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Verlander gets first career win at Oracle Park and Giants win their third straight 5-2

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San Francisco Giants’ Matt Chapman (26) celebrates after hitting a two-run home run that also scored Wilmer Flores (41) during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in San Francisco, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

By Lincoln Juarez

Justin Verlander threw six strong innings Tuesday night to earn his first career win at Oracle Park. Flores and Chapman homered off Cubs pitching and Luis Matos stayed hot at the plate for a 5-2 win.

The Giants returned from an off-day and a 3-4 road trip Tuesday night to Oracle Park to host the Chicago Cubs, fresh off a sweep of the Angels in Anaheim over the weekend. In game one of the series, Justin Verlander made his 23rd start as a Giant hoping for his second win of the year. 

Verlander tossed a scoreless 1st inning and former Giant, Matt Boyd, who spent part of the 2022 campaign in San Francisco on the injured list, matched him in the home half for the Cubs. Boyd, who went into Tuesday’s game 12-6, 2.61, was making his 26th start of the year. 

The two veterans dueled it out on the mound through the first few innings with the score 1-0 in the Giants’ favor. Wilmer Flores hit his 14th home run of the season in the bottom of the second inning to put the Giants ahead 1-0. That was the only run scored through the first three innings. 

The Cubs offense got started in the top of the fourth when Ian Happ doubled and later came around to score on a Matt Shaw single. 

Chicago got to Verlander again in the fifth, scoring a two-out run to take the lead. Pete Crow-Armstrong hustled out a double and scored on a base hit by Carson Kelly, easily beating the throw home. 

The Giants came together to respond in the home half of the inning. Rallying to put Verlander in line for the win, Luis Matos got the fun started with a lead-off double off the bricks in right field to extend his hitting streak to five games. After Patrick Bailey popped out and Drew Gilbert went down swinging, Heliot Ramos came through to give the Giants a two-out run of their own and tie the game. 

Rafael Devers followed with a bloop single that fell in shallow left field to score Ramos and the Giants took the lead. 

Verlander set the Cubs down in order in the sixth and finished his night, 6.0ip, 7h, 2er, 2bb, 5k. 

The Giants did nothing but add to the lead, scoring two more in the sixth inning on a Matt Chapman home run (17). 

Joey Lucchesi, Jose Butto, and Ryan Walker combined for three shutout innings to preserve Justin Verlander’s first career win at Oracle Park. 

Postgame when Verlander was asked about his outing and the win, he put it quite simply… “Feels good”. 

The Giants have won three in a row and started the homestand strong. Carson Whisenhunt (1-1, 4.91) will face the Cubs’ Colin Rea (10-5, 3.96) Wednesday night at Oracle Park. 

First pitch 6:45pm.

San Francisco Giants podcast Marko Ukalovic: Giants return back to SF open series with Cubs Tuesday

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San Francisco Giant Luis Matos slides safely into home plate in the top of the ninth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Park in Milwaukee on Sun Aug 24, 2025 (AP News photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Marko Ukalovic:

#1 San Francisco Giants Heliot Ramos hit a two run single off Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Trevor Megill on Sunday with two outs in the top of the ninth as the Giants came back and beat the Brewers 4-3 at American Family Park in Milwaukee.

#2 The Giants were behind 3-2 when Matt Chapman came up and hit a ninth inning lead off double followed by Luis Matos who hit a single with one out. Rafael Devers struck out and Megill walked Jung Hoo Lee to load the bases that brought up Ramos who got a two run RBI single to give the Giants the lead 4-3.

#3 Ramos had been in a drought before coming to the plate in the ninth on Sunday going 0 for 12 over the last three games but tracked a 2-1 fastball and slugged it up the middle to get Chapman and Matos across the plate.

#4 Matos contributed earlier in the game with a two run home run that helped give San Francisco their first series win since beating the Pittsburgh Pirates back on Aug 4-6.

#5 The Giants have Monday off and return to Oracle Park to host the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs lead the National League Wild Card race by 6.5 games over second place San Diego Padres. The Giants are 6.5 games back for the last Wild Card spot.

