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Giants Errors Along With a Decimated Roster Spells Another Series Loss At the Hands Of the Guardians 5-2

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San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames (left) avoids colliding with Osleivis Basabe (right) against the Cleveland Guardians in the bottom of the fourth inning at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Thu Aug 20, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants (52-74) and the Cleveland Guardians (61-66) met Thursday in game three, with the series all tied up. Both teams will be looking for more production at the plate in this game. Hits were few and far between as were runs yesterday for each of them.

The Guardians got a start similar to their game one win. They scored three runs in the first inning with Steven Kwan, Travis Bazzana and Patrick Bailey crossing home plate for the early 3-0 lead.

The Giants made this game a whole lot more manageable in the fourth inning. Willy Adames homered with Rafael Devers on base and San Francisco had pulled to within one run.

Cleveland would push their lead back out leading 4-2 going into the bottom of the sixth. Going into the eighth inning Cleveland continued to hang onto the 4-2 lead. The Guardians put up one more insurance run on the scoreboard for the final score 5-2. They had won the game and the series.

GAME RECAP

The Guardians jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Landen Roupp walked Steven Kwan and it was on. Travis Bazzana singled followed by a Jose Ramirez single and the Guardians had the bases loaded. Nathaniel Lowe sacrificed both Kwan and Bazzana home for two runs and a 2-0 lead. A Patrick Bailey single drove Ramirez home for the third run and a 3-0 lead. It had been a rough start for Roupp

Roupp pulled it together nicely in the second and third innings going three and out in both. The Guardians starting pitcher Gavin Williams had a great start rolling through the first three innings.

The Giants finally broke through in the fourth inning scoring two runs and only trailed by a single run 3-2. Devers singled in the top of the inning and Willy Adames hit his 200th career home run. The game now was completely within reach of San Francisco.

There was a pitching change for Cleveland in the sixth inning. Williams was relieved by Tim Herrin after 5 2/3 innings. Herrin got out of the inning. Cleveland would score another run in the bottom of the sixth.

Roupp allowed a single followed by a walk and that would be it for him relieved by Sam Hentges who gave up yet another single and Bailey scored the Guardians fourth run of the game. They led 4-2 going into the seventh.

San Francisco went three and out in the seventh still trailing late in the game. Carson Seymour had relieved Hentges in the bottom of the inning closing out the seventh. Going into the eighth inning the Giants needed some production at the plate only six outs away from losing the game and the series.

The Giants got something going in the top of the eighth. Bryce Eldridge walked followed by a Jung Hoo Lee single and San Francisco had two runners on base with two outs. Osleivis Basabe grounded out leaving the two runners stranded.

The Giants JT Brubaker would take the mound in the bottom of the eighth. He faced Patrick Bailey, former Giant, who was having a nice game with two hits. San Francisco suffered a second error in a rundown and the Guardians had Petey Halpin on second with only one out.

Halpin had gotten to second on the error and advanced to third on a wild pitch. A Brayan Rocchio single drove Halpin home and the Guardians were having a very lucrative inning. It had not gone well for JT Brubaker giving up the run. Cleveland took the 5-2 lead into the ninth inning.

San Francisco was three outs away from losing the game going into the top of the ninth. They had been unable to produce timely hits and had not played clean ball really digging themselves into a hole. Victor Bericoto lined out, and Jonah Cox struck out. Christian Koss walked and the Giants were still alive.

Andrew Knizner also walked and San Francisco had two runners on base against one of the best closers in the game Cade Smith. The Giants ran out of luck when Devers flied out and that was the ball game 5-2 in favor of Cleveland.

GAME NOTES

The Giants had struck out 40 times in this series against an amazing pitching squad in Cleveland. It was just to much for San Francisco having to come from behind while trailing 3-0 twice in the series.

In Thursday’s game again they fell behind 3-0 in the first inning. Too many errors today coupled with lack of production at the plate was a real recipe for a losing effort. Pitching has been a real problem with no consistency for the Giants.

Adames has not been playing clean ball lately and it has been tough to watch. San Francisco has had so many injuries and their lineup has been totally decimated, there is just no margin for error right now.

The Giants got close in the fourth inning but let it slip away with errors and lack of offense. Williams struck out 11 Giants in 5 2/3 innings allowing only four hits and two runs. All in all a comeback for San Francisco in this game was a stretch. The Giants were outplayed in the key moments of this game. They only had four hits to the Guardians 9.

