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San Francisco Giants podcast Lincoln Juarez: Seven run fifth does in Giants 15-3 as Rockies take advantage of the mile high elevation

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San Francisco Giants starter Logan Webb got knocked around by the Colorado Rockies in his first three innings at Coors Field in Denver on Fri Jul 3, 2026 (AP News photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Lincoln Juarez:

#1 The San Francisco Giants pitching staff experienced throwing in the thin Colorado Rocky Mountain air and they quickly saw the ball leave the yard without a mercy rule getting clobbered 15-3 at Coors Field.

#2 Giants starter Logan Webb was touched up in the first three innings of his start allowing 11 hits and seven runs, two walks, and two strikeouts.

#3 The Rockies scored seven runs in the fifth to rally on San Francisco pitching and after five innings the Rockies held a 14-2 lead.

#4 The only offense that the Giants could account were from Luis Arraez, Rafael Devers and Jung Hoo Lee each who scored a run falling way short of the goal.

#5 Giants try it all over again against the Rockies Saturday starting pitchers for San Francisco RHP Robbie Ray (7-6 ERA 3,39) for Colorado RHP Tomoyuki Sugano ((8-4 ERA 4.80) first pitch 5:10pm PDT.

Lincoln Juarez does the San Francisco Giants podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco Blindsided by Rockies Losing 15-3

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Colorado Rockies Jake McCarthy is thrilled after hitting a grand slam home run against the San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the fifth inning at Coors Field in Denver on Fri Jul 3, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

This was a meeting of two struggling teams with similar records when the San Francisco Giants (36-51) took on the Colorado Rockies (36-53). With starter Logan Webb on the mound for the Giants Friday the game that ensued was a real shocker. Webb was absolutely blindsided. He didn’t know what hit him giving the Rockies a 7-1 lead after only three innings.

Webb had been pitching really well and so what went down was absolutely crazy. Webb finished the game allowing 11 hits, 7 runs, 2 walks, and 2 strikeouts. He left the game after three innings relieved by Matt Gage who had a pretty rough go as well. He allowed 4 hits and six runs. The Giants finished the game with only 8 hits, the Rockies 18. The final was a 15-3 slaughter.

GAME RECAP

Casey Schmitt singled in the first inning of the Giants matchup with the Colorado Rockies. Both of these teams are really struggling with similar records so the game is expected to be somewhat competitive.

The Schmitt single was all that San Francisco could generate but it was so very early in the game. With Webb on the mound for the Giants today expectations are high since he has been pitching really well lately.

Those expectations were crushed early. The first at bat, top of the order for the Rockies Jake McCarthy hit a solo home run to right and Colorado was off to the races. Mickey Moniak singled as did Hunter Goodman and TJ Rumfield and the bases were loaded. Webb walked Carrigg and the Rockies second run of the day scored. Freeman grounded into a double play and with only two outs, Goodman scored and the Rockies had a 3-0 lead.

Rockies starting pitcher Ryan Feltner was having a solid game through two innings. He had a three and out second inning and the Giants offense was struggling to start this game.

Webb was having an awful time only two innings into this game. He gave up a Kyle Karros single to start the second inning followed by a Ezequiel Tovar 2-run home run giving the Rockies a 5-0 lead. Webb gave up a couple more singles in the second inning but got out of the inning without further damage.

San Francisco got some offense in the top of the third inning and scored their first run of the game. Luis Arraez doubled followed by a Schmitt single that drove Arraez home. This game went into the bottom of the third with Colorado leading 5-1.

It was another disappointing inning for Webb giving up a Carrigg triple. He scored when Edouard Julien hit into a fielder’s choice extending their lead to 6-1. Webb gave up two more singles one to Ezequiel Tovar and a second to Jake McCarthy that drove Juien home and the Rockies took a 7-1 lead into the top of the fourth inning.

San Francisco got some offensive production to start the fourth inning. Jung Hoo Lee hit a bunt single advancing to second base on a throwing error by pitcher Feltner. Bryce Eldridge singled Lee home for their second run of the day.

There was a pitching change for San Francisco with Matt Gage relieving Webb. Webb had a horrendous day allowing 11 hits, 7 runs, 2 walks and only 2 strikeouts. Gage had a three and out bottom of the fourth. Colorado still had a significant lead going into the top of the fifth.

Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner had yet another solid inning going three and out. Colorado had more in store for the Giants. The bottom of the fifth started with a Edouard Julien walk followed by a Kyle Karros single, another single from Ezequiel Tovar and once again the bases were loaded.

McCarthy cleared the bases hitting his eighth home run, this one a grand slam and the Rockies had taken an 11-2 lead. With one out Colorado had more for San Francisco. Hunter Goodman doubled, followed by a TJ Rumfield walk and a Carrigg triple.

Both Goodman and Rumfield scored and the Colorado lead was 13-2. Tylser Freeman singled Carrigg home and the score going into the sixth was 14-2. The Rockies were just plain hitting lights out and the Giants were unable to do much about it.

The Giants Rafael Devers hit a home run in the top of the sixth inning his 15th of the season but with the score 14-3, single runs in an inning were merely a dribble. San Francisco made a pitching change mid-way through the fifth with Ryan Walker relieving Gage and he remained in the game going into the bottom of the sixth. Gage pitched 1 1/3 innings allowing 4 hits, 6 runs, 2 walks with a single strikeout. Walker had a solid bottom of the sixth inning going three and out.

It was a quick top of the seventh inning for Colorado. There was a pitching change for the Rockies in the inning with Gabriel Hughes relieving Feltner who had done a terrific job. He pitched six innings and had allowed 6 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks with 9 strikeouts. Despite a fielding error by Karros in the inning the score remained 14-3. San Francisco took care of the Rockies in the bottom of the seventh.

The Rockies would add one more run in the bottom of the eighth inning for a final score of 15-3. Ezequiel Tovar sacrificed Kyle Karros home. Colorado had scored in five of the eight innings played three of them with multiple runs and a grand slam.

GAME NOTES

It was an outstanding start for Feltner who pitched through six innings. It was the exteme opposite for Webb. He was coming off an outstanding June in which he was named National League Pitcher of the month but he was hit hard early in this game. He only lasted three innings giving up 11 hits, 7 runs, 2 walks with 2 strikeouts.

It was equally tough for San Francisco reliever Gage who allowed 4 hits, 6 runs, 2 walks and only 1 strikeout in 1 1/3 innings. When the dust had settled San Francisco pitching had collectively allowed 18 hits, 15 runs, 6 walks and only 4 strikeouts.

It was not a great day on the mound for the Giants. The Rockies leadoff batter McCarthy had a terrific game with a couple of homeruns (grand slam), 4 hits, and 6 RBIs. The Giants Rafael Devers had a couple of hits which included his 15th home run of the season and Schmitt also had a couple of hits. Other than that the San Francisco offense was pretty stagnant.

Saturday the Giants will get another crack at Colorado. Robbie Ray will start for San Francisco in game two. He will attempt to cool off the red-hot Rockies and tie up this series.

Ray comes into this game with a 7-6 win/loss record and a 3.39 ERA. Colorado will send Tomoyuki Sugano to the mound. He has a 8-4 win/loss record and a 4,80 ERA. First pitch for this game is scheduled for 5:10 PM.

Giants Win First Game Over Diamondbacks This Season 6-4

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San Francisco Giants starter Trevor McDonald allowed only one hit over six innings pitched against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix on Wed Jul 8, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The first four innings of this game was a good old fashion pitchers duel until the San Francisco Giants broke through scoring three runs in the top of the fifth inning. Both starting pitchers Trevor McDonald for the Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen were terrific through the fourth inning.

The Giants broke through in the fifth inning with a couple of home runs one from Heliot Ramos and a second off the bat of Victor Bericoto. In the very next inning San Francisco scored three more runs taking a 6-0 lead into the top of the eighth inning. The Giants had finally beaten the Arizona Diamondbacks this season despite a very shaky eighth inning that saw the Diamondbacks score four runs. The final was 6-4 in favor of San Francisco.

GAME RECAP

The first four innings of this game was a pitchers duel with the Giants Trevor McDonald and Arizona’s Zac Gallen putting on quite a show. McDonald gave up one single through the four innings and Gallen also gave up one hit. They were both terrific until it came to the fifth inning.

San Francisco turned the entire game around in the top of the fifth inning. Heliot Ramos got the Giants on the scoreboard with a home run to center taking a 1-0 lead. This was his sixth home run this season. Victor Bericoto came to the plate and hit a 2-run home run his fourth of the season and San Francisco had taken a 3-0 lead.