Join Mark Ukalovic does the San Francisco Giants podcast each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Ramos and the Giants Come Alive In Ninth to Beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3

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San Francisco Giants Heliot Ramos connects for a ninth inning two run home run at Wrigley Field in Chicago Cubs on Sun Aug 24, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

When it looked grim going into the ninth inning, the San Francisco Giants (63-68) came to life turning this game around beating the Milwaukee Brewers (81-50) 4-3 Sunday. Matt Chapman doubled, Luis Matos singled and Jung Hoo Lee walked to load the bases in the ninth inning.

Heliot Ramos who had been hitless Sunday until the top of the ninth inning really came through. Ramos singled both Chapman and Matos home to take the lead 4-3. Closer Ryan Walker finished off the Brewers and the Giants had one of their best series wins this season.

Game recap: The Giants got after it in the second inning taking a 2-0 lead. Matos homered to left center for two-runs with WIlmer Flores on first base. Matos has been instrumental the entire series hitting a couple of home runs in game one looking really good in his return to Milwaukee since signing with San Francisco in the last off-season as a free agent.

Milwaukee cut the Giants lead in half in the bottom of the second inning. Brandon Lockridge singled Christian Yelich home from second base and the Brewers trailed by a single run 2-1. Milwaukee tied up the game in the bottom of the third inning 2-2. The Brewers doubled and singled in the inning. Yelich who was having a great day singled Caleb Durbin home from second base for the tie.

The Brewers took the lead in the fifth inning when Caleb Durbin, who was also having a banner day, hit the Brewers first home run of the game for a 3-2 lead.

In the bottom of the sixth inning there was a pitching change for San Francisco. Ray had gone five innings, allowing six hits, three runs, four walks and no strikeouts. Ray was relieved by Joel Peguero in his second appearance on the mound.

There had also been a pitching change for the Brewers in the sixth inning. Starter Chad Patrick went 5 1/3 innings allowing four hits, two runs, two walks and seven strikeouts before being relieved by Nick Mears. Both relief pitchers got their respective teams out of the sixth inning and this game went into the top of the seventh.

The Brewers relief pitcher Shelby Miller took over on the mound in the seventh inning getting out of the inning. The game had reached the seventh-inning stretch in a one-run game with Milwaukee hanging onto the lead 3-2.

Joel Peguero would pitch into the seventh inning. There was a pitching change with two outs in the inning. Matt Gage came in to face Christian Yelich looking for the third out. With the way that Yelich has been playing in this series it was imperative to get that third out. Yelich lined out on the first pitch and it was on to the eighth inning.

San Francisco was running out of outs but the good news was that they had the top of the order to start the eighth inning with Jung Hoo Lee the first at bat. Relief pitcher Abner Uribe got the Brewers out of the inning and San Francisco was down to their last three outs.

With two outs this game took a huge turn in favor of the Giants. Matt Chapman doubled, Luis Matos singled, Jung Hoo Lee walked and the bases were loaded with Heliot Ramos at the plate. He had been 0-4 so far in the game but he connected when it really counted for a single and two runs scored for a 4-3 San Francisco lead going into the bottom of the ninth inning.

Giants Relief pitcher Ryan Walker came in to try and close out this game. With two outs, the Brewers were down to their last out. Sal Frelick singled when he was down to his final strike. Anthony Ziegler came to the plate and was down to his final strike. Ziegler struck out and this was one to celebrate for San Francisco taking a series from the best team in baseball.

The Giants fought back late in the game but came from behind to win not only the game but the series from the best team in baseball. They had an outstanding ninth inning scoring the tying run and the go-ahead run for a 4-3 lead that was enough to take the series. It was great to see Chapman and Ramos instrumental in that ninth inning. It was a well-deserved win after playing a really competitive series especially after struggling lately.

Game notes: Sunday afternoon the Giants played the rubber game of their three game series with the Brewers. Prior to the start of the game, under sparkling blue skies the stadium honored the late great Mr. Baseball Bob Uecker who passed earlier this year at the ripe old age of 90.

