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Giants Offense Struggles Again Losing to Padres 8-1

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Landen Roupp is checked by the trainer after getting hit by a line drive in the bottom of the third inning by San Diego Padres hitter Ramon Laureano. Roupp had to be carted off the field and left with a left knee sprain at Petco Park in San Diego on Wed Aug 20, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giant’s (61-66) offense did not show up again in game three of their four game series with the San Diego Padres (71-56). They only had four hits in the game, in fact, they only had four hits in Wednesday’s 8-1 loss. Their offense has really stalled out. San Francisco’s Casey Schmitt hit a solo home run in the fourth inning, one of the few bright spots in this game.

Game recap: The first three innings were all San Diego. They scored the first run of the game in the first inning when Ryan O’Hearn singled Fernando Tatis Jr. home for a 1-0 lead. The Padres extended their lead in the second inning when Gavin Sheets homered to right for a 2-0 San Diego lead.

The Giants had three very quiet innings to start the game but such was not the case for the Padres. In the third inning they scored four runs taking a 6-0 lead. Manny Machado hit a solo home run to center and San Diego had a 3-0 lead. Sheets had his second home run of the game with O’Hearn and Ramon Laureano on base and the Padres were cruising leading 6-0.

San Francisco starting pitcher Landen Roupp really got roughed up by the Padres. He pitched for 2 1/3 innings allowing five hits, five runs, two walks and two strikeouts. It was a tough outing for the pitcher. He was relieved by Joey Lucchesi who got San Francisco out of the third inning. Tristan Beck relieved Lucchesi through the next four innings.

San Francisco finally got up on the scoreboard in the fourth inning now trailing 6-1. Casey Schmitt hit a solo home run to left center for their first run of the game but they had a lot of work still to do. They let the Padres score early taking a significant lead and catching them would be not easy. San Diego was in the driver’s seat through the first seven innings.

San Diego starting pitcher JP Sears worked through six innings allowing four hits, one earned run and two strikeouts. He was relieved by Wandy Peralta.

San Diego’s Ryan O’Hearn hit the Padres fourth home in the seventh inning of the game taking a 7-1 lead. The Giants only had four hits through eight innings. They had a couple of singles in the second inning and the home run in the fourth inning. Heliot Ramos doubled in the fifth inning but for the most part that was the extent of the San Francisco offense in today’s game.

The Padres would tack on one more run for the 8-1 final. San Diego finished the game with ten hits and four home runs. With Wednesday night’s win, the Padres trail the Los Angeles Dodgers by one game in the National League West. The Giants had hits in the game and the one Casey Schmitt home run. San Francisco will have the chance to tie up the series in Thursday’s game four.

Game notes: Wednesday evening the Giants got a beating by the Padres in game three of their four game series. The Padres have a 2-1 series lead. The Giants took game one 4-3 Monday night and the Padres answered back in game two Tuesday winning it by the score of 5-1.

San Francisco needs to get their bats working after a less than stellar offensive effort Tuesday. They only had four hits in the losing effort. They did have a promising start in game two with a Jung Hoo Lee home run in the first inning but the offense was very quiet for the rest of the game. Wednesday was not much different as the Giants were crushed by the Pads by seven runs.

Thursday the four-game series will wind up with a 1:05 PM start. The Giants will start Justin Verlander who has struggled at times. He has a 1-9 win/loss record and a 4.23 ERA. He will be looking to finish off this series with a win. Dylan Cease will take the mound for the Padres with a 5-11 win/loss record and a 4.61 ERA.

Giants Drop Game Two to Padres 5-1

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San Francisco Giants Jung Hoo Lee circles the bases after hitting in the top of the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

After winning Monday’s game in the first game of their series with the San Diego Padres 4-3, the San Francisco Giants fell short in game two losing 5-1 Tuesday. The series is now tied going into game three Wednesday at 6:40.

The Giants only managed four hits and their only run of the game came in the first inning followed by eight innings of disappointing offense. San Francisco now falls four games under five hundred as their struggles continue.