The Giants would double their lead in the top of the sixth inning scoring three more runs. Heliot Ramos tripled Rafael Devers home for the first run of the inning. Jung Hoo Lee singled Ramos home for the second run and they capped the inning off with a Drew Cavanaugh single that drove Lee home. It had been another tremendous inning for San Francisco now leading 6-0.

The Giants had kept the Diamondbacks off the scoreboard through seven innings but that all came to an end in the bottom of the eighth inning. It was a very sloppy inning for San Francisco.

Arizona cut the Giants lead significantly starting with a Pavin Smith single that drove Nolan Arenado home for the first run. Ketel Marte doubled and TommyTroy scored on a throwing error by shortstop Christian Koss followed by another run scored by Smith cutting the Giants lead in half.

Arizona would score a fourth run with Marte scoring on a Corbin Carroll ground out. Koss would have a second error in the inning. It had been a tough one for relief pitchers Ryan Walker and Dylan Smith giving up four runs in the inning. Arizona had new life now only trailing by two runs 6-4

Going into the bottom of the ninth inning the Diamondbacks were now three outs away from losing this game. Despite a forgettable eighth inning San Francisco held on to beat the Diamondbacks 6-4 a winner over Arizona for the first time this year.

GAME NOTES

This had been a much better start for the San Francisco Giants (36-50). In the first two games of this series Arizona (43-43) had scored early never allowing the Giants to take the lead until Wednesday night. The Giants had 11 hits in the game, the Diamondbacks seven.

The two home runs in the fifth inning off the bats of Heliot Ramos and Drew Bericoto turned this game around. San Francisco added three more runs in the sixth inning but they let the Diamondbacks back in the game in the bottom of the eighth inning giving up hits along with some ugly errors by shortstop Christian Koss. San Francisco was able to hang on to beat Arizona for the first time this season 6-4 avoiding the sweep.

San Francisco starting pitcher Tyler McDonald had a terrific game. He pitched six innings allowing only one hit with five strikeouts. He was spectacular. Arizona starter Zac Gallen also had a nice start through four innings before it all went south in the fifth inning.

San Francisco will now head to Colorado for their next series with the Rockies that gets underway this Friday. Probable on the mound for the Giants will be Logan Webb. He has a 5-5 win/loss record and a 3.09 ERA. The Rockies are right now undecided as to who will take the mound on Friday night. First pitch for this game is scheduled for 5:10 PM.

Barbara Mason is a San Francisco Giants road reporter for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Diamondbacks Dominate In Game Two Beating Giants 8-2

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San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman bare hands a bouncing ball this would be his last play before leaving the game with abdominal pain against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Center in Phoenix on Tue Jun 30, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Once again, the Arizona Diamondbacks (43-42) got a jump on the San Francisco Giants (35-50) taking an early first inning lead. Monday night it was 1-0 after Ketel Marte hit a solo homer and Tuesday night another home run for Arizona in the opening inning but this one embellished with two runners on base.

The Diamondbacks Lourdes Gurriel Jr. homered with Geraldo Perdomo and Gabriel Moreno on base taking a quick 3-0 lead. Arizona was not finished scoring three more runs in the third inning putting the Giants behind the eight ball trailing by the score of 6-0. When the dust had settled the Diamondbacks had won game two 8-2.

GAME RECAP

The Arizona Diamondbacks had much the same start as they did in Monday’s game one. In fact they bettered their first inning start in Monday’s game with yet another home run, this one a three run shot taking a 3-0 lead. This was not the start that San Francisco was looking for.

The Giants went three and out in the second inning and despite a triple from Luis Arraez in the third inning San Francisco was still looking for their first run of the game. The Giants wanted to keep the Diamondbacks from doing any further damage that would make a comeback even more overwhelming. It didn’t go the Giants way and in the bottom of the third Arizona put three more runs up on the scoreboard taking a 6-0 lead.

San Francisco starting pitcher Landen Roupp had a rough inning giving up three singles and two walks. After almost three inning there was a pitching change for the Giants. Adrian Houser came in to relieve Roupp. In a very tough outing Roupp went 2 2/3 innings allowing five hits, six earned runs, six walks with four strikeouts. Houser got San Francisco out of the third inning.

There was not much offense for either team in the fourth and fifth innings. It was getter much later in the game with the Giants still trailing 6-0. San Francisco desperately needed to break through and get up on the scoreboard.

