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San Francisco Giants podcast Marko Ukalovic: Devers will continue as a designated hitter as he joins Giants

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Former Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers heads back to the dugout after striking out against the Tampa Bay Rays as Rays catcher Danny Jansen looks on in the bottom of the seventh inning at Fenway Park in Boston on Mon Jun 9, 2025 (AP News Photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Marko Ukalovic:

#1 How shocking is for Boston Red Sox fans for three time All Star Rafael Devers to get traded to the San Francisco Giants after the Red Sox were going to build their franchise around Devers?

#2 In exchange for Devers the Red Sox will get left handed pitcher Kyle Harrison and right hand pitcher Jordan Hicks talk about their departures and on the face of it it looks as if the Giants got the better end of this deal.

#3 One of the key factors of the trade was Devers was converted to a designated hitter and was taken off third base and was replaced there by Alex Bregman. Devers had played third base all his career and wanted to continue there but was moved to DH and was not happy about. Sources say that Devers requested for a trade.

#4 Devers was in Sunday’s line up against the New York Yankees playing his last game with the Red Sox. Devers as learned of the trade well after the game and just before the beginning of the Giants-Los Angeles Dodgers game at Dodger Stadium before Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN started.

#5 Marko, how much does this deal hurt the Red Sox and help the Giants and do the Houston Astros who lost Bregman to the Red Sox get the last laugh?

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

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Red Sox Duran held back from going after fan; Yanks Williams replaced by closer Luke Weaver; plus more MLB news

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Boston Red Sox Jarren Duran is excited after stealing home plate against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field in Cleveland in the top of the third inning on Sat Apr 26, 2025 (AP News photo)

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:

#1 Boston Red Sox Jarren Duran whose Netflix documentary was the subject of his attempted suicide three years ago. Duran has had plenty of support from his Red Sox teammates, fans, and players from opposing teams. A fan in the front row seat by the Sox dugout was yelling “something inappropriate” to Duran and Duran had to be held back by a base coach. The fan realized he was in hot water started to run up the stairway but was stopped by Cleveland Guardians security and thrown out of Progressive Field.

#2 On Saturday Duran hit a triple. Then on the next pitch he stole home plate. It was the Red Sox first steal of home plate in 16 years. Duran said he was going when Cleveland pitcher Doug Nikhazy went into his stretch. The Sox ended up winning the second game of the doubleheader in Cleveland 7-3.

#3 New York Yankees pitcher Devin Williams was removed from the closing role. In his last outing Williams had another blown save after blowing a save in his previous game. Williams 30 is a right hander and has an 11.25 ERA. The Yankees are going with Luke Weaver as the closer.

#4 Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman threw 53 pitches in the third inning against the New York Yankees. It was the most pitches by a pitcher in three years. Gausman was frustrated with plate umpire Chris Conroy and said after being relieved that he was let Conroy know he was going to watch his bad umpiring.

#5 The Sacramento A’s who had struggled in their first two homestands with a record of 2-7 have improved on that record are now 6-9. The A’s in their last home stand took two out of three from the Texas Rangers and Chicago White Sox and have moved out of last place in the AL West.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez does News and Commentary podcasts Tuesdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

 

A’s Thursday game wrap: A’s Drop Series to Red Sox In a Game Three Shutout 7-0

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Boston Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck delivers against the Oakland A’s line up on Thu Jul 11, 2024 at Fenway Park in Boston in game three of the the three game series (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Thursday evening the Oakland A’s (35-60) got blasted by the Boston Red Sox (51-41) 7-0. Boston got three early runs and it snow-balled from there. They had three home runs in the third, fourth and six innings of the game and Oakland struggled offensively from the get-go. Oakland pitcher Luis Medina had an awful outing and the A’s came out of this game with only four hits.

Game recap: This game got off to a rocky start for Oakland giving up three runs in the first inning. Masataka Yoshida singled two runners home, Jarren Duran and David Hamilton for a 2-0 lead. Wilyer Abreu came to the plate and doubled giving the Red Sox a 3-0 lead as Connor Wong came home from third base. It was not the way that Oakland had envisioned the start of this game and it really went sideways as this game progressed.

