If the Tampa Bay Rays make post season they will host their home games at George M Steinbrenner Field in Tampa Bay. The park seats 10,000 and it’s possible it could host the World Series if the Rays make it that far. (photo by DRaysBay)
MLB The Show podcast Jessica Kwong Wed Jul 15, 2015
#1 MLB ok’d the possibility for the Tampa Bay Rays to play at their temporary home park George M Steinbrenner Field in Tampa Bay if the Rays were to get into the post season. The park seats 10,000 fans and is sure to be sold out if the Rays make the post season. The other alternate was to have the Rays play at LoanDepot Park in Miami at big league park but the Rays and MLB will have the Rays play at the Minor League park.
#2 MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and the Players Association union head Tony Clark are exploring the idea of having MLB players in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. If agreed upon by both side and the Olympic Committee the game would be an extension of the All Star break. Manfred said it would be a great opportunity for baseball to be on the global stage.
#3 Jessica all the talk in baseball is surrounding the 2025 All Star Game in Atlanta where the National League’s Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies hit three home runs in the newly formatted Swing Off instead of playing extra innings it’s a home run derby to decide the winner of the All Star game.
#4 MLB and the All Star Game paid tribute to the late home run king Henry Aaron show a play by play video on the Truist Field baseball diamond of Aaron at the plate needing one more home to break Babe Ruth’s home run record. Aaron on a 1-0 count facing the Los Angles Dodgers Al Downing slugged a pitch that went into the Atlanta Braves bullpen at Fulton County Stadium April 8, 1974. It was a celebration that included pyrotechnics effects it lasted one minute and left you wanting more.
#5 Jessica, all the controversy surrounding Milwaukee Brewers sensation Jacob Misiorowski (4-1) with complaints that he pitched only five games and he gets an All Star selection and there were Philadelphia Phillies pitchers who pitched much more and had more wins. It was pointed out that by Phillies players that pitchers Ranger Suarez and Chris Sanchez were left out in favor of Misiorowski. Phillies Trea Turner said the idea was “terrible”, Nick Castellanos said the All Star Game is turning into the “Savannah Bananas”, and catcher JT Realmuto said “Nothing against the Misiorowski kid. But [Suarez and Sanchez] are deserving of being on the team in the first place. There’s no doubt.”
Logo for the 2028 Summer Olympics where MLB plans to have players compete and represent their respective countries at the 2028 All Star break (image from Cronkite News Arizona)
MLB The Show podcast Jeremiah Salmonson Wed Jul 15, 2015
#1 MLB ok’d the possibility for the Tampa Bay Rays to play at their temporary home park George M Steinbrenner Field in Tampa Bay if the Rays were to get into the post season. The park seats 10,000 fans and is sure to be sold out if the Rays make the post season. The other alternate was to have the Rays play at LoanDepot Park in Miami at big league park but the Rays and MLB will have the Rays play at the Minor League park.
#2 MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and the Players Association union head Tony Clark are exploring the idea of having MLB players in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. If agreed upon by both sides and the Olympic Committee the game would be an extension of the All Star break. Manfred said it would be a great opportunity for baseball to be on the global stage.
#3 Jeremiah, all the talk in baseball is surrounding the 2025 All Star Game in Atlanta where the National League’s Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies hit three home runs in the newly formatted Swing Off instead of playing extra innings it’s a home run derby to decide the winner of the All Star game.
#4 MLB and the All Star Game paid tribute to the late home run king Henry Aaron show a play by play video on the Truist Field baseball diamond of Aaron at the plate needing one more home to break Babe Ruth’s home run record. Aaron on a 1-0 count facing the Los Angles Dodgers Al Downing slugged a pitch that went into the Atlanta Braves bullpen at Fulton County Stadium April 8, 1974. It was a celebration that included pyrotechnics effects it lasted one minute and left you wanting more.
