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Sportstalk podcast remote at Harborview Restaurant and Bar in downtown San Francisco Monday, June 3, 2019

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Cast: Jerry Feitelberg (Oakland A’s reporter/talk show host), Amaury PI Gonzalez (Oakland A’s Spanish play by play talent), Joe Lami (San Francisco 49ers reporter), Jeremy Harness (San Francisco 49ers preview game writer), Marko Ukalovic (San Jose Earthquakes reporter), Len Shapiro (NHL analyst), and Lee Leonard (producer).

Today’s podcast: Coverage on the San Francisco Giants and ways they need to get out of the cellar in the National League West; the Oakland A’s put together one of baseball’s most exciting win streaks with 10 consecutive wins in May, the NHL Stanley Cup Finals with the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues. The Bruins took Game 1 in a two-goal 4-2 win, but on last Thursday night, the Blues got by the Bruins 3-2 to tie the series up. The Bruins came back in game 3 on Saturday with a walloping 7-2 win to take the series lead 2-1. The Blues took game 4 on Monday night with a 4-2 victory over Boston to tie the series 2-2. The Bruins Zdeno Chara took a puck to the face and his status is unknown. The Bruins have home ice for game 5 on Thursday. The Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors played to a 1-1 series tie on Sunday and return back to Oakland on Wednesday, June 5th for game 3.

Our thanks to our hosts at Harborview Restaurant and Bar Kinson Wong (Owner) and Karen Liu (Director of Marketing and Special Events) for hosting Sportstalk and we can say unequivocally one of the finest Chinese cuisine restaurants in San Francisco. Please come and enjoy the fine food, dinning and atmosphere at Harborview.

Harborview Restaurant & Bar was founded in 2018 by a team of culinary and hospitality professionals led by Kinson Wong (original Co-Founder and co owner of R&G Lounge), with the vision to elevate the caliber of authentic Cantonese-style Chinese cuisine in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Harborview presents delicious menu offerings in an elegant yet unpretentious setting, with gorgeous panoramic views of the San Francisco Ferry Building and Bay Bridge. We strive to be a “must visit” San Francisco Chinese restaurant for guests visiting from locally, regionally and abroad.

Welcome to Harborview in San Francisco!

A’s start a 3-game series against the Angels in Anaheim on Tuesday

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By Jerry Feitelberg

The A’s kick off a nine-game three-city road trip on Tuesday against the Angels in Anaheim. The Angels took two out of three from the A’s last week and started the A’s on a five-game losing streak.  The teams are currently tied for third place in the AL West with identical records of 29-30. The Angels are playing the Chicago Cubs on Monday, and if they win, they will be 1/2 game ahead of the A’s. If they lose, they will be 1/2 game behind the A’s.

The A’s had won 10 in a row before losing two to the Angels last week in Oakland. The A’s then were swept by Houston Astros over the weekend and are hoping to regain their mojo. The A’s will have to find a way to quiet the bats of several of the Angels’ players. They know what Albert Pujols and Mike Trout can do. The Angels’ third baseman Tommy La Stella is having a career year. La Stella has been solid so far and can really handle the bat. David Fletcher is also another surprise. The young man is hitter over .300 and playing well at shortstop. Second baseman Luis Rengifo had several critical hits in the series last week. Right fielder Kole Calhoun and rookie Cesar Puello also came through for the Halos. Puello, in his first game as an Angel last Wednesday, had two singles and a home run in the Angels’ 12-7 win.

The pitching matchups for Tuesday will be Frankie Montas going against Griffin Canning. Montas, who is 6-2 with a 2.81 ERA, has been the A’s ace. Montas has allowed three runs or fewer in 10 of his 11 starts this year. Canning is 2-1, and his ERA is 3.06. He pitched very well against the A’s last week. He went six innings and allowed one run and three hits. On Wednesday, Daniel Mengden will pitch for the Green and Gold. Mengden is 1-1, and has a 3.05 ERA. Mengden came into the game last Wednesday after Liam Hendriks pitched the first inning. Mengden’s line was 4 1/2 innings of work and allowed just one run. The Angels will counter with Felix Pena. The Angels may also use an “opener” to start the game and bring in Pena after the first inning. Pena has come in six times in his last seven outings after the first inning.

