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San Francisco Giants podcast Marko Ukalovic: Webb makes the start Monday against Diamondbacks at Oracle as the Wild Card chase is on

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb makes to the start against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Mon Sep 8, 2025 at Oracle Park in San Francisco ( AP file photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Marko Ukalovic:

#1 Marko in spite of the Giants losing the last two games to the St Louis Cardinals on Saturday and Sunday they still remain four games out for the last Wild Card spot.

#2 The last two loses were tough losing each game by one run.

#3 On Sunday the Giants did get a pitching performance from Kei Wei Teng going four innings, allowing three hits, four earned runs, five walks, and eight strike outs.

#4 Ironically the Giants got all three of their runs in the top of the top of the sixth inning and the Cardinals got all four of their runs earlier in the bottom of the fifth inning as the Giants fell a run short.

#5 The Giants turn the page Monday night facing the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park in San Francisco. Starting pitcher for the Diamondbacks RHP Nabil Crismatt(2-0 ERA 2.14) for the Giants RHP Logan Webb (13-9 ERA 3.17) first pitch 6:45pm PT.

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Giants Drop Game Three; Lose To St. Louis 4-3, Remain Four Back in Wild Card

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San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Jose Butto pauses after giving up an RBI single to St. Louis Cardinals’ Ivan Herrera during the fifth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

By Barbara Mason

After game one of their series with the St. Louis Cardinals (72-72) it looked so promising for the San Francisco Giants (72-71). It all seemed to fall apart in games two and three losing both games and the series.

The score in Sunday’s game three was 4-3 in favor of the Cardinals. With this loss the Giants fell even further back in their chase for a wild card. The Giants only had five hits in the game and for a second game in a row there was not a home run to be found.

Game recap: It was a quiet start for both teams in game three. The Giants went scoreless through the first five innings and the only action the Giants had was a walk in the fourth inning. There was nothing productive going on at the plate for San Francisco.

The Cardinals had the first runs of the game in the bottom of the fifth scoring four runs putting the Giants behind the eight-ball. St. Louis’ Lars Nootbaar singled Jordan Walker, who had walked, home from third base for their first run taking the early 1-0 lead.

They continued to extend their lead throughout the fifth inning. Ivan Herrera hit another St. Louis single driving Nathan Church home from third base. They had the bases loaded throughout the inning.

It was a tough inning for Teng who walked three St. Louis runners. He was relieved by Jose Butto mid-way through the inning who eventually got the Giants out of the inning but not before he walked another St. Louis runner Nolan Gorman sending Jose Fermin across home plate for another run taking a 3-0 lead.

The Cardinals scored their final run of the inning when Masyn Winn grounded into a double play with two outs and Nootbaar scored their fourth run of the game now leading 4-0.

Going into the sixth inning the Giants had a lot of work to do trailing 0-4. They began to chip away at the Cardinals lead. St. Louis pitcher Sonny Gray walked the first two at bats Drew Gilbert and Andrew Knizner.

Rafael Devers hit a single that drove in Gilbert and the Giants were up on the scoreboard 1-4. Gray walked Willy Adames his third walk in the inning. Dominic Smith singled Knizner home for a second run leaving the bases loaded.

Matt Chapman singled driving Devers home for their third run in the inning now only trailing by a single run 3-4. The Giants had a great opportunity but Jung Hoo Lee struck out for the second out and Casey Schmitt lined out and that was the inning. With three innings left in the game, San Francisco had a great opportunity to tie or even take the lead.

The Giants went three and out in the seventh inning . In the eighth inning, San Francisco had two runners on base; Wilmer Flores had doubled and Matt Chapman was intentionally walked. Jung Hoo Lee struck out swinging for the third out and the Giants had one inning left to make a run at a win in this game.

Schmitt singled in the ninth inning but Drew Gilbert flied out and Patrick Bailey grounded into a double play and that was the ball game with the Cardinals winning the game 4-3 and taking the series.

What made this game all the more disappointing was the production at the plate. For the past dozen or so games, San Francisco had won a slew of games in numerous way. They were really hitting the ball well, they were hitting a lot of home runs and they were coming from behind at times.

They were taking control of just about every situation in every game they played. This just didn’t happen in this series after game one. They came close but did not get their offense going early enough in this game. They left six runners on base and had fallen back into a bit of a slump.

It gets even worse. With the two losses the Giants have taken a dive in the standings. With the New York Mets hanging onto the third wild card, it’s now the Reds and the Arizona Diamondbacks that are making a late run.

