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Padres Lugo was dealing and Soto was swinging; Giants shutout 4-0 at Oracle

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San Diego Padres pitcher Seth Lugo pitches the top of the first against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Tue Sep 26, 2023 (AP News photo)

San Diego (78-80). 101 000 200. – 4. 7. 1

San Francisco (78-80). 000 000 000. – 0. 3. 1

Time: 2:19

Attendance: 28,183

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

By Lewis Rubman

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Giants were outplayed from beginning to end in Tuesday night’s 4-0 loss to the San Diego Padres.

San Francisco fans thought they would be given another chance to see the highly touted rookie Kyle Harrison acclimate himself to the rigors of major league baseball. The 22 year old righty from San José had been on the line up card that Gabe Kapler originally submitted and was featured prominently on the tenth page game Information notes that the Giants distributed to the press as well as in the pregame public address announcements.

Unfortunately, an illness, the nature of which was not disclosed, caused him to miss his start. It’s not known, or at least hasn’t been announced, if he’ll pitch again this season The lineup card that Sean Manaea delivered to home plate umpire Tripp Gibson listed opener John Brebbia as San Francisco’s starting pitcher.

The unforesen change did not work to the Giants’ benefit. Juan Soto smacked his 34th home run of the year, a two out solo shot to center that travelled 396 feet into the plaza area that divides the two halves of the bleachers.

Brebbia fanned Fernando Tatís, Jr. to retire the side and retired Garrett Cooper, the first batter he faced in the second, before giving way to Alex Wood, who stayed in the game and threw 82 pitches over 4-2/3 innings and allowed only one run, which was unearned, on four hits and three walks.

San Francisco almost got back the run that Brebbia had allowed when, in the bottom of the first, JD Davis lined a double off the brick wall in right field, where Tatís let it get away from him. Davis beat shortstop Xander Bogoaerts’ relay to third but overslid the bag and was tagged out to end the inning.

Poor defence cost San Francisco another run in the third. After Brettt Sullivan’s clean one out single to left, Bogaerts got a checked swing infield hit to second. Tairo Estrada’s throw not only failed to nab Sullivan, but it sailed past Wade and enabled Sullivan to move onto third. He scored on Ha-Seong Kim’s 6-3 ground out, short to first when Marco Luciano had a play in front of him at second, although it’s not clear that the Giants could have pulled off a double play.

Ryan Walker replaced Wood for the visitors’ seventh, and Soto did what he’d done to Brebbia, smack a four bagger. This one came with two outs and a runner on first. The 398 foot shot to left center came off a 95mph slider and left Soto’s bat at 108.4 mph. It brought his home run total to 35 and his RBI to 108.

Sean Hjelle, who has struggled mightily this year, hurled two scoreless innings to keep the Giants behind by only a 4-0 margin when they took their last licks. He even managed to be the sole Giant pitcher to retire Soto. managed to get through a scoreless top of the eighth.

The Padres got an outstanding performance from their starting pitcher, Seth Lugo. The right hander shut the orange and black out for 8-2/3 innings, limiting them to three hits and three walks. He threw 123 pitches 80 for strikes and struck out seven Giants. He was the winning pitcher, which improved his record to 8-7, 3.57. Josh Harder, who struck out a pinch hitting Wilmer Flores, earned his 32nd save.

Brebbia was charged with the loss. His balance sheet now reads, 3-3, 3.65.

Contrary to what I reported last night, the Padres have not yet been eliminated from the wild card race. Both the Giants and the Pads have a tragic number of one, and San Diego has a insurmountable advantage in the tie-breaking run differential figures.

The two rivals will play the rubber game match of this series, Wednesday, at 6:45pm PT. Matt Waldron (1-3,4.58) is scheduled to start for San Diego. Sean Manaea (7-6, 4.51) will return to his role as starter.

He was a Giant? Ken Reitz -3B – 1976 – #14 by Tony the Tiger Hayes feature article

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Ken Reitz as a San Francisco Giant in 1975 (photo from Steiner Sports)

He Was a Giant?