Mike Fiers (4-3, 4,78 ERA) will go on Thursday. Fiers has a 2.82 ERA in his last seven starts. The Angels will send lefty Tyler Skaggs to the hill to pitch against the A’s. Skaggs had a rocky month in May as he posted a 5.29 ERA in six starts.

The games between the two teams are always entertaining. It’s Northern California against Southern California. The A’s want to get another winning streak going, while the Angels want to continue to make life miserable for the A’s. As always, it should be fun.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Morris Phillips: Giants’ Crawford makes easy work of Orioles with two homers

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abc.news.com photo: San Francisco Giants catcher Stephen Vogt (21) greets Steve Duggar, who scores on a Evan Longoria RBI double in Sunday’s game at Camden Yards in Baltimore.

On the Giants podcast with Morris:

#1 The San Francisco Giants Brandon Crawford didn’t waste any time, blasting two home runs in Camden Yards to trounce the Baltimore Orioles 8-1.

#2 Giants starter Jeff Samardzija got the win as he got a quality start over the struggling Orioles, going six innings and giving up three hits.

#3 With Sunday’s win, SF manager Bruce Bochy gets him just one short of the Giants record for managers with 1000 wins — one victory shy of joining John McGraw.

#4 You knew that Giants third baseman Evan Longoria was going to come around sometime. Longoria had a homer, double for two RBIs and got his second three-hit game this season.

#5 On Tuesday, the Giants will start Madison Bumgarner (3-5, 4.01 ERA) against the New York Mets Noah Syndergaard (3-4, 4.90 ERA). Morris goes over the matchup.

Morris Phillips does the Giants podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Longoria gets three hits and Samardzija goes six in 8-1 win

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By Jeremy Kahn

BALTIMORE — Evan Longoria played at Camden Yards more than any member of the San Francisco Giants.

In the finale of the series, Longoria picked up three hits, including a ground-rule double that broke open the game in the top of the fourth inning and the Giants defeated the Baltimore Orioles 8-1 before a crowd of 16,991 at Camden Yards.

Probably played close to 100 games here, said Longoria, who broke a 0-for-21 skid with his solo home run in the top of the fourth inning.

With the victory, the Giants took out of three from the Orioles and scored 22 runs in the three-game series.

Good bounce back the last two games, said Bruce Bochy.

This was the Giants first series win since taking two out of three against the Arizona Diamondbacks from May 17-19.

Longoria tied up the game in the top of the fourth inning, as he hit his seventh home run of the season.

The 22 home runs hit by Longoria are the most by an active player at Camden Yards.

Kevin Pillar then gave the Giants the lead for good, as he doubled in Brandon Belt, who walked just prior to Pillars double.

That would be enough for Jeff Samardzija, who went six innings, allowing one run on just three hits, not walking a batter and striking out four on his way to his third win of the season.

Gave up that one run early, and then got a little cushion there, said Samardzija.

Longoria broke the game open in the top of the fifth inning, as he lashed a two-run ground-rule double that bounced into the left field seats.

Both Stephen Vogt and Steven Duggar scored on the Longoria double. Vogt walked, and then reached second, while Duggar reached first on a Stevie Wilkerson fielding error and two batters later, Longoria smacked his second hit in three-at bats.

Brandon Crawford extended the Giants lead up to 5-1, as he took a Branden Kline offering and put it into the seats in the top of the sixth inning.

Pablo Sandoval got in on the RBI parade in the top of the seventh inning, as he hit a sacrifice fly that scored Mike Yastrzemski, who walked with one out in the inning.

Crawford picked up his second home run of the game, as he led off the top of the eighth inning and it was his fifth of the season.

This was the third multi-home run game of Crawfords career and first since August 3, 2015 versus the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.

Felt good, squared up, said Crawford.

Yastrzemski drove in the Giants final run of the game, as he singled in Duggar, who doubled to right field.

In his first ever appearance against the Giants, Gabriel Ynoa went five innings, allowing four runs (two earned), walking two and striking out four.