Game notes: After suffering a disappointing loss Saturday in game two of their series with the Cardinals and the Giants were looking to break the series tie and win the series but came up short again losing by a run Sunday 4-3.

They are in a race against time right now with the regular season time running out. In Saturday’s loss the Giants bats were strangely quiet especially the absence of the long ball. The Giants just couldn’t get enough run production to win Sunday’s game.

The Giants led in Saturday’s game going into the bottom of the ninth inning where the Cardinals turned the game around winning in a walk-off. They really needed a win Sunday especially with the New York Mets losing Saturday.

They missed an additional chance Sunday with the Mets losing morning to the Reds. The bottom line is that the Giants could have made up two games on the Mets with a win Saturday and a win Sunday.

Giants starter Kai-Wei Teng took the mound pitching four innings, three hits, four earned runs, five walks and eight strikeouts. Cardinals starter Sonny Gray 5.1 innings, two hits, three earned runs, four walks and six strikeouts.

The Giants now head home for a three game series with the Diamondbacks for another important series at Oracle Park Monday night. Logan Webb will take the mound for San Francisco in game one. He has a 13-9 win/loss record and a 3.17 ERA. The Diamondbacks will start Nabil Crismatt who comes into the game with a 2.14 ERA. First pitch for this game is scheduled for 6:45 PM.

Giants Lose Ground in September Push Losing To the Cardinals 3-2

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San Francisco Giants Matt Chapman (right) is tagged out by St Louis Cardinal catcher Jimmy Crooks (left) in the top of the sixth inning at Busch Stadium in St Louis on Sat Sep 6, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Going into the ninth inning the San Francisco Giants (72-70) were looking good leading 2-0 with ace closer Ryan Walker on the mound. Walker had not allowed a run in his last ten appearances. The St. Louis Cardinals (71-72) offense woke up in the ninth inning with four hits scoring three runs and coming away with the walk-off 3-2 Saturday night at Busch Stadium.

The most disappointing of all was that the Giants could have pulled to within three games of the current third wild game which right now appears to be the New York Mets. New York lost to the Reds today so San Francisco did not lose any ground but could have made up some precious ground. It was a real heart-breaker..

Game recap: The first three innings of Saturday night’s game were quiet. San Francisco pitcher Justin Verlander had a lengthy 24 pitch first inning giving up a single before settling in and going three and out through the third inning. Neither team had much going on offensively until the fourth inning.

San Francisco got up on the scoreboard in the fourth inning scoring two runs. Casey Schmitt sacrificed Dominic Smith home for the early 1-0 lead. They extended their lead when Drew Gilbert doubled and Matt Chapman scored from third base for a 2-0 lead.

Justin Verlander kept the Cardinals off the scoreboard pitching through six scoreless innings. He had an exceptional game allowing three hits, no runs, no walks with six punch-outs. He was relieved in the seventh inning by Joey Lucchesi who breezed through the seventh.

With only two more innings left in the game, the Giants needed an insurance run or two and the long ball was strangely silent. Neither team had been hitting in this pitcher’s duel; fvie hits for San Francisco and three for St. Louis.

San Francisco took the 2-0 lead into the top of the ninth inning. The Giants had done a great job limiting the Cardinals hits only allowing five hits in game one and Saturday night only three through eight innings.

San Francisco went down one, two, three and now faced the heart of the St. Louis lineup in the bottom of the ninth inning. They would be looking to Ryan Walker to close out this game and take a 2-0 series lead.

Walker has not allowed a run in his last ten outings so a lot of hope was pinned on this guy. It was a shaky start for Walker allowing a Nolan Gorman single followed by a Masyn Winn single and the tying run was aboard and the go-ahead run was at the plate.

The Cardinals Jimmy Crooks was hit by a pitch and the bases were loaded with no outs. The Cardinals had a golden opportunity to turn this game around. St. Louis picked just the perfect time to start hitting.

They went into the inning with only three hits but finished the game with seven hits. With the bases loaded St. Louis were not about to let this game go. Thomas Saggese singled Gorman home and they topped this game off with a Jordan Walker double that drove Winn and Hampson home and that was the ball game.

The Cardinals had pulled off the walk-off after trailing for the entire game 3-2. San Francisco held for eight innings but it all fell apart in the ninth inning.

This was a heart breaking loss for the Giants after such an amazing run cutting short their home run streak as well as their five-game winning streak. They have now won 11 of their last 13 games hoping to come back strong tomorrow in game three to win the series.