The sell-out crowd came early for this celebration of life that included dignitaries from the world of baseball, family, friends as well as the 42,000 plus fans on hand today for this very special commemoration.

The Hall-of-Fame Broadcaster was publicly honored at the perfect venue in fact no other venue would have been appropriate for Uecker than a game day at the stadium. A whole lot went into this celebration combining total respect, humor, memories, highlighting his unparalleled love of the game of baseball. It was a fitting tribute to a man who loved his job and his sport and will forever be remembered by baseball fans around the globe.

When the festivities came to the end that no wanted to see game three get underway. This could have without doubt been an entire day of love, celebration and tribute to Mr. Baseball. He is with all of us in spirit as his beloved Brewers got down to the business of baseball this afternoon.

The Giants tied up the series Saturday in a blazing display of great offense, solid pitching from start to finish and clean defense beating the Brewers 7-1.

San Francisco will now travel home for a series with the Chicago Cubs that gets underway Tuesday night at Oracle Park. Justin Verlander will have another go looking for win number two. He has a 1-10 win/loss record and a 4.64 ERA. The Cubs will start Matthew Boyd who comes into the game with a 12-6 win/loss record and a 2.61 ERA. First pitch for this game is scheduled for 6:45 PM. The Giants are 6.5 game behind for the last Wild Card spot in the NL.

Giants Offense Shines Beating Brewers 7-1

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb was dealing against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Park in Milwaukee on Sat Aug 22, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giant’s (61-68) bats were lit in their game two against the league leading Milwaukee Brewers (81-48). They finished the game with ten hits beating the Brewers soundly 7-1.

Solid pitching with some very productive offense was the perfect formula for a win Saturday. The highlight in the game was the three run home run off the bat of Casey Schmitt. Giant’s pitcher Spencer Bivens closed out the game beautifully.

Game recap: Milwaukee took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Caleb Durbin doubled Jake Bauers home. The Brewers took the 1-0 lead into the top of the sixth inning. Freddy Peralta had walked four runners in the opening innings but had allowed only a couple of singles through five innings. Logan Webb was having a solid game through five with one single two doubles and one walk. He gave up the one run in the bottom of the second inning.

The Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta went five innings only allowing two hits no runs but gave up four walks in the early innings. He was relieved by Grant Anderson who struggled in the sixth inning giving up three hits with one run scored. Milwaukee also had a couple of errors in the same inning which resulted in two runs scored. That was it for Anderson who was relieved by Carlos Rodriguez.

San Francisco starting pitcher Logan Webb went six innings allowing five hits but only the one run. He had two walks and five strikeouts. Webb was relieved by Joey Lucchesi in the seventh inning and Spencer Bivens pitched the eighth inning and closed out the ninth inning.

The San Francisco bats came alive in the sixth scoring three runs, with three hits and taking advantage of two very uncustomary Brewer errors. WIlly Adames was safe at first base on a Milwaukee throwing error.

Dominic Smith had a single advancing Adames to second.. Casey Schmitt doubled driving Adames home for the first San Francisco run of the game and it was a tie score 1-1. Luis Matos grounded into a fielder’s choice and Smith scored.

Casey Schmitt scored on another Milwaukee error taking a 3-1 lead. It had been a very productive inning for San Francisco and Milwaukee had given the Giants some help with the errors.

By the time the dust had settled in a wild seventh inning San Francisco had taken a 6-1 lead in another very productive inning. Rafael Devers singled, Dominic Smith doubled and Casey Schmitt capped it off with a home run to left center for three more runs taking a 6-1 lead.

Patrick Bailey singled Matt Chapman, who had walked, home for a 7-1 lead and San Francisco was hitting lights out. They had nine hits to the Brewers five. All of the Giant’s runs had come in the sixth and seventh innings.

San Francisco pitcher Spencer Bivens had some great stuff going tonight closing out the game with a ground out, strike out and a final ground out. San Francisco had the kind of game they would like to see more often. The final was 7-1 and this series was tied. The Giants had clean defense with no errors and some great offense.

