roupp allowed four unanswered runs and the Padres had a 4-0 lead after five innings. The Giants mustered just a run in each of the sixth, seventh and eighth inning and lost by two runs.

San Francisco will now head back home for a four-game series with the Colorado Rockies that will get underway Thursday, with first pitch scheduled for 6:45 PM. Wednesday’s loss dropped the Giants into third place in the National League West giving the Los Angeles Dodgers sole possession of first place. The Giants Justin Verlander (0-2 ERA 4.99) will take the mound in search of his first win as a Giant. The struggling Rockies will start Kyle Freeland (0-4 ERA 4.93.

Giants Fall Behind Early, Lose To Padres 7-4

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San Francisco Giant LaMonte Wade Jr (right) slide into third base safely advancing on a San Diego Padres throwing error. Padres third baseman Xavier Bogaerts is too late applying the tag at Petco Park in San Diego on Tue Apr 29, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants (19-11) got a slow start in their series with the San Diego Padres (18-11) losing game one in their two-game series. The Giants fell behind early in the first inning 3-0 putting themselves behind the eight ball from the get-go.

The Giants did rally in the sixth inning scoring 3 runs getting within one run 5-4 with 3 innings left in the game. San Francisco has been excelling in coming back from deficits but it didn’t happen Tuesday night.

Game recap: San Diego got going early scoring three runs in the first inning. Xander Bogaerts singled Manny Machado home for the first run of the game. The Padres would add to their lead in the first when a Jose Iglesias single drove both Gavin Sheets and Bogaerts home for a 3-0 lead.

San Francisco did not get on the board until the fourth inning when Willy Adames hit a 399 foot long ball. The Giants brief rally came to an end when the Padres struck again scoring 2 more runs in the fourth taking a 5-1 lead. Luis Arrez hit a sacrifice fly bringing Jason Heyward home followed by a Manny Machado single driving in Elias Diaz.

San Francisco needed to answer before this game got out of control and that is exactly what they did in the sixth inning very nearly tying up this game. It was a three run inning for the Giants that started with a Jung Hoo Lee single driving Willy Adames home. San Francisco would add a couple more runs when LaMonte Wade Jr. doubled and Lee and Heliot Ramos both scored on an error. Trailing by a single run 5-4, the Giants were back in the game.

San Diego extended their lead in the seventh inning courtesy of a Xander Bogaerts home run with Gavin Sheets on base pushing their lead back out to 7-4. Going into the eighth inning the Giants were running out of time. Jung Hoo Lee flied out, and both Matt Chapman and Wilmer Flores struck out. San Francisco was three outs away from losing game one in this series.

Giant’s pitcher Lou Trivino breezed through the bottom of the eighth inning and San Francisco had one final inning to at least score three runs to tie, a tall order. San Diego closer Robert Suarez came into the game looking to finish off the Giants. Ramos flied out, Wade Jr. popped out to third and it was up to Patrick Bailey to try to extend the ninth inning. He grounded out and that was the ball game 7-4 in favor of San Diego winning the first game of this two game series. The Giants had gone out quietly in the eighth and ninth innings.

San Francisco starter Logan Webb had a rough first inning giving up three runs settling down in the second and third innings but gave up two more runs in the fourth. He went five innings allowing nine hits and five runs with six strikeouts.

The Giants finished the game with seven hits. The Padres had 11 hits and San Francisco just couldn’t keep up with them. The Padres who had been struggling offensively lately turned that all around in this game stringing hits together.

Game notes: The Giants started their week off taking on the Padres (18-11) in a short two-game series for Tuesday and Wednesday. The Giants came into Tuesday night’s game after winning their series over the weekend with the Texas Rangers.

The Padres had a rough outing in their last series losing to the Tampa Bay Rays in a sweep. The Giants are currently tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers in first place with the Padres in third. The Padres will be looking to get back on the winning track after getting off to a pretty good start on the season.

The Giants have had a hot start to the season as well excelling in a number of come from behind wins. Last season they were leaving far too many runners stranded which has not been the case this year. They have their eye on sole possession of first place in the National League West. Logan Webb got touched up going five innings, allowing nine hits and five runs. For the Padres starter Nick Pivetta 5.1 innings, five hits and three earned runs.

Game two in this series is scheduled for an early first pitch at 1:10 PM on Wednesday. Landen Roupp will take the mound for San Francisco. He has a 2-1 win/loss record with a 4.56 ERA. Probable pitcher for San Diego is Michael King who comes into this game with a 3-1 win/loss record and a 2.18 ERA.

San Francisco Giants game wrap: Giants take series from Rangers with 3-2 walk-off win with little league home run

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San Francisco Giants Heliot Ramos dives in at home plate taking advantage of a Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger’s throwing error in the bottom of the ninth inning for a walk off by little league home run win at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun Apr 27, 2025 (AP News photo)

Sunday, April 27, 2025

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

Texas Rangers 2 (15-13)

San Francisco Giants 3 (19-10)

Win: Camilo Doval (2-1)

Loss: Luke Jackson (0-3)

Time: 2:37

Attendance: 40,118

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–The Giants keep finding ways to win, and Sunday, it was on a little league home run, as the Giants walked off the Rangers 3-2 to take the series.