The one bit of good news is that the Mets dropped their game to the Reds Saturday. San Francisco did not lose any ground but a win would have meant a lot. They will hopefully turn this all around in Sunday’s game three.

Game notes: Saturday evening the Giants battled the St. Louis Cardinals in game two of their three game series after winning game one Friday night 8-2 and losing Saturday night 3-2. Every game going forward is critical.

They are not far off for that third wild game despite many claiming they are out of the hunt. The way that this team has been playing all bets are off. The Giants trail the Mets by four games with 21 games left in the season.

San Francisco just needs to take care of their own business and they just might see some action in October. The New York Mets have a tough schedule to close out the season although the Giants remaining schedule is far from easy .

It’s just that the Mets schedule is a bear. The way the Giants had been playing right now they have certainly set the stage for one amazing finish. They are regarded right now as one of the hottest teams in the majors. The Giants who lost to the Cardinals Saturday didn’t lose any ground in the Wild Card race are still four games for the last wild card spot.

San Francisco will send Kai-Wei Teng (2-3 ERA 7.23) to the mound Sunday who had a great outing in his last game Monday against Colorado. The Giants will need more of the same from Teng. The Cardinals will start Sonny Gray who comes into this game with a 12-8 win/loss record and a 4.43 ERA. First pitch for game three is scheduled for 11:15 AM deciding the series.

Giants Start Hot In St. Louis Series Winning Game One 8-2

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San Francisco Giants Willy Adames takes a look at his home run ball’s flight against the St Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St Louis on Fri Aug 5, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Every single player on the San Francisco Giant’s (72-69) roster had hits in their 8-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals (70-72) in game one of their three game series Friday. Jung Hoo Lee had four hits and Patrick Bailey with three hits and on top of that the Giants also hit two more home runs in the first inning off the bats of Rafael Devers and Willy Adames. They finished the game with 18 hits.

The Giants continue to improve their play now three games over .500 although they have something like an 11% chance of making the playoffs and are four games back for the last Wild Card spot.

This current turnaround unfortunately came a bit too late because right now they are playing lights out. The Cardinals were also in the hunt but their chances have also diminished. The Giants are playing crazy good baseball right now but despite that according to FanGraphs they have almost a 5% chance to make the playoff.

Depending who you believe whether it be 5 % or 11%, the odds are not in the Giants favor. What a shame they could not have turned the season around earlier but it is what it is. All that is out of their control right now and their playing the best ball that they can and let the chips fall where they may.

While it will probably turn out badly, they have to be very proud of the way they are playing right now. The Giants took the first game of this three game series. Giants starter Carson Seymour pitched five innings allowed two hits, one run, one walk and two strikeouts.

The Giants’ Devers and Adames made sure that streak would live another day. Devers hit the first of two home runs in the first inning, a solo shot to center for a 1-0 lead. Adames followed that hit with a home run of his own for a 2-0 lead, another solo to center keeping center fielder Victor Scott II busy watching the ball fly into the stands. It was a great start for San Francisco, not so much for the Cardinals.

San Francisco Giants took the 2-0 lead into the fourth inning where they unleashed a barrage of runs taking a 6-0 lead. Drew Gilbert drove in the first run hitting a sacrifice driving Jung Hoo Lee home taking a 3-0 lead.

Patrick Bailey and Devers both hit singles in the inning driving in two more runs. Casey Schmitt and Patrick Bailey both scored runs on those hits and the Giants were looking great with a 5-0 lead. They would tack one more run on when Adames grounded into a fielders choice driving in Heliot Ramos and San Francisco had a 6-0 lead going into the bottom of the fifth inning.

St. Louis pitcher Michael McGreevy had a rough time in the four innings he pitched. He gave up nine hits, six earned runs, one walks and only three strikeouts. He was relieved in the fifth inning by Gordon Graceffo.

The Cardinals finally made it up on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth inning. They scored a single run off a Scott II single driving in Jimmy Crooks but St. Louis had a whole lot more work to do in this game trailing 1-6.

The Giants took the 6-1 lead into the top of the seventh inning. Matt Chapman started off the inning with a single followed by a Jung Hoo Lee triple allowing Chapman to score and the hits just kept on coming. Now leading 7-1, Casey Schmitt singled driving in Lee for an 8-1 tally with no outs. Gilbert fouled out and Ramos hit into a double play to end the inning and this game went into the bottom of the seventh inning.