Boston hit three home runs in the third, fourth and sixth innings taking a 7-0 lead which turned out to the be the final in this game. Connor Wong homered in the third, a solo shot. In the fourth inning another solo off the bat of Wilyer Abreu and to finish it off, Masataka Yoshida hit a a 2-run homer for the final score of 7-0. The A’s only managed four hits in the game and the Red Sox had ten hits making every one of them count.

It was a rough outing for Oakland pitcher Luis Medina who gave up seven hits, seven runs, two walks with seven strikeouts through five innings. Michel Otanez relieved Medina in the sixth inning allowing two hits and another run. This game was a tough one for the A’s anyway you look at it. There would be no home runs for the A’s in this game.

The Red Sox all-star pitcher Tanner Houck contained the Oakland offense. He took a no-hitter into the fifth inning striking out six batters in a great outing for Boston. The A’s only had two hits through six innings. Boston is on a roll winning their last eight games out of ten and they have won five of six against Oakland.

The A’s got into deep trouble in the first inning falling behind 3-0 and it just snowballed from there. They could not get much offense going at all. The Red Sox jumped all over them offensively from first pitch and never let up.

Game notes: Thursday evening the A’s lost to the Red Sox in the rubber match of their series in a 7-0 shutout.. Oakland won Wednesday night’s matchup 5-2 and dropped the rubber game. They won a game two in their last series with the Baltimore Orioles but just could not finish that series with a win.

The A’s have been able to win games off some very good teams but have fallen short winning series. They create a lot of momentum in single games but cannot piece that momentum together to finish with any series wins. Thursday night they couldn’t get over the hurdle getting shutout by the Red Sox starter Tanner Houck and the Boston relief staff.. Luis Medina took the mound for the A’s and giving up seven hits and six earned runs.

It does not get any easier for the A’s in their next matchup as they travel to Philadelphia to take on the best team in baseball right now, the Phillies. Hogan Harris will be the probable pitcher for Oakland in Friday’s game. He has a 1-3 win/loss record and a 3.22 ERA. Philly will more than likely send a good one in Ranger Suarez who comes into this game with a10-3 win/loss record and an outstanding 2.58 ERA.

A’s Take Game Two In Red Sox Series 5-2; A’s-Sox meet for rubber game Thursday

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Oakland A’s catcher Shea Langeliers (23) puts the tag on the Boston Red Sox Jamie Westbrook at the plate in the bottom of the fifth at Fenway Park in Boston on Wed Jul 10, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Wednesday the Oakland A’s (35-59) beat up on the Boston Red Sox 5-2 (50-41) winning the series. JP Sears had a terrific outing going 5 2/3 innings allowing four hits and one earned run. Mason Miller was up to his usual excellence closing out the game earning a rubber match.

Wednesday evening the A’s and the Red Sox met in game two of their three game series. The two teams met under cloudy skies, but unlike yesterday there was no rain in the forecast but conditions did get very windy in this game. Oakland evened up this series against a very tough opponent with a 5-2 win. JP Sears took the mound for the A’s and went 5.2 innings allowed four hits and one run and for the Red Sox Nick Pivetta went 6.2 innings, allowed six hits and two earned runs.

Game recap: There would be no scoring through the first two innings of this game. As in Tuesday’s game the A’s on Wednesday night got the first lead of the game in the third inning. Langeliers scored the first run of the game with the bases loaded and Oakland had the early 1-0 lead. The A’s would add to their lead in the third when Lawrence Butler doubled and Miguel Andujar and Brent Rooker scored for a 3-0 lead.

The Red Sox did not answer in the third, in fact, they would not score until the sixth inning. JP Sears had some great innings in this game going three up and three down in the second, third and fourth innings.

He threw a pitch in the sixth inning that Rob Refsnyder connected with for a solo home run. With two outs, Austin Adams relieved Sears to try and get out of the inning. Adams was perfect and the only damage in the sixth inning was the single run. Sears had gone 5 2/3 innings allowing 4 hits and 1 earned run. He had a terrific outing.

Oakland extended their lead in the seventh inning when the long overdue JJ Bleday connected for a double bringing Max Schuemann home and giving the A’s a 4-1 lead. T.J. McFarland relieved Adams in the bottom of the seventh inning.

When Adams allowed two runners on base, Lucas Erceg came in to relieve. It was not his finest hour as he walked the first at-bat he faced loading the bases. With two outs the Red Sox scored one run but Oakland got out of the inning still leading 4-2. It was a shaky seventh for the A’s but the damage was minimal and the insurance run the A’s scored in the seventh really came into play.

