San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb throws against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in San Francisco(AP photo: Thien-An Truong)
By Vince Cestone
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants ended the 2025 season strong behind Logan Webb’s 5 1/3 shutout innings, as they beat the Colorado Rockies 4-0 at Oracle Park on Sunday afternoon.
Webb, in his final start of the season, struck out 8 in his five-plus innings, while walking none. The Giants’ ace righty struck out the side in the first inning.
Webb finished 2025 leading the National League in innings (207) and strikeouts (224). He’s the first to do so since 1944.
The sold-out Oracle Park crowd showed their appreciation for Webb’s dominant season with a standing ovation.
The Giants offense started the game strong, as shortstop Willy Adames smacked his 30th homer of the year on the first pitch of the game. Adames became the first Giant since 2004 to hit at least 30 home runs in a season. Barry Bonds hit 45 home runs in 2004.
The Giants scored again in the fourth inning on a solo home run by Rafael Devers. Devers finished the season with 35 home runs, combined between Boston and San Francisco.
The Giants’ bullpen held the Rockies scoreless after Webb departed in the sixth.
The Giants tacked on two more runs in the eighth inning on a 2-RBI single by Jung Hoo Lee. Lee ended the day 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.
The Giants ended the year going 11-2 against the Rockies, but it wasn’t enough wins for the Giants to get into the postseason. It turns out that 84 wins would’ve been enough for the Giants to get into the 2025 MLB Playoffs.
San Francisco ended 2025 at 81-81.
The Giants will now go into the offseason trying to figure out why they finished the year at or around .500 yet again. After the game, Adames and third baseman Matt Chapman addressed the sold-out crowd promising that next year will be better.
But Giants fans have heard the same thing after season finales since 2022. Will 2026 be different?
Stay with Sports Radio Service all offseason for the latest San Francisco Giants hot stove news.
San Francisco Giants’ Matt Chapman gestures after hitting a single against the Colorado Rockies during the fifth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
By Lincoln Juarez
SAN FRANCISCO – Another Oracle Park sellout crowd watched the Giants take down the Rockies 6-3 behind the big swings of Willy Adames and Heliot Ramos. Trevor McDonald recorded the first ten strike out game of his career in his 7.0 inning performance, earning him his first big league win.Â
The Giants opened up their final series of 2025 on the last Orange Friday of the year against the Colorado Rockies Friday night. It was Willie Mac Award night at the ballpark where the 45th anniversary of the award was celebrated by recognizing Giants shortstop, Willy Adames.
Adames was voted the most inspirational player on the Giants by his teammates, coaches, and fans. He earned the award in his first season as a Giant while batting .225 with 28 home runs and 84 RBIs and playing an integral role in the Junior Giants program for young boys and girls.Â
Right hander Trevor McDonald was set to make his second big-league start after allowing just one run through six great innings of work on September 21 against the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
McDonald settled in, shutting the Rockies out through the first four while striking out seven in the process.
On the offensive side, the Giants got to work early on Rockies starter, German Marquez. Less than an hour after winning that award, Willy Adames sent a deep fly ball to left field that wrapped around the foul pole for a two-run homer. The Giants led 2-0 after the first.
In the second, the offense rallied for three more runs. Jung Hoo Lee tripled with one out and Grant McCray walked with two down. With two men on and two out, Heliot Ramos launched his 21st home run of the season into the left field bleachers. Ramos took a hanging slider 439 feet, 110mph off the bat for a 5-0 Giants lead.Â
Trevor McDonald didn’t get into trouble until the fifth inning when he allowed three runs, cutting the lead down to two. Brenton Doyle and Braxton Fulford both singled, setting up two on and two out for Ezequiel Tovar. Tovar smashed a first pitch curveball over the center field wall to put the Rockies on the board. His 9th homer of the season made it a two run game and ended up being Trevor McDonald’s only bad pitch of the night.
McDonald finished Friday night with 7.0IP, 5H, 3ER, 0BB, and 10K. An absolutely stellar performance set the Giants up to take game one of the series and earn McDonald his first career win.
The Giants added an insurance run in the home fifth but they wouldn’t end up needing it. Ryan Walker, who has struggled lately took the mound in the ninth with a 6-3 lead and a chance for the save. He struck out the first two batters he faced and got Brenton Doyle to ground out to the man of the night, Willy Adames to end the ballgame.
