San Jose Sharks right wing Adam Guadette (81) celebrates his goal with center Barclay Goodrow (23) and defenseman Mario Ferraro (38) in the first period at SAP Center in San Jose Wed Apr 1, 2026 (AP News photo)
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#1 San Jose Sharks and Anaheim Ducks battle at SAP Center Wednesday night. For the Sharks they are six points back for a second Wild Card spot in the Western Conference behind the Nashville Predators. The Sharks after ending a six game losing streak took a two game win streak into this game.
#2 Tiger Woods who said he’ll step away from the spot light after flipping his vehicle over in a second DUI. It’s a tragic story of someone who had it all and now could be facing charges and the end of a legendary golf career.
#3 The San Francisco Giants starter Adrian Houser got a good start for the Giants pitching 5.1 innings, seven hits, one earned run, with walk and one strike out. Despite the good start reliever Jose Butto got touched by the San Diego Padres for four earned runs and three hits in just one third inning of work and the Padres barried the Giants 7-1 at Petco Park in San Diego.
#4 Sacramento A’s continue their struggles against the Atlanta Braves with a 5-1 loss. A’s starting pitcher Luis Severino pitched 3.1 innings surrendering four hits, four earned runs, and struck out seven but it was those four runs that hurt Severino and the A’s most.
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San Francisco Giants pitcher Adrian Houser (12) pitched 5.1 innings gave up seven hits and one earned run in the Giants loss to the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego on Wed Apr 1, 2026 (AP News photo)
By Barbara Mason
After yesterday’s impressive win the San Francisco Giants fell to the San Diego Padres in Game Three 7-1. In yesterday’s game the team had 16 hits a stark contrast to the four hits in todays game. They had a couple of ugly errors and couldn’t seem to get much going at all.
The Padres came into the game looking to avoid a sweep at their home park and they got started early. San Francisco went three and out in the top of the first inning setting the stage for the first San Diego run. With two outs Jackson Merrill singled followed by a Manny Machado infield single reaching third base. Giant first baseman Casey Schmitt made a fielding error as Merrill crossed home plate for the first run of the game giving the Padres a 1-0 lead.
Game recap: The Giants Luis Arraez singled in the second inning but that would be all for San Francisco. The Padres went three and out in the bottom of the second and it was on to the third inning. There was nothing going for the Giants in the third inning with another three and out. Pivetta struck out Devers, Adames and Schmitt. San Diego was unable to add to their score in the bottom of the third inning.
The fourth inning show-cased both pitchers Houser and Pivetta with both teams going three and out. There was not much going on for either team offensively, the pitching having so much to do with it.
In the fifth inning Jung Hoo Lee walked to start the inning but he would be the only Giant to reach base in the inning. The Padres extended their lead in the bottom of the fifth inning. Gavin Sheets doubled, Fernando Tatis Jr walked and with two outs, the Padres were able to score on more San Francisco defensive mistakes.
Sheets scored on an error and Bogaerts was safe at second on error and Tatis Jr. was safe at third on error. Merrill lined out for the third Padre out but it quite the inning for the Giants. San Diego had taken a 2-0 lead.
More disappointment for San Francisco in the sixth inning going three and out. San Diego pitcher Pivetta had struck out eight batters and given up only one hit. He was relieved after five innings by Jeremiah Estrada who went right to work closing out the sixth inning. The bottom of the sixth inning delivered for San Diego.
Ramon Laureano and Jake Cronenworth both singled and with one out, Gavin Sheets doubled driving Laureano home for a 3-0 Padre lead. Cronenworth attempted to score but was thrown out at the plate for the third out.
San Francisco had a couple of hits in the top of the seventh inning, an Arraez double and a Harrison Bader single that drove Arraez home for San Francisco’s first run of the afternoon. The Padres took a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the inning. After seven innings the Giants still had a shot at this game.
Caleb Kilian relieved Houser in the sixth inning. Houser pitched 5 1/3 innings allowing seven hits, three runs and fouor strikeouts. Kilian pitched 1 2/3 innings with no runs, no hits and two strikeouts, a nice showing. He got the Giants out of the seventh inning on a three and out.
The Giants had no runs, no hits and no errors in the top of the eighth, however the bottom of the eighth was a scoring frenzy for the Padres. Manny Machado doubled and Ramon Laureano homered to left center giving the Padres a 5-1 lead. Cronenworth, Sheets and Bryce Johnson all walked setting up another run for the Padres.