Landen Roupp was stung in the first inning but settled down and kept the Guardians from breaking this game open. Adames two run home run was the highlight of the game for the Giants. Unfortunately this was the only offensive highlight for San Francisco.

The Giants will now take it to Boston for a matchup with the Red Sox. San Francisco will be looking to bounce back after this series loss and who better to look to than Logan Webb. He has had some amazing outings. He has a 8-7 win/loss record and a 3.50 ERA. The Sox will start Sonny Gray who has been impressive with a 15-3 win/loss record and a 2.65 ERA. He will be a handful. First pitch for this game is scheduled for 4:10 PM.

All aboard the Tugboat Express; San Francisco’s Matt Wilkinson a Part of Giants Shutout Win Over Guardians 1-0

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San Francisco Giants starter Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson was dealing agianst the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Wed Aug 19, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants (51-74) took on the Cleveland Guardians (61-65) in game two of their three-game series at Progressive Field this evening. In Wednesday’s matchup San Francisco started Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson in his MLB debut.

He was just called up from Triple-A and could potentially be a part of their future rotation. Family and friends of Wilkinson were on hand to share what had to be one of the greatest moments of his young life.

The Guardians had Parker Messick on the mound today. Through six innings San Francisco had 5 hits, the Guardians 4. In the fourth inning the Giants got up on the scoreboard taking a 1-0 lead that would persist into the seventh inning and beyond.

Rafael Devers scored on a Victor Bericoto infield single for the only run of the game. It would come down to the relief pitching and the Giants ability to keep Cleveland off the bases protecting that lead.

Going into the bottom of the ninth inning it would be up to Dylan Smith to close out the game for the win. He first pitch was wild but he settled down and finished off this game beautifully.

GAME RECAP

Cleveland pitcher Parker Messick gave up a single in the first inning but got out of it and this game was off and running. The Giants young Matt Wilkinson in his first major league debut faced the top of the Cleveland lineup undaunted going three and out.

The second inning was more of the same a pitcher’s dual. Messick had a three and out inning and the Giant’s Wilkinson started off the bottom of the inning giving up a single but finishing off the next three Cleveland at bats.

There would be a change on the mound for the Giants in the third inning. Messick struck out a couple of Giants to end the top of the inning and Adrian Houser relieved Wilkinson who had a couple of great innings.

San Francisco got the fourth inning started with a Rafael Devers double. He reached third base on a Messick wild pitch. With two outs Victor Bericoto singled Devers home and the Giants had their first lead of the series 1-0.

Chung Hoo Lee doubled and the Giants had runners at second and third but left them both stranded, missing a great opportunity to score another run. In the bottom of the fourth, Houser got into a bit of bind giving up a single and a double back-to-back with two outs but avoided any damage. The Guardians also left runners stranded on second and third.

The battle on the mound continued through the fifth and sixth innings. There would be a change on the mound for the Guardians in the seventh inning. Hunter Gaddis relieved Messick getting out of the inning and in the bottom of the seventh the Giants Houser gave up a single but not much else. It had been a beautifully pitched game by both teams. The Giants’ Wilkinson and Houser had pitched seven innings of shut-out ball.

Going into the eighth inning Willy Adames had his third hit of the game but the Giants were just not getting the timely hits to support their runners. Adrian Houser remained in the game to start the bottom of the eighth but walked the first at-bat. That would be it for Houser who had pitched five innings.

Dylan Smith would relieve Houser in a tough spot with a runner on base and no outs. A wild pitch sent Steven Kwan to second base after walking but Smith closed out the inning with three strikeouts.

San Francisco went three and out in the top of the ninth inning and so Dylan Smith would take the mound looking to protect the 1-0 lead and tie up this series. With one out, Angel Genao singled, Petey Halpin struck out swinging and the Giants were one out away from winning game two. Dylan Smith got the third out, a Patrick Bailey strikeout, and San Francisco had tied up this series winning game two 1-0.

GAME NOTES

Wednesday night’s game show-cased some amazing work on the mound for San Francisco. The most memorable moment was the first major league appearance for Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson.

He had just been called up from Triple-A but there was not a trace of the jitters seemingly in total control of the two innings he pitched. He allowed just one hit with no runs and walked one.