The lone bright spot for the Orioles came off the bat of Trey Mancini, who a solo home run off of Samardzija in the bottom of the 1st inning.

It was the 16th home run of the season for Mancini and second of the series.

Brandon Belt extended his hitting streak up to nine games, as he went 1-for-3 in the finale. This is the longest hitting streak by Belt since April 17-April 27, 2018, when he also hit in nine straight games.

NOTES: Tyler Austin hit the only other multi-home run game of the season, as he connected twice against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on May 9.

This was the first time that the Giants scored at least six or more runs in three straight games this season, and the first time since May 2-5, 2018 against the San Diego Padres, at what was known as AT&T Park and then the first two games against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park.

Mancini loves to hit in the first inning, as he now 20-for-49 with five home runs and 13 runs scored in the first inning.

UP NEXT; After an off-day on Monday, the Giants open a three-game series against the New York Mets at Citi Field on Tuesday night, as Madison Bumgarner will take the mound and Noah Syndergaard will open the series for the Mets.

Thoughts About the Fairly Recent Past

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By Lewis Rubman

OAKLAND — When I learned that Justin Verlander and Brett Anderson would start tonight’s contest between the A’s and the visiting Astros, I began to remember the AL Division Series of 2013.

That had been a banner season for Oakland. They not only won the western division title, finishing five and a half games ahead of the second place Rangers, but, at .593 they fell only six tenths of a percentage point behind the Red Sox’ .599 for the best record in the whole league. (Coincidentally, those were the winning percentages of the two top NL teams as well). Perhaps more impressive, given the A’s recently penchant for slow starts,  was that they posted a winning record every month. Indeed, there wasn’t one in which they had a losing record at home and only one in which opponents had been able to break even with them on the road.

2013 was not, however, a good baseball year for Anderson. It began auspiciously enough when Bob Melvin gave him the honor of starting the opening game. Anderson pitched well, giving up but two runs (both earned) in seven innings in a 2-0 loss to King Félix and his Mariners, but things went downhill for the promising lefty after that. Two weeks later, he suffered what was diagnosed as a sprained ankle, but turned out to be a stress fracture that necessitated a long stay on what was then called the disabled list. Anderson ended the season at 4-2, 2.57 ERA, respectable enough but not what he had every reason to expect going into April. In December, the A’s traded him to Colorado for Drew Pomeranz and a minor leaguer.

Meanwhile, Verlander combined with Max Scherzer to lead the Tigers to a 99-63 record, just good enough to edge out the Indians by one game for the central division crown. Scherzer, at 21-3, 2.90, with 240 strikeouts, was the team’s ace, but Verlander’s adequate 13-12, 3.46, accompanied by 217 Ks, was nothing to be sneezed at.

Anderson made one brief appearance in the ALDS, pitching a third of an inning in relief and giving up the final run in an 8-6 Tiger victory in Detroit.

Verlander, on the other hand, had a spectacular series against Oakland. In game two, at the Coliseum,  he hurled seven scoreless innings, allowing only four hits while striking out 11, yielding but one base on balls. The A’s won that game on a walk-off single by Stephen Vogt that scored Yoenis Céspedes. Sonny Gray got the win, and Grant Balfour the save. (What nostalgia that combination of names invokes! And it was only a half a dozen years ago!)

Verlander’s next appearance was, like his previous one, at the Coliseum. This time, he won the deciding fifth game, holding Oakland to two hits over eight innings, fanning 10 and walking just one.

What I remember best about that tight series was that, after it was over, the home town fans gave the A’s such a thunderous ovation that they took a victory lap, and the Tigers paused in their celebration long enough to give their erstwhile opponents a chance to savor this acknowledgement of a hard fought and oh so close to a successful campaign.

How did these two veterans of the 2013 playoffs fare tonight? You’ll have to read Charlie O’s story to find out. But I’ll give you one hint. Another participant in that series, Josh Reddick, played a significant part in the outcome.

Anderson goes seven in Giants’ 8-2 win over O’s

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By Jeremy Kahn

BALTIMORE — Shaun Anderson did something in this game for the San Francisco Giants pitching staff that was last accomplished in the month of April.