Tatis Jr., singled Cronenworth home then another walk from San Francisco’s relief pitcher Jose Butto that scored another San Diego run and when the dust had settled the Padres were cruising with a 7-1 lead. It was a terrible inning for Butto.
Closer Mason Miller came into the top of the ninth inning. He struck out three hitters and allowed a single doing what the Padres have become accustomed to seeing this guy do. He takes care of business and wastes no time doing it. The Padres had avoided the sweep winning the game 7-1.
Game notes: After a rocky start to the season the Giants really turned up the volume in their series with the San Diego Padres winning games 1 and 2 but couldn’t get the sweep at Petco Park Wednesday. The team seems to be more relaxed especially offensively.
In Tuesday’s lineup the Giants finished with 16 hits and two home runs. Nine players on the roster got a hit and it could not have gone any better for the team. Willy Adames was the standout in the game with four hits and Jung Hoo Lee had three, Matt Chapman and Rafael Devers with two.
It was indeed a team effort. After what the Giants saw Wednesday and the day before the Giants went with the same lineup as the two previous games. Despite a bit of a rocky third inning Tuesday, Webb pitched very well. Relief pitching was great and Jose Butto closed out the game giving up only one hit.
San Francisco lost a tough one to the Padres on Wednesday. Adrian Houser took the loss on Wedneday losing to the Padres 7-1. He has one of the best sinkers in the game today and he has been itching to get back on the mound. The Padres started big man 6’5″ Nick Pivetta who pitched five innings, one hit, walked two batters and struck out.
San Francisco will happily put this game behind them as they head back home to Oracle Park to take on the New York Mets in a four-game series. First pitch for this game will be on Thursday at 6:45PM. Robbie Ray will take the mound for San Francisco with a 3.38 ERA and a 0-1 win/loss record. David Peterson will be on the hill for the Mets. 6:40pm PDT first pitch.
Philadelphia Phillies Andrew Painter throws against the Washington Nationals line up in the first inning at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia on Wed Apr 1, 2026 (AP News photo)
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#2 What impact is the new Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system having after its first game-ending use by the Orioles?
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Atlanta Braves starter Chris Sale delivers a pitch to the Sacramento A’s in the first inning at Truist Park in Atlanta on Wed Apr 1, 2026 (AP News photo)
Sacramento Athletics game wrap:
Baldwin Breaks It Open as Braves Ground the Green and Gold 5-1
By Mauricio Segura
The Sacramento Athletics walked into Truist Park early this morning looking for a second straight win and a little early-season traction, but instead ran into a familiar problem: too many quiet at-bats and one Atlanta Braves swing of momentum that turned a close game into a stubborn one. It all began like a typical tightrope game, but the rope snapped in the fourth plunging the A’s into an abyss of a 5-1 loss.
Luis Severino actually gave the Athletics a fighting chance early, even though his outing came with traffic and a few white-knuckle moments. In the first inning, he wriggled out of trouble after issuing three walks, and he helped himself by picking off Ronald Acuña Jr. at first base. That was one of the sharper moments of the day for the Green and Gold, because it briefly looked like Severino might be able to dance around the danger. Unfortunately, He could not keep doing it throughout.
Atlanta pushed forward first in the second, and the damage came from patience followed by a clean hit. Ozzie Albies walked, Dominic Smith lined a single, Acuña drew another free pass, and Drake Baldwin delivered the big blow with a two-run single to left. That gave the Braves a 2-0 lead and put the Athletics right back in the position they have worn too often in the season’s opening week, trying to create offense after falling behind.
For a moment, Shea Langeliers gave them life. In the top of the fourth, with the Athletics still stuck in neutral against Chris Sale, Langeliers turned on a pitch and launched his fifth league-leading home run of the season to left. Suddenly it was 2-1, and the Athletics had something real to chase. Langeliers has been the club’s loudest bat out of the gate, and once again he was the one dragging some thunder into an otherwise cloudy afternoon.