He had completed two scoreless innings in his debut. You may ask why only two innings when he was pitching so well. It is possible that San Francisco was being cautious with him evaluating him as a young pitcher who could possibly be a part of their future rotation. It looked like it was a planned workload but he was absolutely amazing and it would have been nice to see at least one more inning from him.

The Guardians Parker Messick also had a great showing on the mound only giving up the one run in the fourth inning pitching through 6 2/3 innings. He allowed six hits, one run, no walks and 10 strikeouts.

There was not a lot of offense in this game; we saw more of a good old-fashioned pitching dual and they were all excellent on both sides. In order to win a one-run game the work on the mound has to be impressive and it sure was from Wilkinson, to Houser, to Smith it could not have gone better for the Giants.

Offensively the Giants Victor Bericoto had the hit in the fourth inning that won this game. Willy Adames had three hits in the game and Jung Hoo Lee had a couple. Not a lot of timely hits but the pitching more than made up for it.

Thursday the Giants will be looking to win this series taking game three. Landen Roupp will take the mound for San Francisco. He has a 7-12 win/loss record and a 4.31 ERA. Cleveland will start Gavin Williams. His win/loss record is 11-7 with a 3.74 ERA. First pitch for this game is an early one scheduled for 10:10 AM.

Tough Start in Cleveland As Giants Get Crushed 8-1

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San Francisco Giant Bryce Eldridge is congratulated in the Giants dugout after hitting a second inning home run off Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Foster Griffin at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Tue Aug 18, 2026 (AP News photo)

It was not the series start that the San Francisco Giants (51-74) were looking for as they took on the Cleveland Guardians (61-65) at Progressive Field. Cleveland took an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning to jump start the game for the Guardians and they did not look back.

San Francisco did score a run in the second inning but they would not cross home plate for the rest of the game. The Guardians on the other hand scored in the second, fourth and seventh innings finishing the game with eight runs for a final score of 8-1. Joe Adell was a monster at the plate with six RBIs a career high for him and the Giants only managed seven hits to the Guardians 12.

GAME RECAP

The Guardians Jo Adell got this game going in the right direction for Cleveland hitting a three run homer in the bottom of the first inning. This was only the beginning for the Guardians.

San Francisco’s Bryce Eldridge hit a solo home run in the top of the second inning but that would turn out to be the only run for the Giants in this game. Cleveland would add two more runs in the bottom of the second inning. Again Jo Adell was right in the mix singling Steven Kwan and Jose Ramirez home for a 5-1 lead.

San Francisco had the bases loaded in the fourth inning but left them all stranded as the inning went into the bottom. Cleveland was picking starting pitcher for San Francisco Carson Whisenhunt apart.

He gave up another couple of runs in the inning. For a third time it was an Adell single that drove in Brayan Rocchio and a Drew Gilbert error eventually allowed Kwan to cross home plate giving Cleveland a 7-1 lead after only four innings.

There would be a pitching change in the top of the fifth inning for San Francisco with Trent Harris relieving Whisenhunt. Harris went three and out in the bottom of the inning finally stalling out the Guardians hit parade.

Cleveland’s starting pitcher Foster Griffin was cruising also going three and out and it was on to the sixth inning.

The sixth inning was a good one for both starting pitchers with Griffin going another three and out and Harris only giving up a single.

The Guardians made a pitching change in the top of the seventh inning with Matt Festa relieving Griffin who had gone six innings in a great showing. Cleveland would score another run in the bottom of the inning which would turn out to be their final run of the evening.

San Francisco relief pitcher Reiver Sanmartin gave up the one run for the final score 8-1 in favor of Cleveland. SanMartin would also pitch the eighth inning going three and out.

GAME NOTES

It was a rocky outing for San Francisco starting pitcher Carson Whisenhunt. He only pitched four innings giving up nine hits, seven runs, (six earned) and two walks with only one strikeout. Relief pitcher Trent Harris who relieved Whisenhunt had two great innings only giving up one hit and had five strikeouts.

The Guardians starting pitcher Foster Griffin breezed through this game going six innings only giving up the one run. He finished the game giving up five hits, the one run, no walks with six strikeouts.

The highlight of this game was the remarkable performance by Clevelands Jo Adell who finished with one run, three hits, and six RBIs. He was on fire in this game. The Guardians Jose Ramirez also had three hits and two runs.

The Giants Jonah Cox had two hits as did Bryce Eldridge. Eldridge scored San Francisco’s only run of the game.