An exciting start to the weekend ended with Tony Bennett spreading the love through the yard as the Giants took game one of the series 6-3.
Game two will take place Saturday afternoon with the Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland (5-16, 5.00) vs. the Giants RHP Justin Verlander (3-11, 3.88).Â
San Francisco Giants Casey Schmitt dives into second base with a double as St Louis Cardinals second baseman Brandon Donavon puts on the tag too late at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Wed Sep 24. 2025 (AP News photo)
By Lincoln JuarezÂ
SAN FRANCISCO – The Giants took the final game of three against the Cardinals to avoid being swept. Andrew Knizner came up with two clutch RBIs and the game-winning hit in the eighth inning. Rafael Devers launched his 34th home run of the season into McCovey Cove for the 108th Splash Hit by a Giant in Oracle Park’s history.Â
In the first of four meaningless games at Oracle Park to end the season, the Giants hosted the Cardinals in the final game of their three game series. The orange and black suffered two devastating losses to begin the week officially eliminating them from playoff contention. The Giants were searching for any way to give the Oracle Park crowd something positive to cheer about.Â
SF’s JT Brubaker made his first start as a Giant in his fifth appearance with the team. In nine career games against St. Louis, prior to Wednesday night, he was 0-6 with a 6.20 ERA.Â
The only trouble he faced from the Cardinal lineup came in the third inning where two runs came across on three hits against the right hander. After tying an MLB record with four doubles in a game Tuesday night, Brendan Donovan doubled again, this time driving in Victor Scott II. He then came around to score on an Ivan Herrera single which ended up being the last time a Cardinal flew across the plate.Â
The Giants got to Cardinals’ starter Sonny Gray for a run in the second, third, and fourth innings building up a 3-2 lead.Â
Casey Schmitt doubled in the home second for his first of three hits on the night. Jung Hoo Lee followed and traded places with Schmitt to give the Giants a 1-0 at the time.Â
After giving up the lead in the top half of the inning and trailing 2-1, Rafael Devers led off the home third with his first career Splash Hit and 34th home run of the year to tie the game.Â
In the bottom of the fourth Christian Koss led off with a deep fly ball to right that was dropped by right fielder Jordan Walker, allowing Koss to reach second base on the error. A productive groundout by Drew Gilbert moved Koss over to third and he eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by Andrew Knizner.
The Giants took that 3-2 lead all the way to the eighth behind three strong shutout innings by Carson Seymour, when the Cardinals finally broke through to tie the game. Nolan Arenado scored Ivan Herrera on a sac fly that received a large, collective groan from the fans packed inside Oracle Park.Â
Jose Butto replaced Matt Gage and got the Giants out of the inning in a 3-3 tie.Â
Seven, eight, and nine were due up in the home eighth looking for some magic. Christian Koss led off with a single and moved over to second on a ground ball by Drew Gilbert forcing the only play to be at first base. Andrew Knizner, who got the start with a .219 batting average so far this season, stepped up with the go-ahead run in scoring position.Â
He drove a screaming line drive 108mph off the bat to center field past a diving Victor Scott II and all the way to the center field wall. Pumping his fists as he powered into third base, Knizner had given the Giants an eighth inning lead on an RBI-triple.Â
Nothing more came in the eighth, but the excitement continued in the top of the ninth with second baseman Christian Koss rolling a do-it-yourself double play, dancing across the second base bag as he slung a throw to Bryce Eldridge at first to complete the play.
St. Louis sent pinch hitter Jose Fermin to the plate as their final hope. On the first pitch he bunted a ball down the third base line where Casey Schmitt gloved it and threw to first on the run for the final out.Â
The Giants avoided being swept by the Cardinals for the first time since June 20-23, 2024 and for the first time in San Francisco since June 17-19, 1991 at Candlestick Park.Â
San Francisco will try to bring the momentum from Wednesday night into the final weekend of the season, following an off day Thursday. Game 160 will take place Friday evening at Oracle Park with the Colorado Rockies who have not announced a starter and for the Giants RHP Trevor McDonald (0-0 ERA 3.38)
A fan Alberto (left) at Coors Field caught Los Angeles Angels Mike Trout’s (right) 400th home run against the Colorado Rockies. The two played catch after the game on the field as one of Alberto’s wishes. Trout also handed Alberto three autograph bats. (photo from Instagram)
That’s Amaury News and Commentary
By Amaury Pi-González
When fans attend a major league baseball game, they often dream of catching a home run ball, but sometimes much more happens, and it does not always involve a money request between the fan and the player.. The fan who caught and returned Mike Trout’s 400th home run ball (485 foot blast) had one small request from the 3-time MVP. He wanted to play catch with him.
