Los Angeles Dodgers releiver Edwin Diaz who is on the shelf for three months due to an elbow injury was the prized sought relief pitcher the Giants didn’t consider in the off season (AP file photo)
San Francisco Giants podcast Stephen Ruderman:
#1 San Francisco Giants president Buster Posey says that not signing Edwin Diaz is a hypothetical wish and he is satisfied with who he has in the bullpen.
#2 Posey said that the Giants have some guys in the bullpen with good stuff but the results say otherwise the Giants are just hovering over last place by one game over the Colorado Rockies in the NL West and have lost six of their last ten and got shellacked by the Arizona Diamondbacks 12-2 on Monday and swept in a three game series the rest of the way.
#3 Posey says Keaton Winn and Caleb Killan is throwing the ball great this year and that the bullpen needs some time and that the Giants will have to see what they turn into. Is the ciritcs and the media’s confidence in Posey starting to show cracks.
#4 Posey said he has no regrets not only signing the following players Diaz who signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for three years for $69M, Devin Williams signed with the New York Mets for three years at $51M, and Robert Suarez signed a $45 M deal with the Atlanta Braves for three years, $45M and the Baltimore Orioles signed Ryan Helsley for two years for $28M.
#5 Posey said that he doesn’t regret not signing those high priced bullpen artists “Do we think the cost-benefit of signing this guy is worth it?’ And we didn’t see it, so no, I don’t regret it.”
Jeff McNeil (wearing bling) is congratulated by the Sacramento A’s dugout after hitting a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angels Stadium Wed May 20, 2026 (AP News photo)
Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:
#1 Which player delivered the go-ahead hit for the Athletics in extra innings against the Angels?
#2 How did Los Angeles Angels respond after falling behind 3–0 early in the game?
#3 What impact did Jeff McNeil’s ninth-inning home run have on the outcome of the game?
#4 Which starting pitcher had the stronger outing: Aaron Civale for the Athletics or Jack Kochanowicz for the Angels?
#5 How did the Athletics bullpen help secure the 6–5 extra-innings victory over the Angels?
Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.
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Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren (7) celebrates with guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) after scoring a slam dunk in game 2 of the third round of the NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on Wed May 20, 2026 (AP News photo)
NBA Playoffs podcast David Zizmor:
#1 The Oklahoma City Thunder picked up a 122-113 win over the San Antonio Spurs to even up the series 1-1 how important was it for the Thunder to even this one up going to San Antonio for game 3.
#2 Talk about the Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous Alexander he lead with 30 points how instrumential was he in the Thunder win.
#3 This series goes back to San Antonio and the Spurs know how vital it is to go back up by one game likewise the Thunder how do you see this match up in game three Thursday.
Sacramento A’s outfielder Tyler Soderstrom chases down a line drive hit by the Los Angeles Angels Vaugn Grissom in the bottom of the first inning at Angels Stadium in Anaheim on Wed May 20, 2026 (photo by Golden Bay Times)
By Maurcio Segura
The Sacramento Athletics did not ease into this one. They grabbed an early lead, gave it back, clawed through the middle innings, and finally stole the night with the kind of road win that keeps a first-place team focused and the rest of the AL West glued to the scoreboard. By the time Hogan Harris got Jorge Soler to ground out with the bases loaded in the 10th, the Green and Gold had escaped with a 6-5 win that had a little bit of everything: early offense, three Los Angeles Angels homers, replay drama, late nerves, and Jeff McNeil turning a one-run deficit into a fresh fight with one swing.
The A’s jumped ahead immediately after Shea Langeliers was hit by a pitch, Nick Kurtz drew a walk, and Brent Rooker loaded the bases with a ground-ball single that glanced off Jack Kochanowicz. Tyler Soderstrom followed with a two-run single to center, scoring Langeliers and Kurtz for a 2-0 lead. That advantage lasted about as long as a paper napkin in a wind tunnel. Mike Trout walked in the bottom half, and Soler tied it with a two-run blast to left-center.