Ken Reitz

By Tony the Tiger Hayes

Apparently San Francisco native Ken Reitz was on the Giants “Most Wanted” list after all.

And not for the reasons he may have envisioned.

Reitz – who grew up near the Cow Palace – had a love of sports and rooting for the Giants as a kid. Unfortunately, like most of the others kids in hard scrabble neighborhood on the Daly City border, Reitz also grew up with an

evergreen hole in the pockets of his blue jeans.

So when he wasn’t playing local organized sports, to feed his Giants appetite Reitz was honing his skills as one most prolific ticket taker evaders in the history of Candlestick Park.

While other kids in the neighborhood preferred the old bum’s rush approach to sneaking into Candlestick, the scrappy Kenny was better at scaling the exterior cyclone fences that surrounded the old concrete bowl.

So when Reitz received a call from the Giants in December of 1975, you couldn’t really blame him if he thought the financially struggling club was calling to collect on those unpaid tickets.

Thankfully, they were not. But the real reason the club’s director of scouting Jerry Donovon was calling was only slightly less troubling.

The Giants, who had long struggled at the box office, were on the brink of bankruptcy, and frantically looking for someone to purchase the club.

Meanwhile, the slick fielding Reitz had established himself as one of the most reliable third basemen in the the National League in his three season’s as the Redbirds main man at the Hot Corner (1973-75).

When the call came from the Giants, Reitz had just been awarded the league’s Gold Glove Award for third baseman.

Further more he had just bought a home in St. Louis and was looking to settle down the “Gateway to the West” city.

“First, I was shocked by the trade,” Reitz admitted. “ I thought there was one chance in a hundred that I’d be going so soon. And if I was going, I was wishing it would be to the Pirates. I’d been hearing that they were willing to give up Al Oliver or Richie Zisk for a third baseman.”

But once reality set in, Reitz grew to appreciate the deal to the Giants, or so he let on.

He’d be working out of the same clubhouse as his childhood hero’s.

“Now that I’ve thought about it I’m kinda glad to be a Giant. Id like to help turn the franchise

around. It was such a great one when was a kid, with Mays, MeCovey. Marichal and those wonderful players. Its been painful to see the franchise go down hill.”

The club was hesitant to deal Falcone – coming off a fantastic rookie season, but the hole was glaring at the hot corner.

The Giants had never really filled the position after the venerable Jimmy Davenport retired in mid-1970.

“I enjoyed watching Davenport. He was so steady. The team had superstar but Jimmy made so many contributions and was so consistent that you had to leave the ballpark as an admirer,” Reitz said.

Reitz attended his first Giants game in 1959, back at Seals Stadium, the club’s first San Francisco home after decamping New York.

“I was about six years old, I can’t remember who the Giants were playing but Willie McCovey hit two home runs.”

When Reitz reported to spring training in 1976 he was uniquely greeted by Bill Rigney, manager of the Giants in the first game Reitz attended. The elderly Rigney was rehired to manage the club in 1976 by new team owner Bob Lurie.

“He’s a professional player,” Rigney said of Reitz. “There isn’t anything he can’t do.”

Reitz would have a decent season in 1976 for the Giants, his only as a Giant. In 155 games, second most on the club, Kenny batted .267 with 5 home runs and 66 RBI for a fourth place Giants club that suffered from inner dissension and poor attendance at freezing Candlestick.

Nearly one year to that day that he was traded to his hometown team the Giants traded Reitz back to the Cardinals for right-handed pitcher Lynn McGlothen.

Reitz wasn’t shy about his joy returning to the mid-west.

“I’m real happy and saying that might be mild. There are many negative things out in San Francisco,” he said. “The writers are always on your back and the fans are rough on you too. I’m so happy, I can’t stand it.”