But whatever spark that homer created did not last long. The bottom of the fourth became the inning that buried the boys from West Sacramento. Dominic Smith and Mauricio Dubón opened with back-to-back singles, and after Severino was lifted, the Braves wasted little time making Elvis Alvarado pay. Acuña hit a sharp fly ball that advanced the runners, Baldwin ripped a two-run double to center, and Matt Olson followed with an RBI single to right. Just like that, a one-run game had become a 5-1 deficit, and that was more than enough cushion for Atlanta’s arms.
Sale looked every bit like a veteran who knew he had the game under control. He worked six innings and allowed just one run, the Langeliers homer, while the Athletics kept making soft contact or no contact at all. He struck out Max Muncy and Tyler Soderstrom in the second, fanned Brent Rooker after the homer in the fourth, and never let the Athletics string together the kind of rally that makes a starter sweat. The A’s managed only a few scattered threats, and even those vanished quickly. Their best late chance came in the ninth when Jacob Wilson doubled with one out, but Raisel Iglesias shut the door by striking out Jeff McNeil and getting Langeliers to pop out.
Wilson’s double was one of the few bright spots in a lineup that again spent too much of the day walking back to the dugout. Langeliers had two hits, including the lone run, while Austin Wynns added a single and Wilson’s late double gave the Athletics just enough to avoid disappearing entirely. But there was not much depth to the attack. Brent Rooker went hitless, Muncy struck out twice, Soderstrom was quiet, and the club never put together the kind of sustained pressure needed to bother Atlanta’s staff.
The larger issue is starting to look less like a hiccup and more like the team’s first real bad habit for the 2026 campaign. The Athletics opened this road-heavy stretch with one of the lowest batting averages and on-base percentages in the majors, and Wednesday did not do much to clean that up. Langeliers has provided the muscle, but too much of the offense has arrived one swing at a time, and that is a lousy way to live against good pitching. There is also an irony here. This team showed big power during the spring, but once the games started counting, the strikeouts piled up and the rallies thinned out.
So the Athletics left Atlanta having taken one in the series but still searching for a more reliable offensive identity. There were moments worth noting, like Severino’s pickoff, Langeliers’ continued power surge, and another errorless day from Wilson at shortstop. But the day belonged to Baldwin and the Braves, who were more advantageous and far less forgiving. In the end, the Athletics were not blown out by chaos. They were beaten by something simpler and more annoying: Atlanta waited for its openings, and Sacramento never created enough of its own.
Next up for the A’s the Houston Astros with starting pitcher RHP Cristian Javier (0-0 ERA 11.57) for Sacramento starter LHP Jeffrey Springs (0-0 ERA 3.38) first pitch 6:40 pm PDT. It’ll be the A’s home opener on Fri Apr 3 at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.
Costa Rican-born Mauricio Segura has been covering sports in the Bay Area since 2001 for a variety of magazines and newspapers, as well as his own publication, Golden Bay Times.
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Oakland Ballers vs. San Jose Giants Battle of the Bay exhibtion game at Excite Ballpark in San Jose on Tue Mar 31, 2026 (image from Oakland Ballers X)
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
By Lewis Rubman
Oakland Ballers 1 San José Giants 13
Attendance 2,800 (estimated)
SAN JOSE–It doesn’t take long for the Bay Area to establish a tradition. Last year’s Battle of the Bay 2.0 was such a success that it was inevitable that there’d be a repeat performance of the showdown between the San Francisco Giants’ Class A California League farm team and Your Oakland Ballers of the independent Pioneer Baseball League, classified as “partner” circuit with MLB. the successor to the big league franchise that deserted Oakland. San José defeated Oakland last year, 5-2, but the crew from Raimondi Field held their own. Tonight’s encounter was a different story. The B’s fell behind in the first inning and never recovered. The final score was a dismal 13-1
Both teams won their league’s championship in 2025, but the similarities end there.
The Giants had a month’s spring training under their belt. Tuesday night’s exhibition game was the first time the 2026 incarnation of the Ballers took the field together.
The game was played under this year’s MLB rules, which gave Oakland somewhat of a well needed boost because the most radical change in those rules this year has been their adoption of the Pioneer Baseball League’s challenge system. I don’t think anyone would argue that the East Bayers were a better team than their opponents, even though none of the little Giants is on the big team’s 40 player roster. Still, both squads were motivated by both pride and the need to prove themselves.