The second inning only raised the volume. Henry Bolte walked, stole second, and scored when Carlos Cortes ripped a liner to left that turned into extra trouble after Josh Lowe’s fielding error. But the Angels answered with Jo Adell’s solo homer and Lowe’s two-run shot, turning a 3-2 Athletics lead into a 5-3 hole. Aaron Civale, who entered with strong recent numbers and had allowed only three runs over his previous four starts, was tagged for three home runs and five runs through five innings.
From there, the game tightened. Shea Langeliers helped kill an Angels threat in the fourth when the Athletics successfully challenged a play at third, with Langeliers picking off Oswald Peraza on a throw to Zack Gelof. Luis Medina then gave the A’s a key bridge, working two scoreless innings and keeping the deficit manageable. That mattered because the Athletics’ offense, quiet from the third through sixth, found a spark in the seventh. Darell Hernaiz and Cortes were both hit by pitches, and Kurtz lined a two-out single to center that scored Hernaiz, though Cortes was thrown out trying for third.
Kurtz’s night also pushed his reaching-base streak from 42 games to 43, adding another line to a run that already had him near some big names in Athletics history. His walk in the first kept the streak alive, and his seventh-inning hit made it louder. McNeil then supplied the swing the A’s badly needed in the ninth, driving Kirby Yates’ pitch over the right-field wall to tie the game at 5-5. For a player who entered with just one homer and all of his RBI against right-handed pitching, it was perfect timing, the kind of swing that makes the bench feel ten degrees warmer.
Scott Barlow worked around a hit batter in the ninth, aided by another overturned call when Gelof and McNeil combined on a force at second. In the 10th, with Kurtz placed at second, Soderstrom delivered again. His fly-ball single to left scored Kurtz, and another error by Lowe pushed Soderstrom to third. The A’s could not add on, but Harris protected the 6-5 lead with a tightrope act. He struck out Lowe on a missed bunt, got Zach Neto to move the runner to third on a soft groundout, intentionally walked Trout, then walked Nolan Schanuel to load the bases. With Soler at the plate and the Angels one swing from flipping the ending, Harris got the grounder to McNeil, and the Athletics finally exhaled.
The series concludes Thursday with Luis Severino (2-5 / 4.45 ERA / 54 K) taking the mound for Sacramento against Anaheim’s Jose Soriano (6-3 / 2.41 ERA / 67 K). First pitch from the Big A scheduled for 6:38pm.
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.
Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.
⚡Craft cocktails? Check. 🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah. 🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.
Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.
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Ousseni Bouda #7 of the San Jose Earthquakes is defended by Joshua Atencio #12 and Rob Holding #6 of the Colorado Rapids in the first half of their 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals match at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on May 20, 2026 in Commerce City, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
By William Espy
The San Jose Earthquakes were up in the Rocky Mountains on Wednesday night as they visited the Colorado Rapids as a part of the U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals. The Quakes couldn’t get enough offense as they were shutout by the Colorado Rapids 2-0.
Colorado seemed to get out to an early lead, as the ball found the back of the net in the 20th minute off of the foot of Rafael Navarro but the play was ruled offside and the game remained tied at 0-0.
Eventually the Rapids would get their go-ahead goal though, as Darren Yapi’s perfectly placed header connected off of a cross which made the ball sail into the netting, giving Colorado a 1-0 lead late in the first half.
The Rapids were then awarded a penalty late in stoppage time of the first half due to a handball by Reid Roberts. After being denied his previous goal due to offside, Navarro stepped up to the penalty spot and put the ball past Daniel to double Colorado’s lead before halftime.
Roberts came out of the game to start the second half, with Dave Romney taking his place. Paul Marie was the next player to exit the game for the Quakes, being replaced by Jack Skahan in the 62nd minute.
As the game progressed, the Earthquakes made more changes. Nick Fernandez entered the game in the 72nd minute for Preston Judd, then Ronaldo Vieira exited for Jack Jasinski in the 86th.