The first run of the game for the Giants came in the top of the sixth off the bat of Luis Arraez. They had a long way to go and not a lot of time to do it but they were finally on the scoreboard 6-1.

Not to be outdone, the Diamondbacks scored another run in the bottom of the sixth. Ketel Marte had his second home run of the series scoring his first in the first inning of yesterday’s game. Trailing 7-1 San Francisco would need a huge comeback and only three innings left to do it in.

The Diamondbacks allowed a Rafael Devers solo home run in the top of the seventh but still led 7-2. Time was running out for San Francisco. Their offense remained stagnant with only four hits through seven innings while the Diamondbacks had eight and would finish with ten hits.

San Francisco went three and out in the top of the eighth inning. Arizona would finish off the game with yet another run in the bottom of the eighth. San Francisco was now down to their final three outs. There would be no rally in the top of the ninth for the Giants losing the second game of the series. Wednesday the Giants would be playing to avoid a sweep.

GAME NOTES

This was a frustrating loss for San Francisco. They could not generate much offense the entire evening. They lost Matt Chapman in the sixth inning who exited the game with an abdominal strain.

There was not much that went right for San Francisco in game two. It was an awful game for Giants starting pitcher Landen Roupp. He could not find the strike zone lasting only 2 2/3 innings allowing six earned runs while issuing six walks.

When you give a lineup that many free baserunners it’s tough to recover. The Diamondbacks took full advantage of every San Francisco mistake. They were patient at the plate forcing Roupp into deep counts following that with timely hits.

The three run home run to start the game by Lourdes Gurriel Jr. gave the Diamondbacks all the confidence they would need. Ketel Marte also remained red hot hitting his fourth home run in the past four games. The Diamondbacks have had San Francisco’s number all season executing better in every phase, pitching, timely hitting and taking advantage of Giants mistakes.

Wednesday’s game three will get underway with first pitch scheduled for 6:40 PM. San Francisco will be playing to avoid a sweep. The Giants have already lost eight games to the Diamondbacks without a single win this season.

Trevor McDonald will start for the Giants looking to win their first game against Arizona this season. He has a 2-6 win/loss record and a 4.94 ERA. The Diamondbacks will start Zac Gallen. He comes into this game with a 3-7 win/loss record and a 6.15 ERA .

Diamondbacks Fight Off Giants Rally In Ninth Inning Winning Game One 5-4

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Arizona Diamondbacks Geraldo Perdomo (right) hits a three run double as San Francisco Giants catcher Eric Haase reaches for the ball in the last of the fifth inning at Chase Field in Phoenix on Mon Jun 29, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Arizona Diamondbacks (42-42) and Eduardo Rodriguez proved to be too hot to handle for the San Francisco Giants (35-49) in the first game of their three game series. He pitched for seven innings allowing five hits but only one earned run improving his ERA to 2.21. The Giants attempted a rally in the top of the ninth inning but came up short losing the game 5-4.

Game recap: The Diamondbacks got going early taking a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Ketel Marte hit a solo home run to right field, his 15th of the season. It took awhile but San Francisco was able to tie up this game in the top of the fifth inning 1-1.

Victor Bericoto got the rally going first with a double and then reaching third base when Eric Haase grounded out to first. Jonah Cox grounded into a fielder’s choice for the second out but Bericoto scored to even the game at one apiece.

The bottom of the fifth inning must have seemed unending for San Francisco. A couple of walks and a single later, the Diamondbacks had the bases loaded with only one out. Geraldo Perdomo doubled bringing Nolan Arenado, Ketel Marte and Tommy Troy home giving Arizona a 4-1 lead.

It was time for a pitching change and Sam Hentges relieved Mahle who had pitched 4 1/3 innings allowing four hits, four earned runs, three walks with three strikeouts. Hentges lasted for only 1/3 of an inning allowing one hit and two walks. He was relieved by JT Brubaker who closed out the bottom of the inning.

This had so far been a difficult start for San Francisco. From the opening Arizona home run to the lengthy bottom of the fifth inning, the Giants were really struggling. Their biggest challenge so far in the game had been left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez. The Giants had not been able to generate much offense early with this guy on the mound.

The Diamondbacks would tack on another run in the bottom of the sixth with their second home run of the game taking a 5-1 lead. This one off the bat of Nolan Arenado, his eighth home run of the season and so far Arizona was in command of this game and showing no signs of letting up.