In the top of the eighth inning the A’s had loaded em up with no outs and Oakland had another great opportunity to add to their lead. Tyler Nevin hit a sacrifice fly and Brent Rooker scored for a 5-2 Oakland lead.

Oakland took the 5-2 lead into the ninth inning, three outs away from tying up this series. It’s always so much fun to say “it’s Miller time” as the reaper got warmed up. All-Star pitcher Mason Miller took the mound in the ninth to finish off the Red Sox and he did so with ease, as we have seen so often. The A’s tied up this series winning the game 5-2 and there would be a rubber match played Thursday.

Game three of this series will be played Thursday evening with first pitch scheduled for 4:10 PM. Probable pitchers for game three will be Luis Medina (2-3, 4.37) for Oakland and for Boston Tanner Houck (7-6, ERA 2.68).

Oakland A’s podcast with Barbara Mason: A’s Miller going to All Star Game; Oakland opens 3 game series in Boston Tuesday

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Oakland A’s pitcher Mason Miller whose been lights out all season in relief has been selected by the American League to represent the A’s at the 2024 All Star Game in Arlington Texas (image from the Oakland A’s)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Barbara:

#1 Oakland A’s reliever Mason Miller has done it all season shutting the door on opposing teams and tossing flame thrower pitches over 100 MPH. He leads all rookie pitchers with saves in MLB with 14, he has 66 strikeouts in 37.2 innings and manager Mark Kotsay says he’ll represent the A’s well at the All Star Game in Arlington.

#2 Tough way to finish the three game series for the A’s on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles. The A’s facing the O’s with the series tied 1-1 just couldn’t get enough run production in a 6-3 three run loss Sunday.

#3 The Orioles after getting embarrassed on Saturday in a 19-8 loss to the A’s turned it around on Sunday and opened up the contest with four runs to establish the lead early in the contest.

#4 The Orioles Heston Kjerstad set the tone in the top of the first inning with a three run home run off A’s starting pitcher Mitch Spence. The A’s ended up making three errors in the game for the loss.

#5 The A’s will try to see if they can pick up a series win as they open up a three game series against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night at Fenway Park. The A’s will be sending out Joey Estes (3-3, ERA 4.39) against the Red Sox starter RHP Brayan Bello (8-5, ERA 5.19)

Join Barbara Mason for the A’s podcasts Mondays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Harrison solid, Giants eke out late 3-1 win to salvage game; Yaz homers at Fenway

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Top of the third inning home run by San Francisco Giants Mike Yastrzemski at his grandfather Carl Yastrzemski’s old place of business Fenway Park in Boston on Thu May 2, 2024 (AP News photo)

Thursday, May 2, 2024

Fenway Park

Boston, Massachusetts

San Francisco Giants 3 (15-17)

Boston Red Sox 1 (18-14)

Win: Kyle Harrison (3-1)

Loss: Zack Kelly (0-1)

Save: Camilo Doval (6)

Time: 2:21

Attendance: 30,065

By Stephen Ruderman

The Giants scored two runs in the seventh inning to beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 and avoid the sweep at Fenway Park.

The Giants dropped the first two games of this series, and were now in danger of getting swept for the the third time in their four series at Fenway Park. The Giants were swept by the Red Sox in their first series at Fenway Park in 2007 (June 15-17), as well as in a short two-game set in 2016 (July 19-20).

The Giants needed a win to avoid getting swept for the third time at Fenway, and in order to do that, the Giants’ offense, which was held to only two runs over the first two games of this series, would have to wake up. The Giants would also need a solid outing from their young left-hander, Kyle Harrison, who despite coming into today’s game with a 4.09 ERA, has been off to a decent start this season.

The Red Sox sent Josh Winckowski to the mound for today’s game, and he started things off with a scoreless top of the first inning.

Harrison ran into trouble in the bottom of the first after hitting Rafael Devers and walking Tyler O’Neill with one out. Harrison struck out Rob Refsnyder, but he walked Connor Wong to load the bases. Harrison was in the jackpot early, but he got Garrett Cooper to fly out and escape the inning unscathed.