Alberto was the name of the fan at Coors Field on Saturday, who was attending the game with his wife and two children. According to Alberto, he told his young sons minutes before Trout’s home run, “he has a lot of power.” Alberto just happened to be in the right seat at the right time, and although this did not happen at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, within walking distance of Disneyland, where Dreams Come True, it happened at Coors Field in Denver, and this fan’s dream came true.
After the game, Alberto and Trout played catch in front of the third base dugout for a few minutes as his wife captured the whole thing on her phone. Trout’s prodigious shot helped the Angels beat the Rockies 3-0. Alberto brought his glove, but he did not need it to catch the ball; however, it came in handy when Trout said he would accept the offer of playing catch with him in return, Albert gave Mike Trout the ball, and Trout also gave Alberto three of his bats personally autographed.
I covered Mike Trout since the first time he arrived from the Angels’ Salt Lake City AAA affiliate in July 2011. This Saturday, his 400th homerun made him the 59th player in history to achieve that milestone. A first-ballot ‘sure thing ‘ for the Hall of Fame, Mike Trout is as good a player as I have seen in uniform. He is well-liked by fans, the media, and his teammates, both with the Angels and other teams.
A veteran baseball writer in Anaheim told me about Mike Trout, “he reminds me of Cal Ripken Jr”, for his professionalism and excellence all around.. The Angels’ last playoff appearance was in 2014, as they currently hold the longest active playoff drought in Major League Baseball, which is now 11 seasons long as of the end of the 2025 season. In his 15 years with the Los Angeles Angels in the major leagues, Mike Trout has only played in three (3) postseason games.
Mike Trout is not retiring after the current season; he is in the middle of a contract that runs through 2030 and has stated he plans to retire with the Los Angeles Angels. Despite ongoing injury issues, especially with his left knee, his financial commitment and team situation make it highly unlikely he would retire early.
I am sure we will hear from Trout on his plans. He is a great ‘old-fashioned ‘, very unassuming 34-year player, who comes day and night, to play a game he has always played since childhood in Vineland, New Jersey.
Mike Trout has only played in three postseason games so far. These luminaries never played in the Postseason: Ernie Banks, Ferguson Jenkins, Billy Williams, Luke Appling, and Ted Lyons of the Chicago White Sox, Harry Heilman of the Detroit Tigers, and Ken Griffey Jr. of the Seattle Mariners.
Quote Shoeless Joe Jackson: When Ted Williams famously concluded his .400 season, manager Connie Mack said, “I wish I had a Williams. I had one once, and I lost him”. This quote refers to the ineligible Shoeless Joe Jackson, whose ban from baseball prevented him from ever making it to Cooperstown. Here is the link to The Baseball Hall of Fame, at Cooperstown, New York, one of my favorite places on earth. https://baseballhall.org/planyourvisit
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.
While in the Bay Area, great food and great prices. 998cuba.com
Both the San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies didn’t waste anytime getting down to business after Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeman (21) screamed at the Giants Rafael Devers for celebrating his home run emptying both dugouts and bullpens in the top of the first inning on Tue Sep 2, 2025 at Coors Field in Denver (AP News photo)
By Barbara Mason
The San Francisco Giants (70-69) won the second game of their series with the Colorado Rockies (39-100) 7-4. They had four home runs in the game keeping their streak alive.
Rafael Devers, Casey Schmitt, Wilmer Flores and Patrick Bailey all had a piece of the action. The Giants had 13 hits in the game denying the Rockies every time they threatened. San Francisco will now be looking for a sweep in Wednesday’s game.
Game recap: Much as Monday last night, the Giants got a jump on Tuesday night in the first inning of this game taking a 2-0 lead. Starting pitcher Kyle Freeland got an awful start giving up a single to Heliot Ramos followed by a home run to Rafael Devers for the early lead. Freeland was relieved by Antonio Senzatela after Freeland was ejected. Senzatela gave up a single but got Colorado out of the opening inning.