#5 Jeremiah, all the controversy surrounding Milwaukee Brewers sensation Jacob Misiorowski (4-1) with complaints that he pitched only five games and he gets an All Star selection and there were Philadelphia Phillies pitchers who pitched much more and had more wins. It was pointed out that by Phillies players that pitchers Ranger Suarez and Chris Sanchez were left out in favor of Misiorowski. Phillies Trea Turner said the idea was “terrible”, Nick Castellanos said the All Star Game is turning into the “Savannah Bananas”, and catcher JT Realmuto said “Nothing against the Misiorowski kid. But [Suarez and Sanchez] are deserving of being on the team in the first place. There’s no doubt.”
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The National League’s Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies admires his tiebreaking home run for the game winner in the Swing Off to defeat the American League at the 2025 All Star Game at Truist Field in Cobb County GA (AP News photo)
By Barbara Mason
After nine innings, the All-Star Game was tied at 6-6. For the first time ever the winner was decided by a Home-Run Swing-Off. The hero of this game’s finish was Kyle Schwarber who hit three home runs to win the game for the National League.
All Star recap: Tuesday night the All-Star Game got underway, the 95th annual event being held at Truist Park home stadium of the Atlanta Braves in Cobb County. Starting the game for the National League for the second year in a row will be Pittsburgh Pirate Paul Skenes.
Taking the mound for the American League Cy Young winner Detroit Tiger Tarik Skubal got the honors. The two clubs will be managed by the Los Angeles Dodgers Dave Roberts (National League ) and the New York Yankees Aaron Boone (American League), the two skippers for the teams that reached the 2024 World Series. So the best of the best in the world of baseball took the field and this game got underway.
Second baseman from Detroit Gleyber Torres took the plate getting this game underway. Skenes breezed through the inning three up and three down. Torres and Riley Greener both struck out and Yankee great Aaron Judge grounded out.
The National League took the early lead in the bottom of the inning 2-0. Arizona’s Ketel Marte doubled the Braves Ronald Acuna Jr. and Dodgers Shohei Ohtani home. It was a great start for the National League with three hits to open this game.
Although all of these guys by nature are highly competitive, smiles abounded on both sides These guys were having the time of their lives as were the fans lucky enough to be able to attend the game. The Dodgers Freddie Freeman hit fourth in the inning drawing cheers from the fans after having played his first 12 seasons in Atlanta. He still remains a fan favorite here at Truist Park.
The Dodgers Clayton Kershaw took the mound to start the second inning all mic’d up which was a real treat for viewers. ( a bevy of players were mic’d in the game) the Seattle Mariners Cal Raleigh lined out and Kershaw struck out Toronto Blue Jays Vladimir Guerrero before heading back to the dugout. The Padres Jason Adam closed out the inning with a Orioles Ryan O’Hearn strikeout.
San Francisco’s Logan Webb pitched the top of the third inning closing it out with a couple of ground outs, and a fly out giving up a single. The Mariners Bryan Woo pitched a three up, three down bottom of the third and the National League took the 2-0 lead into the fourth inning.
The National League extended their lead in the bottom of the sixth inning. Padres Fernando Tatis Jr. got the inning going with a walk, the Cardinals Brendan Donovan singled and the Mets Pete Alonso had a huge hit, a home run to right and three more runs for the National League. They would tack one more on off a the Diamondbacks Corbin Carroll shot a solo home run and going into the top of the seventh inning they had a 6-0 lead.
As the sixth inning came to an end the game was halted for a beautiful tribute to the Braves Hank Aaron and his legacy of excellence. The 25-time all-star who broke through unbelievable barriers, hatred and racism, was honored on the field in a memorable and unforgettable moment.
As the seventh inning got underway, this game would get very interesting when the American League finally got up on the board. The Athletics Brent Rooker hit a home run and base runners the Blue Jays Alejandro KIrk and the Rays Jonathan Aranda scored and the National League’s lead had been cut in half 6-3. They would score another run when the Royals Maikel Garcia scored on a Royals Bobby Witt Jr. ground out and we had a new ball game 6-4.