With two San Francisco runners on base and one out in the top of the eighth inning, there was action in the Arizona bullpen. Casey Schmitt sacrifice flied to center for the second out but Drew Gilbert scored with Luis Arraez moving over to third base.

There was a pitching change for Arizona with Kevin Ginkel relieving Rodriguez who finished seven innings allowing five hits, one run and one strikeout. Ginkel pitched 2/3 of an inning before being relieved by Brandyn Garcia who closed out the inning.

The game went into the top of the ninth inning with the Giants trailing 5-2. Heliot Ramos led off the inning with a solo home run cutting the Diamondbacks lead to 5-3 followed by a Bryce Eldridge single.

Drew Cavanaugh singled Eldridge home and we had a one-run ball game with only one out. Unfortunately Drew Gilbert fouled out and Matt Chapman popped out and that was the ball game. The Giants forged a great rally but came up just short losing the game 5-4.

San Francisco rallied in the top of the ninth inning but came up just short. It all started with Arizona starting pitcher Rodriguez who kept the Giants’ hitters off balance and limited their scoring opportunities for most of the game.

The Diamondbacks set the tone with the Marte leadoff home run giving Arizona an advantage. The Giants offense never really produced a sustained rally until the ninth inning. They didn’t string together enough quality at-bats with runners on base until that final inning.

Game notes: The Giants came into Monday night’s game on a high after winning their last two series against the Atlanta Braves. They took a series off the Sacramento Athletics to start the past week followed by a series win over the weekend against the number one team in the National League East, the Braves.

The Giants started Tyler Mahle who went 4.1 innings allowing four hits and four earned runs, three walks and three strikeouts. Diamondbacks starter Eduardo Rodriguez pitched seven innings allowing five hits, one earned run and one strikeout.

San Francisco will be looking to even up this series Tuesday in game two. The Giants probable starting pitcher will be Landen Roupp. He has a 5-7 win/loss record and a 4.07 ERA. The Diamondbacks will start Brandon Pfaadt. He has a 0-1 win/loss record and a 5.92 ERA. First pitch for game two is scheduled for another 6:40 PM start.

San Francisco Giants podcast Marko Ukalovic: Ray was dealing pitches eight allows 4 hits in SF 3-2 win

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Robbie Ray pitches against the Atlanta Braves at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun Jun 28, 2026 (AP News photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Marko Ukalovic:

#1 How did Robbie Ray’s performance on the mound help the Giants secure the 3–2 victory over the Braves?

#2 What role did Luis Arraez play in the Giants’ offense, and how did his return from the injured list impact the game?

#3 How did Heliot Ramos contribute after returning from the injured list, and what significance did his return have for the Giants’ lineup?

#4 Why was the sixth inning a turning point for the Giants, and how did defensive miscues by the Braves help Matt Chapman and the rest of the San Francisco offense?

#5 How did Caleb Kilian finish the game, and what happened during the Braves’ final scoring threat in the ninth inning?

Marko does the San Francisco Giants podcast each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Ray throws eight strong; offense catches breaks; and bullpen holds on for 3-2 win and series win over Braves

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San Francisco Giant Heliot Ramos returned to action after being on the 10 day IL, Ramos went 1-3, with run scored, a hit, and a walk against the Atlanta Braves at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun Jun 28, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

Atlanta Braves 2 (49-32)

San Francisco Giants 3 (35-48)

Win: Robbie Ray (7-6)

Loss: Chris Sale (8-6)

Save: Caleb Kilian (6)

Time: 2:33

Attendance: 33,138

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–Robbie Ray threw eight strong innings, and the San Francisco Giants caught a couple of breaks, as they were able to come away with a 3-2 win to take the series over the Atlanta Braves Sunday.

After an impressive 5-0 win Saturday night, the Giants looked to take the series behind Ray, who was coming off a pair of good outings. (I say outings, because he came in to pitch during the resumption of the June 16 game in Atlanta on June 17).

It was a matchup of two old left-handers in Ray and Chris Sale. Ray set down the first 12 men he faced. Sale was solid over six innings, but the Giants finally got to him in the bottom of the sixth. 

Luis Arraez and Heliot Ramos started off the bottom of the sixth with base-hits, and Rafael Devers got Arraez in when he raced on an infield to third that third-baseman Austin Riley skipped off the glove of first-baseman Matt Olson. With two outs, Jung Hoo Lee legged out an infield hit to second, and then Ozzie Albies’ throw sailed by Olson, which allowed Ramos to score.