Anderson went seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits, walking two and striking out four, as the Giants evened up the three-game series with a 7-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles before a crowd of 19,352 at Camden Yards.

Jump start us to a great series, said Anderson.

Madison Bumgarner was the last Giants pitcher to go at least seven innings in a game that took place on April 13 in a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park.

The 40 consecutive games without a pitcher going seven innings was the longest streak in the major leagues this season, and the longest by a Giants in the last 100 years.

As for Anderson, this was a special game for the rookie, as he picked up his first major league win and threw a career-high in pitches with 105 (72 strikes).

I liked his stuff, and that is why he went out for the seventh, said Bruce Bochy.

Anderson looked sharp early, as he retired the first six batters before allowing a leadoff single to Rio Ruiz to begin the bottom of the third inning.

The Giants got on the board in the top of the first inning, as Mike Yastrzemski manufactured a walk off of starter David Hess and after a Buster Posey walk and following a Pablo Sandoval groundout, Brandon Belt drove in both Yastrzemski and Posey to give the Giants a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning.

Belt extended his hitting streak up to nine games, as he picked up that two-run single in the top of the first inning and followed it up with his two-run double in the top of the fifth inning. The four runs batted in were a season-high, and his most in a game since getting four on June 30, 2017 against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.

Posey stretched the lead out to 3-0 in the top of the third inning, as he hit a laser off the top of the out-of-town scoreboard for a home run. Originally, first base umpire Chris Segal said that the ball was in play and Posey played it out, as he slid into second base for what appeared to be a double; however, Crew Chief Kerwin Danley at second base overruled Segal and signaled home run.

It was the third home run of the season for Posey, whose last home run came on May 5 against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark.

That was the first interleague home run for Posey since June 30, 2016 against the Oakland As at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

Posey also scored three runs in a game for the first time since May 30, 2017 against the New York Mets at Citi Field.

David Hess went just four innings for the Orioles, as he allowed seven runs on six hits, walked three and struck out four and his record fell to 1-7 on the season.

The Posey home run allowed by Hess was the major-league leading 19th home run allowed by Hess this season.

Renato Nunez hit his second home run in as many days, as he hit a solo blast off of Anderson to get the Orioles on the board in the bottom of the fourth inning.

The Giants were not going to let this one get away, as they broke the game wide open in the top of the fifth inning, when they scored four runs to take a commanding 7-1 lead.

Kevin Pillar led off the inning with a double, then scored on a Joe Panik single. After a Yastrzemski single and a Posey walk to load the bases, Sandoval popped out for the first out of the inning; however, Belt drove in his third and fourth runs of the afternoon, when he doubled to right field.

Longoria then made it 7-1, as he hit a sacrifice fly that easily scored Posey from third base.

On that play, Posey was forced to leave the game with a sore right hamstring.

NOTES: Panik snapped a 0-for-9 skein, as he singled in the top of the fifth inning that scored Pillar and over his last 28 games, he has reached in 25.

Pillar picked up two hits on the afternoon, as he doubled both times and it was the 15th time in his career that he picked two doubles in the same game. This was the third time that Pillar did it against the Orioles.

This was the third time this season that Nunez hit home runs in back-to-back games. Nunez also hit home runs in four consecutive games from May 22-25.

In Fridays 9-6 win, the Orioles allowed five runs in the first inning and then answered with six runs in the bottom half of the inning. This was the first time in Orioles history (since 1954) that they and their opponents each scored five or more runs in the first inning. It last happened in a game on July 6, 2012, when the New York Yankees faced off against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, a 10-8 Yankees victory.

UP NEXT: Jeff Samardzija heads to the mound on Sunday afternoon, as the Giants look for the series win. This will be the first start for Samardzija against the Orioles since the 2015 season when he was with the Chicago White Sox, and he is 0-1 in three starts in his career versus the Orioles.

Gabriel Ynoa will take the ball for the Orioles in the series finale, as he looks for his first win of the season. This will be Ynoas first career start against the Giants.

MLB ballpark tour 2019 is here

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By Jeremy Kahn

BALTIMORE — When the Major-League Baseball schedule for 2019 last September, I perused it like a fine-tooth comb.