Dominic Smith, Luis Matos, and Patrick Bailey had two hits apiece and Casey Schmitt also had two hits one of which was the three run home run. Some pretty good pitching, some great hitting finishing with ten hits resulted in a great win for San Francisco. taking some of the sting out of yesterday’s loss and tying up the series.

Game notes: After a heartbreaking loss in Friday’s game one the Giants were back on the field for game two against the league-leading Brewers. The Giants offense was just shy of hits after tying up the game 4-4 in the top of the ninth inning. The Brewers were down to their last out if a walk-off was in the cards. Well Milwaukee had a full deck thanks to William Contreras’ solo home run winning the game 5-4.

Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb went six innings allowed five hits, one earned run and struck out five. The Brewers starter Freddy Peralta five innings, allowed two hits, four walks and six strikeouts.

Sunday’s game three will decide the winner of this series. San Francisco will be looking for more of the winning offense they had in Saturday’s game. The Giants Robbie Ray will take the mound with a 10-6 win/loss record and a 2.85 ERA. The Brewers right now are undecided as to who will start Sunday’s game. First pitch is scheduled for 11:10 AM as San Francisco will be looking to win the rubber game.

Willie Contreras Homers – Brewers Walk-Off Beating Giants 5-4

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San Francisco Giants Willy Adames connects for a top of the first inning home run against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Park in Milwaukee on Fri Aug 22, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants (61-68) tied up the game in the ninth inning 4-4 in their matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers (80-48). It was just not enough. Willie Contreras hit a home run with two outs to lift the Brewers to their 81st win of the season for a 5-4 victory.

After fighting so hard it was heartbreaking for San Francisco when it really looked like extra innings. San Francisco hit three home runs in the game 1 from Luis Matos and Willie Adames had two long balls.

Game recap: One again the Giants took an early 2-0 lead much like in yesterday’s game. San Francisco struck in the first and second innings. Willy Adames got the team up on the scoreboard in the first inning hitting a solo home run to left.

In the second inning San Francisco hit a second home run off the bat of Luis Matos for a 2-0 lead. Starting pitcher for San Francisco Whisenhunt had three great innings. The first and second innings were three and out for the Giants.

He got out of the third inning giving up a double. He hit a bit of a wall in the bottom of the fourth inning giving up a couple of walks, a couple of wild pitches (one that brought in a Brewer run) a single and a double. He did go four innings, giving up two earned runs, two walks and one strikeout. He was relieved by Matt Gage going into the fifth inning with the game all tied up 2-2.

The bottom of the fourth inning was the turning point for Milwaukee. Sal Frelich doubled driving Christian Yelich home cutting the Giants lead in half.. The Brewers would tie up the game 2-2 in the same inning when Andrew Vaughn scored from third base on a wild Whisenhunt pitch.

Going into the sixth inning the only hits the Giants had so far in the game were the Willy Adames and Luis Matos home runs. San Francisco needed some base runners although they were handling the Brewers pretty well; Milwaukee only had four hits so far in the game.

With two outs and two runners on base the Giants had a great opportunity to do some damage. Casey Schmitt walked and with Wilmer Flores and Rafael Devers on base the bases were loaded. Jung Hoo Lee came to the plate looking to break this game wide open. It didn’t happen. Lee struck out leaving the bases loaded. An opportunity lost.

The two teams took the tie into the top of the seventh inning. After jumping out to take the lead in the early innings the Giants had really stalled out with only two hits in the game. The Brewers were not having a great game at the plate either with only four hits.

Milwaukee starting pitcher Jose Quintana went 5 1/3 innings allowing two hits, two runs, two walks and two strikeout in this closely contested game. It was just a matter of time before the Brewers got on track and it all came down in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Milwaukee scored two runs to take a 4-2 lead. Willie Contreras doubled Andruw Monasterio home for the first run of the inning. Andrew Vaughn grounded out allowing Brice Turang to score.

San Francisco had their third hit of the game in the top of the eighth inning. Adames hit his second home run of the game fighting to keep pace with the Brewers.