Arraez got Drew Gilbert in with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh to make it 3-0. It turned out to be a run the Giants would absolutely need.

The Braves manufactured a run in the top of the eighth. The run scored on a fly out by Michael Harris II to foul territory in left field. 

Some of us in the press box discussed whether Victor Bericoto should have let the ball fall. My opinion is that if the Giants were up by a run, the game was tied or the Giants were down, then yes. Since the Giants were up by three, Bericoto was wise to catch it. 

Ray went eight innings in total, and the fact that he only struck out two allowed him to go that deep. He gave up just four hits, and walked just one.

Now, it was up to the bullpen, and Caleb Kilian was the man whom Tony entrusted with the top of the ninth. Of course the Braves would not make it easy. 

Olson led off the inning with a double, and then scored on a groundout by Riley two batters later. The Giants were now an out away, but Dominic Smith got a base-hit, and got to second on a wild pitch. Mike Yastrzemski of all people was at the plate, and it would have been so perfect for Yastrzemski of all people to get the big hit. It didn’t get any easier with the big boy, Rowdy Tellez, on deck. That meant Kilian needed to get Yastrzemski.

Fortunately, Kilian was able to strike Yaz out, and the Giants came away with the win. At the end, the Giants won a series against one of the best teams in baseball, and they were able to get a 4-2 homestand.

I do want to point out that Erik Miller was warming up during the top of the ninth. While Miller has struggled as of late, he does have the stuff, build and demeanor of a major league close. I sincerely hope Tony gives him a shot to close at some point this season.

You know, I can’t figure this team out. They are now 4-1 against the Braves, just as they are 4-3 against the Dodgers. They just can’t beat the teams they are supposed to beat, and therein lies why this season has gone the way it has.

As for this one, Robbie Ray got the win. Chris Sale took the loss. Caleb Kilian picked up his sixth save of the season.

The Giants improve to 35-48, and they will now head to the Valley of the Sun to play a Diamondbacks’ team whom the Giants have not beaten all season. The Diamondbacks swept the Giants, both at Chase Field, and here at Oracle Park, in May. 

Well, the Giants can only hope for better luck when they open their three game series at Chase Field Monday night. I mean, at least win a game down there.

For San Francisco Tyler Mahle (1-7. 5.49 ERA) will take the ball for the Giants Monday night. Lefty Eduardo Rodriguez (6-2, 2.27 ERA) will make the start for Arizona.

First pitch will be at 6:40 p.m at Chase Field.

San Francisco Giants podcast Stephen Ruderman: Ramos returns to SF line up after long 10 day IL rehab; Ex Giant Bart starts for Braves; plus much more

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San Francisco Giants outfielder Heliot Ramos returns to the line up after spending time on the 10 day IL (AP file photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Stephen Ruderman:

#1 Rafael Devers had himself a Saturday night hitting two home runs in the Giants’ 5–0 victory?

#2 Logan Webb pitched seven innings allowed just one hit and struck out six batters.

#3 Talk about Victor Bericoto whose been slashing the baseball with a .250 average.

#4 Talk about the return of Heliot Ramos who makes his return since coming off the ten day IL and what impact that has for the line up.

#5 Talk about today’s starting pitching pitchers for Atlanta LHP Chris Sale (8-5 ERA 2.14) for San Francisco LHP Robbie Ray (6-6 ERA 3.70) first pitch 1:05pm PDT.

Stephen Ruderman is a San Francisco Giants beat writer at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Devers, Webb lead Giants to victory over Braves 5-0

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San Francisco Giants’ Rafael Devers (16) flips his bat after hitting a three-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game between against the Braves, Saturday, June 27, 2026 in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Justine Willard)

By Ryan Hannagan

San Francisco – The Giants took on the Braves for game two of a three game set Saturday night. After dropping game one, the Giants had a rebound game in mind. Giants manager Tony Vitello gave veteran right hander Logan Webb the nod. The Rocklin native came into Saturday night’s ball game sporting a 4-5 record and a 3.35 ERA to go along with it.

On the other end, Walt Weiss and the Braves staff went with righty Bryce Elder. Elder came into Saturday night’s game at 5-5 with a 3.71 ERA.