Giants Conforto takes advantage of faltering Padres for 2-1 win

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San Francisco Giants hitter Michael Conforto gets a two RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning to take the lead on the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Mon Sep 25, 2023 (@SFGiants photo)

San Diego (77-80). 100 000 000. – 1. 9. 0

San Francisco (78-79). 000 000 02x – 2. 7. 0

Time: 2:23

Attendance: 28,557

Monday, September 25, 2023

By Lewis Rubman

SAN FRANCISCO—While no one was looking, the fast fading San Francisco Giants found themselves tied in the National League playoff standings with the until recently tail dragging San Diego Padres. That would have been exciting news a week ago when no team had a chance to catch the Dodgers for the division championship but the final playoff berth was up for grabs, but at game time this warm and somewhat humid Monday evening, both the friars and the hometown Giants had an tragic number of only two with six games to go. Not that it matters much, but the Padres enjoyed a tie breaking run differential of 91 to -16.

Monday night’s terrific, hard fought, come from behind 2-1 Giants win eliminated San Diego from. the wild card race, although it also reduced San Francisco’s elimination number to one with five games remaining to be played.

The Giants, 2-8 in their last ten encounters, sent their tough luck ace, Logan Webb (10-15, 3.35 for the first 156 games of the season; 1-2, 2.36 in September). He turned in a tremendous performance tonight, throwing a 110 pitch complete game victory, in which he gave up nine hits, two of them in a stressful ninth inning, and no walks. The one run scored against him was earned and came in the first frame. The win improved his record to 11-13, 3.25.

The Pads went with Blake Snell, 14-9, 2.33 for the heretofore underperforming San Diegans and leading the majors in ERA, opponents’ batting average, opponents’ slugging average, and hits allowed per nine innings. He threw six shutout frames, stymying the Giants, who left seven runners on base under his watch. Three of them, one in each of the first three frames, were in scoring position.

The Cy Young candidate faced 25 batters, threw them 100 pitches, of which only 35 were balls, and allowed them four hits and chalked up seven strikeouts while two walks. His no decision left him at 14-9 but reduced his already low ERA to 2.25.

Tom Cosgrove relieved him in the bottom of the seventh and, after getting two outs and suffering an infield single from Slater, turned the ball over to Robert Suárez, San Diego’s first right hander of the game, who retired the side on a hard bounder to Ji-man Choi at first.

In spite of that clutch out, the Giants’ eighth inning surge made Suárez the losing pitcher, with a record of 4-3, 4.21.

The visitors struck first with a game opening infield single by Xander Bogaerts, a line double to left by Fernando Tatís, Jr., and Manny Machado’s Texas League single to left. Webb escaped further damage when Luis Matos caught Ha-Seong Kim’s line drive to left and doubled up Tatís, trying to get back to second.

The Friars maintained that one run lead until the bottom of the eighth. With Suárez on the mound, a succession of left handed pinch hitters, with one right handed starter thrown into the mix, putSan Francisco ahead, 2-1.

LaMonte Wade, Jr., batting for JD Davis, walked. The starter, Marco Luciano, doubled to right, sending Wade to third. Joc Pedeson, batting for Mitch Haniger, received an intentional walk to load the bases.

Switch hitter Patrick Bailey’s grounder to first forced Wade out at the plate. And then Michael Conforto, pinch hitting for Héliot Ramos, whacked an opposite field single to left that brought in Luciano and Pederson with the tying and winning runs.

But that didn’t end the drama. Webb didn’t just breeze through the top of the ninth. Juan Soto greeted him with a leadoff single. The Manny you love to hate sent him to second with another safety to center. Both runners moved up 90 feet on Ha-Seongs’s ground out to third.

Wade, now playing first, fielded Ji-Man Choi’s hard shot and threw Soto out at home for the second out. And then Matt Baten grounded out to second.

