Tag: New York Mets

San Francisco Giant reliever Ryan Walker shuts down the New York Mets in the ninth inning at Citi Field in New York on Sun Aug 3, 2025 (AP News photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Marko Ukalovic:

#1 Marko after the San Francisco Giants got crushed on Saturday by the New York Mets 12-6 a turn around to Sunday’s Giants 12-4 win. What would you say is the difference in the two games?

#2 Scoring early and scoring often is a key to winning ball games and the Giants scored four times in the top of the third and three times in the top of the fourth inning.

#3 Rafael Devers is coming around he slugged a home run and got four RBIs talk about his Sunday at the plate has he snapped out of his slump?

#4 How strange was it to see the Mets Tyler Rogers come out in relief on Saturday and pitch against his old teammates going 1.1 allowing one hit?

#5 The Giants open up a three game series in Pittsburgh on Monday night. The Giants will start RHP Justin Verlander (1-8 ERA 4.53). The Bucs will start RHP Johan Oviedo (0-0 ERA 0.00). First pitch 3:40pm PT from PNC Park in Pittsburgh.

Marko Ukalovic podcasts MLB The Show each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco Giants Rafael Devers hits a three run home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the top of the third inning at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Sun Aug 3, 2025 (AP News photo)

MLB The Show podcast Stephen Ruderman:

#1 Stephen after the San Francisco Giants got crushed on Saturday by the New York Mets 12-4 a turn about from Friday’s night Mets 12-6 win. What would you say is the difference in games?

#2 Scoring early and scoring often is a key to winning ball games and the Giants scored four times in the top of the third and three times in the top of the fourth inning.

#3 Rafael Devers is coming around he slugged a home run and got four RBIs talk about his Sunday at the plate has he snapped out of his slump?

#4 How strange was it to see the Mets Tyler Rogers come out in relief on Saturday and pitch against his old teammates going 1.1 allowing one hit?

#5 The Giants open up a three game series in Pittsburgh on Monday night. The Giants will start RHP Justin Verlander (1-8 ERA 4.53). The Bucs have not announced a starter yet. First pitch 3:40pm PT from PNC Park in Pittsburgh.

Stephen Ruderman filled in for Charlie O who podcasts MLB The Show each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco Giants Rafael Devers second from right celebrates with teammates after hitting a three run home run against the New York Mets in the top of the third inning at Citi Field in New York (AP News photo0

By Barbara Mason

After getting crushed in Saturday’s game 12-6 the San Francisco Giants (56-56) came roaring back in the final game of the series Sunday for a 12-4 win. The Giants had monster third and fourth innings scoring seven runs taking a 7-1 lead with five innings still left in the game for more offensive fun at the expense of the New York Mets (63-49) at Citi Field in New York.

The finished off the game in the ninth inning scoring five runs winning the game 12-4. Rafael Devers had an amazing game scattered with RBIs, hits and a home run thrown into the mix. He was on fire. Jung Hoo Lee also had a monster game with four hits on four at bats.

The Mets took the early lead in the bottom of the first inning 1-0. Francisco Lindor who had a huge game yesterday hit a solo home run to left getting a good start for New York.

After a quiet second inning for both teams, San Francisco turned the heat up in the third inning scoring four runs. Patrick Bailey got the inning going with a single that allowed base runner Jung Hoo Lee to score. The Giants delivered a blow to the Mets courtesy of a Rafael Devers three run home run taking a 4-1 lead. Bailey and Heliot Ramos both scored on that long ball.

San Francisco went on another rampage in the fourth inning scoring three more runs and taking a 7-1 lead. Patrick Bailey grounded into a fielder’s choice and Casey Schmitt scored for the first run of the inning.

Heliot Ramos hit an infield single reaching first base and allowing Jung Hoo Lee to score for another run. Rafael Devers would hit yet another single in the inning and Bailey scored for the third run of the inning and the 7-1 lead.