Both pitchers pitched scoreless innings in the second, and Mike Yastrzemski hit a home run to the Red Sox’ bullpen beyond the short fence right-center field to put the Giants on the board. It was a special moment for Yastrzemski, who was playing in his second series at Fenway Park, where his grandfather and hall-of-famer Carl Yastrzemski called home for 23 years. Carl Yastrzemski had paid a visit to his grandson prior to the game, and it truly paid off dividends.

Yastrzemski, who is the second-longest-tenured Giant, was facing uncertainty after starting the season 1-for-20, but he has since heated up, and has swung the bat much better.

Devers singled on a ground ball up the middle to start the bottom of the third, and O’Neill doubled high off the Green Monster in left to tie the game. Harrison then walked Refsnyder, and the Red Sox appeared to pounce. However, Harrison struck out Wong swinging, and got Cooper to ground into a 5-3 double play to end the inning and escape any further damage.

With the game now tied 1-1, Winckowski pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Harrison ran into trouble again in the bottom of the fourth after giving up a one-out double to Ceddanne Rafaela. Harrison struck out Zack Short looking, and Jarren Duran hit a line drive up the middle into center field that seemed destined to fall and give the Red Sox the lead, but center-fielder Jung-hoo Lee dove and made a spectacular catch to end the inning and keep the game tied.

After Thairo Estrada grounded out to third to start the top of the fifth, Red Sox Manager Alex Cora lifted Winckowski for Brennan Bernardo. Bernardo set down Yastrzemski and Nick Ahmed to combine with Winckowski for a 1-2-3 inning.

Harrison walked Tyler O’Neill with one out in the bottom of the fifth, but he induced a 4-6-3 double play off the bat of Refsnyder to end the inning. That would be it for Harrison, who did not throw a single 1-2-3 inning in five shaky innings of work. However, he did his job, which was to have a solid outing, as he gave up just a run and three hits, and struck out seven. What really hampered Harrison was five walks and a 95-pitch pitch count.

Bernardo and Zack Kelly combined to throw a scoreless top of the sixth. Ryan Walker came in for the bottom of the sixth, and pitched through a one-out single.

Patrick Bailey lined a single the other way to left to start the top of the seventh, and Matt Chapman singled to left to put runners on the corners with nobody out. Thairo Estrada then came through with a big hit for a Giants’ offense that has struggled to get them with a single the other way to right to put San Francisco back ahead.

Cam Booser came in for Kelly, but the Giants were not done yet. Austin Slater struck out swinging, but Nick Ahmed knocked in Chapman with a sacrifice fly to right to extend the Giants’ lead to 3-1.

Erik Miller, who was the Giants’ opener last night, came in and pitched a shutdown 1-2-3 bottom of the seventh. There would actually not be another base-runner the rest of the game. Japanese import Naoyuki Uwasawa threw a 1-2-3 top of the eighth in his major league debut, and Tyler Rogers threw a 1-2-3 bottom of the eighth.

Uwasawa threw another 1-2-3 inning in the top of the ninth, as he set down all six men he faced in his debut. Camilo Doval then came in and pitched a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth for his sixth save of the year.

Harrison got the win, and Zack Kelly took the loss. With this win, the Giants were indeed able to avoid their third sweep in four series at Fenway Park, as they improve to 15-17.

The Giants will now head to Philadelphia for the second leg of this three-city road trip, where they will take on the red-hot Phillies for a four-game wraparound series. Jordan Hicks will open the series for the Giants with first pitch at 6:40 p.m. in Philadelphia, and 3:40 p.m. back home in San Francisco.

Giants’ offense struggles again in 6-2 loss to Red Sox at Fenway

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Boston Red Sox second baseman Emmanuel Valdez completes a double play after forcing San Francisco Giants base runner Matt Chapman (26) in the top of the ninth inning at Fenway Park in Boston on Wed May 1, 2024 (AP News photo)

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Fenway Park

Boston, Massachusetts

San Francisco Giants 2 (14-17)

Boston Red Sox 6 (18-13)

Win: Kutter Crawford (2-1)

Loss: Daulton Jeffries (0-2)

Time: 2:14

Attendance: 30,787

By Stephen Ruderman

The San Francisco Giants’ offense was stymied again at Fenway Park, as the Boston Red Sox beat the Giants 6-2, and now have won the first two games to take the series.

After the Giants took two of three from the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete a 6-4 homestand, the Giants went to Boston hoping to get back to .500 for the first time since March 30. Unfortunately for the Giants, the Red Sox shut them out last night, and the Giants would have to bounce back in a bullpen game.