The three game series will continue tomorrow, Tuesday, evening at 6:45. Bob Melvin’s crew will send Seth Lugo (7-7, 3.79) against the orange and black, who’ll entrust their fate to rookie Kyle Harrison (1-1, 4.85)

Oakland A’s relocation special report podcast with Augie Musenburg: Baseball Commissioner Manfred says Oakland Mayor Thao was not truthful

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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred addresses the media. Manfred said this week that Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is not being truthful regarding getting a new stadium deal done in Oakland (AP file photo)

On the Oakland A’s relocation podcast with Augie Musenburg:

#1 A San Francisco Chronicle column written by John Shea title Oakland vs. MLB as Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao exchange unpleasantries regarding who dropped the ball in trying to get a deal done in Oakland.

#2 You might recall that during the All Star game in Seattle Mayor Thao went to Seattle and presented Manfred with 30 copies of books for each team owner documenting how Oakland was close to a deal with the A’s before team president David Kaval had called and pulled out. Do you feel that this is the crux of why Manfred has some strong words about Thao after giving him the documentation and he felt she’s not telling the truth?

#3 Manfred said that Mayor Thao was good at pointing out how MLB got this wrong and the A’s got that wrong but questioned if Thao handled getting the A’s deal done in Oakland well Manfred said “Don’t think so.” It should be noted that Thao had been newly elected and had only been in office a few weeks when the A’s said they had a binding deal with Las Vegas while they were in the middle of negotiating with Oakland and backed out of the deal.

#4 Manfred also said that Thao is about to lose her third team, making it sound that this happened under her watch and that she’s not telling the truth. Manfred also said he and Thao never talked about Oakland getting an expansion team and the city keeping the A’s name. Was Manfred upset about being presented the books and that he wants this deal in Vegas all along.

#5 Manfred also said that Thao didn’t reach out to him after winning election. Manfred said that Thao didn’t reach out after she won election and took that Manfred took that as a signal they weren’t negotiating about the A’s anymore.

Augie Mesenburg is a podcast contributor at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco Giants podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Giants loss to Dodgers drops them 5 games back of Wild Card

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San Francisco Giants’ LaMonte Wade Jr. celebrates in the dugout after hitting a home run during the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles on Sun Sep 24, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the SF Giants podcast:

#1 Chris Taylor got a tenth inning single that scored the game winning run to help the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the San Francisco Giants 3-2 at Dodger Stadium.

#2 Things started out in the bottom of the second inning when the Dodgers scored two runs. James Outman hit a two run homer to center right field scoring JD Martinez for a 2-0 lead.

#3 The Giants LaMonte Wade Jr slugged a 408 foot home run to center scoring Tyler Fitzgerald ahead of him to tie the game up 2-2.

#4 The Dodgers who are already in the post season have won three out of the last four with the Giants. The Dodgers are one of the favored teams to have a shot at making the World Series but there is some tough competition which includes the mighty Atlanta Braves.

#5 The Giants return home to host the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park. The Padres will be starting Blake Snell (14-9 ERA 2.33) and for the Giants Logan Webb (10-13 ERA 3.35) with a first pitch at 6:40pm PT.

Join Marko for the Giants podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Giants Fall to Dodgers in Tenth 3-2; SF Drops 5 Games Back in NL Wild Card

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San Francisco Giants’ LaMonte Wade Jr., right, celebrates with Tyler Fitzgerald after they both scored off of a home run hit by Wade Jr. during the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodgers Stadium on Sun Sep 24, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Despite having the bases loaded numerous times the San Francisco Giants were unable to get past the Los Angeles Dodgers losing in ten innings 3-2 Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium.

The Dodgers were first up on the scoreboard in the second inning. J.D. Martinez doubled followed by James Outman who wasted no time knocking the first pitch out of the park for a 2-0 lead.

San Francisco would tie up the game in the fifth inning. Fitzgerald came to the plate and singled to center. Next up LaMonte Wade Jr. homered to center and this game was all tied up 2-2. It was a brand new ball game.

The deadlock would continue into the eighth inning. Both defenses had really stepped up and there was not a whole lot of offensive action from either team.