It was quickly decided that I would head to a stadium that I had never been to before, and finally that weekend is here.

As I write another edition of the Jeremy Kahn Ballpark Tour, I am sitting in the press box of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, a jewel of a ballpark that opened in 1992.

The Baltimore Orioles moved here from St. Louis, where they were known as the Browns in 1954, and until 1991, they played in what was known as The Grand Ole Lady of 33rd St., or the Worlds Largest Insane Asylum, other was known as Memorial Stadium.

When this ballpark opened, it received rave reviews and now I know it was so raved. The sight lines are fantastic, the B&O Warehouse on Eutaw St. is literally right over the right field wall and the view of Downtown Baltimore is right there as well.

There a lot of history here as well, as this is where Ken Griffey, Jr., hit the Eutaw Street Warehouse during the 1993 All-Star Game Home Run Derby and there is a marker on the warehouse, Cal Ripken, Jr., broke Lou Gehrigs consecutive game streak in 1995, Eddie Murray hit his 500th career home run here in 1996.

When the San Francisco Giants last played here, the starting rotation that weekend was Dustin Hermanson, Noah Lowry and Jerome Williams. Barry Bonds went 5-for-11 in the series with two homers, five RBI and six walks…Bonds was walked five times (four times intentionally) in the second game of a doubleheader on June 12.
This ballpark is a definite must when the Orioles are in town, as I am so glad that made the trek here to Baltimore.

After leaving Baltimore, the tour will head to New York, and the home of the New York Mets since 2009, Citi Field.

With Camden Yards out of the way, here is the list of current stadiums that I have seen a game in either as a media member or as a fan.

1. Oracle Park-San Francisco
2. Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum-Oakland
3. Dodger Stadium-Los Angeles
4. Anaheim Stadium-Anaheim
5. Petco Park-San Diego
6. Chase Field-Phoenix
7. Coors Field-Denver
8. Globe Life Park-Arlington
9. Busch Stadium-St. Louis
10. Wrigley Field-Chicago
11. Comerica Park-Detroit
12. PNC Park-Pittsburgh
13. Citizens Bank Park-Philadelphia
14. Camden Yards-Baltimore
15. Nationals Park-Washington
16. Citi Field-New York
17. Yankee Stadium-New York
18. Fenway Park-Boston
19. Marlins Park-Miami

Oakland A’s podcast with Joey Friedman: A’s have dropped three straight, what changed between now and their 10-game win streak?

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photo from houstonchronicle.com: The Houston Astros’ Derek Fisher (21) crosses the plate past Oakland A’s catcher Josh Phegley (19) after Fisher’s eighth inning home run at the Oakland Coliseum on Friday night.

On the A’s podcast with Joey:

#1 The A’s lost again a tough one with A’s pitcher Mike Fiers going with a 2-0 lead, but the Astros touched him up in the top of the seventh for two runs to tie the game and he was then lifted for reliever Lou Trivino.

#2 The Houston Astros have a potent lineup and even with a two-run A’s lead, the Astros are very unpredictable when they could break out the bats.

#3 The A’s kept Astros hitter Michael Brantley ,who was hitting in three hole at bay. Brantley hit .329 and went 1-4 on Friday night.

#4 How tough is this third straight loss after the A’s had won 10 straight games?

#5 For Saturday night’s starters: Houston Astros’ Justin Verlander (8-2) vs. the A’s Brett Anderson (6-3)

Joey Friedman does the Oakland A’s podcasts each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

A’s fall to Astros 3-2

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By: Lewis Rubman

R | H | E
Houston: 3 | 8 | 0
Oakland: 2 | 6 | 1

OAKLAND — Both the division leading Houston Astros (37-20) and the second place Oakland Athletics (29-27) went into tonight’s contest facing problems that hadn’t existed a week ago. The Astros lost the services of Carlos Correa, the Rookie of the Year for 2015 and 2018 shortstop, when a massage therapist walked all over him, cracking his ribs. This came on the heels of José Altuve’s being placed on the injured list on May 11. The A’s saw their 11-game unbeated streak broken and initiated a two-game losing streak. In those games, the team showed an outstanding ability to overcome late inning deficits, but also experienced some distressing breakdowns in the back end of the their bullpen.