Wednesday the Giants will be looking for a far better effort than Tuesday night’s game. Matt Wilkinson will take the mound for the Giants. This will be his very first MLB start, his first appearance for San Francisco. He has never pitched in the major leagues before. He did have an excellent season in the minors with 96 strikeouts in 90 innings this year. The Guardians will start Parker Messick. He has a 9-7 win/loss record and a 2.59 ERA. First pitch for this game is scheduled for 3:40 PM.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: Giants basically running a triple A line up; A’s Soderstrom out on 10 day IL nursing hip injury; plus more news

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San Francisco Giants third baseman Buddy Kennedy is hitting .091 but has started the last three games (photo from Field Level Media)

That’s Amaury News and Commentary:

#1 The SF Giants are bascially using a triple A line up and even have a third baseman Buddy Kennedy who hitting .038 starting in the line up.

#2 The Giants had used Matt Chapman and Casey Schmitt as starting third basemen and both are on the IL around the time of the trade deadline and had to look to Kennedy for third base help.

#3 The Sacramento A’s are also having injury problems most recently Tyler Soderstrom suffered a hip inpingement and went on the 10 day IL, how much of an impact is it having Soderstrom out of the line up?

#4 Reggie Jackson recently said that at one time he attempted to purchase the Oakland A’s when former A’s owner Ken Hoffman and Steve Schott owned the team but Reggie said he was denied by MLB Commissioner at the time Bud Selig. The purchase as the team was sold to Lew Wolf. Reggie felt that was his best opportunity to own the A’s but was denied because Selig helped his fellow sority brother Wolf.

#5 The A’s have recently fell into last place in the AL West after being in first place earlier in the season. During the period when they were a first place team there was optimism and even some hope that they can hold on and get to the post season.

Amaury Pi-Gonzalez – Cuban-born Pi-González is one of the pioneers of Spanish-language baseball play-by-play in America. Began as Oakland A’s Spanish-language voice in 1977 ending in 2024 (interrupted by stops with the Giants, Mariners and Angels). Voice of the Golden State Warriors from 1992 through 1998. 2010 inducted in the Bay Area Radio Hall of fame.

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San Francisco Giants podcast Marko Ukalovic: Rockies score ten runs in three innings to top Giants 13-7 at Oracle

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Sam Hentges (31) yells into his glove at the end of the top of the fifth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026 (Bay Area News Group photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Marko Ukalvoic:

#1 Rafael Devers hit a three-run home run for the Giants. How important was his homer in helping San Francisco build its early 7–6 lead?

#2 Blade Tidwell struggled with his command, issuing five walks. How did his control problems contribute to the Giants losing their lead?

#3 Despite the loss, the Giants collected 11 hits. How would you evaluate the offensive performances of Rafael Devers, Jung Hoo Lee, and Willy Adames?

#4 Giants reliever Sam Hentges took the loss after Colorado’s sixth-inning rally. What went wrong for San Francisco’s pitching staff during the Rockies’ seven-run comeback?

#5 After allowing seven unanswered runs, what should Rafael Devers, Jung Hoo Lee, and the rest of the Giants do differently to prevent a similar late-game collapse?

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

San Francisco Giants game wrap: Tidwell wild, and Rockies take season series with wild 13-7 win over Giants

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Colorado Rockies Zac Veen (center) celebrates after scoring on a wild pitch in the top of the sixth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun Aug 16, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

Colorado Rockies 13 (50-74)

San Francisco Giants 7 (51-73)

Win: Nick Frasso (1-1)

Loss: Sam Hentges (1-5)

Time: 3:08

Attendance: 32,063

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–It was a wild one Sunday at Oracle Park, as Blade Tidwell gave up six runs on five walks, and the Rockies ended up pulling away late to take this series, and the season series, with a 13-7 win.

Sunday was an important day. The Giants came into today 6-6 against the Rockies, and they needed a win to take the season series. Hey, the Giants have not lost a season series to the Rockies since 2020. The last thing this team needs is another symbolic reminder of what a nightmare this season has been.

Blade Tidwell would take the ball in his third start of the season. Tidwell had solid starts against the Rangers and Astros, and hoped for another one against the Rockies today.