In the ninth inning the Giants were on the verge of breaking this tie. They had the bases loaded with Heliot Ramos on third, Marco Luciano on second and LaMonte Wade Jr. was intentionally walked.

San Francisco had a huge opportunity to put some runs up on the board and break the tie. Dodgers pitcher Evan Phillips got out of the inning striking out Mitch Haniger giving Los Angeles the chance for a walk off. A Freeman ground out, a Muncy line out and a Martinez strike out sent this game into extra innings.

In the tenth inning the Giants once again loaded the bases with Estrada, Pederson and Haniger on base and Patrick Bailey at the plate. San Francisco did not want to come away empty a second time.

In a horrible twist of fate the Dodgers pulled off a double play and this game went into the bottom of the tenth. You can only toy with the Dodgers for so long before it bites you in the rear. With Amed Rosario on third base, Chris Taylor singled and that was ball game.

The Giants unable to turn loaded base situations into runs was their downfall in this game. They had every opportunity to win the game but just couldn’t pull it off. Although not mathematically out of a Wild Card it does now look pretty grim.

Giants post game notes: Sunday afternoon the San Francisco Giants (77-79) took on the Los Angeles Dodgers (96-59) in game four of their four game series. The Dodgers won the first game of the series 7-2 as well as the third game in a shutout 7-0.

San Francisco won game two 5-1 and are looking to even this series in game four. The Giants are running out of time with only seven games left and still sitting in sixth place for a Wild Card. They will need a lot of help to get into that third spot and they can’t give up anymore games. Making things worse for the Giants every team that is vying for the Wild Card spots won today. The Phillies, Marlins, Cubs, Reds, and Diamondbacks all winners.

Monday night the Giants will begin a three game series at Oracle Park with the San Diego Padres. On the mound for San Francisco will be Logan Webb. He has a 10-13 win/loss record with a 3.35 ERA. The Giants offense will face the Padres Blake Snell with a 14-9 win/loss record and a 2.33 ERA. Juan Soto leads the Padres in home runs with 33, and his batting average is .282 with 105 RBIs.

The Giants have a good one in Wilmer Flores who is having a great season with 22 home runs and a .281 batting average. Thairo Estrada is another offensive weapon for San Francisco with a .274 ERA. First pitch on Monday is scheduled for 6:45 PM.

Giants shutout by Dodgers 7-0

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Photo credit: SF Giants opener John Brebbia pitches against the Dodgers on September 23, 2023. (Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports)

By: Mary Anne

The San Francisco Giants played their third game with the rival Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night. The Giants were shutout by the Dodgers 7-0 at Dodger Stadium. San Francisco fell to 77-78, while Los Angeles improved to 95-59.

The Giants’ starting lineup featured Austin Slater, Thairo Estrada, J.D. Davis, Wilmer Flores, Mitch Haniger, Marco Luciano, Luis Matos, Tyler Fitzgerald, Patrick Bailey, and John Brebbia. Brebbia (3-2, 3.53 ERA) took the loss after pitching just 1 1/3 innings and giving up one hit, one earned run, one walk, one strikeout, and one home run.

After a scoreless first inning, Los Angeles got on the board in the bottom of the second inning. J.D. Martinez homered on a fly ball to center field for a 1-0 lead.

The Dodgers tacked on two runs in the bottom of the third inning. J.D. Martinez doubled on a line drive to Luis Matos. Mookie Betts and Max Muncy scored to make it a 3-0 game.

The Dodgers added two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Freddie Freeman doubled on a line drive to Luis Matos. Austin Barnes scored to extend the Dodgers’ lead to 4-0 as Mookie Betts went to third base. Max Muncy then singled on a fly ball to Tyler Fitzgerald. Betts scored to expand the Dodgers’ lead to 5-0 as Freeman went to third base.

The Dodgers got two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Mookie Betts doubled on a line drive to Mike Yastrzemski. David Peralta and Austin Barnes scored to widen the Dodgers’ lead to 7-0.