The Giants were down to their last three outs in the top of the ninth inning. Schmitt was first at bat and struck out. Lee grounded out and San Francisco was down to their last out. Luis Matos doubled and the Giants were back in business with the go-ahead run at the plate.

Dominic Smith singled and San Francisco had runners at first and third with Patrick Bailey at the plate. Bailey struck out but the Giants scored on a wild pitch to tie up the game 4-4. This game went into the bottom of the ninth and the Brewers had three at bats to walk this game off. A fly out and a ground out set the stage for a game winning Contreras home run. Milwaukee had their 81st win of the season 5-4.

After fighting back to tie the game it was another terrible loss for the Giants. They fought hard the entire game and came so close. They made the Brewers earn this win.

Game notes: The Giants opened a weekend series with Milwaukee in a weekend series. The Brewers are the best team in baseball right now and presented all kinds of problems for San Francisco. The Giants played this game in front of yet another packed house at American Family Field in Milwaukee.

San Francisco is coming off a losing series against the San Diego Padres got some better offense but lost by a run. They have struggled at the plate for a bit and they couldn’t turn it around. The Brewers just finished a four-game series with the Chicago Cubs splitting the series after winning games one and four.

With only 34 games left in the season and a half dozen teams in line vying for a wild card now is the time for San Francisco to turn their recent struggles around but opened the series with a loss to the Brewers on Friday night. Giants starter Carson Whisenhunt pitched four innings allowing four hits and two earned runs in the loss.

Game two in this series is slated for a 4:10 PM first pitch. Logan Webb will take the mound for the GIants with a 11-9 win/loss record and a 3.19 ERA. Freddy Peralta will start for Milwaukee with 15-5 win/loss record and a 2.78 ERA.

Padres Rough-Up Verlander; Beat Giants 8-4 taking 3 out of 4 games

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Joel Peguero throws against the San Diego Padres in the bottom of the seventh inning at Petco Park in San Diego on Thu Aug 21, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Despite a great start in this game taking a 2-0 lead through the third inning. the San Francisco Giants (61-67) lost to the San Diego Padres (72-56) 8-4 losing the four-game series 3-1 Thursday. The Giants got a great start but could not hang onto it.

The Padres outhit them 11-7. Verlander was looking very good until the fourth inning. He is getting no run support; many of these losses pinned on Verlander was not on him. Rafael Devers and Willy Adames both had solo home runs but when you are trailing significantly, solo’s do not get the job done. The San Francisco offense continues to putter along.

Game recap: The first two innings were quiet for both teams but San Francisco broke through in the third inning taking a 2-0 lead. Andrew Knizner doubled Luis Matos home for the 1-0 lead and then Heliot Ramos grounded into a double play allowing Knizner to score taking the 2-0 lead.

The San Francisco lead only lasted through the third inning. San Diego had a productive fourth inning coring two runs and tying up the game. Manny Machado singled Fernando Tatis Jr home and Xander Bogaerts hit a sacrifice fly and Luis Arraez scored for the 2-2 tally. It was a new ballgame.

Justin Verlander exited the game after 4 1/3 innings in another rough outing He had a great three opening inning but it all started to come apart in the fourth inning and continued into the fifth inning. He allowed seven hits, seven runs with four strikeouts. He was relieved by Matt Gage who got the Giants out of the inning.

The Padres were just getting started hitting lights out in the fifth inning scoring six runs. The Giants had a rough inning with a Casey Schmitt throwing error and a fielding error by Luis Matos allowing the Padres Ramon Laureano and Jake Cronenworth to both score taking their lead to 4-2.

Manny Machado doubled a couple of runners home; Freddy Fermin and Fernando Tatis Jr. both crossed home plate and San Diego was having a huge inning now leading 6-2. The hits just kept on coming for the Padres; Xander Bogaerts singled Machado home and Laureano singled Ryan O’Hearn home; when the dust had settled San Diego had a 8-2 lead.

After getting such a great start in the game, the Giants needed to not only stop the bleeding but to also start hitting. San Francisco answered in the sixth inning hitting a couple of solo home runs. Rafael Devers homered to right center and Willy Adames sent the ball sailing to center. They had cut the Padres lead in half but still had some work to do.