Tidwell got Jake McCarthy to ground out to start things off. Cole Carrigg drew a one-out walk. and Drew Cavanaugh wasted one of the Giants’ two challenges trying to overturn it. Micky Moniak then pulled a p-rod right into the glove of Bryce Eldridge over at first base, and Eldridge promptly tagged Carrigg out for the double play,

Now, the Giants were up against Gabriel Hughes in the bottom of the first inning. Rafael Devers slashed a double down the left field line with one out in the bottom of the first inning. Though, it was a little close at second. Eldridge fisted a broken-bat base-hit to center field to knock in Devers, who scored without a throw.

The Giants had struck first, but the top of the second wouldn’t be pretty for Tidwell. Willi Castro walked to start the inning. Troy Johnston and Zac Veen both got base-hits, and Castro scored on Veen’s base-hit to tie the game.

We then had a bit of a weird play. Jordan Beck hit a liner to short that was dropped by Christian Koss. However, Koss flipped the ball to second to retire Veen, and then Osleivis Basabe threw the ball to third to retire the lead runner, Johnston. I’m not sure Buddy Kennedy was aware that he needed to tag Johnston, but he did after a slight delay. It was a 6-4-5 double play. You don’t see those every day.

It seemed as if that would help limit the damage for Tidwell in the top of the second, or so we thought. Brett Sullivan walked, and Adael Amador hit a three-run home run to right, in what was just his second big league at-bat of the season, to give the Rockies a 4-1 lead.

Believe it or not, the Giants would have a response in the bottom of the second. Cavanaugh led off the inning with a beautifully-placed—and beautiful all around—bunt single along the third base line. We don’t see that enough in our great game today. Something like that is always a good omen for an inning.

Turner Hill grounded into a fielder’s choice, and Kennedy lined a base-hit to left. Drew Gilbert, who was fresh off a three-hit and three-RBI game yesterday, shot a base-hit to center to knock in Hill, and cut it to 4-2.

Devers was up, and pulled an inside slider that went just foul down the right field line, and into the water. It flipped a guy’s kayak out there, and they showed it on the scoreboard for all of us to see. It may have been the most eventful foul splash hit in history, and thankfully ended with the guy being able to come up with the ball.

Devers then took a curve down and in, and hit a real splash hit to put the Giants back ahead. The same fan would not get it, which was unfortunate, because they would have been a storybook ending to a memorable at-bat. It was also the 110th splash hit here at Oracle Park.

Tidwell bounced back for a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the third. The Giants would add a run in the bottom of the third, when Hill would knock in Basabe with his first big league hit.

Tidwell threw another one two three inning in the top of the fourth. Hughes didn’t throw a one two three bottom of the fourth, but it was rather quick, thanks to Gilbert getting picked off at first base.

Tidwell retired Sullivan to start the top of the fifth. However, after Tidwell walked Amador and McCarthy his day was done after just 63 pitches. Tidwell threw 100 and 96 pitches in his first two starts respectively, but his five walks got to him Sunday.

Sam Hentges was brought in, and Carrigg greeted him with a double down the left field line, which scored Amador, and made it a one-run game at 6-5. Moniak then got McCarthy in with a sacrifice fly, and that tied the game at 6-6.

All in all, Tidwell gave up six runs on just three hits. However, as I mentioned above, the five walks are what really got to Tidwell.

Hughes walked Eldridge to start the bottom of the fifth, and Nick Frasso was brought in. Frasso retired Jung Hoo Lee, but hit Basabe on the left hand. Cavanaugh then singled to left to load the bases, but Hill struck out for the second out.

Kennedy was up with two outs, the bases loaded and a full count. He took a fastball inside to put the Giants back ahead. However, Koss struck out, and that’s all the Giants would get.

The top of the sixth would not be pretty either. Hentegs was back out, and issued a pair of walks.

JT Brubaker came in with runners at second and third and two outs. With Amador at the plate, Brubaker threw one in the dirt that Cavanaugh could not find, and Veen came in to score to tie it at 7-7.

Amador and McCarthy both walked. Brubaker got ahead of Carrigg 0-2, but that was before Brubaker hit him on the foot. The Rockies retook the lead, and it was 8-7.

Reiver Sanmartin then came in, and Moniak lined a base-hit to left to knock in a pair. While it didn’t lead to any more runs scoring, Hill overran the ball in left, which allowed Moniak to reach second. It was just a brutal exclamation point, as the score was now 10-7.

Parker Mushinski threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth. Brett Sullivan then hit a three-run home run off Keaton Winn in the top of the seventh to open it up to 13-7, and put the game away.