This game went into the top of the ninth inning with the National League hanging onto the 6-4 lead. The American League started a rally with a runner on second base with one out. The Twins Byron Buxton scored on a Witt Jr. double and the American league only trailed by a single run with only one out 6-5.
With two outs, the Guardians Steven Kwan was looking at a 1-2 count down to their last strike. He hit an infield single and this game was tied 6-6 when Witt Jr. scored. The game went into the bottom of the ninth inning and the National League was looking for the walk off. It did not happen and we all got to witness history.
History was made with the first home run swing off ever. Three players from each team would get three swings apiece. The two teams would alternate and the team with the most HR’s would win the All-Star Game.
The American League chose Rooker, the Rays Randy Arozarena and Aranda, For the National League Miami Marlins Kyle Stowers, the Phillies Kyle Schwarber , and Alonso took the plate.
After the first round, the American League led 2-1 when Rooker hit a couple out of the park. Arozarena added a third home run. for a 3-1 lead. Schwarber hit all three out of the park and the National League led 4-3.
Aranda missed all three pitches and the game was decided. It was history in the making and it was the National League who made that history with win 4-3 in a wild finish. MVP of the game was as expected Schwarber.
This game had everything that goes into an exciting All-Star Game with a little extra thrown in making it one of the most exciting and unique games ever, one to remember, one that will go down in history.
All Star notes: Monday night the All-Star Game got underway with the highly anticipated Home Run Derby. The favored Seattle Mariners Cal Raleigh came within an inch of not moving on from the first round to win the whole shebang.
After the first round Raleigh was tied with the Sacramento Athletics Brent Rooker, each of them hitting 17 homers. Raleigh moved on in thanks to his longest hit of the round which surpassed Rooker’s by roughly an inch. Raleigh’s blast traveled 470.62 feet while Rooker’s came up just short at 470.54 feet knocking Rooker out of the derby. So the Seattle Mariners Cal Raleigh took the tiebreaker and moved on to win the derby.
Tropicana Field the day after Hurricane Milton destroyed the roof on Oct 10, 2024. The cost to fix the Tropicana was in excess of Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternburg’s budget while trying to build a ballpark in St Petersburg forcing Sternburg to sell the team (AP file photo)
That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:
#1 Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg has reached an agreement with Florida developer Patrick Zalupski in principle on a deal to sell the Rays for $1.7 billion. The deal keeps the Rays in Tampa Bay and is expected to close in September. Zalupski is a homebuilder in Jacksonville and was a buyer who strongly believes in keeping the team in Tampa Bay.
#2 Amaury, Sternberg bought the Rays in 2004 for $200 million. After last year’s Hurricane Milton tore the roof off of Tropicana Field the Rays were forced to play their home games at the New York Yankees spring training facility at George M Steinbrenner Field. Zalupski plans to build a new ballpark and keep the club in Tampa Bay.
#3 Sternburg basically could not go forward with owning the team. Before the Hurricane Sternburg planned to build a new stadium at the Historic Gas Plant District and was planning to design a recreational retail and residential area in St Petersburg replacing the old Tropicana. That was all shot down after Sternburg realized the excess costs in repairing the Trop and later tearing it down to build the new park.
#4 Meanwhile the Sacramento A’s development for their new ballpark is still in question as A’s owner John Fisher is looking for someone to buy the MLS San Jose Earthquakes for $600 million to cover part of the costs of his construction costs. K Pop star Suga and former MLB pitcher Chan Ho Park are putting together $70 million as an investment into the A’s. Yet in still that may not be enough to cover the balance of the construction costs for the Las Vegas ballpark.
#5 If Fisher can not meet the costs of building the Las Vegas park and he stated that the park costs could go up from $1.75 billion to $2 billion if that proves too much could you see the other MLB owners putting the pressure on Fisher to sell much like they did with Sternburg?