Notes
The Giants recalled Heliot Ramos from Triple-A Sacramento after placing Scott Alexander on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain — retroactive to September 22.

As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, we remember on this day in 1956, Ozzie Virgil Sr. made his MLB debut as the league’s first player from the Dominican Republic. Virgil Sr. played in the MLB from 1956 to 1969 as a utilityman. Three of Virgil Sr.’s stints were with the New York/San Francisco Giants (1956-57, 1966, and 1969).

Up Next
The Giants and Dodgers will wrap up their rivalry series on Sunday at 4:10 p.m. Pacific. The Giants’ starter is TBD, while the Dodgers’ starter is Lance Lynn (12-11, 5.92 ERA).

Giants Hit Three Home Runs Get Past Dodgers 5-1; SF now 3 games back of NL Wild Card

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Top of the fourth inning San Francisco Giants hitter Mike Yastrzemski slugs a home run in front of Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Fri Sep 22, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

San Francisco Giants (77-77) sluggers Mike Yastrzemski, Thairo Estrada and Tyler Fitzgerald all hit home runs in game two of this series on Friday night. They held the Los Angeles Dodgers (94-59) to five hits and a single run winning the game 5-1.

This game was scoreless through three innings but it was San Francisco that put two runs up on the board in the fourth inning. Mike Yastrzemski knocked a two-run homer with Joc Pederson on base for the 2-0 lead. San Francisco would add to their lead in the sixth inning with a second home run, this one off the bat of Thairo Estrada for a 3-0 lead.

The Giants defense held the Dodgers until the bottom of the eighth when Los Angeles attempted a rally that came up way short. Freddie Freeman singled James Outman home but that would be all that the Dodgers could manage.

San Francisco would belt another home run in the ninth inning. Tyler Fitzgerald had a two-run homer with Marco Luciano on base and the Giants had taken a 5-1 lead and that would be the final. The Fitzgerald home run was his first career long ball giving the Giants the insurance they needed to nail down this win.

The Giants had eight hits in this game and San Francisco pitcher Sean Manaea went seven innings allowing three hits, no runs and two strikeouts. This was Manaea’s first win over the Dodgers. Manaea has the only two wins on the Giants current road trip. He gave up a hit to Miguel Rojas in the third inning but then retired 11 batters in a row in a terrific appearance on the mound.

This win brought the team back to .500 ending their three game skid. The Giants had not been below .500 since June 5th. This was a badly needed win for San Francisco in the crowded NL wild-card race.

Post game notes: Thursday night the Giants lost to the Dodgers amid a host of crazy errors. The Giants were able to tie the game in the top of the sixth inning but that was about it for San Francisco. Wild pitches along with an unbelievable error by right fielder Mike Yastrzemski and another from Wilmer Flores gave the Dodgers a real leg up.

After losing the series to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Giants find themselves in a precarious situation. Hopes of a wild card berth are quickly fleeting, they won Friday night but they must continue stringing wins. The Reds, Marlins, and Diamondbacks all lost Friday but San Francisco still remains in the sixth spot three games back in the wild card race with the San Diego Padres hot on the Giants trail.

This rivalry will continue on into the weekend with games three and four. Clayton Kershaw will take the mound for the Dodgers on Saturday. The Los Angeles Ace has a 12-4 win/loss record and a 2.52 ERA. A starter for the Giants is still undecided at the time of this post. First pitch for game three is scheduled for 6:10 PM in another must win for San Francisco.

Fitzgerald gets first MLB RBI in Giants’ 7-2 loss to Dodgers

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Photo credit: Los Angeles Dodgers’ J.D. Martinez, second from right, heads to first for a solo home run as San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Kyle Harrison, left, watches along with catcher Blake Sabol, second from left, and home plate umpire Erich Bacchus during the fourth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

By: Mary Anne

The San Francisco Giants began a four-game series with their biggest rival, the Los Angeles Dodgers, on Thursday night. The Giants lost a 7-2 heartbreaker to the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.