As for the Giants’ bullpen the rest of the way, Trent Harris threw a scoreless top of the eighth, and Jason Foley threw a one two three top of the ninth.

Despite his shaky bottom of the fifth, Nick Frasso got the win. Sam Hentges took the loss.

The Rockies have indeed won the season series against the Giants 7-6. The Giants fall to 51-73 on the season.

Now, it’s back on the road for the Giants. They will play three in Cleveland against the Guardians starting on Tuesday, followed by three at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox starting Friday.

The series in Cleveland will be a reunion with catcher Patrick Bailey, whom the Giants traded to the Guardians on May 9. How well he does in this series, and how many walk-off home runs he hits, remain to be seen.

Starting pitchers for San Francisco LHP Carson Whisenhunt (3-3 ERA 6.11) will take the ball in what will be a matchup of lefties in the series opener on Tuesday for Cleveland LHP.Foster Griffin (13-4 ERA 3.25).

First pitch will be at 6:40 p.m. EDT in Cleveland, 3:40 p.m. PDT back home in San Francisco.

Buster gives Tony his confidence:

President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey made it clear that Tony Vitello will return as the Giants’ skipper next season.

With the Giants’ brutal 51-73 season to this point under the rookie big league manager, there had been speculation about Vitello’s future. That is despite the fact that there are two years remaining on his contract, and despite the fact that moving on from Vitello would mean the Giants bringing in their fourth manager in five years.

Posey dispelled any rumors about Vitello’s future with a blunt “he’s coming back.”

San Francisco Giants podcast Stephen Ruderman: Rockies-Giants conclude 3 game set at Oracle Park Sunday

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San Francisco Giants starter Blade Tidwell (46) gets the nod against the Colorado Rockies Sun Aug 16, 2026 (photo from Yahoo Sports)

San Francisco Giants podcast Stephen Ruderman:

#1 Stephen if the San Francisco Giants win this game against the Colorado Rockies that would make them .500 at 8-8 in rubber game for the 2026 season.

#2 The Giants in their season series with the Rockies are 6-6 in their 12 match ups San Francisco are 4-2 at Oracle Park and 2-4 at Coors Field in Denver.

#3 The Giants lead the Rockies with five straight series wins going back to 2021. The last time the Giants lost a series to the Rocks was going back to 2020. The Giants going back to 2019 have won six of the seven completed season series vs. the Rockies.

#4 Drew Gilbert connected for three hits including a home run on Saturday. For the season Gilbert is hitting .319, 11 runs scored, seven RBIs over the last 18 games since July 24.

#5 Starting pitchers for Sunday’s contest for Coloardo RHP Gabe Hughes (0-4 ERA 5.61) and for San Francisco RHP Blade Tidwell (0-0 ERA 2.78)

San Francisco Giants podcasts with Stephen Ruderman are heard at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Giants explode for six-run fourth inning to back solid start from Webb in 7-1 win over Rockies

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Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

Colorado Rockies 1 (49-74)

San Francisco Giants 7 (51-72)

Win: Logan Webb (8-7)

Loss: Michael Lorenzen (3-11)

Time: 2:26

Attendance: 35,069

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO– San Francisco Giants starter Logan Webb was solid, as he gave up a run, and struck out seven over six innings. He was backed up by the Giants’ offense, which exploded for six runs off of Colorado Rockies starter Michael Lorenzen in the bottom of the fourth inning, as the Giants won 7-1 Saturday afternoon at Oracle Park.

Webb was once again the stopper, following a lifeless performance by the Giants’ offense in a 5-2 loss Friday night. If you want to know honesty, it was possibly the worst overall-played game in baseball this season.

Turner Hill was in the lineup and left field to make his major league debut Saturday, and he got to catch the first out of the game. Welcome to the big leagues, kid!

Webb threw a one two three top of the first inning to open things up, and the Giants would come up against Lorenzen in the bottom of the first. Like Kyle Freeland Friday night, Lorenzen came into today’s game 3-10.

Webb threw a scoreless top of the second, which included his100th-career strikeout. Webb struck out the side, and it was a good thing his strikeout of Zac Veen for the second out was his100th K. He struck out TJ Rumfield on, get this, a pitch clock violation for the first out of the inning.

The Rockies manufactured a run with three-straight singles on three-straight pitches with one out in the top of the third. Drew Gilbert responded, and tied the game with a home run to right with one out in the bottom of the third.