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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Las Vegas Vegas ballpark construction is underway as there was doubt the A’s lack of funding for the construction project could get the project off the ground. (photo by the Las Vegas Review Journal Jul 11, 2025)
Sacramento A’s podcast Tony Renteria:
#1 There is video showing that construction is underway at the former Tropicana Hotel and Casino location for the new A’s Las Vegas ballpark on the strip. There were reports that dirt was just being moved around because Sacramento A’s owner John Fisher didn’t have the funds yet to cover the balance of the construction costs but regardless of that status the A’s and the Las Vegas Stadium Authority are moving forward with the conrtruction.
#2 The contractors are putting rebarb cages in building the foundation and lots of construction activity at the old Tropicana site so it’s evident that the build is underway.
#3 Fisher is working on selling the MLS San Jose Earthquakes at the tune of $600 million and the recent investments by K pop star Suga and former MLB pitcher Chan Ho Park who are putting in $70 million for minority ownership of the A’s. Still it’s short of the balance and Fisher will have to find investors to make up that balance.
#4 After the A’s held the ground breaking ceremony at the Tropicana inside a tent with a baseball diamond tray that held dirt they went forward with the shovels in the ground and still there were doubters that this project was going to get underway and some said that this groundbreaking was all for show.
#5 Next up the questions will be can the A’s complete this stadium project can they get the money to complete the financing and not short change the contractors and builders. Those questions most likely will come up one way or the other the project has started and the A’s will have to see it through.
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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Sacramento A’s Jacob Wilson is the first A’s shortstop to start in an All Star Game since Bert Campaneris started for the American League in 1975. (AP News photo)
Sacramento A’s podcast Barbara Mason:
1. The Athletics wrapped their three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays winning the series against a very tough team that right now is holding down first place in the American League East.
2. The A’s had a great offensive game to finish off the series with Austin Wynns, Tyler Soderstrom and Nick Kurtz belting pitches out of the park.
3.Pitching had so much to do with this win, Jeffrey Springs going 6 2/3 innings and putting this game away it was “Miller TIme” he did what he does just about every time he takes the mound – he sends opposing teams packing.
4.For while it has been Jacob Wilson as a leading contender for rookie of the year but now there’s a new kid on the block in Nick Kurtz who is now also a contender both of them hitting light standards and a threat every time they take the plate.
5.Following the All-Star game, the A’s head out to Cleveland for a three-game series with the Guardians next Friday night. With the game this far out, who will start for the A’s is still undecided although probable for the Guardians is Slade Ceccioni.
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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San Francisco Giants Luis Matos connects for a two run home run in the bottom of the ninth to tie up the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun Jul 13, 2025 (photo by San Francisco Giants)
San Francisco Giants podcast Marko Ukalovic:
#1 Marko tough loss for the San Francisco Giants after getting behind to the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 they got a brief reprieve when pinch hitter Luis Matos slugged first pitch two run home run in the last of the ninth inning to tie the game 2-2 only to lose it on three runs in the top of the 11th inning.
#2 Giants All Star Robbie Ray was looking for his tenth win of the first half of the season pitching six innings, allowing three hits, two runs both earned, two walks and six strikeouts. A hard effort but he just didn’t get enough run support.
#3 Ray will not pitch in the All Star Game after pitching here on Sunday did you see that being a tough decision for Ray passing up the opportunity to pitch in the All Star Game?
#4 The Giants Luis Matos made the best of it tying the game up in the bottom of the ninth inning with a two run home run. Rafael Devers had a good opportunity to win it when he hit one in the bottom of the tenth and a ghost runner on second that would have won it but it got flagged down by Dodger centerfielder James Outman and kept the Dodgers alive who scored three times in the top of the 11th to get the 5-2 win.
#5 Giants head into the All Star Break with a record of 52-44 and return to the second half of the season in Toronto for three games starting Fri Jul 18th.