Dario Reynoso led San José’s attack with a perfect three for three at the plate. Two of his hits were doubles, and he was walked a couple of times, drove four runs across the plate, and stole a base in the bargain. Two other Giants had perfect offensive nights; Martin’s blast in the opening frame came in his only at bat, and Cam Maldonado went two for two, with a triple, a walk,and a stolen base.
None of Oakland’s hurlers last more than a frame on the mound.
The box score hasn’t been released at this writing.
San José retained the Tom Pellack Memorial Bridge Trophy, made from the steel used in the original Bay Bridge.There’s a certain irony in that.
The Ballers will have plenty of time to recover.The reigning Pioneer Baseball League champions will open the defense of their title at Raimondi Fieldon Tuesday evening, May 19 at 6:35.
Manager Tony Vitello #23 of the San Francisco Giants looks on before the game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on March 30, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)
By Jeremiah Salmonson
San Francisco — The San Francisco Giants have had a tumultuous first week of the 2026 campaign, and we aren’t even two full series into the season.
After being swept at home by the New York Yankees to open the season at Oracle Park in San Francisco, the Giants went into Petco Park in San Diego and took the first two games of a three-game series against the Padres. Game three is scheduled for Wednesday, and as of this writing, that game is yet to take place. The Giants are now 2-3 on the season, and I have a few takeaways after being in attendance for the Giants’ home series and from my early observations in San Diego.
So, Giants fans, don’t panic. We have no idea what the 2026 Giants are yet.
Of course, following the sweep of the Giants at the hands of the Yankees, the city of San Francisco fell to its proverbial knees in agony as the team scored only one run over three games. The offense appeared to pick up right where it left off last season with a deep inability to perform situational hitting and score runs.
However, three games is, of course, not nearly enough of a sample size to understand what the Giants offense will be in the 2026 campaign, and the following two games proved just that.
Let Vitello Cook: Five Games, Three Different Lineups
While the Giants only scored one run against the Yankees in their three-game series, Tony Vitello tweaked his lineup for game three and again for game four.
The game three tweaks were highlighted by elevating Jung Hoo Lee to the leadoff spot and dropping Luis Arraez and Rafael Devers to the third and fourth positions in the order, respectively. Heliot Ramos was moved to the fifth spot, and Willy Adames was dropped to sixth on the card while Patrick Bailey remained at eight. Vitello’s final change was that Harrison Bader was elevated to seventh and Casey Schmitt dropped to ninth in the order.
This initial pivot from Vitello paid immediate dividends as the Giants went from tallying just four hits in the first two games to nine hits in the third game of the season alone. However, the Giants still only mustered one run with the new-look lineup and fell to 0-3 on the season.
So, Vitello pivoted again after the Giants’ off day on Sunday for their first game against the Padres on Monday. With Bader, Bailey, and Schmitt anchoring the seven-through-nine slots in the order, Vitello switched up his top six in hopes of finding something. Vitello elected to go with Willy Adames in the leadoff spot while also moving Rafael Devers up to the second spot and Heliot Ramos to the three-hole. By necessity, that meant Jung Hoo Lee fell to sixth and Luis Arraez and Matt Chapman slotted down to fourth and fifth, respectively. The offense didn’t erupt, but Willy Adames and Matt Chapman each recorded hits while the bottom three in the Giants’ lineup (Bader, Bailey, and Schmitt) each recorded an RBI and were responsible for the team’s runs. It was a sign of life for the club.
On Tuesday, Tony Vitello elected to go with the same lineup that netted him his first win as a big league manager, and it paid off big time in game two of the series.
The Giants secured their first series win of the season, defeating the Padres 9-3 behind a 16-hit performance from a lineup of Willy Adames leading off, followed by Rafael Devers, Heliot Ramos, Luis Arraez, Matt Chapman, Jung Hoo Lee, Harrison Bader, Patrick Bailey, and Casey Schmitt.
The Giants go for the sweep of the Padres on Wednesday, and you may already know the outcome when you read this.
Was it the lineup construction that clicked? Was it simply a team that was due to break out? Who knows. I’m not here to act like I or anyone else has a crystal ball to know exactly what or why it worked. However, you have to give the young manager credit for being willing to make drastic tweaks to his lineup so early in the season to do his best to spark the team. The inverse has been a complaint of recent Giants managers and their slow pace to change things up when it wasn’t working.