One of the unpleasant surprises of Wednesday’s 11-inning loss by the A’s to the Angels was a third inning error by the usually impeccable Gold and Platinum Glove winner, Matt Chapman. Tonight, the Astros mounted their first threat of the game in the top of the first when what would have been a double play ground ball by Robinson Chirinos went through Chapman’s legs, setting up a two men on, one man out situation. Fortunately for the hometown crew, starting pitcher Mike Fiers (4-3, 5.00 ERA) picked off an overeager Yuli Gurriel, who had advanced to second on the previous play, and then got Tyler White to fly out to Laureano in center.

It looked as if the A’s would get to Houston’s starter, Brad Peacock (5-2, 3.19 ERA) in the second, when Canha and Profar walked to open the inning. But Laureano hit into a 5-4-3 double play, and Phegley flew out to left.

An inning later, Chapman took the sting out of his error by blasting a home run, his 15th, into the left field bleachers, with Grossman on base to give Oakland the lead, 2-0.

One time A’s fan favorite Josh Reddick narrowed the gap with a one out solo homer to right off an 84 mph Fiers change up in the seventh. After a Chirinos ground out to third and a walk to White, Fiers gave way to Lou Trivino, who had a few demons from Wednesday’s debacle to exorcise. He didn’t manage to do that tonight. Kemp hit a double off the left field wall to drive in Mykes Straw, running for White, with the game-tying tally.

Laureano greeted Héctor Rondón, who relieved Peacock to start the bottom of the seventh, with a double down the left field line. Phegley moved him up with a sacrifice bunt. It looked as if Semien would bring in the speedy Laureano with a smash to the left side of the infield, but Jack Mayfield, who had just come into the game at short, made a diving catch of it and threw Semien out at first while Laureano had to remain at third. Grossman grounded out to second to end the threat.

Trivino’s troubles suddenly worsened as soon as the eighth inning began. Derek Fisher hit Trivino’s first pitch over the centerfield fence for his first round tripper of the year, and, all of a sudden, the A’s were behind, 3-2.

The pitching mound merry-go-round began to spin after Trivino put down the Astros in what was left of the eighth with a fly out and a ground out, interspersed by an infield single by Yuri Guerriel. Ryan Pressly relieved Rondón to open the eighth and put the A’s down 1, 2, 3. Joakim Soria relieved Trivino to open the ninth. He shut Houston down on a single, a called strike three, and a nifty double play, Olson unassisted to Semien to Olson. Then, Roberto Osuna came in to try to close out the win for the Astros.

He did. One. Two. Three. On 10 pitches.

The win went to Rondón, his third a against one loss. Osuna was credited with his 16th save. Trivino got the loss, which brought him to 2-2 with three blown saves.

Tomorrow night will see Brett Anderson (6-3, 3.86 ERA) duel against Justin Verlander (8-2, 2.38 ERA) in a battle of veterans. Game time will be 7:07 pm.

Rough outing for Pomeranz in 9-6 loss to O’s

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By Jeremy Kahn

BALTIMORE — Things got off to a great start for the San Francisco Giants, but they all disappeared before a blink of an eye.

After scoring five runs in the top of the frame, Drew Pomeranz gave it all away in the bottom half and the Baltimore Orioles ended up defeating the Giants 9-6 before a crowd of 17,545 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Thats baseball, it humbles you pretty quick, said Mike Yastrzemski.

Dwight Smith, Jr., hit a grand slam to complete the first inning comeback and Trey Mancini added a two-run home run in the bottom of the second inning to add on to the damage that was suffered in the first inning.

Things got rough for Orioles starter Andrew Cashner in the top of the first inning, as he walked leadoff batter Joe Panik, then Yastrzemski began the hit parade, as he tripled down the right field line to score Panik.

Buster Posey then singled in Yastrzemski, and moved to third on a Pablo Sandoval single and then scored the third run of the inning on a Brandon Crawford sacrifice fly.

After Kevin Pillar, singled that loaded the bases, Steven Duggar got in on the act, as he singled to left field to score Sandoval and Evan Longoria.