The Earthquakes offense failed to break Colorado’s clean sheet, and they were eliminated from the U.S. Open Cup with a final score of 2-0.
New York Yankees star Aaron Judge swings for the fences currently has 16 home runs and 30 RBIs through May 20, 2026 (AP file photo)
The man from Linden on a special Mission
That’s Amaury News and Commentary
By Amaury Pi-González
Aaron Judge got an offer from the San Francisco Giants in 2022. The Giants made an aggressive push for a long 9-year contract worth $360 million. The Giants’ last player of that caliber was Barry Bonds. The Bay Area media wrote about the possibility of the Giants acquiring such a slugger, especially because he was born and raised just 90 miles from San Francisco, a star from Northern California.
Aaron Judge officially re-signed with the New York Yankees on December 7, 2022, for nine years, agreeing to the same deal the Giants were offering: a nine-year, $360 million contract. The judge chose wisely. The Yankees have been home to sluggers since Babe Ruth; not only do the Bronx Bombers seem to be in the pennant race every year, but they also have a great tradition, with an unprecedented 27 World Series titles.
Aaron Judge has won back-to-back AL MVP Awards and three of the past four seasons.’ No player in history ever had more than four (4) years of hitting 50 or more homeruns. Aaron Judge could be the first ever during this current season, and yes, that includes the Babe.
There is a four-way tie for a player hitting 40 home runs. They are Aaron Judge, Babe Ruth, Sammy Sosa, and Mark McGwire. Some of the greatest, who never reached five seasons of 50-plus home homeruns, also include Henry Aaron and Barry Bonds, Henry Aaron, for decades the all-time home run king, never had a 50-homer season. Barry Bonds did it just a single time.
It happened only 54 times in total by 34 players. The majority did it only once, some twice, and Alex Rodriguez, the only one to hit 50 homeruns in a season three times.. As of today, the man from Linden is one of the top home run hitters in the game(16) and with 113 games left to play this season, Aaron Judge figures to have a very good shot at becoming the first ever to have five (5) seasons of 50 or more homeruns.
He will probably play his whole career in Pinstripes, and that makes a lot of sense. I can fully understand why he did not want to sign with the Giants in 2022. Yankee Stadium is hitter-friendly, Oracle Park is not, but in the end, he became a star with the perfect team for a slugger, the New York Yankees.
Linden, California, has a population of 2,389 and is located in the agriculturally rich San Joaquin Valley. The most famous thing about this town is its favorite son, Aaron Judge. Another great Yankee, Joe DiMaggio, “The Yankee Clipper,” was born in Martínez, a 50-60-minute drive northeast of San Francisco.
Quote: One of the most famous quotes in baseball history is, “I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.” Lou Gehrig, July 4, 1939, during his farewell address at Yankee Stadium, after being diagnosed with ALS, a disease known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
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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San Francisco Giants pitcher Tyller Mahle sits in the dugout in the fifth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenx on Wed May 20, 2026 (AP News photo)
By Barbara Mason
It had been a disappointing series for the San Francisco Giants (20-23) Giants going into game three. The Arizona Diamondbacks (25-23) went on to hand San Francisco a series sweep this afternoon. San Francisco was crushed in the first game12-2, then a walk-off in the second game and today a game dominated by Arizona.
Every time the Giants took the lead in this one the Diamondbacks answered back either tying up the game or taking the lead which they continued to extend. The final was 6-3, the Giants are looking forward to a day off Thursday before heading into their next series.
Game recap: San Francisco started off the game with a Casey Schmitt home run in the first inning taking a 1-0 lead. The Giants have scored early in this series and they have had some outstanding defensive plays especially in Tuesday night’s game but despite that they have been outplayed. The San Francisco lead did not last long. Perdomo sacrificed, Marte scored and this game was tied 1-1.