The Giants took on the San Diego Padres in game two of their series after winning Monday night’s game 4-3. They took a 4-0 lead into the bottom seventh inning in game one. It got very shaky in the bottom of the seventh when Robbie Ray gave up a three run home run and the Padres trailed by a single run.

San Francisco were able to hang on winning the game Tuesday and was able to take game two in this four game series. Giants starter Kei-Wei Teng pitched 3.1 innings allowed three hits and two earned runs, one walk and two strike outs. For Padres starter Nick Pivetta six innings three hits and one earned run, two walks and ten strikeouts.

The Giants got a nice start in the first inning via the long ball. Jung Hoo Lee hit a solo home run to take an early 1-0 lead. Unfortunately not much else went right for San Francisco for the rest of the game. Smith had a single in the fourth inning,

Jung Hoo Lee had a double in the fifth inning and Wilmer Flores singled in the seventh inning. That was all that San Francisco could muster in this game. The Giants were stunted by Padre pitcher Nick Pivetta who had a stellar game finishing with three hits, one run, two walks and ten strikeouts.

This game was all San Diego from start to finish. The Padres tied up the game in the bottom of the first inning when Fernando Tatis Jr scored.

The Padres scored two more run in the fourth inning taking a 3-1 lead. Iglesias singled O’Hearn home extending their lead to 2-1. San Diego would score another run in the fourth when Tatis Jr walked Gavin Sheets home now leading 3-1.

San Diego went on to score one run in the fifth when O’Hearn singled Manny Machado home. The Padres scored again in the sixth inning. Arraez grounded into a fielder’s choice and Diaz scored giving San Diego a 5-1 lead. The final was 5-1 in favor of the Padres to tie up the series.

The Giants just could not handle what was coming off the mound from the Padres. They struggled offensively finishing the game with only four hits. Pivetta had a terrific game for the Padres.

Padres and Giants meet for the third game of the four game series on Wednesday at Petco Park. Starting pitcher for RHP San Francisco Landen Roupp (7-6 ERA 3.45) for the Padres JP Sears (7-20 ERA 5.12) first pitch at 6:40pm PT.

San Francisco Holds On To Beat Padres 4-3; Pads 4th straight loss; SF makes it two in a row wins

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San Francisco Giants starter Robbie Ray throws against the San Diego Padres line up in the first inning on Mon Aug 18, 2025 at Petco Park in San Diego (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants (60-64) beat the San Diego Padres (69-55) 4-3 in game one of their series. The Giants scored first and it was big. They hit three home runs in the inning off the bats of Heliot Ramos, Rafael Devers and a two run homer from Wilmer Flores to take a 4-0 lead that persisted for the rest of the game. The Padres threatened in the seventh inning scoring three runs but they came up short as the Giants held onto the lead to win the game.

Game recap: The Giants got an amazing start hitting not one, not two but three home runs in the first inning to kick off this game. Heliot Ramos started off the hit parade with a home run to left for the early 1-0 lead.

San Francisco added another home run off the bat of Rafael Devers for a 2-0 lead. The Giants had really taken it to Padre pitcher Nestor Cortes and they weren’t finished. Wilmer Flores hit a third home run, a two-run homer taking a 4-0 lead. San Francisco could not have asked for more.

It was a pitchers duel through the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings. The Padres very nearly got up on the scoreboard in the second inning but fell short and the score remained 4-0 in favor of the Giants.

There was a pitching change in the sixth inning for the Padres when Cortes was relieved by David Morgan. Cortes went 5 2/3 innings allowing seven hits, four earned runs, four walks and five strikeouts. Cortes had a really tough first inning but pulled it together for the rest of his time on the mound before being relieved in the sixth inning.

Robbie Ray had an exceptional game allowing only 1 hit, 1 walk and 6 strikeout through six innings. He did hit Jake Cronenworth in the fifth inning. He gave up a double in the seventh inning already at 100 pitches and the San Francisco bullpen got busy.