San Francisco Giants hitter Willy Adames flies out to second in the ninth inning against the Sacramento A’s at Sutter Health Park at West Sacramento on Sat Jul 5, 2025. Adames also stated on Sun July 13, 2025 that there were more Dodger fans than Giants fans at Oracle Park in San Francisco. (AP News photo)
Some Players are never Happy.
That’s Amaury News and Commentary
By Amaury Pi Gonzalez
While in Sacramento A’s pitcher Luis Severino complains about Sutter Health Park the home of his 2025 ballclub for this whole season and maybe for the next two years, plus also the park so far has not brought him the victories he was expecting.
Meanwhile, 80 miles away at Oracle Park in San Francisco the home of the Giants, shortstop Willy Adames was not happy with the crowd at Oracle Park during the last game Sunday against the Dodgers which the Giants lost 5-2.
Adames said (quote) “too many Dodgers fans”. And although he acknowledged the energy of the crowd and said it felt like a playoff atmosphere, he also said he “would prefer a stronger presence for the Giants fans”.
Oracle Park was sold out during these games, and the Sunday game, which was not televised on their regular Comcast Bay Area channel, aired nationwide on MLB Network. It looked like there were more fans in blue than orange.
It is impossible to say precisely how many were Dodgers fans; tickets are counted the game was sold out at 41,048, but what is not counted is which fan is rooting for which team.
But that is part of the fun of baseball. You buy a ticket, and you could be dressed as a chicken, you still can root for whatever team you want to root for. The Los Angeles Dodgers had their longest losing streak since September with a seven-game losing streak in July 2025.
This skid is their worst since the 11-game losing streak they experienced in 2017. However, the Dodgers lost the first game of this three-game series but won two games and left the Golden Gate still in first place, now six games ahead of the Giants, who dropped to third place.
Most people making the money these MLB players make would be more than happy. But Major League players, are privileged and spoiled souls, they travel and stay at the Ritz Carlton and other 5-star luxury hotels, travel charter, everything is done for them, they get $150 just for per-diem, for each day they stay away from home.
When you go on a trip you pack your bag(s) at home and you do not see that luggage until you arrive at the hotel and is already inside your room for a series of games on that city. Everything is done for you, your team traveling secretary can accommodate sometimes for complimentary tickets on the road for family and acquaintances.
I know because I have traveled with team charters. So it is truly a privilege life, and sometimes the more you get the more spoiled you become, and that is they case for some players in Major League Baseball, that even complaining of the fans at home that aren’t even your fans, kind of bothers you. Such in life in the Big Leagues.
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
Sacramento A’s Tyler Soderstrom celebrates in the A’s dugout after hitting a two run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Sun July 13, 2025 (AP News photo)
Boom Before the Break Sends Sacramento into All-Star Smiles
By Mauricio Segura
Just before baseball paused for its midsummer break, the Athletics gave their fans something worth cheering. Under a blazing triple-digit Sacramento sun at Sutter Health Park, the Green and Gold uncorked a thunderous offensive performance and rode dominant pitching to a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays Sunday, closing out the first half of the season with a statement win. With long balls from Austin Wynns, Tyler Soderstrom, and rookie phenom Nick Kurtz, Sacramento took flight early and never looked back.
Jeffrey Springs continued his recent run of excellence, slicing through Toronto’s potent lineup like a buzzsaw. The left-hander turned in six strong innings, scattering five hits and allowing just three earned runs, two of which came after he had already left the game.
It was Springs’ seventh win of the season and further proof that he’s found his rhythm after a rocky start in the early days of the season Over his last four starts, Springs has posted a 1.90 ERA, giving the A’s rotation a steady hand it desperately needed.
The offense wasted no time getting to work. In the second inning, veteran infielder Gio Urshela reached on a single, and catcher Austin Wynns turned on a Jose Berríos fastball and launched it over the left-field wall. It was Wynns’ sixth homer of the year, and it gave Sacramento a 2-0 lead that felt even larger given the way Springs was commanding the mound.