San Francisco’s Tristan Beck took over on the mound in the bottom of the seventh inning. San Francisco starting pitcher Carson Seymour had a great showing going five innings allowing only two hits, one earned run, one walk with two strikeouts. He was relieved in the sixth inning by Matt Gage before Beck took over in the seventh. Beck got the Giants out of the inning and it was on to the eighth.

With two outs in the eighth inning that Giants were threatening to add to their score loading the bases with Schmitt at the plate. Unfortunately Schmitt struck out and San Francisco had missed a great opportunity put more runs on the board.

The Cardinals hit a solo home run in the eighth inning cutting the Giants lead to 8-2 but they were three outs away from losing the game in the ninth inning. Jimmy Crooks struck out swinging, Thomas Saggese flied out and Jordan Walker struck for the third out and that was the ball game with the Giants taking game one 8-2.

San Francisco finished the game with 18 hits. while the Cardinals had only five. There was some great offensive play going on for the Giants in this game. Beck finished the three final innings only allowing two hits and one run.

The two teams will meet up Saturday night in game two with first pitch scheduled for 4:15 PM. Justin Verlander will be on the mound for the Giants with a 3-10 win/loss record and a 4.29 ERA. The Cardinals Andre Pallante will start in game two with a 6-13 win/loss record and a 5.38 ERA.

Giants Clock Another Sweep Beating Rockies 10-8/Chapman appeals 1 game suspension for Tuesday brawl

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San Francisco Giants Matt Chapman (26) forearm bashes Heliot Ramos (17) in the top of the sixth inning after hitting a home run against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Wed Sep 3, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants (71-69) beat the Colorado Rockies (39-101) sweeping them in a 10-8 win in game three of their series. They hit three home runs in tonight’s game keeping their streak going strong. Matt Chapman had two homers in the game more than making up for the time he missed after getting ejected in Tuesday’s game. Chapman was suspended one day for making contact with Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeman during a bench emptying brawl in the top of the first inning on Tuesday. Chapman has appealed the suspension.

The first a solo shot and the second a three run home run. Drew Gilbert hit the third home run in the seventh inning.

Game recap: San Francisco got this game going early jumping all over the Rockies taking a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the fourth inning. Matt Chapman more then made up for the time he missed in yesterday’s game hitting a solo home run to center in the second inning for the early 1-0 lead.

San Francisco continued to pile on the runs scoring three more runs in the third inning taking a 4-0 lead. Rafael Devers singled Patrick Bailey home extending their lead to 2-0. It turned into a very busy inning for the Giants. Willie Adames sacrificed Heliot Ramos home. San Francisco followed that up with a Wilmer Flores singled driving Rafael Devers home looking very much in control of this game with the 4-0 lead.

The Rockies finally got up on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth inning 1-4 but still had a lot of work to do. Brenton Doyle hit a single driving Ezequiel Tovar home from third base for the one-run inning.

Colorado had more in store not only tying up the game but taking their first lead of the game 5-4 in the bottom of the fifth inning. Tyler Freeman singled Kyle Karros home as the Rockies began to pile on the runs. Hunter Goodman singled and another Colorado run came in; Freeman scored off a San Francisco error. Jordan Beck came to the plate and singled a couple or runners home, Ezequiel Tovar and Hunter Goodman, giving the Rockies a 5-4 lead. The challenge now for the Rockies would be to protect the one-run lead going into the sixth inning.

It had been a good game for San Francisco starting pitcher Robbie Ray going into the fifth inning but that came to an end when Colorado started fireworks of their own hitting lights out. Ray finished going 4 2/3 innings allowing 7 hits, 4 earned runs, 1 walk and 8 strikeouts. He was relieved by Joel Peguero who got the Giants out of the inning and going on to pitch into the sixth inning.

The Giants were up for the challenge robbing the Rockies of their short-lived lead in the sixth inning. Patrick Bailey got the party started hitting a single driving Casey Schmitt home tying up the game 5-5. Heliot Ramos came to the plate hitting another single driving in Luis Matos giving the Giants the lead back 6-5 lead. Matt Chapman hit his second home run of the game, a 3-run home run, driving in Patrick Bailey and Heliot Ramos. When the dust had settled San Francisco had a 9-5 lead going into the seventh inning.

San Francisco would tack on one more home run off the bat of Drew Gilbert, a solo shot to right and the Giants had their third home run of the game taking a 10-5 lead. San Francisco’s home run streak was alive and well as the Giants continued to send balls soaring out of ball parks across the league.

