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Webb gives up three runs in first, and Cease and Padres blank Giants 5-0

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The San Diego Padres catcher Elias Diaz (right) waits to put the tag on the San Francisco Giants Heliot Ramos (left) in the bottom of the sixth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco Fri Sep 13, 2024 (AP News photo)

Friday, Sept. 13, 2024

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

San Diego Padres 5 (83-65)

San Francisco Giants 0 (72-76)

Win: Dylan Cease (13-11)

Loss: Logan Webb (12-10)

Time: 2:33

Attendance: 39,798

By Stephen Ruderman

The Padres came into Oracle Park Friday night, where they scored three runs off Logan Webb in the top of the first inning, and Dylan Cease blanked the Giants and handed them their second-straight shutout loss, 5-0, to open this three-game series.

The Padres were in town for the first time since the home opener. While the early-season excitement and expectations may have been gone, 39,798 fans still filed into Oracle Park to watch the Giants play spoiler against a Padres’ team in the midst of a four-team fight for the three wild card spots in the National League.

Logan Webb once again looked to be the stopper, and he would go up against Dylan Cease in a rematch from last Saturday, when the Giants beat the Padres 6-3. Despite the fact that the Padres are right in the thick of things and that the Giants are about a week away from being eliminated, the Giants came into tonight’s game 6-4 against the Padres this season.

The top of the first inning would not go well for Webb. Luis Arraez led off and singled to right on the second pitch of the game. Fernando Tatis Jr. then came up and hit a home run to center field to give the Padres an early 2-0 lead just four pitches into the game.

Webb got Jurickson Profar to ground out for the first out of the game, but Manny Machado singled and got to second on a wild pitch. Jake Cronenworth struck out looking for the second out, but Xander Bogaerts doubled to right, and Machado scored to make it 3-0.

The Giants were able to get to Cease last weekend, and it looked like they were going to get to him again in the bottom of the first, as they put runners at first and second with one out. However, Cease got out of it unscathed.

When the Giants got to Cease last Saturday, it was in large part due to the unusual heat at Petco Park. Friday night under the normal cold confines of Oracle Park would be a completely different story. Cease proceeded to retire ten straight, and 14 of the next 16.

Webb survived a leadoff double by Jackson Merrill in the top of the second, and it appeared that he had settled down when he threw a one, two, three inning in the top of the third. However, he ran into trouble again in the top of the fourth.

Merrill hit his second double of the game with one out, and then David Peralta struck out swinging. Webb seemed as if he was going to get out of it, as Machado hit a little nubber off the end of the bat in front of the mound. However, Webb just threw it over the head of LaMonte Wade at first, and Merrill scored to make it 4-0.

That would be it for Webb, who gave up seven hits and three unearned runs over just four innings. It was an usually-short outing for the Giants’ ace.

Tristan Beck came in for the top of the fifth and gave up a leadoff base-hit to Profar. However, Beck retired the side in order immediately afterwards, and he threw a one, two, three inning in the top of the sixth.

It looked like the Giants were finally going to break through against Cease in the bottom of the sixth. Heliot Ramos singled to lead off the inning, and after Cease retired the next two, Patrick Bailey came to the plate.

Bailey lined a double to right, and Giants Third Base Coach Matt Williams waved Ramos in from third. However, Padres’ right-fielder Fernando Tatis threw to second-baseman Jake Cronenworth, who made a perfect relay throw home. Ramos veered to his right to make a head-first slide around catcher Elias Diaz, but he was still tagged out, as he nearly took out Home Plate Umpire Mark Wegner.

It was a rough way to end the inning and waste another opportunity for the Giants, but it was a nice way for Cease to end his outing. Cease gave up just four hits and walked two over six shutout innings. Most importantly, he struck out ten and got his 1,000th-career strikeout when he struck Donovan Walton looking to start the bottom of the third.

Beck ended up going two and two thirds, as he was pulled with runners at first and second for the Padres and two outs in the top of the seventh. Taylor Rogers came in to get out of the inning, and he threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

Tanner Scott threw a one, two three bottom of the seventh for San Diego, and Jason Adam did the same in the bottom of the eighth.

After another rough outing for Camilo Doval last night, in which he threw three wild pitches in the top of the seventh inning, he was back in for the ninth Friday night. Doval retired the first two he faced, but the Padres were not going to do him any favors with two outs.