For the Red Sox, Kutter Crawford made the start. Jung-Hoo Lee lined a base-hit to right to open the game, but Crawford set down the next three men he faced in order. Erik Miller would be the opener for the Giants, and he survived a pair of walks in the bottom of the first inning.

Crawford pitched a 1-2-3 top of the second, and Daulton Jeffries replaced Miller, as he threw a scoreless bottom of the second. Tom Murphy then led off the top of the third with a home run over the Green Monster in left field for the Giants’ first run of the series.

Jeffries gave up a leadoff single to Ceddanne Rafaela in the bottom of the third, and then proceeded to walk Jarren Duran. Rafael Devers came up and hit a double to left to tie the game, and then Rob Refsnyder grounded out to short, which knocked in Durran to give Boston the lead.

The Giants bounced back with a two-out rally in the top of the fourth. Michael Conforto walked, and Thairo Estrada doubled him to third. Mike Yastrzemski, who is playing in his second series at Fenway Park where his grandfather and hall-of-famer, Carl Yastrzemski once played, laid down a bunt along the third base line to tie it up.

Jeffries immediately ran right back into trouble in the bottom of the fourth, as Connor Wong led off the inning with a double and advanced to third on a ground out off the bat of Dominic Smith. Enmanuel Valdez doubled the other way off the Monster in left to put the Red Sox back ahead, and two batters later, Duran tripled in Valdez to make it 4-2.

Following back-to-back two-run innings for the Red Sox, the Giants’ lethargic offense went down 1-2-3 against Sanchez in a true shutdown inning. The submariner Taylor Rogers, who finished the bottom of the fourth, gave up a single to Refsnyder to start the bottom of the fifth.

Rogers then induced flyouts from Tyler O’Neill and Wilyer Abreu. Bob Melvin lifted Rogers for Luke Jackson, who immediately surrendered a base-hit to Wong, as well as a base-hit by Smith to knock in Refsnyder and make it 5-2.

LaMonte Wade Jr. walked to start off the sixth, but Sanchez then retired the side in order. Jackson pitched a 1-2-3 bottom of the sixth, and Sanchez did the same in the top of the seventh. That would do it for Sanchez, who struck out six, and gave up just four hits and two runs against the struggling Giants’ offense.

Mitch White came in for the bottom of the seventh and retired the first two men he faced. However, Abreu singled, and Wong doubled to tack on another run for the Red Sox to make it 6-2.

Chris Martin came in for Boston, and he and White each pitched 1-2-3 innings in the eighth. Red Sox Manager Alex Cora went to Greg Weissert for the ninth. After giving up a leadoff single to Matt Chapman, Weissert struck out Michael Conforto, and got Thairo Estrada to line into a 6-3 double play to end the game.

Kutter Crawford got the win, and Daulton Jeffries took the loss. The Giants fall back to three-games under .500 at 14-17, and they will try and salvage a game in this series with Kyle Harrison on the mound. First pitch will be at 1:35 p.m. in Boston, and 10:35 a.m. back in San Francisco.

Sox Criswell and four pitchers combine for 4-0 shutout over Giants at Fenway

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Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Cooper Criswell throws against the San Francisco Giants line up at Fenway Park in Boston on Tue Apr 30, 2024 (AP News photo)

By William Espy

The San Francisco Giants (14-16) started a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox (17-13) on Tuesday evening. Coming off of a series win against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Oracle Park, the Giants find themselves second in the National League West, behind only the Los Angeles Dodgers.

On this road trip, they’ll visit Fenway Park in Boston before heading off to Philadelphia and then Colorado, returning home on May 10th. Logan Webb started on the mound for the Giants, while the Red Sox went with Cooper Criswell.

Both pitchers have had a strong start to the season, so it seemed this game may not be heavy on offense, however, almost instantly the first inning challenged that idea. Red Sox pitcher Cooper Criswell and four relievers combined for a four hit 4-0 shutout against the Giants.

With two outs in the inning, Rob Refsnyder of the Red Sox came up with runners on first and second. A single to the outfield allowed Tyler O’Neill to score from second, and Wilyer Abreu advanced to second. Enmanuel Valdez came up next and after a lengthy nine-pitch at-bat, he flew out to Mike Yastrzemski. Also, it’s worth noting, that Yastrzemski was returning to the ballpark where his grandfather, Carl, spent his legendary career.