San Francisco took the 10-5 lead into the top of the ninth inning. They were three outs away from another win and a series sweep. The Rockies made quite a bit of noise in the bottom of the ninth inning loading the bases and sacrificing a run home still trailing 10-6. They were not finished and the Giants were struggling with getting that final out. Two more runs would score before this game was all said and done; Colorado had not made it easy on the Giants. The final was 10-8. The Giants now have 24 home runs in their last 11 games showing no signs of letting down. They had done their damage at Coors Field as they head off to St. Louis after hitting 10 home runs in the series with the Rockies.

Game notes: After winning game two in their series with the Rockies Tuesday night 7-4 the Giants were primed for another sweep and swept the Rockies on Wednesday. It was a tough loss for the Rockies Tuesday night reaching a milestone no one ever wants to see registering their 100th loss of the season.

For San Francisco they were finally back over .500 by a game and playing some terrific baseball that has been obvious over their last four series. Their last losing series was against the San Diego Padres played back on August 18. The Giants after Wednesday’s game are now two games over .500 and with the win have closed the gap towards a shot at the last NL Wild Card position to just four games.

Thursday the Giants will have the day off before taking on the Cardinals in St. Louis. This will be a big series for both teams; the Giants with a 71-69 record and the Cardinals with a 70-71 record. Starters for Friday’s contest at Busch Stadium in St Louis, for the Giants Carson Seymour (0-2 ERA 4.74) for the Cardinals probable starter is Michael McGreevy. McGreevy has a 6-2 win/loss record and a 4.17 ERA. First pitch for this matchup is scheduled for 5:15 PM PT.

Benches empty as Giants Hit Four Home Runs En-route to Beating Rockies in Game Two 7-4

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Both the San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies didn’t waste anytime getting down to business after Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeman (21) screamed at the Giants Rafael Devers for celebrating his home run emptying both dugouts and bullpens in the top of the first inning on Tue Sep 2, 2025 at Coors Field in Denver (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants (70-69) won the second game of their series with the Colorado Rockies (39-100) 7-4. They had four home runs in the game keeping their streak alive.

Rafael Devers, Casey Schmitt, Wilmer Flores and Patrick Bailey all had a piece of the action. The Giants had 13 hits in the game denying the Rockies every time they threatened. San Francisco will now be looking for a sweep in Wednesday’s game.

Game recap: Much as Monday last night, the Giants got a jump on Tuesday night in the first inning of this game taking a 2-0 lead. Starting pitcher Kyle Freeland got an awful start giving up a single to Heliot Ramos followed by a home run to Rafael Devers for the early lead. Freeland was relieved by Antonio Senzatela after Freeland was ejected. Senzatela gave up a single but got Colorado out of the opening inning.

It was for sure a wild start to this game in the first inning. Following the Devers home run, Colorado pitcher Freeland was not at all pleased with Devers celebration screaming at him as he rounded first base.

A number of players charged toward the infield and that is when it appeared that Matt Chapman made contact with the Colorado pitcher. Willie Adames was in the middle of the fracas as well.

It was just one of those bench-clearing events we have seen before. No punches were thrown and the umpires quickly restored order. The Giants shuffled their defensive infield and the game went on.

The Rockies cut the Giants lead in half in the third inning 2-1. Hunter Goodman singled Tyler Freeman home and Colorado was fighting back and trying to rally.

San Francisco took a nice lead in the fifth inning scoring three runs and taking a 5-1 lead. More home runs for the Giants who kept their streak alive. Casey Schmitt hit the first home run to left center, a solo shot extending their lead to 3-1. Wilmer Flores came to the plate and hit a two-run homer with Dominic Smith on base giving San Francisco a 5-1 lead.

In the bottom of the fifth inning the Rockies Hunter Goodman singled Ryan Ritter home. The inning came to an end with the one run for Colorado still trailing 5-2. The surging Giants were not making anything easy for the Rockies.

Logan Webb was finished for the evening after pitching for five innings. Webb was relieved by Jose Butto.

Butto very nearly got out of the seventh inning. With two outs he had walked Tyler Freeman giving up a home run to slugger Hunter Goodman, who was having a terrific game, cutting San Francisco’s lead to a single run 5-4. Butto got the third out but the Giants needed some insurance runs going into the top of the eighth inning.