Profar singled to right, and Brandon Lockridge pinch-ran for Profar and stole second. Machado then doubled the other way to right, and Lockridge came in to make it 5-0.

Jeremiah Estrada came in for the Padres in the bottom of the ninth, and threw a one, two, three inning to end it.

Dylan Cease got the win, and Logan Webb took the loss.

Despite how much the Giants’ offense has struggled this season, this is the first time all year that they have been shutout in back-to-back games. However, Friday night was the 31st game this season in which the Giants have struck out 12 times, as pointed out by Sam Lubman of 95.7 The Game.

As also pointed out by Lubman, in the Giants’ first 60 seasons in San Francisco, they never struck out 12 times in 20 or more games in a single season. This is now the seventh-straight season in which the Giants have had 20 or more such games.

The Giants fall to 72-76, and their tragic number to be eliminated is now six. The Giants were eliminated from the National League West race last night.

As for the Padres, they’re the ones playing meaningful baseball, and they improve to 83-65. The Padres have eclipsed the Diamondbacks for the first wild card spot.

The Giants and Padres will be right back at it Friday night. Mason Black will make the start for the Giants, and he will be opposed by left-hander Joe Musgrove, whom the Giants got to on Sunday. First pitch will be at 6:05 p.m.

National League Wild Card Standings:

  1. Padres 83-65 +1.5
  2. Diamondbacks 82-65 +1.0
  3. Mets 81-66 —

Braves 80-67 1.0

Giants News and Notes:

The Giants called up Donovan Walton prior to the game. Walton started and went 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts.

Walton is back in the big leagues for the Giants for the first time since he gave us some excitement in a 24-game stint in 2022.

He only hit .158, but he hit seven doubles in his first 10 games, earning the nickname “Donnie Doubles,” which was based off Donovan Solano’s nickname, “Donnie Barrels.” Solano left the Giants following the 2021 Season. In his 11th game for the Giants on June 5, 2022, Walton hit a grand slam at Marlins Park in Miami.

To make room for Walton, Luis Matos was sent back down to Sacramento.

Farhan Zaidi confirmed that his contract runs through the end of next season with an option for 2026, as does Bob Melvin’s. Even though he is signed through the end of next season, Zaidi’s future with the Giants remains uncertain.

Bryce Eldrige, after just nine games with the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels, has been called up to Triple-A Sacramento, where he will finish his season. Eldridge hit .270 in his nine games with Richmond with one home run, and four RBIs.

Eldridge, who was the Giants’ first-round draft pick last year, is only 19 years old. Getting to Triple-A at that age is quite an accomplishment.

Now, the question is how much of Eldridge we will see with the Giants next season.

Brewers rally late to shutout Giants 3-0; Montas blanks SF for six innings; Chourio goes deep

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Milwaukee Brewers Jackson Chourio belts a two run home run in the top of the eighth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Thu Sep 12, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Daniel Dullum

Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024

Milwaukee used an unearned run and a late home run to blank San Francisco 3-0 Thursday at Oracle Park in a contest that was scoreless through six innings.

The Brewers (84-62), who lead the NL Central by nine games, broke the scoreless deadlock when Giants reliever Camilo Doval (5-2)walked Willy Adames, who advanced to second, third and home on three wild pitches by Doval.

In the Milwaukee ninth, Spencer Bivens, who replaced Doval, gave up a one-out infield single to Brice Turang, followed by a two-run home run by Jackson Chourio.

The Giants (72-75) threatened in the bottom of the ninth, facing Brewers reliever Devin Williams. After Matt Chapman struck out, Mark Canha singled and advanced to third on a double by Jerar Encarnacion. Williams struck out Grant McCray and pinch-hitter Patrick Bailey grounded out to end the game.

It was Williams’ 11th save of the season, while lowering his earned run average to 1.62. Frankie Montas (7-10) struck out eight, walked two and gave up two hits in six innings to earn the win. Aaron Ashby and Trevor Megan earned holds.

Giants starter Hayden Birdsong gave up two hits, struck out four and walked one in five innings. Eric Miller threw a scoreless inning before Doval surrendered the go-ahead run. Bivens gave up two runs on two hits while getting a strike out and a walk in two innings.

Chourio’s home run was his 20th of the season, giving him 71 RBI. Encarnacion was 2-for-4 as the San Francisco DH, and the Giants had a runner in scoring position six times and came up empty.