It was for sure a wild start to this game in the first inning. Following the Devers home run, Colorado pitcher Freeland was not at all pleased with Devers celebration screaming at him as he rounded first base.
A number of players charged toward the infield and that is when it appeared that Matt Chapman made contact with the Colorado pitcher. Willie Adames was in the middle of the fracas as well.
It was just one of those bench-clearing events we have seen before. No punches were thrown and the umpires quickly restored order. The Giants shuffled their defensive infield and the game went on.
The Rockies cut the Giants lead in half in the third inning 2-1. Hunter Goodman singled Tyler Freeman home and Colorado was fighting back and trying to rally.
San Francisco took a nice lead in the fifth inning scoring three runs and taking a 5-1 lead. More home runs for the Giants who kept their streak alive. Casey Schmitt hit the first home run to left center, a solo shot extending their lead to 3-1. Wilmer Flores came to the plate and hit a two-run homer with Dominic Smith on base giving San Francisco a 5-1 lead.
In the bottom of the fifth inning the Rockies Hunter Goodman singled Ryan Ritter home. The inning came to an end with the one run for Colorado still trailing 5-2. The surging Giants were not making anything easy for the Rockies.
Logan Webb was finished for the evening after pitching for five innings. Webb was relieved by Jose Butto.
Butto very nearly got out of the seventh inning. With two outs he had walked Tyler Freeman giving up a home run to slugger Hunter Goodman, who was having a terrific game, cutting San Francisco’s lead to a single run 5-4. Butto got the third out but the Giants needed some insurance runs going into the top of the eighth inning.
The Giants wasted no time bulking their lead back up in the eighth with not one but two insurance runs extending their lead back out to 7-4. This time it was Patrick Bailey hitting San Francisco’s fourth home run of the game with Jung Hoo Lee on second base; a shot to right field and the Giants had a three-run lead going into the top of the ninth inning.
Giants pitcher Ryan Walker took the mound to close out this game. The Rockies were down to their final three outs. Pinch hitter Jordan Beck lined out, Ryan Ritter flied out, Tyler Freeman struck out and that was the ball game 7-4 in favor of the Giants.
The Rockies had unfortunately lost their 100th game of the season. On the opposite end of the spectrum San Francisco had won their ninth game of their last ten and have reached their 70th win of the season.
Game notes: The Giants got a great start in their series with the Rockies winning game one Monday night 8-2 and Tuesday night 7-4. The Giants knocked three home runs out of Coors Field: the first in the first inning off the bat of Rafael Devers, the second in the third inning from Drew Gilbert who had a great game with 4 hits and the third one in the seventh inning from Willie Adames on Monday night.
The Giants now have a 15-game home run win streak the longest home run streak in the majors this season. San Francisco got a great outing from pitcher Kai-Wei Teng Monday night.
Giants starter Logan Webb pitched five innings, seven hits, two runs, two walks and seven strike outs Tuesday. The Giants took the second game from the Rockies to assure another series win.
The Giants Wednesday will be in search of another sweep at the expense of the Colorado Rockies after winning the first two games of the series. Robbie Ray will take the mound for the Giants with a 10-6 win/loss record and a 3.18 ERA. The Rockies will try to salvage the third game of the series starting German Marquez. He has a 3-12 win/loss record and a 6.14 ERA. First pitch for this game is scheduled for 5:40 PM.
Drew Gilbert (62) is congratulated by teammate Heliot Ramos (right) after hitting a two run home run in the top of the third inning for the San Francisco Giants against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Mon Sep 1, 2025 (AP News photo)
By Barbara Mason
After winning their last two series which included a sweep of the Chicago Cubs, the San Francisco Giants won game one of their series with the Colorado Rockies 8-2. They hit three home runs in the game. The first one off the bat of Rafael Devers, the second a two run shot from Drew Gilbert and the third.
The 26th of the year a two-run homer from Willie Adames. Gilbert had an outstanding game with four hits, two RBIs, three runs in four at-bats.
The Giants got ahead of it from the get go scoring the first run of the game in the first inning. Devers gave his team an early 1-0 lead with a solo home run to right and San Francisco had a great start to this game.