It’s obviously much too small of a sample size to tell anything significant, but Vitello appears up for the task, and his recent lineup tweak appears to have his guys in a better spot than even just a week ago. Will the Giants be 16-hit and nine-run scorers every game? Probably not. Will the Giants be a team that is one-hit and routinely shut out this season? Again, probably not. The team is too talented for that to become the norm on a daily basis. The Giants will inevitably fall somewhere in between those points, and it’s incumbent on the fans and the media to give them the chance to figure it out.
After the conclusion of the series in San Diego, the Giants will return home for a four-game series against the Mets and three games against the Phillies. That will be a big test to see what the 2026 Giants are made of.
Sacramento A’s Denzel Clarke (1) rounds third base scoring a run in the top of the second inning against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta on Tue Mar 31, 2026 (AP News photo)
Finally a Pulse in Atlanta A’s break through for season’s first win 5-2 at Truist Park
By Mauricio Segura
The Sacramento A’s finally gave their early season a heartbeat Tuesday night at Atlanta’s Truist Park. After opening the year with four straight losses and carrying the weight of a winless start into Atlanta, the green and gold answered with a crisp 5-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
Unlike the previous four games, the A’s showed patience and timely hitting, steadier pitching, and just enough late-game authority to keep the door shut. It was not flawless baseball, they still collected strikeouts like a kid collects rookie cards, but this time the Athletics made their best swings count and backed them with clean defense when it mattered most.
Atlanta landed the first punch in the opening inning when Drake Baldwin drove a solo home run to center, giving the Braves a quick 1-0 lead and A’s fans an already familiar lump in their throats. For a team that had already been shut out the night before and had looked stuck in mud for much of the opening road trip, that could have been the start of another long evening. Instead, the Athletics pushed back in the second with their best inning of the young season.
Brent Rooker opened with a single, and although the Braves turned a double play behind José Suarez, the inning did not die there. Max Muncy worked a walk, moved to second on a balk, and scored when Andy Ibáñez lined a single to left.
That was the crack in the wall. Lawrence Butler and Denzel Clarke followed with walks, and then Jacob Wilson ripped a ground-rule double down the left-field line to bring home Ibáñez and Butler. Just like that, the Athletics had turned a one-run deficit into a 3-1 lead, and for the first time in several days, they looked like a club playing with desire.
Ibáñez was right in the middle of it all, and his night kept getting better. In the fourth inning, Muncy drilled a sharp double to left and came home when Ibáñez punched another single into left field. It was simple 101 baseball, but often times, that’s the type that wins most games. Ibáñez finished with two hits and two RBI, and both swings came at moments when the Athletics badly needed someone to settle the game down.
Then came Langeliers, who has been swinging like he showed up to March without ever putting his bat down all winter. After entering the night with three home runs in the season’s first four games, the Athletics catcher added another in the fifth, launching a solo shot to left that stretched the lead to 5-1. His home run gave the Athletics breathing room, and against a Braves happy bat lineup, that extra cushion mattered.
Aaron Civale, making his first start for the Athletics, deserved a large share of the credit. Aside from Baldwin’s first-inning homer, he kept Atlanta from stacking anything dangerous together for most of his five innings. He allowed four hits, walked one, struck out three, and gave up just two runs. The second Braves run came in the fifth after singles by Dominic Smith and Mauricio Dubón, a wild pitch, and Ronald Acuña Jr.’s sacrifice fly. Even then, Civale avoided the big inning and kept the game from tilting back toward Atlanta.
From there, the bullpen did the job. Hogan Harris worked around two walks in the sixth. Justin Sterner handled trouble in the seventh and struck out Acuña and Matt Olson in a tense stretch that felt bigger than the inning number suggested. Scott Barlow breezed through the eighth. Mark Leiter Jr. gave up a pair of singles in the ninth, which made things slightly more uncomfortable than the Athletics would have preferred, but he got Acuña to strike out and Baldwin to pop out, ending the game with the tying run nowhere close to the plate.
Despite the much needed win, the Athletics still struck out 11 times. Nick Kurtz fanned three times, Rooker struck out three times, and the lineup also hit into two double plays. There is still work to do, plain and simple. But Tuesday night was a reminder that a season does not ask for perfection, just persistence and grit that will hopefully carry on over.