The Giants reported that right-hander Robbie Ray is expected to join the club for warmups prior to Friday’s game to evaluate his ongoing left hamstring issues. Also, Tyler Fitzgerald left Thursday’s game with lower back tightness.

The Giants host San Diego for a weekend series that starts Friday. Dylan Chase (12-11, 3.71 ERA) is the Padres’ Friday starter, while the Giants are waiting to name their starter.

Giants blow foam off Brewers 13-2 at foggy Oracle Park; SF gets home run help from Encarnacion, Yastrzemski and Chapman

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San Francisco Giants Mike Yastrzemski (5) slugs a second inning home run against the Milwaukee Brewers at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Wed Sep 11, 2024 (AP News photo)

Milwaukee (83-62). 001 000 100. 2. 6 1

San Francisco (72-74). 440 201 02x 13 17. 1

Time: 2:36

Attendance: 22,022

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

San Francisco, CA

By Lewis Rubman

SAN FRANCISCO–This Wednesday night’s Giant 13-2 annihilation of the almost certainly playoff bound Milwaukee Brewers was more vaudeville than drama. In a laugher like this, there is no developing story to narrate, just a staggering collection of statistics to enumerate.

Five Giants had multi hit games: Tyler Fitzgerald (who went 3 for 5), Mike Yastrzemski (2 for 4), LaMonte Wade, Jr. (2 for 4), Jerar Encarnación (2 for 5), and Patrick Bailey (3 for 4).

Seven Giants hit for extra bases: Yastrzemski (a double and a home run, Wade (a double), Marco Luciano (a double), Fitzgerald (two doubles), Bailey (a double), and Luis Matos (a double).

Three Giants hit home runs: Yaz, Matt Chapman, and Encarnación, who became the first right. handed batter to hit the ball out of the park to right this year.

Six Giants drove in runs: Yaz (4), Chappy (1), Wade (2), Luciano (1), and Encarnación (2).

Chapman extended his hitting streak to 10 games.

San Francisco scored eight of its runs in the first two frames. They came off starter Colin Rea, who suffered his fifth defeat against a half a dozen wins. He faced 23 batters in his four inning stint and gave up 10 runs, all earned, on 11 hits, three of them yard, and saw his ERA soar from 3.72 to 4.21.

Three more Milwaukee pitchers combined to allow another six Giant hits. The last of the lot was infielder-outfielder Jake Bauers, who surrendered San Francisco’s final two runs and three hits.

Three Giant pitchers coasted to victory. Blake Snell bounced back from his awful previous start, when he needed 42 pitches to get through one inning of two run (one earned), two hit ball against the Diamondbacks on September 5.

He went five frames Wednesday night, throwing 95 pitches, 61 for strikes, and holding the Brewers to one run, which was earned, on four hits and two walks while striking out eight. The win improved his record to 3-3, 3.52.

Austin Warren and Sean Hjelle pitched two innings each. Warren allowed an unearned run on two hits and a pair of free passes. Hjelle held the Brew Crew to a walk. There was, of course, no save.

Héctor Ramos, the only Giant in the starting lineup who failed to get a hit, drew a walk, scored, and made two magnificent diving catches in left.

Thursday, Milwaukee veteran Frankie Montás (6-10, 4.69) will face off against San Francisco rookie Hayden Birdsong (3-5, 5.19) at 6:45pm PT.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Michael Duca: Giants jump on Brewers early in 13-2 laugher at Oracle Park

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Mike Yastrzemski (5) for the San Francisco Giants slugs a second inning three run home run against the Milwaukee Brewers at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Wed Sep 11, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the San Francisco Giants podcast with Michael Duca:

#1 The San Francisco Giants didn’t waste anytime Wednesday night scoring four runs in the first inning off the Milwaukee Brewers starter Colin Rea.

#2 The Giants Tyler Fitzgerald scored the game’s first run. Heliot Ramos scored LaMonte Wade’s RBI single, and Jerar Encarnacion hit a two run homer scoring Wade ahead of him to make it 4-0.

#3 The Giants added another four runs in the second inning when Fitzgerald hit a RBI double scoring Patrick Bailey. That brought up Mike Yastrzemski who hit a three run homer and it was 8-0.

#4 The Giants later would add five more runs which included a Matt Chapman fourth inning home run. For Chapman it was his 24th homer of the season.