The Giants broke the tie taking back the lead in the second inning. Bryce Eldridge doubled Matt Chapman home and San Francisco had a 2-1 lead. Arizona pushed right back and took their first lead of the game in the third inning. Again it was Ketel Marte in on the action hitting a home run with Ryan Waldschmidt on base giving the Diamondbacks a 3-2 lead in this see-saw game.
The way this game was playing out, it was no surprise when the Giants tied up the game in the fourth inning. Drew Gilbert singled driving base runner Chapman home for the 3-3 tie.
With the game tied the Diamondbacks went out and had a solid fifth inning scoring thre runs and taking a 6-3 lead. Ildemaro Vargas set up the first run grounding out and Tim Tawa scored for a 4-3 tally.
Two more runs would score in the fifth. Geraldo Perdomo doubled both Marte and Waldschmidt home taking a 6-3 lead into the sixth inning. Through seven innings both teams had 8 hits apiece as well as one home run each.
Arizona would hang onto the 6-3 lead going into the top of the ninth inning and the Giants were down to their last three outs. Bryce Eldridge and Daniel Susac both flied out and Harrison Bader struck out and that was the ball game. The final was 6-3 in favor of Arizona; San Francisco had been swept and fell 10 games below five hundred.
Giants starting pitcher Tyler Mahle finished the game going five innings and allowing 8 hits, 6 runs with 6 strikeouts. Relief pitchers Keaton Winn, Sam Hentges, and Joel Peguero all came in putting a stop to the Arizona scoring. They all had great outings.
Game notes: Everything was pointing to a tied up series on Tuesday night as game two went into the ninth inning with two outs. The Giants had led the game 3-1 through the top of the ninth inning. Their opponent the Diamondbacks had scored one run in the first inning but went scoreless through seven innings.
San Francisco was one out away from the win. That’s when Ketel Marte stepped up to the plate with two runners on base and knocked the ball out of the park; a three-run home run for the 5-3 walk-off. It was a huge blow for the Giants. The Giants ended up getting swept on Wednesday.
San Francisco will have the day Thursday to hopefully re-group. They are just struggling with inconsistency at the plate again. This was a forgettable series for the Giants. They will head into another series that gets underway at home on Friday night taking on the Chicago White Sox.
First pitch for that game is scheduled for 7:15 PM. Trevor McDonald will take the mound for the Giants. He has a 2-0 win/loss record and a 2:37 ERA. The White Sox probable pitcher will be Davis Martin. He has impressive stats with a 6-1 win/loss record and a 1.61 ERA.
Sacramento A’s Zack Gelof slugs a seventh inning home run against the Los Angeles Angels at Anaheim Stadium on Tue May 19, 2026 (photo by Mauricio Segura Golden Bay Times and today’s author)
By Mauricio Segura
The Sacramento Athletics needed a response after J.T. Ginn’s almost no-hitter Monday night that turned into a gut-punch loss, and they did not tap the Los Angeles Angels politely on the shoulder. They unloaded in a 14-6 win that felt like a full-team exhale after the kind of defeat that can linger if a club lets it.
Even with the loss pushing them under .500, the Athletics still held first place in the American League West, and their offense made sure the mood did not stay sour for long. A lineup that had been showing signs of life lately did more than wake up. It took over the room, ate the snacks, and left the Angels chasing line drives all over the yard.
For two innings, Reid Detmers looked like he might control the night. Shea Langeliers, Colby Thomas, Brent Rooker, Henry Bolte and Zack Gelof all went down on strikes early, and the Athletics had little to show until the third inning flipped the whole game on its head Jeff McNeil singled to center, Darell Hernaiz followed with a ground-ball single to right, and Nick Kurtz opened the scoring with a base hit that brought McNeil home.
That swing mattered beyond the run, too, because Kurtz entered the game riding one of the longest reaching-base streaks in Athletics history, a 41-game run that had him in rare company with names like Mark McGwire, Jimmie Foxx and Rickey Henderson.
