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Rain suspends Giants-Reds opener in Cincinnati to be continued Tuesday

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The field was covered after an 1 hr 55 min rain delay and suspended on Mon Jul 17, 2023 between the San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds. The contest will continue Tue Jul 18, 2023 at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Monday night the San Francisco Giants (52-41) traveled to Cincinnati to take on the Reds (50-44) on Monday night as hard as both teams tried the game ended up suspended due to rain at Great American Ballpark with the score tied in the eighth inning at 2-2. The Giants are coming off a sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh this past weekend.

Before being called, this was a wild game laced with homers. The Reds took the lead in the first inning Matt McLain homered to right center for the early 1-0 lead.

The Giants tied up the game in the third inning. Austin Slater hit a long ball to center, an absolute blast of 442 ft.

In the sixth inning San Francisco took the lead with yet another home run off the bat of Wilmer Flores. This was a solo 387 ft shot. The Giants now had a 2-1 lead.

In the seventh inning the Reds came back to tie the game 2-2 when Jonathan India knocked the ball out of the part. There had been four home runs between the two teams in this game, all of them solo.

The Giants had it all going in the eighth inning. They had two runners on base. Joc Pederson walked and Wilmer Flores doubled. With one out, J.D. Davis came to the plate and San Francisco was threatening to break the tie. It was then that the skies opened up and thunder and lightning put a stop to the eighth inning.

The game was halted and after one hour and fifty-five minutes the game was officially suspended. The Giants were primed and ready to score some runs and it was a shame that the weather put a glitch in the inning.

This game will be continued at 2:40 PT followed by the regularly scheduled game two. San Francisco will have the two runners on second and third with one out. The Giants will try to break the tie and take this game one before going into game two at 4:10 PM.

 

              

San Francisco Giants podcast with Marko Ukalovic: 2nd place Giants making a move for first; SF battles Cincinnati at Great American tonight

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San Francisco Giants Michael Conforto slides in ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jason Delay’s tag for the second run in the top of the tenth inning at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Sun Jul 16, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the Giants podcast with Marko:

#1 The San Francisco Giants (52-41) wrapped up their series with the Pittsburgh Pirates (41-52) winning their fifth straight game in row at PNC Park in Pittsburgh with the win the Giants in second place in the NL West.

#2 Giants manager Gabe Kapler has this team turned around since rookies Casey Schmitt, Patrick Bailey, and Luis Matos have arrived on the scene they’ve seemed to have inspired the club to go on this run and their charging for first place since sweeping the Pittsburgh Pirates over the weekend.

#3 In Sunday’s contest Michael Conforto and Patrick Bailey were part of the Giants hit parade clouting doubles in the tenth inning to help the Giants take the eventual four run win 8-4.

#4 Giants closer in the tenth was Scott Alexander who shut the door on the Pirates going an inning with one hit and one walk. Alexander has done the job in relief for San Francisco so far this year.

#5 The NL West second place Giants head to Cincinnati to face the second place NL Central Reds at Great American Ballpark on Monday at 4:00pm for San Francisco Logan Webb (8-7 ERA 3.14) for Cincinnati Brandon Williamson (1-2 ERA 5.21). Marko talk about the match up between the Giants and the Big Red Machine.

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

Giants Sweep Pirates With 8-4 Win in Pittsburgh

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Photo credit: post-gazette.com

By: Mary Anne

The San Francisco Giants wrapped up their three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on a positive note, a sweep on the road — and their fifth win in a row. The Giants defeated the Pirates 8-4 at PNC Park on Sunday.

The Giants improved to 52-41, while the Pirates fell to 41-52. Giants pitcher Ryan Walker picked up the win for a 3-0 record after pitching one inning and giving up one strikeout.

The Giants’ starting lineup featured LaMonte Wade Jr., Joc Pederson, J.D. Davis, Michael Conforto, Mike Yastrzemski, Luis Matos, Blake Sabol, Brandon Crawford, Brett Wisely, and Alex Wood. Wood pitched five innings and gave up one earned run, three walks, and one strikeout.

The Pirates got on the board first in the bottom of the second inning. Bryan Reynolds singled on a soft ground ball to Brandon Crawford. Jared Triolo scored for a 1-0 lead. Jason Delay went to third base, while Connor Joe went to second base.