#5 Brewers and Giants are now tied in the series and match up for the rubber game on Thursday night. The Brewers will start RHP Frankie Montas (6-10, ERA 4.69) and for the Giants RHP Hayden Birdsong (3-5, 5.19) first pitch at Oracle Park 6:45pm PT. What your take on this match up?

Michael Duca does the San Francisco Giants podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

A’s Beat Astros 5-4, Win Series and Will Go For the Sweep in Game Three Thursday

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Oakland A’s Jacob Wilson (5) and Kyle McCann (center) score after McCann’s two run top of the sixth inning home. The Houston Astros catcher is Yanier Diaz (right). (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Despite falling behind early, the Oakland A’s (63-82) tied up this game in the third inning and went on to beat the Houston Astros (77-67) 5-4. Thursday the A’s will be going for the sweep. Joey Estes struggled a bit early but got his game back on track going 6 2/3 innings.

Oakland has had some very good results when they hit those homers and they did have one home run off the bat of Kyle McCann in this game. Max Schuemann had two hits and stole a couple of bases and is now tied with Lawrence Butler with 14 steals apiece this season.

After winning a 12 inning game over the Astros Tuesday 4-3 the A’s took game two and won the series in Wednesday night’s game A’s starter Joey Estes went 6.2 innings, allowed seven hits, two earned runs, one walk and struck out two. Astros starter Hunter Brown pitched five innings, allowed nine hits and five runs which were all the runs that the A’s needed to win the ball game.

Tuesday night the A’s took a 2-0 lead in the second inning and Wednesday night, it was the Astros that got out in front early 2-0 in the second inning. Jake Meyers sacrificed driving Alex Bregman home and taking the early 1-0 lead. They would add to their lead when Mauricio Dubon singled Jeremy Pena home for the 2-0 lead.

Oakland would tie up this game in the third inning 2-2. Brent Rooker singled Max Schuemann home for their first run of the game. JJ Bleday grounded into a fielder’s choice and Ryan Noda scored on an error to even the score. Houston would take back the lead in the third inning when Yordan Alvarez scored on an Athletic error 3-2. Both teams had a couple of errors apiece in the third inning.

The fourth and fifth innings were quiet for both teams but the A’s turned this game around in the sixth inning. Kyle McCann hit a two run home run with Jacob Wilson on base and Oakland had taken a 4-3 lead. Brent Rooker would add another run in the same inning hitting a single driving Max Schuemann home and taking a 5-3 lead.

It was a terrific outing for Joey Estes who went 6 2/3 innings allowing seven hits and three runs. He struggled to start but pulled it together in a gutsy performance. He was relieved by TJ McFarland who got Oakland out of the seventh inning.

The Astros would make things interesting in the eighth inning scoring a run trialing by the score of 5-4. Kyle Tucker singled Alex Bregman home and this game got very uncomfortable for Oakland. The A’s got out of the inning and this game went into the ninth.

Oakland was three outs away from taking this series in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was ‘Miller Time” and it was a great showing. Mason Miller dismissed Jake Meyers, Mauricio Dubon and Victor Caratini, three and out and the A’s had won game two by the slimmest of margins 5-4. Oakland finished the game with ten hits only scoring in two frames.

There is nothing better than going on the road and winning and it is especially sweet when it’s the Houston Astros on the losing end. Max Schuemann had a terrific game with two hits and a couple of stolen bases.

Schuemann has stolen 14 bases this season. Lawrence Butler continued his streak with another hit in this game and he also has 14 stolen bases this season. He did miss Tuesday night’s game being somewhat under the weather but he was all hands on deck in Wednesday’s game.

After winning this game, Oakland now has the opportunity to sweep this series Thursday. Mitch Spence will take the mound in Thursday’s game. He has a 7-9 win/loss record and a 4.42 ERA. The Astros will be looking to avoid the sweep starting Framber Valdez. He has a 14-6 win/loss record and a 2.97 ERA and he will give the Oakland offense a run for their money. First pitch for this game is scheduled for 11:10 AM PT.

Brewers edge Giants 3-2; Contreras gets 3 hits, Mitchell takes SF deep

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Milwaukee Brewers Joey Ortiz belts a seventh inning triple against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Tue Sep 10, 2024 (AP News photo)

Milwaukee (83-61). 200 001 000. 3. 9. 0

San Francisco (71-74) 100 001 000. 2. 4. 1

Time: 2:07

Attendance: 25,096

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

San Francisco, CA

By Lewis Rubman

SAN FRANCISCO–Rookie righthander Landen Roupp celebrated his 26th birthday this chilly Tuesday evening by making his first major league start. It came against the National League’s central division runaway leaders, the Milwaukee Brewers.