It had been rough outing for Mets starting pitcher Frankie Montas made even worse by the multitude of boo’s coming from the fans in the stands. Montas was relieved after four innings allowing seven hits, seven runs, two walks and three strikeouts. He was relieved in the fifth inning by Austin Warren who was pretty spotless going four innings allowing two hits, no runs. one walk and five strikeouts.

The Mets did score one run in the fifth inning. Francisco Alvarez hit a double and Jeff MCNeil scored on a Giant’s throwing error.

The Giants starting pitchers Carson Whisenhunt finished 5 1/3 innings allowing 3 hits, 1 earned run, 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. He had a great outing but seemed to fatigue slightly in the bottom of the sixth inning. He was relieved by Jose Butto who took it into the seventh inning. He finished with 1 hit, no runs, no walks and 3 strikeouts. San Francisco pitching was stellar in this game.

It was an uneventful sixth, seventh and eighth innings. Not much for either team in the final innings of this game although In the ninth inning San Francisco threatened to add more runs to their tally. They loaded the bases with two outs looking for more runs. They got those runs adding a couple more taking a 9-2 lead when Dominic Smith singled Rafael Devers and Heliot Ramos home.

With two Giants runners still on base Casey Schmitt brought the gang home for his sixth home run of the season. Matt Chapman and Smith both scored on that home run for 3 more runs in a five-run inning.

The Mets were not finished but it was far too little too late. They scored a couple of runs in the bottom of the ninth inning but that would be it. The final was 12-4 in a well-rounded effort offensively and defensively for the Giants. San Francisco started the game on fire and finished in the same manner.

Game notes: The Giants took on the Mets in the rubber game of their series Sunday afternoon. The Giants were looking for a little payback after getting beaten soundly Saturday 12-6. San Francisco starter Carson Wisenhunt pitched 5.1 innings, allowing three hits, one earned run, two walks and four strikeouts. For Mets starter Frankie Montas pitched four innings, allowing seven hits, seven earned runs, two walks and three strikeouts.

Next stop for the San Francisco Giants will be a three-game series with the Pittsburg Pirates Monday night. The Giant’s Justin Verlander will have another go at it after finally winning his first start of the season. He has a 1-8 win/loss record and a 4.53 ERA. At the time of this post the Pirates were still undecided as to who will take the mound in game one. First pitch for this game is scheduled for 3:40 PM PT.

San Francisco Giants pitcher Carson Wisenhunt (18) will start against the Pittsburgh Pirates Mon Jul 28, 2025 at Oracle Park. Wisenhunt is the Giants third highest prospect. Wisenhunt walks off the field after pitching in the Futures Game at the MLB All Star Game on Sat Jul 12, 2025 at Truist Field in Cumberland GA (Getty photo)

Sunday, July 27, 2025

Oracle Park

San Francisco CA

New York Mets 5 (62-44)

San Francisco Giants 3 (54-52)

Win: Jose Butto (3-1)

Loss: Randy Rodriguez (3-2)

Save: Edwin Diaz (23)

Time: 3:10

Attendance: 40,124

By Stephen Ruderman

Home runs by Ronny Mauricio and Juan Soto in the top of the seventh inning did Randy Rodriguez and the Giants in, as the Mets completed the sweep of the Giants with a 5-3 win on Sunday Night Baseball at Oracle Park.

Sunday was the 2025 Hall-of-Fame Induction Ceremony in Cooperstown, New York. Billy Wagner, CC Sabathia and Ichiro Suzuki, as well as the late-great Dick Allen and Dave Parker, the latter of whom passed away just a month ago, made up the Class of 2025.

The Giants honored their own hall-of-famer. Granted, it was the Mascot Hall-of-Fame, but the Giants held a ceremony for their longtime mascot, Lou Seal, prior to the game.

Back to the serious business of baseball. The Giants were limited to just a run in each of the first two games of this series against the Mets, who took the first two games of this big three-game series. This evening, the Giants looked to avoid the sweep on Sunday Night Baseball.