All of that disappeared in the bottom of the first inning, as Pomeranz was unable to hold on to the lead.

Jonathan Villar got the rally started for the Orioles, as he walked, then Mancini singled and then the Orioles got on the board, when Renato Nunez singled to score Villar and on the errant Crawford throw, Mancini went to third.

It was a great play by Crawford, who dove into the hole to stop the ball from going into left field; however, his throw to Panik went behind him and Villar scored easily from third.

Mancini then scored on a single by Pedro Severino, and after Keon Broxton walked to load the bases, Smith, Jr., hit his first career grand slam to give the Orioles a 6-5 lead.

In all, that first inning took 40 minutes and saw 90 pitches thrown.

I cant think of one, said Bruce Bochy.

Yastrzemski tied up the game in the top of the second inning, as he powered his first major league home run into the right-center field seats. “Deep down, I always wanted to come here and hit one. Always. Now its a reality, and thats pretty special, said Yastrzemski.

Nice to get one, Yastrzemski added, who hit a Cashner fastball and met the gentleman after the game who caught the ball.

The man identified as Tim Smith received a signed bat from Yastrzemski and took a picture together.

Yastrzemski ended the night going 2-for-3 with a walk, as he continues to make a great impression in his first week in the majors.
Great nice by the kid, said Bochy.

Unfortunately, Pomeranz was unable to hold on to the tie, as Villar singled with one out and then Mancini smashed his 11th home run of the season and the Orioles reclaimed the lead.

That would be the end of the night for Pomeranz, who went 1.1 innings, allowing eight runs on eight hits, walking two and striking out two, as he saw his record fall to 1-5 on the season.

This was the shortest outing of Pomeranz’ career and continues a stretch where he was unable to go past five innings, as the streak now stands at five consecutive starts. It was the first career loss for Pomeranz when he received five-or-more runs, as he is now 19-1 when he receives that many runs.

I do not want to make excuses, said Pomeranz.

As for Cashner, who got roughed up in that first inning, he ended up with the victory, as he went the necessary five innings, allowing six runs on eight hits, walking five and did not require a strikeout and saw his record improve to 6-2 on the season.

Dereck Rodriguez went 4.2 innings, allowing just two hits, walking two, striking out two and hitting a batter.

He used all four pitches, said Bochy.

Since returning to the majors, Rodriguez has pitched twice out of the bullpen and it was the fourth of his career.

I came out of the bullpen in winter ball, said Rodriguez, who was a starter for most of last season.

Sam Dyson came on to replace Rodriguez, and was greeted ratherly rudely, as Nunez slammed a 444 foot home run into the left field seats.

NOTES: Brandon Belt extended his hitting streak up to six games, and has a six-game hitting streak versus the Orioles and is (9-for-29) with two doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs during the streak.

On the flipside of the Belt streak, Posey snapped a 0-for-17 streak against the Orioles and was 1-for-21 prior to getting two hits in four at-bats. Overall, he is now 3-for-25 lifetime against the Orioles, the lowest versus any opponent.

As a starting rotation, this will be a month that the Giants will want to forget and definitely put behind them. They ended the month with a 7.32 earned run average (96 earned runs in 118 innings pitched). That is the highest earned run average by a Giants starting staff since they moved to San Francisco in 1958. The previous high was a 6.56 earned run average in September of 2006.

Smith Jr.s grand slam was the second of the season by an Orioles player, with the first coming on May 6 off the bat of Villar and the Orioles defeated the defending World Series Champion Boston Red Sox 4-1.

This weekend marks the Giants first appearance since the 2004 season, when they won two out of three.

The starting rotation consisted of Dustin Hermanson, Noah Lowry and Jerome Williams. Barry Bonds went 5-for-11 with two home runs, five runs batted in and was walked six times. In the second game of a doubleheader on June 12, 2004, Bonds was walked five times (four of those intentionally).

UP NEXT: Shaun Anderson looks to get the Giants back into the win column on Saturday afternoon, as he will make his first ever start on the road. David Hess will take the mound on Saturday, as he looks to improve on his 1-6 record.