After a rocky opening frame, in which he surrendered two runs, Roupp kept the visitors off the board until he was relieved by Tristan Beck, with the Giants trailing, 2-1. The Brew Crew won, 3-2, and Roupp was charged with the loss.

Regardless of the outcome, the rookie can be proud of his performance. He lasted five innings and allowed five hits, four of them in the fatidic first, and didn’t issue a single walk. 47 of his offerings were counted as strikes.

His record now is 0-1, 3.44. San Francisco used three other hurlers. Tristan Beck gave up a 411 foot home run to Garrett Mitchell on the first pitch he threw on relieving Roupp, and that was the deciding blow of the game. Beck surrendered another two hits in his two innings on the mound. Sean Hjelle and Taylor Roger pitched an inning apiece, the former allowing one hit and the latter two walks.

Roupp’s opposite number, Aaron Civile, began the season with Tampa Bay, where he went 2-4, 5.07. After being traded to Milwaukee on July 3 he was 3-2, 3.88 until today, a combined mark of 5-8, 4.62. Like Roupp, he yielded two runs, but the Brewers’ starter left with a lead and so was never in danger of being charged with the loss.

Both runs he allowed in his 5-1/3 innnings on the mound were earned. They came on three hits, one of them a homer, and a walk. 20 of his 68 pitches were balls. Civile was the winning pitcher, making his overall record 6-8, 4.57.

He was followed by DL Hall, who walked one and struck out another in his 1-2/3 innings of work, Trevor Megill (one K in one inning), and Devin Williams, who earned his 10 save, with a one hit, one walk, two strike out ninth.

Milwaukee’s two runs in the first came on a first pitch leadoff double to right, followed by an RBI single to right by William Contreras, who advanced to third on another single to right, this one by Jake Bauers. It was Mitchell’s solo blast off Beck that gave the Brewers the deciding run

San Francisco’s two tallies came in the first and sixth innings. Mike Yastrzemski walked to start the home half of the first. Héliot Ramos forced him out at second with a ground out to third and, after Michael Conforto was caught looking at a third strike, scored on Matt Chapman’s double off the Chevron advertisement in the left field corner.

Yastrzemski’s 346 foot leadoff home run off a 76mph Civale curve in the sixth brought the Giants their second and last run. It was round tripper #14 for the year.

The Brewers almost made it 4-2 when Joey Ortiz doubled to right center and reached third when Giants’ second sacker bobbled the throw he would have relayed to Chapman. Ortiz tried to score on what would have been a wild pitch by Beck, but Patrick Bailey recovered the ball and threw Ortiz out at home. Milwaukee challenged the call, but it was upheld.

Blake Snell, on whom the Giants had pinned their hopes when they signed him during spring training, is scheduled to start Wednesday’s evening’s 6:45 game. But it’s too late for the King Street Repertory Players’ version of Waiting for Lefty.

Colin Rea (12-4, 3.72) will be on the hill for Milwaukee. The series will conclude on Thursday evening with Frankie Montás 6-10, 4.69_ on the mound for the Brewers and Hayden Birdsong (3-5, 5.19) facing them for the Giants.

He Was A Giant? Feature Article Mel Hall OF 1996 #2

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Former San Francisco Giant outfielder Mel Hall seen here at Tarrant County Court House in Fort Worth Texas on June 15, 2009 (AP News photo)

Mel Hall – OF – 1996 – # 2

He was a Giant?

By Tony the Tiger Hayes

A flamboyant, ego-centric player whose persona was part Randy “Macho Man” Savage and part Deion Sanders – the marriage between the swaggering Mel Hall and the Giants was mercifully annulled after the veteran outfielder appeared in 25 games during the dismal 1996 season.

Why was he a Giant?

After spending 1993-95 playing in Japan, the left-handed hitting journeyman signed with the Giants on a make good contract as a pinch-hitter and backup outfielder for 1996.

Hall in essence would replace “Neon Deion” himself after the short term Giant and dual Super Bowl winning 49ers cornerback decided to focus on football only.