Sunday night was Hayden Birdsong’s turn in the rotation, but with Birdsong down in Sacramento, Bob Melvin turned to his 32-year-old left-hander, Matt Gage, to be his opener. Gage set the tone nicely with a 1-2-3 to of the first inning.

Kodai Senga made the start for the Metropolitans, and started his evening with a scoreless bottom of the first. The Giants then had runners at first and second with one out in the bottom of the second, but Senga struck out Patrick Bailey and Brett Wisley to wiggle out of it without any damage.

Spencer Bivens came in for the Giants, and escaped a jam in the top of the second. However, Bivens wasn’t so lucky in the top of the third, as the Mets manufactured a run to get on the board.

The Giants looked to respond in the bottom of the third, as Heliot Ramos was standing at second base with two outs. Willy Adames then hit a check-swing roller along the third base line that stayed fair and was going to turn out to be an infield hit, but for whatever reason, Ramos took off for third, and was tagged out by Mets’ third-baseman Ronny Mauricio to end the inning.

Bivens survived a one-out double by Jeff McNeil in the top of the fourth. Matt Chapman then put the Giants on the board with a line-drive home run to left-center field to lead off the bottom of the fourth.

Francisco Alvarez led off the top of the fifth with a double, and Mauricio lined a double down the right field line, which knocked in Alvarez to put the Mets back ahead. Melvin brought in the lefty, Joey Lucchesi, who was able to escape further damage with some help from shortstop Willy Ademes, who cut Mauricio down at the plate.

Senga retired the first two men he faced in the bottom of the fifth. Adames then lined a base-hit to left, and Chapman hit his second home run of the game, a towering drive to left-center, to give the Giants their first of the evening.

The Giants led 3-2 going to the sixth, but McNeil hit his second double of the game with one out. Melvin summoned his all-star, Randy Rodriguez, who worked out of it and kept the Giants ahead.

However, Mauricio led off the top of the seventh with a blast into the water in right to tie the game. A member of the Jung Hoo Crew, so either McCovey Cove Dave wasn’t there, or he was positioned elsewhere in the cover. Juan Soto then hit an opposite-field home run to left with two outs, and the Mets were back ahead 4-3.

The Giants wasted an opportunity in the bottom of the eighth, and the Mets tacked on another run in the top of the ninth against Sean Hjelle to make it 5-3.

The Mets brought in their lights-out closer, Edwin Diaz, for the bottom of the ninth to try and close it out. Wisely flew out to right to start the inning, but the Giants loaded the bases with one out.

The Giants were unable to make anything out of a one-out double by Jung Hoo Lee in the bottom of the ninth last night, and the Giants hoped for a better fate with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth today.

However, the Giants had yet to get a single hit with a runner scoring position in this entire series, and that would remain the case through the very end. Adames was caught looking, and Chapman struck out looking to end it.

The Giants ended up going 0-for-21 with runners in scoring position in this series, and the sweep was complete.

Jose Butto, who pitched the bottom of the sixth, got the win; Randy Rodriguez took the loss; and Edwin Diaz picked up his 23rd save.

The Giants fall to 54-52, and they are just two games over .500 for the first time since March 31. Even worse, the Padres smoked the Cardinals 9-2 this afternoon in St. Louis, so the Giants are now three games back of San Diego for the third wild card spot.

The Giants will hope for better luck against the 44-62 Pittsburgh Pirates, who come into Oracle Park for three games starting Sunday night. However, the Pirates have won five of their last six, having swept the Detroit Tigers, and taking two of three from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Left-hander Carson Wisenhunt (8-5, 4.42 ERA at AAA Sacramento), who is the Giants’ third-highest ranked prospect, and was even considered one of the top 100 prospects in all of Baseball not too long ago, will take the ball for the Giants in his major league debut Monday night. Taking the ball for Pittsburgh will be right-hander Mitch Keller (4-10, 3.53 ERA).

First pitch will be at 6:45 p.m.