The Giants added to their lead in the third inning scoring two more runs. San Francisco’s Gilbert hit the Giant’s second home run of the game , his second career homer, with Patrick Bailey on base and a 3-0 lead.
San Francisco broke this game wide open in the fifth inning loading the bases a couple of times and when the dust had settled were cruising with a 6-0 lead going into the sixth inning. Christian Koss scored the first run in the fifth inning for a 4-0 lead. A Dominic Smith single allowed both Devers and Gilbert to score giving the Giants a 6-0 lead.
It was a rough fifth inning for Colorado starting pitcher Chase Dollander. After five innings he was relieved by Anthony Monlina. Molina had a very good sixth inning allowing a single hit and no runs.
Kai-Wei Teng had a very good game going 5 1/3 innings. He was relieved by Joel Peguero when he put runners on second and third. He had given up a lot of hits with nine but no runs and had eight strikeouts and no walks. It was an excellent outing for Teng.
The Rockies finally got up on the scoreboard scoring twice in the bottom of the sixth inning. Kyle Karros grounded out to third for Colorado’s second out but allowed Brenton Doyle to score for their first run of the game. Colorado would score a second run when Yanquiel Fernandez doubled and Ezequiel Tovar scored and that would finish off the sixth inning.
The Giants would get those two runs right back in the top of the seventh inning. Willy Adames hit his 26 th home run of the season and it was “bye bye baby” with Drew Gilbert aboard and San Francisco pushed their lead back out to 8-2.
San Francisco took the 8-2 lead into the top of the ninth inning. An Adames single in the inning loaded the bases with one out. Matt Chapman came to the plate with the bases loaded now with 2 outs. Chapman has struggled latley against lefties and he did strike out for the third out.
The Rockies were three outs away from losing game one of this series. Colorado did not make much noise in the bottom of the ninth inning and went down one, two, three and that was the ball game 8-2 in favor of San Francisco. The Giants are now back at .500 getting a great start to this current road trip. This was San Francisco pitcher Teng’s best start of the season and a great start to this series.
Game notes : After blasting their way through the Baltimore Orioles in games one and three taking the series this past weekend, the Giants roared into Coors Field kicking off Labor Day starting another successful series against the Colorado Rockies.
The Giants did get soundly beaten in game two of their last series by the O’s 11-1 but did come back with a vengeance in game three with a 13-2 win and took alot of confidence into Coors Field playing much better ball.
Prior to their series with the Orioles they swept a playoff bound Chicago Cubs at Oracle Park. Monday the Giants starter Kai-Wei Teng went 5.1 innings, allowed nine hits, two earned runs, and struck out eight batters.
Rockie starter Chase Dollander pitched five innings, allowed five hits, six earned runs, three walks, and two strike outs. The Giants are running out of season with only 25 games left. They remain in third place in the National League West.
The Giants are still in a good spot five games behind for the last Wild Card spot as the season winds down with four teams ahead of them and virtually tied with the Diamondbacks for a spot with the St. Louis Cardinals still in the mix.
The wild card race in the National League is extremely crowded but the Giants are trying to stay in the fight. San Francisco has to continue to the kind of baseball they have recently enjoyed and cannot suffer any more lapses that they’ve seen not too long ago.
San Francisco will start Logan Webb in Tuesday’s game two. He has a 12-9 win/loss record and a 3.16 ERA. The Rockies will sent Kyle Freelander to the mound with a 3-13 win/loss record and a 5.28 ERA. First pitch for game two is scheduled for 5:40 PM.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani is seen throwing live batting practice as pitching coach Mark Prior second from left watches before the game against the New York Yankees at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sat May 31, 2025 (AP News photo)
That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:
#1 Amaury, it was a huge night for Los Angeles Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani returning to the mound for the first time he faced the San Diego Padres on Monday night at Dodger Stadium. Ohtani had not pitched in a game since September 2023.
#2 Former Red Sox Rafael Devers two hours before he learned he was being traded to the San Francisco Giants was asked what did it mean for the Sox to sweep the visiting New York and how it defined the earlier part of the 2025 season? Dever’s reply was nonchalant “That has passed” Also Devers was asked if he would play first base and he refused saying “I know I’m a ballplayer, but at the same time, they can’t expect me to play every single position out there.”