During spring training, the 35 -year -old Hall proved he could still rake, slugging three long balls in Arizona exhibitions. But it was also clear the bombastic ball player didn’t have much else to contribute.

Hall’s knees were shot, making him a liability in the field and on the base paths.

One Giants beat writer described watching Hall try to leg out a spring training double as “painful.”

But the Giants, who were on their way to a 94-loss season, needed some type of spark.

Hall’s 134 career MLB HRs were a tantalizing gravitational pull for San Francisco. The Giants also didn’t have much in the cupboard as far as backup outfielder options, with Mark Leonard, the slowest rising prospect in baseball, being Hall’s main camp competitor.

“I knew Mel Hall could hit. He’s dangerous at the plate. Clearly he could be a magnificent DH somewhere,” said Giants manager Dusty Baker, wondering aloud if he could justify carrying Hall on a National League roster. “His bat’s as quick as ever. It’s a matter of if we can afford his lack of running.”

But Hall, hobbled as he was, was adamant he was the man for the job.

“Barry Bonds has been the only left-handed hitter on this team with power. I could add to that,” Hall proclaimed. “I add a little depth. If somebody goes down I can come in.”

The Giants would up keeping Hall as strictly a pinch-hitter. In two months with the club, Hall appeared on defense in just three games.

But Hall wasn’t exactly Johnny Clutch off the bench, hitting just 2-for-19 in a pinch-batter role.

In his waning days in Orange & Black, Hall complained that his relegation to bench duty was to blame for his anemic results in the batter’s box.

After striking out with the bases loaded as a pinch-hitter in one game, Hall said sitting on the bench had left him rusty and inefficient.

What’s more, Hall decided he was more than just a pinch-hitter.

“Pinch-hitting is a vital role,” Hall said. “ But I will never accept it.”

With that, Baker’s patience with Hall had reached its apex.

“I don’t want to hear anymore Mel Hall complaints,” an exasperated Baker said. “Every man has to find a way to stay sharp for his particular job. We all agreed Mel would be a pinch-hitter. He assured me he could do it.”

Hall was sent packing soon after. After mouthing his way out of San Francisco he was out of pro ball for good.

Before & After

Hall’s reputation as a malcontent blotted out much of his usefulness over his career. He was a clubhouse bully (as a Yankee, he reportedly terrorized a young Bernie Williams) and his opinion of himself was always three times greater than his actual value.

As a rookie with the Cubs, Hall he carried extra batting gloves in his back pocket to waive “good bye” to opposing players after he hit home runs. And he loved playing the eccentric star role. As a Yankee he lived in Trump Tower and kept a baby tiger as a pet.

Hall also carried on a long term sexual relationship with an underage teen girl during his playing career. The affair was later documented in an extensive ESPN investigation.

Overall Hall was a career .276 hitter for the Cubs, Indians, Yankees and Giants.

He Never Had a Giants Bobblehead Day. But…

In his Giants debut, Hall punched a pinch-hit RBI single off Marc Wohlers and scored a run in a 12-10 loss at Atlanta (4/1/96).

Giant Footprint

In 2009, Hall was convicted of three counts of aggravated sexual assault after being convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl he coached on an elite basketball team. He is currently serving a 45 -year federal prison term.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Giants open up 3 game set with Brew Crew Tuesday night at Oracle

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San Francisco Giants Curt Casali gets congratulations from teammates in the Giants dugout after hitting a top of the fourth inning home run against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego on Sun Sep 8, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the SF Giants podcast with Marko Ukalovic:

#1 Matt Chapman, Jerar Encarnacion and Luis Matos all hit a home run each off of San Diego Padres starter Joe Musgrove on Sunday as the Giants combined for a six run fourth inning and ended up defeating the Padres 7-6 at Petco Park in San Diego.

#2 The win by the Giants wins the series over the Padres two out of three games and ends their short three game road trip in San Diego.

#3 The Giants had leads of 6-0 and 7-1 but the pitching let down and the Padres were able to pull within one run and it was hair raising for manager Bob Melvin who had to go into strategy mode in preventing a loss.

#4 The Padres added three runs in the seventh due to a wild pitch by the Giants Tyler Rogers allowing a run, Tyler Roger’s wild pitch allowed a run, shortstop Tyler Fitzgerald’s miscue dropping the ball at shortstop who ran into second baseman Marco Luciano. Luciano dropped a pop up hit by the Padres Jurickson Profar that allowed the third run.