Neither team scored in the seventh inning and the Giants had a quiet eighth inning with the score remaining 8-4. The game went into the ninth inning and San Francisco was down to their last three outs. Christian Koss struck out, Luis Matos lined out, Patrick Bailey struck out and that was the ball game 8-4 in favor of the Padres.

Game notes: Thursday afternoon the Giants finished off their four-game series losing three out of four games in San Diego. After winning the first game of the series, the Giants dropped the next three games. They lost game three Wednesday night 8-1. Despite his record Verlander, had had some good games but just didn’t have the team support needed to win those games.

The Giants need to have some far better offense. The Padres have been dominant in the last two games and had better offense to win the series. The Padres started Dylan Cease who went five innings allowed six hits and four earned runs. Verlander went 4.1 innings, and allowed seven hits and seven earned runs..

After this most disappointing series the Giants will be off to Milwaukee for a three game series with the Brewers that gets underway Friday night. The Brewers are the first team this season to reach 80 wins and they are favored in this series.

San Francisco will have Carson Whisenhunt on the mound with a 1-1 win/loss record and a 5.02 ERA. The Brewers will start Jose Quintara. He has a 10-4 win/loss record and a 3.32 ERA.

San Francisco Giants podcast Morris Phillips: Verlander goes after his second win of the season against Padres Thursday

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San Francisco Giant pitcher Justin Verlander will get the start against the San Diego Padres on Thu Aug 21, 2025. Here he doffs his cap to the Oracle Park crowd in San Francisco upon striking out his 3500th career batter against the Washington Nationals on Sun Aug 10, 2025 (AP News photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Morris Phillips:

#1 San Diego Padres Gavin Sheets hit two home runs against the San Francisco Giants and it was two of four home runs against Giants pitching.

#2 The Padres provided some good defense too as Fernando Tatis Jr robbed the Giants Rafael Devers of a home run as the Pads landslided the Giants 8-1 on Wednesday night.

#3 Giant starter Landen Roupp had to leave the game on a cart after getting hit in the back of the right thigh on a line drive by Ramon Laureano in the bottom of the third inning. Roupp fell on the mound and his left knee gave in and Roupp ended up falling face first to the ground. He ended up holding his knee and later it was reported he suffered a sprained left knee.

#4 Giants Casey Schmitt hit his eighth home run of the season in the top of the fifth which accounted for San Francisco’s only run of the game.

#5 For Thursday afternoon’s contest at Petco Park the Giants will start RHP Justin Verlander (1-9 ERA 4.23) against the Padres RHP Dylan Cease (5-11 ERA 4.61) to end the four game series.

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Giants Offense Struggles Again Losing to Padres 8-1

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Landen Roupp is checked by the trainer after getting hit by a line drive in the bottom of the third inning by San Diego Padres hitter Ramon Laureano. Roupp had to be carted off the field and left with a left knee sprain at Petco Park in San Diego on Wed Aug 20, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giant’s (61-66) offense did not show up again in game three of their four game series with the San Diego Padres (71-56). They only had four hits in the game, in fact, they only had four hits in Wednesday’s 8-1 loss. Their offense has really stalled out. San Francisco’s Casey Schmitt hit a solo home run in the fourth inning, one of the few bright spots in this game.

Game recap: The first three innings were all San Diego. They scored the first run of the game in the first inning when Ryan O’Hearn singled Fernando Tatis Jr. home for a 1-0 lead. The Padres extended their lead in the second inning when Gavin Sheets homered to right for a 2-0 San Diego lead.

The Giants had three very quiet innings to start the game but such was not the case for the Padres. In the third inning they scored four runs taking a 6-0 lead. Manny Machado hit a solo home run to center and San Diego had a 3-0 lead. Sheets had his second home run of the game with O’Hearn and Ramon Laureano on base and the Padres were cruising leading 6-0.