Webb struggled with control early on, throwing a lot of pitches and not hitting the strike zone when ahead in the count. Even the strikeout to start the second one was a generous call by the umpire. Having eclipsed the 40 pitch mark before recording the second out of the second inning, he was going to need to improve his efficiency drastically or the Giants would need to call on the bullpen much earlier than they had hoped.

This was reinforced by the Red Sox scoring their second run of the game when Jarren Duran singled to center and Reese McGuire scored from third base. He got out of the inning on a ground out from O’Neill, but he was already nearing the 60-pitch park. Refsnyder got hit second RBI of the night with a single to right field which allowed Abreu to score from second base.

It took until the fourth inning for the Giants to get a base runner when LaMonte Wade Jr walked, however, they had still been held without a hit up to that point. Webb remained in the game to start the bottom of the fourth.

Duran started the inning with a single, stole second then advanced to third on a ground ball. With two outs, a line drive by Abreu went straight down the first base line and Duran scored on the resulting triple. Sean Hjelle came into the game at this point, ending Webb’s disappointing start with 90 pitches, four earned runs, three walks, and nine hits allowed over 3.2 innings pitched. Hjelle immediately got them out of the inning by striking out Refsnyder.

Michael Conforto got the Giants their first hit of the ball game to open the fifth inning with a groundball single, however, Patrick Bailey immediately grounded into a double play. Hjelle hit Garrett Cooper with a pitch in the bottom of the fifth, it appeared to hit the Red Sox’ first baseman right in the wrist and he exited the game in clear discomfort.

Boston seemingly made it 5-0 on a groundball to short, the runner on third scored and the throw was too late. However, the Giants didn’t agree and initiated a manager’s challenge. Upon replay, it appeared that the first baseman caught the ball a split second before the runner made it to the base and the umpire overturned the call. As a result, the Giants got out of the inning and trailed 4-0.

Brennan Bernardino took over on the mound for the Sox to start the sixth inning, while Bobby Dalbec came in for the injured Cooper. Yastrzemski got hit by a pitch to start the inning, it looked fairly similar to what happened to Cooper, but Yastrzemski remained in the game.

Bernardino wouldn’t make it through the inning though as he was replaced by Greg Weissert with two outs. Taylor Rogers took over pitching duties for the Giants for the bottom of the sixth. After walking the first batter, he struck out the next two and Refsnyder grounded out on the first pitch to end the inning.

After a couple of uneventful innings, the Giants found themselves with runners on first and second in the bottom of the eighth. O’Neill grounded to Matt Chapman who stepped on third, and threw it to second where they got the out and the shortstop threw it to first where the umpire called the runner out, seemingly giving the Giants a triple play.

After a manager’s challenge though, it would be overturned as the runner was safe at first. Eventually, Landen Ruopp would get a strikeout to end the inning, and the Giants had their final opportunity to get some offense on the board.

Justin Slaten entered the game to close it out for the Red Sox who led 4-0 entering the top of the ninth. The first batter of the inning, Jung Hoo Lee flew out to right field. Wilmer Flores was the next batter up and he singled up the middle.

Chapman then hit a soft liner up the middle, putting runners on first and second. Kenley Jansen started warming up for Boston at this point as well. Conforto grounded out to the second baseman, so the runners advanced and the Giants were down to their final out. Bailey struck out on three pitches, and the Red Sox walked away with a shutout win to start the series.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Giants open up three game series vs. Red Sox Tuesday at Fenway

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San Francisco Giants Carl Yastrzemski (right) is congratulated by third base coach Matt Williams (9) after hitting a bottom of the third inning solo home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun Apr 28, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the SF Giants podcast with Marko:

#1 Thario Estrada and Mike Yastrzemski hit back to back home runs in the bottom of the third inning on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates to give the Giants some lift in a three run inning in an eventual 3-2 win.

#2 Giants starter Keaton Winn got the win pitching six innings giving up three hits and one run and five strikeouts.

#3 Giants shortstop Tyler Fitzgerald had three hits and the Giants wound up taking two out three to win the three game set against the Pirates. Completing their three game series.

#4 The Pirates loss is their tenth loss out of their last 13 games. The Pirates scored a run when Winn hit Edward Oliveras in the top of the fifth who later scored when Rowdy Tellez hit a RBI double. It wasn’t enough as the Pirates fell short.