Xander Bogaerts crossed home plate on a throwing error giving the Padres their first run of the game. This game took an ugly turn when Ryan O’Hearn hit a home run with Jose Iglesias on board and in the blink of an eye it was a 4-3 game with the Giants still leading. With two outs in the seventh inning Ryan Walker took over on the mound relieving Ray. He was able to get San Francisco out of the inning.

The Giants turned a double play in the eighth to end the inning taking the 4-3 lead into the top of the ninth looking for an insurance run or two. The newly acquired Mason Miller took the mound for the Padres in the top of the ninth looking to keep this game close.

The Giants were unable to score in the inning. San Diego went into the bottom of the ninth trailing 4-3. The Giants Randy Rodriguez came in to try and close out this game. With two outs, the Padres were down to their final out. Ryan O’Hearn was the final out and the Giants held on and won the first game of this series 4-3.

Game notes: Monday evening the Giants opened up a series against the Padres at Petco Park. The Giants dropped their series over the weekend losing to Tampa Bay winning game three Tuesday but losing the first two games of the series.

The Padres had a really rough time getting swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium over the weekend. The Padres have lost four straight and the Giants have now won two straight.

Tuesday the Giants will be looking to take a 2-0 series lead. They will start Kai-Wei Teng. He has a 1-2 win-loss record with a 9.90 ERA. Nick Pivetta will take the mound for the Padres with a 12-4 win/loss record and a 2.87 ERA. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 PM.

San Francisco Giants podcast Marko Ukalovic: Giants snapping 7 game skid takes weight off team

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Skid snapped San Francisco Giants players share congratulations after their game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Oracle Park San Francisco on Sun Aug 17, 2025 (AP News photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Marko Ukalovic:

#1 The Giants had a late exorcism, sparked by a four-run bottom of the sixth inning, to snap their seven-game losing streak, and get a much-needed 7-1 win over the Rays Sunday.

#2 The Giants have dropped seven-straight, as well as 15 of their last 16 and 19 of their last 22 games at home. Overall, they have gone 18-35 since June 13, and 7-21 since July 11.

#3 San Francisco starter Logan Webb pitched seven allowed three hits and struck out seven hitters. Webb was the key in the win and the avoided losing their eighth in a row.

#4 Giants centerfielder Jung Hoo Lee made an amazing catch that went off his glove, off his thigh and calf and finally caught the ball between his legs.

#5 Robbie Ray (9-6, 2.98 ERA) will take the ball in the series opener for the Giants at Petco Park Monday night. The Padres starter RHP Nestor Cortes (1-1 ERA 5.71) first pitch 6:40.

Join Marko for the Giants podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Webb dominant, and Giants snap skid with 7-1 exorcism over Rays

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San Francisco Giants centerfielder Jung Hoo Lee (51) makes a spectacular catch off his glove, thigh, calf, and between his legs off Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Yandy Diaz in the top of the fourth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun Aug 17, 2025 (AP News photo)

Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

Tampa Bay Rays 1 (61-64)

San Francisco Giants 7 (60-64)

Win: Logan Webb (11-9)

Loss: Ryan Pepiot (1-2)

Time: 2:16

Attendance: 38,876

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–The Giants had a late exorcism, sparked by a four-run bottom of the sixth inning, to snap their seven-game losing streak, and get a much-needed 7-1 win over the Rays Sunday.

You all know what’s going on. The Giants have dropped seven-straight, as well as 15 of their last 16 and 19 of their last 22 games at home. Overall, they have gone 18-35 since June 13, and 7-21 since July 11. Plain and simply, they needed a win Sunday to show at the very least that they still had some fight in them.

Of course Logan Webb was on the mound Sunday, because the Giants can almost never win a game prior to one of his starts. Webb set the tone nicely with a one, two, three, top of the first inning.

Jung Hoo Lee then lined a double off the wall down the right field line to lead off the bottom of the first against Rays’ starter Ryan Pepiot. With the leadoff double, things felt different, almost as if the Giants were going to have a good day Sunday. So of course the Giants wasted it, as Pepiot set down the next three.