The Giants wasted no time bulking their lead back up in the eighth with not one but two insurance runs extending their lead back out to 7-4. This time it was Patrick Bailey hitting San Francisco’s fourth home run of the game with Jung Hoo Lee on second base; a shot to right field and the Giants had a three-run lead going into the top of the ninth inning.

Giants pitcher Ryan Walker took the mound to close out this game. The Rockies were down to their final three outs. Pinch hitter Jordan Beck lined out, Ryan Ritter flied out, Tyler Freeman struck out and that was the ball game 7-4 in favor of the Giants.

The Rockies had unfortunately lost their 100th game of the season. On the opposite end of the spectrum San Francisco had won their ninth game of their last ten and have reached their 70th win of the season.

Game notes: The Giants got a great start in their series with the Rockies winning game one Monday night 8-2 and Tuesday night 7-4. The Giants knocked three home runs out of Coors Field: the first in the first inning off the bat of Rafael Devers, the second in the third inning from Drew Gilbert who had a great game with 4 hits and the third one in the seventh inning from Willie Adames on Monday night.

The Giants now have a 15-game home run win streak the longest home run streak in the majors this season. San Francisco got a great outing from pitcher Kai-Wei Teng Monday night.

Giants starter Logan Webb pitched five innings, seven hits, two runs, two walks and seven strike outs Tuesday. The Giants took the second game from the Rockies to assure another series win.

The Giants Wednesday will be in search of another sweep at the expense of the Colorado Rockies after winning the first two games of the series. Robbie Ray will take the mound for the Giants with a 10-6 win/loss record and a 3.18 ERA. The Rockies will try to salvage the third game of the series starting German Marquez. He has a 3-12 win/loss record and a 6.14 ERA. First pitch for this game is scheduled for 5:40 PM.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Ex-Giant Murphy says injury was due to malpractice; Padres Adam out for season with left quad injury; plus more news

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San Francisco Giants catcher Tom Murphy (19) shakes hands with a teammate after the final out of the ninth inning against the Washington Nationals at Oracle Park back on April 10, 2024. Mandatory Credit: Robert Edwards-Imagn Images

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:

#1 Former San Francisco Giant catcher Tom Murphy says that the back injury he got in camp of 2024 was not treated properly and that he received epidurals for the wrong disc. Murphy said that it was 100% malpractice and that he couldn’t do anything for the first two months after the injury. Giants president Buster Posey said that the Giants were counting on him to handle hitting against left hand pitching and he was signed because of his defensive work behind the plate but Posey said that it’s unfortunate that he’s not able to and he wished Murphy all the best. Murphy has not decided whether or not to litigate against the Giants.

#2 San Diego Padres reliever Jason Adam ruptured a tendon in his left quadriceps and had to leave Monday’s game. The injury impacts San Diego’s bullpen as they head to the stretch drive in September. The injury occurred in the seventh inning in the 4-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles in San Diego. Adam will recieve an MRI and Adam said that he will need to mend in the next six to nine months and said his season is probably done.

#3 The New York Mets Juan Soto hit for six RBIs, a grand slam and hit a triple that broke a tie against the Detroit Tigers for a 10-8 win on Monday. Soto had a break out game as the Mets are one of the favorites in post season play.

#4 Sacramento A’s right hand pitcher Luis Severino came back from a 15 day IL on Monday and is scheduled to start Tuesday night in St Louis. Severino had been out due to a oblique muscle injury. Severino is 6-11 with a ERA 4.82 and has made 24 starts for Sacramento.

#5 Amaury, the Kansas City Royals are looking to build a new stadium in downtown Kansas City, Royals owner John Sherman announced this week. The Royals want to build a stadium that has a surrounding district with retail, housing, hotels and entertainment. Royals president R. Brooks Sherman Jr (no relation to John Sherman) said that the Royals are looking for more than just a ball park.

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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Giants Launch New Series Rocking Colorado 8-2

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Drew Gilbert (62) is congratulated by teammate Heliot Ramos (right) after hitting a two run home run in the top of the third inning for the San Francisco Giants against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Mon Sep 1, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

After winning their last two series which included a sweep of the Chicago Cubs, the San Francisco Giants won game one of their series with the Colorado Rockies 8-2. They hit three home runs in the game. The first one off the bat of Rafael Devers, the second a two run shot from Drew Gilbert and the third.

The 26th of the year a two-run homer from Willie Adames. Gilbert had an outstanding game with four hits, two RBIs, three runs in four at-bats.