John Brebbia (3-1, 3.41 ERA) took the loss for the Giants. San Francisco fell to 76-77, while Los Angeles improved to 94-58.

The Giants’ starting lineup featured LaMonte Wade Jr., Wilmer Flores, Joc Pederson, Michael Conforto, Thairo Estrada, Mike Yastrzemski, Marco Luciano, Blake Sabol, Tyler Fitzgerald, and Kyle Harrison. Harrison pitched for 5 1/3 innings and gave up three hits, two earned runs, one walk, two strikeouts, and one home run.

After two scoreless innings, Los Angeles got on the board first. Enrique Hernandez was out on a sacrifice fly to Mike Yastrzemski. Chris Taylor scored for a 1-0 Dodgers lead in the bottom of the third inning with two outs.

The Dodgers doubled their lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. J.D. Martinez homered on a fly ball to right field for a 2-0 lead.

The Giants finally got on the board in the top of the fifth inning. Tyler Fitzgerald walked, and Mike Yastrzemski scored to cut the Dodgers’ lead to 2-1. Marco Luciano went to third base, while Blake Sabol went to second base.

The Giants tied the ballgame in the top of the sixth inning. Joc Pederson homered on a fly ball to center field to even the score 2-2.

The Dodgers regained their lead in the bottom of the sixth inning. J.D. Martinez was out on a sacrifice fly to Mike Yastrzemski. Will Smith scored for a 3-2 lead with two outs.

Fast forward to the bottom of the seventh inning as the Dodgers extended their lead, thanks to a wild pitch by Luke Jackson. Chris Taylor scored first for a 4-2 lead. James Outman went to third base. Outman later scored to make it 5-2.

The Dodgers expanded their lead in the bottom of the eighth inning. J.D. Martinez singled on a sharp line drive to Tyler Fitzgerald. Freddie Freeman scored for a 6-2 lead. Chris Taylor singled on a ground ball to Michael Conforto. Max Muncy scored to make it 7-2. Miguel Rojas went to second base.

Notes
Tyler Fitzgerald made his MLB debut with the Giants on Thursday. Fitzgerald’s family cheered after he walked to record his first MLB RBI.

The Giants recalled Tristan Beck and Marco Luciano from Triple-A Sacramento while selecting Tyler Fitzgerald after optioning Sean Hjelle to yesterday’s Triple-A Sacramento postgame, placing Brandon Crawford on the ten-day injured list with a right hamstring strain, and placing Paul DeJong on unconditional release waivers.

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The Giants and Dodgers will meet again Friday night at 7:10 p.m. Pacific. The Giants will start Sean Manaea (6-6, 4.82 ERA). The Dodgers haven’t announced tomorrow’s starter yet.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Stephen Ruder: Three games out of NL Wild Card, four games with Dodgers in the Southland starts tonight

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The Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo (left) gets the force out on the San Francisco Giants Mike Yastrzemski (right) in the bottom of the first inning at Chase Field in Phoenix (AP News photo)

On the SF Giants podcast with Stephen Ruderman:

#1 The trip to Arizona is not all that it was cracked up to be. The Giants got swept in two games and fell back three games in the NL Wild Card.

#2 There was problem in the name of Corbin Carroll who hit his 25th home run and stole his 50th base for the Diamondbacks and just made things more difficult for the Giants.

#3 Carroll also used his glove against the Giants tracking down a left field line drive that helped wrap up the Diamondbacks six run win 7-1.

#4 Talk about Giants pitcher Logan Webb who gave up three runs on nine hits and just lost command of the D-Backs line up on Wednesday.

#5 The Giants will try again in Los Angeles as they take on the Dodgers for four games starting Thursday night. Starting pitcher for the Giants Kyle Harrison (1-5 ERA 5.18) for the Dodgers Emmett Sheehan (3-1 ERA 5.44) first pitch 7:10pm PT.

Stephen Ruderman filled in for Michael Duca who does the Giants podcasts Thursdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com