The A’s take on Atlanta for Game 3 of the series Wednesday at 9:15am PDT. Starting pitcher for Sacramento RHP Luis Severino (0-0 ERA 3.60) for Atlanta LHP Chris Sale (1-0 ERA 0.00).
Costa Rican-born Mauricio Segura has covered sports in the Bay Area since 2001 for various magazines and newspapers, as well as his own publication, The Golden Bay Times. 2026 marks his 15th season covering Athletics baseball.
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San Francisco Giants Willy Adames runs the bases after hitting a first inning home run against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego on Tue Mar 31, 2026 (AP News photo)
By Barbara Mason
The San Francisco Giants (2-3) won game two in their series with the San Diego Padres (1-4) 9-3 on Tuesday after winning game one Monday night. They now have the opportunity to sweep the series Wednesday in game three.
Willy Adames was on fire with four hits, two runs and two RBIs. Rafael Devers, Matt Chapman and Jung Hoo Lee each had two hits. Adames and Chapman each had a home run. The Giants offense was fired up having 16 hits in this game.
Game wrap: The Giants went with the same starting lineup they had Monday night with Willy Adames lead-off batter. It worked last night so it was a go in this one. It was certainly a great call when Adames hit the second pitch of the game out of the park, his first home run of the year, 335 feet, giving San Francisco the early lead 1-0.
With two outs Matt Chapman doubled and San Francisco had runners on second and third with Jung Hoo Lee at the plate. Lee hit a double driving Heliot Ramos and Matt Chapman home and just like that the Giants had taken a 3-0 lead.
Marquez got the third out but the Giants had three hits and a nice lead after the first inning, a great way to start the ball game. Logan Webb would take the mound in the bottom of the inning. The Padres also went with last night’s lineup. With two outs the Padres had Fernando Tatis and Jackson Merrill on base but Xander Bogaerts flied out and Webb got out of the inning.
San Francisco loaded the bases in the second inning with only one out. Casey Schmitt singled, Adames singled as did Rafael Devers but Ramos and Luis Arraez both flied out leaving them all stranded missing a great opportunity to extend their lead. The Padres stranded one runner in the bottom of the second. Webb struck out two hitters in the inning.
Chapman got the third inning going with the second home run of the game a solo shot and San Francisco had a 4-0 lead with 8 hits through three innings. San Diego would be looking to do some damage in the bottom of the third and that is exactly what they did. Both Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado walked and a Merrill single drove Tatis Jr. home. Bogaerts grounded out and Machado was able to score and the Padres had cut the Giants lead in half 4-2. Miguel Andujar singled Merrill home and as the inning came to an end the Padres trailed by a single run 4-3.
After pitching through three innings for San Diego Marquez was relieved by Kyle Hart. Marquez went three innings allowing eight hits four runs,(two home runs) and only one strikeout. Hart was perfect in the fourth inning going three and out. After four innings the score remained 4-3 in favor of the Giants.
With two outs in the top of the fifth inning Lee attempted to reach third base after doubling. A replay confirmed Lee was out and the game went into the bottom of the inning. The Giants had a solid fifth inning going three and out.
With two on and no outs in the sixth inning the Giants were again threatening. With a one-run ball game San Francisco needed to pump their lead back up. The Giants added another run when Adames singled Harrison Bader home from second and Patrick Bailey advanced to second.
Devers reached first base on an infield hit and San Francisco had the bases loaded and the opportunity to get more with only one out. Heliot Ramos singled Bailey and Adames home giving San Francisco a 7-3 lead. A sacrifice drove Devers home extending the Giant’s lead 8-3. As the top of the inning ended the Giants had put 4 more on the board and had 13 hits through six innings. It was a three and out bottom of the sixth.
It was a bit rocky in the third inning for Webb but that aside he pitched a pretty good game. He was relieved by JT Brubaker in the seventh inning. Webb finished the game going six innings allowing three hits, three earned runs, three walks and five strikeouts. He was behind in the count at times but figured it out and finished really strong. Brubaker got out of the inning only giving up a double and it was onto the eighth inning.
The Giants would add one more run in the top of the ninth when Lee singled pinch runner Jared Oliva home for the final score of 9-3 in favor of San Francisco.
The Giants offense was on fire in this game. Adames had four hits, Lee three hits, Chapman and Devers each had two hits. The team had 16 total hits a great night of offense for the team. Webb had a very good game despite struggling in the third inning. He found a way to finish off the last ten hitters he faced.