The third inning brought more fireworks. Rookie Nick Kurtz opened the frame with a double and came around to score when Soderstrom crushed a center-cut fastball for his 18th homer of the year. The 22-year-old catcher has been on a tear, with his power production putting him among the league leaders at his position. His blast gave the A’s a 4-0 cushion and chased Berríos from the game early.
Toronto’s offense, meanwhile, sputtered. They didn’t record a base runner until the fourth inning and didn’t scratch a run across until the fifth, when Davis Schneider hit a solo home run off Springs. Schneider’s shot briefly gave Toronto life, but Sacramento answered right back in the bottom half.
A throwing error by reliever Tommy Nance allowed Jacob Wilson to reach second, and Kurtz promptly made the Jays pay. The rookie crushed a two-run homer, his 17th of the season, into the left-center bleachers, pushing the A’s lead to 6-1. Kurtz now leads all MLB rookies in homers and continues to add to what is becoming a very compelling Rookie of the Year resume.
Kurtz’s home-field dominance is hard to ignore. 12 of his 17 homers have come at Sutter Health Park, and his slugging percentage at home has soared north of .700. With the All-Star break now here, he can take a well-deserved breather after propelling this young Athletics team with his bat and his glove.
Toronto did mount a bit of a rally late. Addison Barger hit a two-run homer in the seventh off reliever Justin Sterner to pull the Blue Jays within three, but Sean Newcomb and fireballing closer Mason Miller locked things down from there.
Miller struck out Ernie Clement and coaxed a game-ending double play from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to notch his 19th save of the season. It was a fitting milestone, as it marked the 100th appearance of Miller’s young but electric MLB career.
Sacramento’s bullpen has been much-maligned throughout the year, but the numbers heading into the break tell a different story. Over the last 20 games, the group has posted a 2.89 ERA and gone 3-0 with six saves. Miller, in particular, has stabilized the ninth inning with his blistering fastball and a strikeout rate that ranks among the best in the league.
With the win, the Athletics finish the first half at 41-57. It’s a modest record, yes, but one that reflects real progress given the context. After a brutal 1-20 stretch in late spring, the A’s have gone 18-17 over their last 35 games.
Now, the Athletics hit the All-Star break with momentum, with All-Star selections Brent Rooker and Jacob Wilson set to represent the team in Atlanta. Rooker, will also swing for the fences in the Home Run Derby, becoming the first A’s participant since Matt Olson in 2021.
There’s still plenty of work ahead in the second half, but if this young squad can keep flexing its muscle and get continued consistency from Springs and the bullpen, Sacramento just might play spoiler in the AL West down the stretch.
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.
San Francisco Giants pinch hitter Luis Matos two run home run in the ninth inning celebration would be short lived Matos tied the game up but the Los Angeles Dodgers would come back in the the top of the 11th inning with three runs to defeat the Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun Jul 13, 2025 (AP News photo)
San Francisco Giants podcast Morris Phillips:
#1 Morris tough loss for the San Francisco Giants after getting behind to the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 they got a brief reprieve when pinch hitter Luis Matos slugged first pitch two run home run in the last of the ninth inning to tie the game 2-2 only to lose it on three runs in the top of the 11th inning.
#2 Giants All Star Robbie Ray was looking for his tenth win of the first half of the season pitching six innings, allowing three hits, two runs both earned, two walks and six strikeouts. A hard effort but he just didn’t get enough run support.
#3 Ray will not pitch in the All Star Game after pitching here on Sunday did you see that being a tough decision for Ray passing up the opportunity to pitch in the All Star Game?
#4 The Giants Luis Matos made the best of it tying the game up in the bottom of the ninth inning with a two run home run. Rafael Devers had a good opportunity to win it when he hit one in the bottom of the tenth and a ghost runner on second that would have won it but it got flagged down by Dodger centerfielder James Outman and kept the Dodgers alive who scored three times in the top of the 11th to get the 5-2 win.
#5 Giants head into the All Star Break with a record of 52-44 and return to the second half of the season in Toronto for three games starting Fri Jul 18th.
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