The Giants took the lead in the top of the third inning. J.D. Davis singled on a line drive to Henry Davis. Brett Wisely and LaMonte Wade Jr. scored for a 2-1 lead. Joc Pederson went to second base as a fielding error was made by Henry Davis. Luis Matos grounded out softly to Nick Gonzales to Osvaldo Bido. Joc Pederson scored for a 3-1 lead. J.D. Davis went to third base, while Mike Yastrzemski went to second base with two outs.

The Pirates tied the game in the bottom of the sixth and eighth innings, respectively. Jared Triolo grounded out to Brandon Crawford to LaMonte Wade Jr. Henry Davis scored to cut the Giants’ lead to 3-2 with one out. Triolo was out on a sacrifice fly to Michael Conforto. Andrew McCutchen scored to tie the game 3-3. Josh Palacios went to third base with one out.

The game went to extra innings.

The Giants poured in the runs in the top of the tenth inning. Joc Pederson was out on a sacrifice fly to Josh Palacios. Casey Schmitt scored for a 4-3 Giants lead with one out. Michael Conforto doubled on a sharp fly ball to Henry Davis. Wilmer Flores and J.D. Davis scored for a 6-3 Giants lead. Patrick Bailey doubled on a sharp fly ball to Josh Palacios. Michael Conforto and Mike Yastrzemski scored for an 8-3 Giants lead.

The Pirates cut the Giants’ lead in half in the bottom of the tenth inning. Henry Davis singled on a ground ball to Luis Matos, deflected by Casey Schmitt. Andrew McCutchen scored to pull the Pirates within four, 8-4, but that’s all she wrote.

The Giants will take on the Cincinnati Reds on Monday at 4:10 pm Pacific.

San Francisco Takes Game Two In Pirates Series 3-1

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Michael Conforto is jubilant standing at second base after smacking a a two run single for the San Francisco Giants and advancing on the throw against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Sat Jul 15, 2023 (AP News photo)

San Francisco Takes Game Two In Pirates Series 3-1

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants (51-41) took on the Pittsburg Pirates (41-51) Saturday evening after winning the first game of their series Friday night 6-4. Game two went off amid possible rainy conditions. Fans crowded PNC Park hoping to see their team take game two they left disappointed as the Giants picked up their fourth win after Michael Conforto connected with a tie breaking home run for a 3-1 win Saturday.

Both teams came up empty in the first inning but both teams scored a single run in the second. Mike Yastrzemski homered to give the Giants the first score of the game and the Pirates tied it up in the second 1-1. Pittsburg’s Henry Davis knocked one out of the park.

A pitchers duel ensued through the next five innings. The Giants Alex Cobb went six innings giving up four hits and one run. The Bucs Johan Oviedo went seven innings giving up a single hit and a single run.

The Pirates threatened to take the lead in the seventh inning with two runners on base and one our but the Giants got out of it thanks to Taylor Rogers who had relieved Cobb on the mound. This game went into the eighth inning knotted 1-1.

In the eighth the Giants had two runners on base with one out looking to break the tie. San Francisco got two runs on the board to take a 3-1 lead. Michael Conforto singled both LaMonte Wade Jr. and Joc Pederson home.

Going into the ninth inning the score remained 3-1 and San Francisco was three outs away from taking game two. Camilo Doval closed out the game giving the win.

The Giants will go after the sweep in game three of the series on Sunday. The Pirates will start Osvaldo Bido (1-1 ERA 4.44) and the Giants were undecided as to who will take the mound at the time of this posting. First pitch is scheduled for 9:05 am.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Stephen Ruderman: Giants rookies deliver 3 run clutch 7th inning in 6-4 win over Bucs at PNC

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San Francisco Giants Luis Matos slugs an RBI off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Ryan Borucki in the top of the seventh inning at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Fri Jul 14, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the Giants podcast with Stephen:

#1 On Friday night at PNC Park in Pittsburgh the San Francisco Giants (50-41) rookies did a job on the Pittsburgh Pirates (41-50) coming through with three runs in the top of the seventh inning for a 6-4 win to open the three game series.

#2 Rookies Patrick Bailey and Luis Matos contributed with RBI singles for the three run seventh and a break through for the Giants win. Baily and Matos since they came up have been a great help.