#3 Amaury a shocker the Colorado Rockies have put together two wins in a row with a win over the Washington Nationals. The Rockies got a two run win over the Nats on Monday night 6-4. The previous wins for the Rockies on Sunday against the Atlanta Braves 10-1 at Truist Field in Cobb County. The Rockies have been the worst team in the majors all season talk about these last two wins was this a matter improved confidence just to get these two in a row.
#4 Recent polls amongst 78% MLB players are concerned about betting on the game. As you may recall Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr’s children got death threats over a lost bet someone overseas made. The person who made the threat apologized but players are concerned that betters could take their lost wagers a bit too far.
#5 More Ohtani news: On the night that Ohtani returned to the mound his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara reported to federal prison in Pennsylvania to start his 57 month sentence. Mizuhara, 40 was charged for bank fraud, tax fraud, and faced 33 years in prison. Prosecutors ask for a 57 month sentence and the defense asked for 18 months.
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.
While in the Bay Area, great food and great prices. 998cuba.com
Hayden Birdsong of the San Francisco Giants is none to happy after the pitcher gave up a home run to the Colorado Rockies Mickey Moniak in the bottom of the sixth inning at Coors Field in Denver on Thu Jun 12, 2025 (AP News photo)
San Francisco Giants podcast Michael Villanueva:
#1 The Colorado Rockies finally snapped out of their five game losing streak with a 8-7 win over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday afternoon at Coors Field in Denver. The Rockies were just happy they were able to win a game after such a long drought.
#2 The Giants had the lead 7-5 until the bottom of the ninth when the Rockies Orlando Arcia belted a two run single and the timing couldn’t have come at a better time with two outs and facing another loss. The loss for the Giants snaps their seven game win streak.
#3 The Rockies Sam Hilliard in the ninth walked with one out, Giants reliever Randy Rodriguez faced Thairo Estrada who hit a double to left and the Rockies had runners on second and third. Rodriguez went onto walk Ryan McMahon to load the bases. The Rockies Brenton Doyle then hit a double play ball that was bobbled by the Giants Casey Scmitt and that allowed a runner to score making 7-6.
#4 With the bases loaded for the Rockies pinch hitter Hunter Goodman struck out and Arcia got the game winner on a 3-2 pitch a two run base hit to end it. The Rockies 13-55 start tied the 1932 Boston Red Sox for the worst start in the modern era which ended with the win on Thursday.
#5 Giants open up a three game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday night. The Giants will start RHP Logan Webb (5-5 ERA 2.58) he’ll be opposed by the Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6-4 ERA 2.20) at Dodger Stadium.
#6 Downtown Los Angeles had been under a curfew due to huge protests with the presence the National Guard, Marines and ICE arrests on Los Angeles citizens suspected of being illegal immigrants. The curfew was lifted as of Wed Jun 11, 2025. The curfew was between 8:00pm to 6:00am. There was concern how fans were going to come and go from the ballpark with the curfew in effect. Now that it’s no longer in effect.
Colorado Rockies Sam Hilliard (left) and Mickey Moniak (right) give Orlando Arcia (center) the waterworks after Arcia’s walk off hit to defeat the San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the ninth at Coors Field in Denver on Thu Jun 12, 2025 (AP News photo)
By Barbara Mason
In an unlikely come back, the Colorado Rockies (12-55) won the third game of this series after trailing going into the ninth inning and beating the San Francisco Giants (40-28) 8-7. They scored three runs in the inning and this time it was the Rockies who had come from behind in a Thursday matinee at Coors Field in Denver.
Game recap: Rockies had their chances to beat one of the best teams in baseball today but could not close out either of the first two games in some very disappointing losses. This has been a terrible season for the Rockies and their fans and the empty seats say it all. Their relief pitching was a huge part of these losses.
San Francisco got on the board in the second inning scoring four runs for the early lead. It was the bottom of the Giants lineup that got this game underway. Tyler Fitzgerald sacrificed Mike Yastrzemski home for the opening run.
Logan Porter came to the plate and singled Dominic Smith home. Then along came the big hit, a single from Heliot Ramos, although a single it drove both Jung Hoo Lee and Porter home. When the dust had settled, San Francisco had put together a four run inning and led 4-0.