The Giants got ahead of it from the get go scoring the first run of the game in the first inning. Devers gave his team an early 1-0 lead with a solo home run to right and San Francisco had a great start to this game.

The Giants added to their lead in the third inning scoring two more runs. San Francisco’s Gilbert hit the Giant’s second home run of the game , his second career homer, with Patrick Bailey on base and a 3-0 lead.

San Francisco broke this game wide open in the fifth inning loading the bases a couple of times and when the dust had settled were cruising with a 6-0 lead going into the sixth inning. Christian Koss scored the first run in the fifth inning for a 4-0 lead. A Dominic Smith single allowed both Devers and Gilbert to score giving the Giants a 6-0 lead.

It was a rough fifth inning for Colorado starting pitcher Chase Dollander. After five innings he was relieved by Anthony Monlina. Molina had a very good sixth inning allowing a single hit and no runs.

Kai-Wei Teng had a very good game going 5 1/3 innings. He was relieved by Joel Peguero when he put runners on second and third. He had given up a lot of hits with nine but no runs and had eight strikeouts and no walks. It was an excellent outing for Teng.

The Rockies finally got up on the scoreboard scoring twice in the bottom of the sixth inning. Kyle Karros grounded out to third for Colorado’s second out but allowed Brenton Doyle to score for their first run of the game. Colorado would score a second run when Yanquiel Fernandez doubled and Ezequiel Tovar scored and that would finish off the sixth inning.

The Giants would get those two runs right back in the top of the seventh inning. Willy Adames hit his 26 th home run of the season and it was “bye bye baby” with Drew Gilbert aboard and San Francisco pushed their lead back out to 8-2.

San Francisco took the 8-2 lead into the top of the ninth inning. An Adames single in the inning loaded the bases with one out. Matt Chapman came to the plate with the bases loaded now with 2 outs. Chapman has struggled latley against lefties and he did strike out for the third out.

The Rockies were three outs away from losing game one of this series. Colorado did not make much noise in the bottom of the ninth inning and went down one, two, three and that was the ball game 8-2 in favor of San Francisco. The Giants are now back at .500 getting a great start to this current road trip. This was San Francisco pitcher Teng’s best start of the season and a great start to this series.

Game notes : After blasting their way through the Baltimore Orioles in games one and three taking the series this past weekend, the Giants roared into Coors Field kicking off Labor Day starting another successful series against the Colorado Rockies.

The Giants did get soundly beaten in game two of their last series by the O’s 11-1 but did come back with a vengeance in game three with a 13-2 win and took alot of confidence into Coors Field playing much better ball.

Prior to their series with the Orioles they swept a playoff bound Chicago Cubs at Oracle Park. Monday the Giants starter Kai-Wei Teng went 5.1 innings, allowed nine hits, two earned runs, and struck out eight batters.

Rockie starter Chase Dollander pitched five innings, allowed five hits, six earned runs, three walks, and two strike outs. The Giants are running out of season with only 25 games left. They remain in third place in the National League West.

The Giants are still in a good spot five games behind for the last Wild Card spot as the season winds down with four teams ahead of them and virtually tied with the Diamondbacks for a spot with the St. Louis Cardinals still in the mix.

The wild card race in the National League is extremely crowded but the Giants are trying to stay in the fight. San Francisco has to continue to the kind of baseball they have recently enjoyed and cannot suffer any more lapses that they’ve seen not too long ago.

San Francisco will start Logan Webb in Tuesday’s game two. He has a 12-9 win/loss record and a 3.16 ERA. The Rockies will sent Kyle Freelander to the mound with a 3-13 win/loss record and a 5.28 ERA. First pitch for game two is scheduled for 5:40 PM.

San Francisco Giants podcast Michael Roberson: Giants open up six game road trip in Colorado; SF now 5 games back for Wild Card

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San Francisco Giant Rafeal Devers (16) gets a third inning single off Baltimore Orioles starter Tomoyuki Sugano at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun Aug 31, 2025 (AP News photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Michael Roberson for Marko Ukalovic:

#1 San Francisco Giants Rafael Devers hit a home run, doubled and hit for two RBIs as the Giants won in a landslide on Sunday 13-2 at Oracle Park in San Francisco winning two out of three in the series.

#2 Giants starter Justin Verlander struck out ten hitters over five innings of work and threw 121 pitches his highest amount of pitches since June 2018.