Then the inning turned into a green-and-gold parade. Thomas doubled to right, scoring Hernaiz and Kurtz. Rooker singled in Thomas. Bolte, the young center fielder who recently made his Major League debut after tearing through Triple-A Las Vegas, bounced a ground-rule double down the left-field line.
Gelof followed with a two-run single, and just like that, a scoreless game had become a 6-0 Athletics lead. It was not just a rally. It was a reminder that this lineup can stretch an inning until the other team starts looking for the emergency exit.
The Angels did not disappear quietly. Mike Trout homered to center in the third, then Los Angeles pushed across three more in the fourth after Oswald Peraza singled, Jose Siri doubled, Zach Neto reached, and Trout drew a bases-loaded free pass after a confirmed challenge. Vaughn Grissom followed with a two-run single, cutting the Athletics’ lead to 6-4 and forcing manager Mark Kotsay to go to Justin Sterner. The Angels had turned the game tense, but Sterner ended the inning by getting Jorge Soler to fly out.
From there, the Athletics answered like a team tired of getting shoved around in May. In the sixth, Jonah Heim doubled and Hernaiz reached, setting the table for Langeliers and Kurtz. Langeliers drew the pass that loaded the bases, and Kurtz punched another two-run single to center, scoring Heim and Hernaiz for an 8-4 lead. Kurtz later stole second, just because apparently driving in runs was not enough work for one inning.
Gelof added a solo homer to right center in the seventh, pushing the lead to 9-4. In the eighth, the Athletics turned the game into a rout. McNeil singled, Langeliers reached again, and Kurtz ripped a two-run double to right, giving him five RBIs on the night. Rooker, who has done some of his best career damage against the Angels, followed with a two-run homer to left center. That blast made it 13-4 and continued his long history of punishing Los Angeles pitching.
The Angels scored twice in the eighth on Josh Lowe’s double after Nolan Schanuel was hit by a pitch and Logan O’Hoppe doubled, but Hogan Harris avoided further trouble by retiring Trout and Grissom. Hernaiz added one more Athletics run in the ninth with a single that scored Gelof, while Joel Kuhnel finished the game by striking out O’Hoppe after an error briefly extended the bottom of the ninth.
The final line told the story loudly enough: 14 runs, big swings from Kurtz, Thomas, Gelof and Rooker, and enough bullpen stability to keep the Angels from turning another lead into a headache. The Athletics did not just win. They answered.
Starting pitchers for Wednesday at the Big A: For Sacramento RHP Aaron Civale (5-1 ERA 2.70) for Los Angeles RHP Jack Kochanowicz (2-3 ERA 4.56) first pitch 6:38pm PDT.
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.
Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.
⚡Craft cocktails? Check. 🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah. 🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.
Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.
Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.
📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street
Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm
Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in.
New York Knicks Jalen Brunson (11) drives a lane past the Cleveland Cavaliers defense leading in scoring in game 1 of the third round of the NBA Playoffs at Madison Square Garden in New York on Tue May 19, 2026 (AP News photo)
NBA Playoffs podcast Michael Roberson:
#1 Which player will have the biggest impact for the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime loss in Game 1 against the New York Knicks?
#2 What adjustments should the Cavaliers make defensively after allowing 115 points in Game 1?
#3 How important is home-court advantage for the Knicks in this Eastern Conference Finals series?
#4 Which matchup is more crucial to the outcome of the series: the battle in the paint or three-point shooting?
#5 Can Cleveland bounce back in Game 2, or do the Knicks now control the momentum of the series?
Michael Roberson does the NBA Playoffs podcasts weekly at sportsradioservice.com
San Francisco Giants pitcher Keaton Winn is fired up after getting the last out in the bottom of the seventh inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix on Tue May 19, 2026 (AP News photo)
By Barbara Mason
While the back-to-back home runs were exciting it was the sensational San Francisco (20-29) defense that almost put this game on ice. The Giants took the lead in the second inning with back-to-back solo home runs off the bats of Rafael Devers and Willy Adames but this had to be one of the best defensive games the Giants have played this season.