Game notes: Monday night the Giants won their first game of the season beating the Padres 3-2 in the first game of their three-game series at Petco Park. After a rough start to the season, the Giants turned up their offensive effort taking a 3-0 lead through eight innings. There was a bit of drama in the ninth inning when San Diego’s Jackson Merrill hit a home run with Jake Cronenworth on base cutting the San Francisco lead to one run 3-2.
Giant’s closing pitcher Ryan Walker held it together to get the third out and the Giants held on for the 3-2 win. Relief pitcher Keaton Winn was terrific in the eighth inning allowing no hits, no runs with three strikeouts. You just cannot ask for more.
Tuesday night the Giant’s starter Logan Webb got a far different result than the team’s first game of the season against the New York Yankees last Wednesday. Last Wednesday was a rough one for Webb who finished that game going five innings allowing 9 hits, 7 runs (6 earned) and 7 strikeouts.
In Monday night’s game the Giants not only got a number of runs up on the board but they put a number of players in scoring position. It was a relief to get that first win under their belt and Tuesday night they took game 2. German Marquez for the Padres on Tuesday pitched three innings giving up eight hits, four earned runs, one walk, one strike out.
The Giants head into game three Wednesday looking for a sweep. Starters Adrian Houser (0-0 ERA 0.00) will be on the hill for San Francisco. The Padres will start Nick Pivetta who comes into this game at (0-1 ERA 18.00). First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 PM.
Stephen Curry the Golden State Warriors guard is still rehabbing and the next step is scrimmage before bringing him back for game action (AP News photo)
Golden State Warriors podcast David Zizmor:
#1 Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said that Warrior guard Stephen Curry was doing well and health and performance vice president Rick Celebrini told Kerr that Curry had a good session.
#2 How much of Curry’s absence in the line up really have impacted the Warriors who’ve lost six of their last ten games.
#3 Up next for Golden State the San Antonio Spurs who are second in the Western Conference and have won six in a row. How much of wrestling match will this be for the Warriors to try and pull this one out against the Spurs.
San Jose Barracuda forward Egor Afanasyev (#11) skates with the puck along with his teammate defenseman Braden Hache (#86) while Texas Stars defenseman Tristian Bertucci (#3) defends in his own zone at Tech CU Arena on Tuesday MAR 31, 2026. (San Jose Barracuda)
by Marko Ukalovic
SAN JOSE — The Texas Stars scored two quick goals to open the third period as they defeated the San Jose Barracuda 2-1 on Tuesday evening at Tech CU Arena.
San Jose has lost four games in a row. Texas is .500 in its past four games.
San Jose (38-22-2-2-80 points) dominated play in the first period. Despite recording 12 shots in first 10 minutes of the period, none of them resulted in goals as Stars goalie Remi Poirier was perfect between the pipes to start the game.
Cuda goalie Laurent Brossoit had an uneventful opening 20 minutes as Texas (33-27-3-1-70 points) registered just five shots on goal.
The Barracuda drew first blood early in the second period. Filip Bystedt scored his 19th goal of the season when he beat Poirier with a quick wrist shot at the 5:37 mark. Lucas Carlsson set up Bystedt from the left wing with a centering pass for his 14th assist of the season. Bystedt leads the team with 51 points on the season as his extended his points streak to three games.
Texas evened the game early in the third period with an even strength goal. Cross Hanas gathered the rebound off a Matthew Seminoff shot and buried it beyond the reach of Brossoit for his 14th goal of the season at the 1:24 mark.
Then 16 seconds later on the next shift, Dylan Hryckowian rifled home a slap shot past Brossoit from the right wing for his first goal of the season. Ayrton Martino and Micheal Karow received helpers on the play.
Poirier (23-17-4) had one of his best games of the season stopping 43 of the 44 shots he faced to earn his 23rd win of the season. Brossoit (14-7-1) suffered just his seventh loss of the season as he made 32 saves on 34 shots.
GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 0-for-4 on the power play. Texas went 0-for-2.
The Three Stars of the Game: 1) Poirier 2) Brossoit 3) Hryckowian.
UP NEXT: San Jose continues its four-game homestand with a two-game weekend series with the Colorado Eagles on Friday April 3rd at 7:00pm at Tech CU Arena.
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