The Rockies scored a pair of runs in the fourth inning. Ryan Ritter singled to left field allowing both Brenton Doyle and Mickey Moniak to score and the Rockies had cut the Giants lead in half 4-2.
San Francisco pushed their lead back out in the fifth inning in a big way when Dominic Smith knocked his first long ball, a three run home run. Wilmer Flores and Mike Yastrzemski both scored giving San Francisco a 7-2 lead.
The Rockies pulled a bit closer when Mickey Moniak hit a home run in the sixth inning but they still had some work to do trailing 7-3. Colorado fought hard scoring two runs in the seventh inning when Thairo Estrada doubled and Sam Hilliard and Jordan Beck both scored; the Rockies had new life trailing 7-5.
San Francisco did not score in the top of the ninth inning but they still had the 7-5 lead and on the mound Randy Rodriguez was eager to close out this game. It did not go as planned.
It was a wild crazy finish for the Colorado Rockies in the bottom of the ninth inning. Randy Rodriguez walked a couple of runners and the Rockies had the bases loaded. Colorado pulled to within a run 7-6 when Brenton Doyle grounded into a fielder’s choice and Sam Hilliard scored a run plus San Francisco had a fielding error by third baseman Casey Schmitt.
The game had become very uncomfortable for the Giants at this point. With two outs it was not looking good for the Rockies but in a crazy turnaround, Colorado’s Orlando Arcia singled both Thairo Estrada and Ryan McMahon home and that was the ball game 8-7 in favor of the Rockies.
Colorado had avoided the sweep. Despite losing the series they did win the one game and it was heartening to see the joy on the faces of the Rockies as they raced onto the field in jubilation. They have had so little to celebrate this year.
Walks and errors killed the Giants in the ninth inning and reliever Randy Rodriguez did not have his finest game. They did win the series and came away with 11 hits in the game. Starting pitcher Hayden Birdsong pitched six innings allowing six hits, three runs, two walks and six strikeouts. Four relief pitchers worked hard to win this game but just came up short.
Game notes: Wednesday afternoon the Giants finished off their series with the Rockies and failed to get a sweep in game three. San Francisco has had two spectacular come-from-behind wins in game one and two but Thursday were looking to go into the latter innings with a lead instead of trailing. In Wednesday’s game the Rockies scored seven runs in the eighth and ninth innings for the win.
For Colorado starter Antonio Senzatela pitched four innings allowed nine hits, seven earned runs, three walks and two strikeouts. While Senzatela got shelled the offense came back for the win and got him some run support.
Friday a huge series begins for the Giants as they travel back to California for a three game series with the first place Los Angeles Dodgers. Logan Webb will take the mound for the Giants while the Dodgers plan on starting Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Webb has a 5-5 win/loss record and a 2.58 ERA and Yamamoto has a 6-4 win/loss record and a 2.20 ERA. This may come down to a pitcher’s duel in an exciting series that will determine first place in the National League West.
San Francisco Giant Casey Schmitt dives in head first at home plate to score on Tyler Fitzgerald’s base hit as the Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman puts on the tag but too late at Coors Field in Denver on Wed Jun 11, 2025 (AP News photo)
On the SF Giants podcast with Stephen Ruderman:
#1 Mike Yastrzemski is making a difference for the San Francisco Giants. Yastrzemski once again helped the Giants in their come back on the Colorado Rockies after trailing 6-3. Yastrzemski slugged a two run double that helped the Giants beat the Rockies 10-7 on Wednesday.
#2 Stephen the Giants are rolling they’ve now won seven straight games.
#3 The Giants Willy Adames hit a home run and got three RBIs as the Giants trailed the 6-3 going into the eighth they took advantage of Rockie relief pitcher Tyler Kinley.
#4 Adames, Heliot Ramos, and Dominic Smith all had base hits that loaded the bases with one out. Casey at the bat Casey Schmitt walked that forced in a run and Yastrzemski hit a liner of the right center fence for a double that tied up the game.
#5 The Giants will close out their series with the Rockies on Thursday afternoon. The Giants will start RHP Hayden Birdsong (3-1 ERA 2.55) matches up against the Rockies RHP Antonio Senzatela (1-10 ERA 6.68). Tell us your take on this match up.
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