San Francisco fought off back-to-back bases loaded situations in the seventh and eighth innings. When victory was so very close with two outs in the ninth inning disaster struck when Ketel Marte hit a home run with two runners on base for the walk-off 5-3 (24-23) taking the series lead 2-0.
Game recap: The Diamondbacks got an early start scoring in the bottom of the first taking a 1-0 lead. San Francisco put Arizona on notice in the second inning with a flurry of hits. They tied up the game when Rafael Devers hit the first home run, a solo shot. The Devers long ball was followed by a Willy Adames home run giving the Giants a 2-1 lead. The Giants had more up their sleeve. Matt Chapman singled and a Daniel Susac double brought Chapman home extending their lead to 3-1. It had been the perfect start for San Francisco.
Both teams put on the brakes in the third and fourth innings, in fact neither team would score going into the bottom of the eighth inning. The Giants had a single in the third and a walk in the fourth inning. The Diamondbacks went three and out in both innings.
San Francisco got going in the top of the fifth via a Casey Schmitt single followed by a Devers double with two outs. Adames grounded out to end the top of the inning and the Giants had stranded a pair. Arizona had a couple of singles in the bottom of the inning but also left them stranded, the score remaining 3-1 in favor of San Francisco.
In the top of the sixth inning the Giants again stranded a pair. Daniel Susac had his second hit of the game and Chapman had walked. An insurance run or two would be what the Giants would be looking for in the latter innings. The Diamondbacks were hitting some rockets but the San Francisco defense was handling those hits pretty easily.
The Giants went three and out in the top of the seventh. After the seventh inning stretch, the Diamondbacks started off the bottom of the inning with a Nolan Arenado double followed by a Ildemaro Vargas single and Arizona had runners at the corners with no outs.
Giants pitcher Keaton Winn would load the bases with only one out. Once again the Giants came up with an amazing double play and the San Francisco defense continued to dominate. Arizona couldn’t get anything past them.
Going into the top of the eighth inning this game had seen five scoreless innings for both teams. It was the San Francisco defense that was holding onto the 3-1 lead. All the damage in the game had been done back in the second inning.
Again Arizona loaded the bases with only one out and San Francisco was facing another challenge. The Giants would be looking to Caleb Kilian to get out of this mess. Again San Francisco would turn the double play and get out of the inning.
The Giants would go three and out in the ninth. They were three outs away from tying the series. San Francisco got the first two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Diamondbacks continued to fight scoring a run in the ninth.
With Ildemaro Vargas on base Adrian Del Castillo singled and it was a one run game 3-2. Arizona had a 2 out, 2 on situation. With Jose Fernandez and Ryan Waldschmidt on base Ketel Marte hit a home run and the Diamondbacks had the walk-off 5-3. San Francisco fought so hard in this game making this loss a tough one.
San Francisco starting pitcher finished the game going six innings allowing seven hits, one run, no walks and three strikeouts. Relief pitcher Keaton Winn got the GIants out of the bases loaded situation in the seventh inning and together Erik Miller and Caleb Kilian would get out of another bases loaded in the eighth. It just fell apart in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Game notes: The Giants came into Chase Field last night brimming with confidence after winning a series over the weekend against the Athletics. They were however treated with a dose of their own medicine losing the first game of the series with the Diamondbacks by a landslide 12-2 on Monday night.
San Francisco could not get much going at the plate finishing the game with eight hits but only the two runs. The Diamondbacks were hitting lights out with 16 hits and the 12 runs. Tuesday night San Francisco will be tried to get back in the series by winning game two but lost on a walk off three run home run by Ketel Marte in the last of the ninth with two out.
Wednesday the Giants will try to avoid a sweep after the disheartening walk-off win for the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. Tyler Mahle will take the mound for the Giants. His win/loss record is 1-5 and his ERa 5.59. Arizona will start Merrill Kelly coming into the game with a 3-3 win/loss record and a 5.91 ERA. First pitch for game three is scheduled to start at 3:40 PM.
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