#3 The Giants Wilmer Flores slugged a double in the seventh and JD Davis got aboard on a base on balls. Pirates catcher Austin Hedges allowed a pass ball that advanced Flores and Davis. Davis scored when Pirates outfielder Henry Davis over ran the ball in right field for an error.

#4 Stephen talk about Giants reliever Tyler Rogers who pitched in relief going two innings with one hit and two strikes out.

#5 Starting pitchers for Saturday for the Giants right hander Alex Cobb (6-2 ERA 2.91) he’ll be matched up against the Pirates right hander Johan Oviedo (3-10 ERA 4.75) a 4:05pm PT first pitch.

Join Stephen for the MLB The Show podcasts Tuesdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Giants Take First Game of Series From Pirates 6-4; SF picks up 50th win of season

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San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey (left) congratulates Giants closer Camilo Doval (right) at the conclusion of the bottom of the ninth inning at PNC Pittsburgh on Fri Jul 14, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Friday evening the San Francisco Giants (50-41) took on the Pittsburgh Pirates (41-50) at PNC Park in Pittsburgh and took advantage of a three run seventh inning to pass the Bucs on the scoreboard for a 6-4 win. The Giants were able to continue the way they left off going into the All-Star game. They will also be aiming to fight their way past the Diamondbacks and the Dodgers in the NL standings.

After the first four innings of the game, neither team had scored a run. In the fifth inning the Giants took the lead 2-0. Michael Conforto singled Brandon Crawford and Austin Slater home for the first lead of the game.

The Pirates answered with a couple of runs in the fifth inning to tie up the game 2-2. Ji Man Choi knocked one out of the park and Jared Triolo scored on a balk.

San Francisco broke the tie in the sixth inning when Crawford grounded out to shortstop and Luis Matos scored. The Giants had taken back the lead 3-2.

The Pirated not only tied up the game in the sixth inning 3-3 but took the lead 4-3. Choi hit a sacrifice fly and Bryan Reynolds scored for the tie. Henry Davis who was on third scored for the go ahead run when Tucupita Marcano sacrificed.

The seventh inning was huge for San Francisco scoring three times to take a 6-4 lead which would be the final. Patrick Bailey singled and both Wilmer Flores and J.D. Davis scored on Pirate errors and the Giants had won the first game of this series.

In game two the Giants will send Alex Cobb to the mound with a 2.91 ERA and a 6-2 win/loss record. Johan Oviedo (3-10 ERA 4.75) will get the start for the Pirates. First pitch is scheduled for 4:05 PM.

                 

San Francisco Giants preview: Pirates Await Giants in Three Game Series At PNC Park

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Ross Stripling gets the call against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on Friday night as both clubs return to action for the second half of the season on Fri Jul 13, 2023 (file photo from the Toronto Star)

Pirates Await Giants in Three-Game Series

By Barbara Mason

Friday night the San Francisco Giants (49-41) begin their first series after the All-Star break taking on the Pittsburg Pirates (41-49).

San Francisco is coming off a series win over the Colorado Rockies just prior to the All-Star game winning the second and third game of that series.

The Giants remain in third place in the NL West while the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks are tied for first place right now.

Probable pitchers for this game looks to be Ross Stripling 0-2 for the Giants. Right now he has an ERA of 6.37. Rich Hill will take the mound for the Pirates. The 43-year-old has a 7-9 W/L record and a 4.78 ERA.

This game could very well be the start of a close series. Michael Conforto has hit 13 home runs for the Giants this season with a .236 batting average. J.D. Davis is hitting at .277 and has 46 rbi’s to his credit.

The Pirates threat at the plate for the long ball is Jack Suwinski with 19 homeruns and a .235 batting average. Andrew McCutchen has a .268 batting average and is also a home run threat having hit 10 this season.

The Giants spearheaded the NL’s dramatic win in the All-Star game thanks to the pitching effort of Alex Cobb and Camilo Duval’s seventh inning performance. Cobb and Duval hope to continue their winning ways in the second part of the season in their next appearance at the mound.