#5 The Giants open up against the NL Central’s first place Milwaukee Brewers. This Brewers team has given that Championship vibe not since felt since 1982 when the were an American League team and faced off against the St Louis Cardinals. This Brewers team has it all, pitching, hitting, speed, fielding, and a keen sense of avoiding errors. The Brewers come into Oracle with starting pitcher Aaron Civale (5-8, 4.62) the Giants Hayden Birdsong (3-5, 5.19) will be the starter for Tuesday night. First pitch 6:45pm PT.

Marko Ukalovic does the San Francisco Giants podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Giants hold off Padres in 7-6 slugfest; Four SF homers help in win

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San Francisco Giants Luis Matos thanks the good Lord for connecting for a home run in the top of the fourth inning as San Diego Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka looks on at Petco Park in San Diego on Sun Sep 8, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Daniel Dullum

Sunday, September 8, 2024

Despite a late comeback by San Diego, San Francisco used home run power early and held on for a 7-6 win Sunday at Petco Park.

San Diego (81-64) remains in second place in the NL West, trailing the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers by six games, while the Giants (71-73) remain in fourth place.

The Giants tagged San Diego starter Joe Musgrove (5-5) for three home runs in the top of the fourth inning – a two-run shot by Matt Chapman, a three-run homer by Jerar Encarnacion that was followed by a solo shot by Luis Matos – giving San Francisco a 6-0 lead.

Chapman had two of San Francisco’s seven hits. Luis Arraez led the Padres with three hits.

San Diego got on the board with Jackson Merrill’s leadoff home run in the bottom of the fifth, cutting the Giants lead to 6-1. San Francisco responded with a one-out solo home run by Curt Casall, extending the Giants lead to 7-1.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Padres began their comeback after San Francisco made two pitching changes, the latter from Taylor Rogers to Tyler Rogers. Merrill, who walked off Taylor Rogers, later scored on a wild pitch by Tyler Rogers. Jurickson Profar then reached on Tyler Ferguson’s throwing error, allowing Arraez (who singled) and Donovan Solano (who walked) to score. The Giants lead was cut to 7-4.

Camilo Doval took the mound for San Francisco to start the bottom of the eighth. After Jake Cronenworth singled, Xander Bogaerts drove a two-run home run to left-center, pulling the Padres to within 7-6.

Two batters later, Ryan Walker replaced Doval and diffused the rally, then retired the Padres in order in the ninth to end the game.

Erik Miller (4-5), who replaced starter Spencer Givens, worked 1 2/3 innings to get the win. Doval was credited with his third hold, and Walker threw a scoreless 1 2/3 innings for his seventh save.

Musgrove struck out seven and walked one, but also gave up six earned runs in his 4 1/3 innings.

After taking Monday off, the Giants host Milwaukee on Tuesday at Oracle Park. Aaron Civale (5-8, 4.62) starts for the Brewers, while Hayden Birdsong (3-5, 5.19) is on the mound for the Giants. Game time is 6:45 p.m PT.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Stephen Ruderman: Webb has been stand up all season long; Picked up 12th win Saturday

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb seen here pitching at a previous game at Oracle Park held the San Diego Padres to ten hits and three runs in six innings for the win at Petco Park in San Diego on Sat Sep 7, 2024 (AP News photo)

SF Giants podcast with Stephen Ruderman:

San Francisco Giants Grant McCray celebrates his three run home run in the top of the second inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego on Sat Sep 7, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the SF Giants podcast with Stephen:

#1 San Francisco Giants rookie Grant McCray hit two homers and had five RBIs in a 6-3 win in San Diego Saturday.

#2 McCray has been a big part of the offense since coming debuting with the Giants August 14.

#3 It was McCray’s rightfield home run that put the Giants ahead in the second inning 3-2 and he proved to be the key player in the line up on Saturday.

#4 Giants starter Logan Webb pitched six innings allowed ten hits, and three runs. Tell us about the kind of job that Webb has done all season as he’s been the key for this rotation.

#5 Spencer Bivens (3-1, 2.86) gets the start for the Giants and for the Padres starter Joe Musgrove (5-4, 4.09) both competitors tell us how you see this match Sunday?

Stephen Ruderman is a podcast contributor and a Giants beat writer at http://www.sportsradioservice.com