Webb settled back down for a one two three top of the fourth. As for Lorenzen, the Giants would have their way with him in the bottom of the fourth.

Jung Hoo Lee and Oseleivis Basabe opened the bottom of the fourth with base-hits. Drew Cavanaugh then walked to load the bases for the kid, Turner Hill. Hill wouldn’t have his Brian Dallimore moment with a grand slam, but he would give the Giants the lead with a sacrifice fly to left field to knock in Lee.

With the bases loaded and two outs, Drew Gilbert grounded a base-hit up the middle, and into center field to knock in a pair of runs. That made it 4-1, and the beat went on.

Parker Mushinski replaced Lorenzen, and Rafael Devers hit a ground rule double that bounced off the left field foul pole to make it 5-1. Gilbert then scored on a wild pitch to make it 6-1.

Bryce Eldridge topped it off when he poked a base-hit to center. That gave Eldridge a six-game hitting streak, and it capped off a six-run inning for the Giants.

Webb threw a shutdown one two three top of the fifth. There was a bit of a scary moment when Brett Sullivan led off the inning line drive off Webb’s pitching arm, which ricocheted to Christian Koss for a 1-6-3 putout. It was a painful assist for Webb, but he stayed in the game, and went back out to throw a one two three top of the sixth.

Webb was done after six. He gave up just the run on four hits, and he struck out seven.

With the Giants up 7-1, it was smooth sailing for the Giants’ bullpen. Carson Seymour threw a scoreless top of the seventh, and a one two three top of the eighth. Dylan Smith ended it with a one two three top of the ninth.

Logan Webb got the win. Unlike Kyle Freeland last night, Michael Lorenzen did not get his fourth win of the season. Instead, he took the loss.

The Giants improve to 51-72.

RHP Blade Tidwell (0-0 ERA 2.78) will take the mound, as the Giants will try to take the series in the rubber match Sunday. RHP Gabriel Hughes (0-4 ERA 5.61) will go for the Rockies.

First pitch will be at 1:05 p.m.

San Francisco Giants podcast Stephen Ruderman: Eldrige home run could have motivated SF against Rockies

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Bryce Eldridge (8) seen here running the bases after hitting a bottom of the fifth inning against the Houston Astros on Aug 11, 2026. Eldridge hit another home run against the Colorado Rockies on Fri Aug 14, 2026 at Oracle Park in San Francisco (AP file photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Stephen Ruderman:

#1 Bryce Eldridge hit a solo home run in the fourth inning. How important was his homer in giving the Giants an early offensive spark?

#2 Landen Roupp allowed four runs in 5⅔ innings. What were the biggest challenges he faced against Colorado’s lineup?

#3 Rafael Devers drove in the Giants’ second run with a ninth-inning double. What did his late hit reveal about the Giants’ ability to mount a comeback?

#4 Jonah Cox tripled in the ninth inning before scoring on Devers’ double. How did Cox help create the Giants’ final scoring opportunity?

#5 Jung Hoo Lee was one of the Giants’ key hitters in the lineup. What could San Francisco have done differently offensively to generate more runs against Kyle Freeland, who allowed only one run over eight innings?

Stephen Ruderman is a San Francisco Giants beat writer and does Giants podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Weird weather combo leads to weird game combo of boring and entertaining, as Rockies score four off Roupp for 5-2 win over Giants

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Colorado Rockies Zac Veen flips his bat after connecting for a sixth inning two run home run against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco Fri Aug 14, 2026 (AP News photo)

Friday, Aug. 14, 2026

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

Colorado Rockies 5 (49-73)

San Francisco Giants 2 (50-72)

Win: Kyle Freeland (4-10)

Loss: Landen Roupp (7-12)

Time: 2:28

Attendance: 38,258

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–The Colorado Rockies got to Landed Roupp for four runs, and the San Francisco Giants’ offense sputtered against Kyle Freeland, as the Rockies took what may have been the worst overall game played in baseball this season 5-2.

The Giants were hoisting the Rockies, who came into Friday night two games behind the Giants for fourth place. Or shall, I say the Giants were two games up on the Rockies in terms of avoiding last place.

It was a cold and foggy night, but also a humid and monsoonal night here at Oracle Park. With the super El Nino taking shape across the Pacific Ocean, the monsoonal moisture from the desert has been pushed northwards into the mediterranean climate of Northern California. Combine the marine layer with that monsoonal moisture, and you have yourself an interesting night of weather.