San Francisco will try to stay on track as they head into the second half of the season with 72 games left. It’s hard to believe that they already have 90 games under their belt. The first part of the season has literally flown by. First pitch is scheduled for 4:05 PM.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Michael Duca: Ohtani coming to SF would be just as big as Bonds signing

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Alex Cobb San Francisco Giants pitcher (left) said Los Angeles Angels Shohei Ohtani (right) is headed for San Francisco and that could happen as early as the trade deadline this month (USA Today file photo)

On the SF Giants podcast with Michael Duca:

#1 Michael, Giants pitcher Alex Cobb pitched a scoreless inning in the All Star Game for the National League he showed off his wears to the nationally televised audience going an inning with a walk and a strikeout.

#2 The talk of the town coming out of the All Star Game was Cobb speaking with Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani about joining the Giants before this month’s trade deadline. Cobb said, “he’s coming to San Francisco.”

#3 A Ohtani acquisition would be a boon for the Giants after the Carlos Correa and Aaron Judge no goes.

#4 Michael talk about how acquiring Ohtani would help San Francisco in the pitching department they’ve got Cobb and Webb as their top starters this could push the Giants over the top as a World Series contender with Ohtani in the rotation.

#5 The Giants open the second half of the season at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. The Bucs are eight games below .500 at 41-49 fourth in the NL Central and 8.5 game off the pace. They lost five of their last ten games. No starters have been announced for Friday. How do you see these two teams matching up.

Join Michael Duca for San Francisco Giants podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco Giants podcast with Stephen Ruderman: All Star Doval shutting the door as closer; Now with 26 saves

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San Francisco Giant reliever Camilo Doval is tied as the Majors top fireman with 26 saves. His most recent recorded save came on Sun Jul 9, 2023 at Oracle Park in San Francisco against the Colorado Rockies (San Francisco Chronicle file photo)

On the SF Giants podcast with Stephen Ruderman:

#1 Stephen, talk about the Giants All Star representative Camilo Doval who has 26 saves under his belt going into tonight’s All Star Game in Seattle. Doval will be joined by teammate pitcher Alex Cobb who was selected on Sunday.

#2 Doval picked up his last save against the Colorado Rockies last Saturday at Oracle Park in San Francisco throwing just ten pitches eight of those for strikes to close the door on Colorado.

#3 Doval in that ninth inning struck out Rockie hitters Nolan Jones and Harold Castro for his eighth consecutive save.

#4 Doval in picking up his 26th save is now tied for the MLB lead with the Cincinnati Reds reliever Alexis Diaz for saves.

#5 What will it mean for Doval to come out as a National League relief pitcher representing the Giants and taking those 26 saves to the mound with him at the All Star Game?

#6 Stephen talk about the home run derby on Monday with the Toronto Blue Jays Vladimir Guerrero Jr who won the contest talk about the contest.

Join Stephen Ruderman for the Giants or MLB podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco Giants podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Giants take rubber game from Rockies; Rocky pitcher Freeland leaves with shoulder injury

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Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeman withering in pain from an apparent shoulder injury in the bottom of the seventh against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun Jul 9, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the San Francisco Giants podcast with Marko Ukalovic:

#1 Giants pitcher Logan Webb was great Sunday. He pitched a complete game shutout against the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park. The Giants won, 1-0, capping his performance by striking out the side in ninth. 

#2  Webb scattered seven hits and struck out 10 of the 31 batters he faced. 75 of his 103 pitches counted as strikes. The effort improved Webb’s record to 8-7, 3.14.

#3 Colorado starter Kyle Freeland threw a beautiful game for the 6-1/3 innings he was able to pitch before he injured himself fielding Casey Schmitt’s bunt in the bottom of seventh, an attempted sacrifice that went into the books as the sixth hit allowed by the Rockies’ starter. Freeland suffered a dislocated shoulder.

#4 The Giants had broken a scoreless tie in the bottom half of the fourth with JD Davis’s 421 foot home run to left center fielder. It came on Freeland’s first pitch of the frame, an 85.4 mph sinker that rose on a 30 degree angle leaving the Giants’ third baseman’s bat at 109.1 mph. 

#5 The Giants are off for the All Star break and return to action on Fri Jul 14th at PNC Park in Pittsburgh to start the second half of the season. Talk about Giants All Star representative Camilo Doval who been lights out in relief with a 2-2 record and a 2.63 ERA.

Join Marko for the San Francisco Giants podcasts Mondays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com