San Francisco starting pitcher Landen Roupp really got roughed up by the Padres. He pitched for 2 1/3 innings allowing five hits, five runs, two walks and two strikeouts. It was a tough outing for the pitcher. He was relieved by Joey Lucchesi who got San Francisco out of the third inning. Tristan Beck relieved Lucchesi through the next four innings.

San Francisco finally got up on the scoreboard in the fourth inning now trailing 6-1. Casey Schmitt hit a solo home run to left center for their first run of the game but they had a lot of work still to do. They let the Padres score early taking a significant lead and catching them would be not easy. San Diego was in the driver’s seat through the first seven innings.

San Diego starting pitcher JP Sears worked through six innings allowing four hits, one earned run and two strikeouts. He was relieved by Wandy Peralta.

San Diego’s Ryan O’Hearn hit the Padres fourth home in the seventh inning of the game taking a 7-1 lead. The Giants only had four hits through eight innings. They had a couple of singles in the second inning and the home run in the fourth inning. Heliot Ramos doubled in the fifth inning but for the most part that was the extent of the San Francisco offense in today’s game.

The Padres would tack on one more run for the 8-1 final. San Diego finished the game with ten hits and four home runs. With Wednesday night’s win, the Padres trail the Los Angeles Dodgers by one game in the National League West. The Giants had hits in the game and the one Casey Schmitt home run. San Francisco will have the chance to tie up the series in Thursday’s game four.

Game notes: Wednesday evening the Giants got a beating by the Padres in game three of their four game series. The Padres have a 2-1 series lead. The Giants took game one 4-3 Monday night and the Padres answered back in game two Tuesday winning it by the score of 5-1.

San Francisco needs to get their bats working after a less than stellar offensive effort Tuesday. They only had four hits in the losing effort. They did have a promising start in game two with a Jung Hoo Lee home run in the first inning but the offense was very quiet for the rest of the game. Wednesday was not much different as the Giants were crushed by the Pads by seven runs.

Thursday the four-game series will wind up with a 1:05 PM start. The Giants will start Justin Verlander who has struggled at times. He has a 1-9 win/loss record and a 4.23 ERA. He will be looking to finish off this series with a win. Dylan Cease will take the mound for the Padres with a 5-11 win/loss record and a 4.61 ERA.

Giants Drop Game Two to Padres 5-1

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San Francisco Giants Jung Hoo Lee circles the bases after hitting in the top of the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

After winning Monday’s game in the first game of their series with the San Diego Padres 4-3, the San Francisco Giants fell short in game two losing 5-1 Tuesday. The series is now tied going into game three Wednesday at 6:40.

The Giants only managed four hits and their only run of the game came in the first inning followed by eight innings of disappointing offense. San Francisco now falls four games under five hundred as their struggles continue.

The Giants took on the San Diego Padres in game two of their series after winning Monday night’s game 4-3. They took a 4-0 lead into the bottom seventh inning in game one. It got very shaky in the bottom of the seventh when Robbie Ray gave up a three run home run and the Padres trailed by a single run.

San Francisco were able to hang on winning the game Tuesday and was able to take game two in this four game series. Giants starter Kei-Wei Teng pitched 3.1 innings allowed three hits and two earned runs, one walk and two strike outs. For Padres starter Nick Pivetta six innings three hits and one earned run, two walks and ten strikeouts.

The Giants got a nice start in the first inning via the long ball. Jung Hoo Lee hit a solo home run to take an early 1-0 lead. Unfortunately not much else went right for San Francisco for the rest of the game. Smith had a single in the fourth inning,

Jung Hoo Lee had a double in the fifth inning and Wilmer Flores singled in the seventh inning. That was all that San Francisco could muster in this game. The Giants were stunted by Padre pitcher Nick Pivetta who had a stellar game finishing with three hits, one run, two walks and ten strikeouts.

This game was all San Diego from start to finish. The Padres tied up the game in the bottom of the first inning when Fernando Tatis Jr scored.

The Padres scored two more run in the fourth inning taking a 3-1 lead. Iglesias singled O’Hearn home extending their lead to 2-1. San Diego would score another run in the fourth when Tatis Jr walked Gavin Sheets home now leading 3-1.