Webb worked his consistent magic again pitching seven shutout innings allowing one hit and walking two batters in the Giants 5-0 shutout of the Braves on Saturday night at Oracle Park.

The first inning passed by in a breeze with both teams going scoreless. In the second, Rafael Devers went deep for a solo shot, a treat to the Giants faithful on his bobblehead night. The Giants weren’t done offensively in the second inning after Devers’ solo shot. Drew Gilbert drove in the inning’s second run with a sacrifice fly, doubling the Giants’ lead. 

Following a two-run second, the Giants had more offense in mind in the third. After back-to-back Arraez and Schmitt singles, Devers stepped back up to the plate and delivered once again. Devers hit a three-run shot off the right field foul pole for his second home run of the night. 

Devers wasn’t the only player who had a strong game, starting pitcher Logan Webb left his mark. Webb went 7.0 innings pitched, allowing just a single hit and no runs en route to the win decision. The Giants bullpen went spotless as well, only allowing a singular walk with no hits in 2.0 innings.

Following the game, Vitello mentioned that Webb was “feeling under the weather” coming into Saturday’s game, which played a factor in him not going deeper into the ball game. Not to mention, Vitello noted Webb also was initially made to go six innings tops, but his consistency kept him out there longer than expected.

Only the second and third innings brought offense Saturday night, a lot of three-up, three downs provided a quick two hour, two minute contest. The Giants went on to win 5-0.

With Saturday night’s win, the Giants now move to 34-38 on the season as of July and the MLB Allstar Break linger. Sunday brings the closing game of the series, first pitch 1:05 pm. The expected starters are nine-time all star and former Cy Young winner, Chris Sale (8-5, 2.14) for the Braves and for San Francisco two-time all star and former Cy Young winner, Robbie Ray (6-6, 3.70).

Giants blundering offense was no help in 3-1 loss to Braves

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Atlanta Braves’ Ozzie Albies, center, runs to first after hitting an RBI sacrifice fly in front of San Francisco Giants pitcher Trevor McDonald (72) during the fifth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

By Lincoln Juarez 

SAN FRANCISCO – Last week in Atlanta the Giants took the first two games out of three from the Braves in the same day due to inclement weather that pushed the final half of game one a day later. San Francisco swept the partial doubleheader scoring a total of 14 runs in those two games including a combined six home runs. Friday night in the city by the Bay the Braves got a hold of the Giants offense and didn’t let go, holding them to just one run which came in the first inning. 

A short while past 24 hours since the Giants’ bullpen blew a ninth inning lead to the A’s,  Trevor McDonald (2-5, 4.93 ERA) toed the rubber on Orange Friday at Oracle Park. McDonald held the Braves scoreless in the first but proceeded to allow a run in three of the next four innings. Atlanta had a 3-1 lead when McDonald was pulled after 5.1 innings, giving up seven hits and three earned runs. Former Giants Dom Smith and Mauricio Dubon were in on the action for Atlanta, Smith with an RBI and Dubon with two runs scored. 

Three members of San Francisco’s bullpen relieved McDonald after a disastrous Thursday afternoon where they gave up seven runs across the final three innings of the game to blow a four-run lead and cost Landen Roupp his sixth win of the season. 

Friday night was different and the bullpen kept the Braves scoreless after McDonald’s departure. Gage, Hentges, and Houser combined for 3.2 scoreless, one-hit innings. 

With the bullpen doing their part, the Giants’ offense had countless opportunities to cash in and tie the game or even take the lead. Instead the team went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position, left nine runners on base, and failed to score after the first inning. Capped off by Luis Arraez making a poor read on a ground ball and getting thrown out at third base after his leadoff double in the first, and Willy Adames getting doubled up at first base on a shallow fly ball to center, it was a brutal night for the Giants’ offense. 

The only bright spot in the batter’s box for the Orange and Black was catcher Drew Cavanaugh’s first big-league hit in his Major League debut. He went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout. 

Atlanta used six pitchers, including starter Reynaldo Lopez (3-1, 3.50 ERA) to carve up the Giants’ order and secure game one to start their weekend in the Bay. Raisel Iglesias earned his 16th save of the season and Trevor McDonald fell to 2-6. Saturday night ace Logan Webb (4-5, 3.35 ERA) will try to get the Giants back in the win column against the Braves’ Bryce Elder (5-5, 3.71 ERA). First pitch at 6:05pm.