#3 Verlander who has a Hall of Fame career for the 73rd time struck out ten hitters career and it was the first time since Oct 4, 2022 that he had ten since facing the Philadelphia Phillies on Oct 4, 2022. No doubt he was pitching against the Orioles who just struggled to get a hit off Verlander.

#4 The Giants Dominic Smith got a base hit for an RBI off Orioles pitcher Corbin Martin in the sixth inning where the Giants scored three runs. Also Devers, Heliot Ramos, and Drew Gilbert had three of San Francisco’s 16 hits.

#5 The Giants head to Colorado and Coors Field to open up a three game series against the Colorado Rockies Monday. Starting pitcher for the Giants RHP Kai Wei Teng (1-3 ERA 8.78) will be opposed by RHP Chase Dollander (2-11 ERA 6.55) for a 1:10pm first pitch.

Michael Roberson filled in for Marko Ukalvoic does the San Francisco Giants podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Not done yet–Giants rout Orioles 13-2, now 5 out in NL Wild Card

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Justin Verlander is congratulated upon entering the dugout after pitching five innings against the Baltimore Orioles at Oracle Park on Sun Aug 31, 2025 (Bay Area News Group photo)

By Vince Cestone

SAN FRANCISCO–The San Francisco Giants, all but left for dead, are not done yet, as they beat the Baltimore Orioles 13-2 at Oracle Park on Sunday afternoon.

With the New York Mets losing 5-1 against the Miami Marlins at Citi Field on Sunday afternoon, the Giants pulled to within 5 games of the third National League Wild Card spot.

The Giants still have an uphill road to climb, with a 1.9% playoff chance, according to Fangraphs, but with the Mets playing the next three games against the 80-58 Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park and the Giants playing the lowly Colorado Rockies for the next three games, the Giants have a chance to cut that deficit down to three or four games.

Even if the Giants ultimately fall short, an improbable late-September playoff push could prove to be a valuable experience for the likes of younger players Luis Matos, Drew Gilbert, Casey Schmitt, Jung Hoo Lee, and Heliot Ramos.

But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Here’s what happened in Sunday’s game.

The Giants started off with a bang, as Rafael Devers crushed a home run to get the Giants going in the first inning. That’s all the Giants would need as Justin Verlander earned his third win of the year, going five shutout innings, amassing 10 strikeouts.

Devers would end up going 3-for-5 with a home run and double. He was a triple short of the cycle.

Verlander wasn’t perfect though–he pitched through two walks in the first inning and a walk and single in the second and fifth innings. His best inning came in the fourth when he struck out the side.

“He’s a battler,” Giants manager Bob Melvin said. “He threw a lot of breaking balls today against a team that hits the fastball pretty good. So, going into games, it’s not like he’s not prepared…it was nice to be able to get him another win.”

The Giants offense came through for Verlander, which wasn’t the case for much of the year. The Giants scored 13 runs on 16 hits for the future Hall of Famer.

The Giants tacked on two more runs in the third inning and four more in the 4th inning. The Giants four-run, fourth inning rally included six hits and a two-run triple by Drew Gilbert, who was acquired in the Mets trade for ace reliever Tyler Rogers.

With the help of an error by Orioles shortstop Luis Vasquez, the Giants added three more runs in the 6th inning.

San Francisco wasn’t done–scoring three more runs in the eighth inning off of Orioles catcher Alex Jackson, a position player who came into pitch with the score 10-0 Giants.

The Orioles would score two runs in the ninth inning off of reliever Spencer Bivens.

Melvin says it was important for the Giants to finish August strong, ending the month with a 5-1 homestand, including a sweep of the Chicago Cubs.

“We needed to play better,” Melvin said. “We needed to play better at home too. So, to sweep the Cubs and take two out of three here, swing the bats better, score some runs, you know, going into Colorado feeling good about ourselves offensively…we think we’re in a much better place.”

Giants third baseman Matt Chapman left the game in the 6th inning after fouling a ball off of his foot. He was down for about a minute but got back up and finished the at-bat. He walked, but Casey Schmitt pinch ran for him, likely as a precautionary measure with the score being 8-0 Giants at the time.

The Giants have a golden opportunity to make up more ground in the Wild Card standings for the next three games. If they’re going to make a late-season push to get back into serious playoff contention, now is the time.

San Francisco plays the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field at 1:05 p.m. PDT on Labor Day. Giants rookie right-hander Kai-Wei Teng (1-3, 8.78 ERA) will take on the Rockies’ right-hander Chase Dollander (2-11, 6.55 ERA).

For the Giants, go time is now.