Anyway, Landen Roupp took the ball for the Giants, and opened the game with a one two three top of the first inning. Granted, it helped that Jonah Cox, who was just called back up from Triple-A Sacramento, made a spectacular leaping catch at the track in left-center field to take away at least extra bases from Mickey Moniak.

The Giants would be up against the left-hander, Kyle Freeland, who came into Friday night’s game at 3-10 with a 6.63 ERA. Friday night, Freeland would look like Sandy Koufax against this listless Giants’ offense. In case anyone is wondering, Freeland, too, started his night with a one two three first inning.

Roupp pitched scoreless innings in the second and third. Freeland threw a scoreless bottom of the second.

The Giants had a shot against Freeland in the bottom of the third. They wouldn’t score, but we did get a little bit of entertainment. With Christian Koss at second base and one out, Cox hit a ground ball to short. Koss made a classic rookie mistake, and started to take off for third on a ground ball to the shortstop, but Ezequial Tovar’s throw to third was dropped by Willi Castro. Despite that, Koss went back to second. Hey, that’s what you get in a game between the Giants and the Rockies.

Roupp set down the first two men he faced in the top of the fourth. However, the Rockies manufactured a two-out run.

Bryce Eldridge responded with a home run to center to lead off the bottom of the fourth. For Eldridge, it was his 13th home run of the season.

The Rockies retook the lead in the top of the fifth, and added two more on a bomb and water shot by Zac Veen in the top of the sixth. Jung Hoo Lee just turned around, and didn’t even move. As for Veen, he has hit two home runs in six big league at-bats this season.

Roupp ended up going five and two thirds. As for Freeland, he went eight innings. Freeland only struck out two, which kept his pitch count to 95.

The Rockies scored a run in the top of the ninth. The Giants would get one in the bottom of the ninth against Brennan Bernardino on an RBI double by Rafael Devers. 

Then, we would have some more entertainment. With nobody out, and Devers at second, Rockies’ center-fielder Cole Cerrig made a spectacular diving catch on a blooper off the bat of Bryce Eldridge. Devers just kept going to third, and was easily doubled off at second. Tony Vitello challenged the play, but well, to no avail.

Just as it was both cold and humid here at Oracle Park Friday night, this game was both boring and entertaining. It was just a weird night here at Oracle Park.

Kyle Freeland got his fourth win of the season, and Landen Roupp took the loss. Roupp is 2-9 since June 10.

The Giants fall to 22 games under .500 at 50-72, and are just a game up on the Rockies. This is only the second season since 1996 that the Giants have been 22 games under .500. The other season, of course, was 2017.

The good news is that there will be a quick turnaround Saturday. For San Francisco Logan Webb (7-7 ERA 3.59) will be the starter, and he will be opposed by Colorado’s Michael Lorenzen (3-10 ERA 6.83).

First pitch will be at 1:05 p.m.

Busy day of moves:

Friday, the Giants made a flurry of roster moves in addition to Jonah Cox being called back up. Grant McCray and Nate Furman were sent back down to Triple-A Sacramento. 

Most importantly, outfielder Turner Hill was called up. Hill was too good for Double-A, and thus only lasted a couple of weeks in Richmond. He hit .353 in Sacramento, and was riding a 26-game hitting streak when he was called up. 

I say Hill’s callup was the most important, because he had 40 friends and family on hand here at Oracle Park Friday night. 

Matt Chapman was moved to the 60-day Injured List to make room on the 40-man roster for Hill.

All-Star Game returns to San Francisco:

Friday, Major League Baseball announced that the 2028 All-Star Game will be played at Oracle Park. 

It was generally understood that for the All-Star Game to come back to San Francisco in 2028, major league players would participate in a six-day tournament as part of the 2028 Summer Olympics at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

The Giants last hosted the All-Star Game in 2007. Barry Bonds and Willie Mays came out from center field during an emotional pregame ceremony. Bonds started that game, and hit second in Tony LaRussa’s National League lineup. 

Ichiro hit his famous inside-the-park home run, and Eric Byrnes’ dog jumped into McCovey Cove. Aaron Rowand got his first taste of the home clubhouse and dugout here at then-AT&T Park, where he would spend the next four seasons. Best of all, the late, great Bruce Froemming was the home plate umpire.

The American League won 5-4.