Following Brandon Crawford’s retirement ceremony prior to the game Saturday, Sunday was your more typical laidback day at the ballpark. In fact, it felt more like a weekday game than a Sunday afternoon game. It was another tranquil gray and overcast afternoon at Oracle Park, as Northern California goes through its final bout of winter-like weather.

After Patrick Bailey fisted a walk-off single for the Giants’ fourth walk-off win of the season Saturday, the Giants were looking to take the series against the Rangers. They also had a chance to reach a new season-high nine games over .500.

Jordan Hicks, who has had a rough go of things in his return to the rotation, made the start, and he ran into problems right off the bat in the top of the first inning. Jake Burger doubled with one out, and then only moved one base to third on a squib double to left field off the bat of our old friend, Joc Pederson.

Hicks struck Adolis Garcia out on a foul tip for the second out of the inning, but Marcus Semien fisted a base-hit to right field to knock in both runs and give the Rangers a 2-0 lead.

Jack Leiter, the son of longtime starting pitcher Al Leiter, took the ball for Texas, and the Giants would have their response in the bottom of the first. Their response was a base-hit and three walks, but a response is a response, and the Giants had scored a run to make it 2-1.

Hicks settled down after his rocky top of the first, as he faced the minimum over the next three innings. Leiter, too, settled down, as he pitched scoreless innings in the bottom of the second and third.

Heliot Ramos reached on a chopper along the third base line to start the bottom of the fourth and stole second. After LaMonte Wade popped out to third for the first out of the inning, Bruce Bochy pulled Leiter for left-hander Jacob Latz. Patrick Bailey, the hero Saturday, flew out to left to get Ramos to third.

Christian Koss needed a big hit, and he came through with a base-hit to left-center. Ramos scored, and just like that, we were tied.

Hicks pitched one last scoreless inning in the top of the fifth to cap off his afternoon. It wasn’t a quality outing, but Hicks was solid after his rocky first inning. Overall, he gave up two runs and seven hits. He didn’t walk anybody, and he struck out three.

Bob Melvin brought in Hayden Birdsong, who has been dominant early on in the season, for the sixth inning. Birdsong was greeted by a rude awakening when Pederson tripled to lead off the inning, but it would be no problem. Birdsong set the side down in order without allowing Pederson to cross the plate, and the game stayed tied.

Birdsong proceeded to throw two more scoreless innings in the seventh and eighth. He struck out five in his three innings of work, and moved his ERA down to 1.13.

Camilo Doval threw a one, two, three inning in the top of the ninth, and the Giants had a chance for yet another walk-off win in the bottom of the ninth.

Bochy brought in former Giant Luke Jackson for the bottom of the ninth to face Heliot Ramos. The first pitch was a slider that Ramos chopped to the third base side of the mound. Jackson went over to his right to get it, but he flung the ball into right field. As Ramos rounded second and headed for third, first-baseman Jake Burger threw to third, and that was thrown away. Ramos scored, and the Giants won it on a walk-off little league home run.

The Giants got their fifth walk-off win of the season to improve to a new season-high nine games over .500 at 19-10. The Giants have not only gotten off to a great start this season, they have gotten off to a great start playing almost nothing but good teams.

Now, the Giants will head down to San Diego for a short two-game set against the Padres, who have cooled off a bit since their hot start. The teams will enjoy a day off Monday in San Diego, and then they will get going Tuesday night. The Giants will have their ace in Logan Webb (3-1, 1.98 ERA) on the mound, and he will be opposed by right-hander Nick Pivetta (4-1, 1.20 ERA).

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

Headline Sports podcast Bruce MacGowan Sun Apr 27, 2025; Williams is what 49ers are looking for on defense; Raiders Jeanty could wind up being leading running back; plus more news

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San Francisco 49ers newest running back Mykel Williams is all smiles after being the first round draft pick and the 11th overall. Williams was addressing the media on Fri Apr 25, 2025 at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara (AP News photo)

Headline Sports podcast Bruce MacGowan:

#1 Bruce, the San Francisco 49ers made it their mission to get first round draft pick pass rusher Mykel Williams. The 49ers had their eye on Williams but pumped the brakes two seasons ago because Williams had suffered an high ankle sprain. He recovered since and 49ers general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan hope to use Williams as a key and core person on the 49ers defense.

#2 The Las Vegas Raiders made a great choice in getting running back Ashton Jeanty as their top pick in the draft. Jeanty was one of the most effective running backs in college football last season at Boise State and Raiders head coach Pete Carroll is confident that Jeanty will end up being the number one running back for the Raiders in the future.

#3 The Las Vegas Review Journal ran a headline that the Athletics still have not come up with the $1.75 billion as the A’s had said in a March 5th Las Vegas Stadium Authority meeting that the would have the money and would be ready by June to have shovels in ground. The article questions when will the A’s fund the park and there is a possibility it may not happen.

#4 The Golden State Warriors Jimmy Butler is still questionable for game 4 for Monday night against the Houston Rockets at the Chase Center in San Francisco. Butler who suffered a lower back contusion after getting his legs taken out from beneath him and missed game 3. Can Butler return and be playoff competitive Monday.

Bruce MacGowan is a podcast contributor at http://www.sportsradioservice.com