#5 The Giants will start a road trip in Boston against the Red Sox on Tuesday night at 4:10pm PDT. Starting pitcher for the Giants right hander Logan Webb (3-1 ERA 2.33), the Red Sox have not announced a starter as of yet.

Join Marko for the Giants podcasts each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Estrada and Yastrzemski hit back to back homers in Giants 3-2 win over Pirates

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San Francisco Giants Thairo Estrada runs the bases after hitting a home run in the bottom of the third inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun Apr 28, 2024 (AP News photo)

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Pittsburgh (14-15). 000 001 001. 2. 5. 0

San Francisco (14-15) 003 000 00x. 3. 8. 0

Time: 2:23

Attendance: 36,380

By Lewis Rubman

SAN FRANCISCO–The Giants continued their flirtation with .500, coming a step closer when they defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-2, this sunny and windy afternoon. The win improved the record of Bob Melvin’s men to 14-15 and excellent mound work by Keaton Winn and long balls by two heretofore underperforming batters, Thairo Estrada and Mike Yastrzemski.

Winn, San Francisco’s starting pitcher, was 2-3, 3.54 at game time. The 26 year old right handed rookie was coming off two strong starts, in which he had garnered that pair of wins. He had pitched six innings in each of them and held his opponents, Miami on April 17 and the Mets on the 22nd, to a run and four hits apiece.

This was the first time he’d ever faced the Pirates, and he performed very well, allowing just one run, earned, on three hits and a walk over six full innings, in which he struck out five batters. He threw 80 pitches, 29 of which were balls. earned the win and even his won-lost count to 3-3 while lowering his ERA to 3.18.

Winn’s opposing number was Jared Jones, also a 26 year rookie righty making his sixth start in the show. A tad less than half of his deliveries are four seamers, and he also throws a slider, curve, and change up. He pitched well in four of the five innings he worked, but he had a rough third frame over all, he yielded three runs, all earned, on six hits, two of them home runs, and a walk while striking out three.

His pitch count reached 83, 55 strikes. He took the loss, bringing his record to 2-3,3.18. (You’ll note a lot of numerical similarities between the two teams in this dispatch).

The game was a scoreless tie for the first 2-1/2 frames, but then the Giants’ bats heated up. They opened their half of the third with their first back to back home runs of 2024. Estrada smacked a first pitch slider into the left center field bleachers, leaving his bat at 106.2 mph and landing 397 feet from the plate.

It was the second sacker’s fourth round tripper of the year. Yastrzemski followed with his second four bagger of the season, a 402 foot blast to center that had an exit velocity of 105.1 mph. It came on a 2-2 four seamer. Back to back singles by Tyler Fitzgerald and Jung Hoo Lee, followed by a sacrifice fly by LaMonte Wade, Jr., and the hometown crew was up, 3-0 a third of the way through.

The Bucs narrowed the gap to 3-1 in the top of the fifth. Edward Oliveres was hit by a pitch to open the frame, and Rudy Tellez banged a two bagger to left center to bring Pittsburgh’s designated hitter home.

Luis L. Ortiz relieved Jones and sent SF down in order in the sixth and held the Giants scoreless in the seventh, despite a two out single by Yaz followed by a Fitzgerald’s windblown double to left. Kyle Nicolas set them down, 1,2,3 in the eighth.

Erik Miller replaced Winn and held the Pirates to walk in the seventh, giving way to Ryan Walker, who put Pittsburgh down with just a hit batter in their share of the eighth.

Camilo Duval went for his fifth save in the ninth. It would have taken an eclipse for the Giants to have darkened the stadium for his entrance so the crowd had to settle for video clips. But that didn’t mean that there was no excitement, not after Tellez sent a double to right center and scored on Triolo’s single to left center, making it 3-2.

With Michael A. Taylor at bat, Triolo moved into scoring position on a passed ball, bringing ex-Giant Joey Bart, who had replaced Henry Davis as catcher after Davis had been pulled for a pinch hitter in the previous inning. Doval got him out on a checked swing grounder to short, averting a demoralizing loss and giving the Giants the win for the game and the series.

The Giants will have a day off in Boston Monday and play the Red Sox on Tuesday and will follow that with visits to Philadelphia and Denver before returning home to face the Cincinnati Reds on May 10.