San Diego went on to score one run in the fifth when O’Hearn singled Manny Machado home. The Padres scored again in the sixth inning. Arraez grounded into a fielder’s choice and Diaz scored giving San Diego a 5-1 lead. The final was 5-1 in favor of the Padres to tie up the series.

The Giants just could not handle what was coming off the mound from the Padres. They struggled offensively finishing the game with only four hits. Pivetta had a terrific game for the Padres.

Padres and Giants meet for the third game of the four game series on Wednesday at Petco Park. Starting pitcher for RHP San Francisco Landen Roupp (7-6 ERA 3.45) for the Padres JP Sears (7-20 ERA 5.12) first pitch at 6:40pm PT.

San Francisco Holds On To Beat Padres 4-3; Pads 4th straight loss; SF makes it two in a row wins

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San Francisco Giants starter Robbie Ray throws against the San Diego Padres line up in the first inning on Mon Aug 18, 2025 at Petco Park in San Diego (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants (60-64) beat the San Diego Padres (69-55) 4-3 in game one of their series. The Giants scored first and it was big. They hit three home runs in the inning off the bats of Heliot Ramos, Rafael Devers and a two run homer from Wilmer Flores to take a 4-0 lead that persisted for the rest of the game. The Padres threatened in the seventh inning scoring three runs but they came up short as the Giants held onto the lead to win the game.

Game recap: The Giants got an amazing start hitting not one, not two but three home runs in the first inning to kick off this game. Heliot Ramos started off the hit parade with a home run to left for the early 1-0 lead.

San Francisco added another home run off the bat of Rafael Devers for a 2-0 lead. The Giants had really taken it to Padre pitcher Nestor Cortes and they weren’t finished. Wilmer Flores hit a third home run, a two-run homer taking a 4-0 lead. San Francisco could not have asked for more.

It was a pitchers duel through the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings. The Padres very nearly got up on the scoreboard in the second inning but fell short and the score remained 4-0 in favor of the Giants.

There was a pitching change in the sixth inning for the Padres when Cortes was relieved by David Morgan. Cortes went 5 2/3 innings allowing seven hits, four earned runs, four walks and five strikeouts. Cortes had a really tough first inning but pulled it together for the rest of his time on the mound before being relieved in the sixth inning.

Robbie Ray had an exceptional game allowing only 1 hit, 1 walk and 6 strikeout through six innings. He did hit Jake Cronenworth in the fifth inning. He gave up a double in the seventh inning already at 100 pitches and the San Francisco bullpen got busy.

Xander Bogaerts crossed home plate on a throwing error giving the Padres their first run of the game. This game took an ugly turn when Ryan O’Hearn hit a home run with Jose Iglesias on board and in the blink of an eye it was a 4-3 game with the Giants still leading. With two outs in the seventh inning Ryan Walker took over on the mound relieving Ray. He was able to get San Francisco out of the inning.

The Giants turned a double play in the eighth to end the inning taking the 4-3 lead into the top of the ninth looking for an insurance run or two. The newly acquired Mason Miller took the mound for the Padres in the top of the ninth looking to keep this game close.

The Giants were unable to score in the inning. San Diego went into the bottom of the ninth trailing 4-3. The Giants Randy Rodriguez came in to try and close out this game. With two outs, the Padres were down to their final out. Ryan O’Hearn was the final out and the Giants held on and won the first game of this series 4-3.

Game notes: Monday evening the Giants opened up a series against the Padres at Petco Park. The Giants dropped their series over the weekend losing to Tampa Bay winning game three Tuesday but losing the first two games of the series.

The Padres had a really rough time getting swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium over the weekend. The Padres have lost four straight and the Giants have now won two straight.

Tuesday the Giants will be looking to take a 2-0 series lead. They will start Kai-Wei Teng. He has a 1-2 win-loss record with a 9.90 ERA. Nick Pivetta will take the mound for the Padres with a 12-4 win/loss record and a 2.87 ERA. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 PM.