Webb continued to deal, and the game turned into a pitcher’s duel just like Saturday night. In fact, Webb retired 12 of the first 13 men he faced. Pepiot, meanwhile, threw one, two, three innings in the second and third, and worked out of a jam in the bottom of the fourth.

Webb ran into trouble in the top of the fifth, as the Rays put runners at first and second with one out after first-baseman Dominic Smith made an errant throw to second while trying to start a double play. However, Everson Pereira grounded into a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning, and Webb got out of it.

Webb settled back down to throw a one, two, three, top of the sixth, and Pepiot set down the first two men he faced in the bottom of the sixth. However, another opportunity would present itself for the Giants with two outs.

Heltio Ramos lined a base-hit to left field, and Devers singled to right. Adames then walked on four pitches to load the bases for Dominic Smith, who has been swinging the bat well, and has collected several big hits here in August.

You would think that the Giants would waste another opportunity, but Smith finally broke the ice with a broken-bat single down the right field line to knock in a pair. When right-fielder Jake Mangum’s throw came into second, Adames broke for the plate, and just got in ahead of the tag. Smith went down to second, and the Giants suddenly had a 3-0 lead.

There was a real roar from the 38,876 in attendance at Oracle Park this afternoon. It wasn’t one of those sarcastic cheers; it was a sincere expression of joy and excitement by the Giants’ faithful, who have had very little to cheer about over the last month.

Christian Koss then lined a double to left to knock in Adames and make it 4-0. For the record, It was a double, because left-fielder Chandler Simpson fell on his behind while trying to field the ball, and they gave Koss the time he needed to take second.

Do you want to know how bad things have been? The bottom of the sixth was the Giants’ first four-run inning in exactly two weeks. The Giants put up a four-spot and five-spot in their win against the Mets in New York on Aug. 3.

Nevertheless, the Giants got a much-needed crooked number in the bottom of the sixth. Adames, who had boldly taken home after Smith’s base-hit, was riling the troops and dancing around the dugout after Koss’ double. Even after everything the Giants have gone through since the All-Star Break, Adames is still doing everything he can to spark this team.

Webb came back out for the top of the seventh and threw a scoreless inning to cap off one of his best starts of the season. Webb gave up just three hits, and didn’t walk a single guy, while striking out seven over seven strong shutout innings.

It was almost identical to Verlander’s outing last night. However, unlike last night the Giants wouldn’t blow it today.

Drew Gilbert stepped up to the plate to lead off the bottom of the seventh against Rays’ reliever Mason Englert. Gilbert came into this at-bat 1-for-20 as a big leaguer, with his one hit being a broken-bat bloop single Monday night against the Padres.

Gilbert proceeded to hit a home run to the arcade out in right on a ball he knew was gone the second it left his bat. Tyler Fitzgerland then stepped up, and he immediately followed it up with a home run to left to make it 6-0.

The Rays would get on the board with a run off the struggling Tristan Beck in the top of the eighth. However, the Giants responded with a run in the bottom of the eighth, and it was Gilbert who got the two-out base-hit to right to knock in the run. 

This turned out to be a big day for the Giants’ young outfielder. Despite his slow start at the plate, Gilbert has shown some potential with his strong arm and his ability to field balls off the tough 24-foot-high Willie Mays Wall in right.

Keaton Winn finished off the game with a one, two, three top of the ninth, and the Giants got their win.

Logan Webb got the win, and Ryan Pepiot took the loss.

The Giants get their 60th win, and improve to 60-64. 

Now the Giants will head down to San Diego to take on the Padres for four games starting Monday night. The Giants have won six out of their last eight on the road, and the Padres were just swept by the Dodgers in Los Angeles, so the Giants could have an opportunity to try and get back towards the .500 range. 

However, that may be a tad difficult, considering the Giants will then go to Milwaukee for three next weekend to take on a Brewers’ team that had their 14-game winning streak snapped today.

Anyway, Robbie Ray (9-6, 2.98 ERA) will take the ball in the series opener for the Giants at Petco Park Monday night. The Padres starter RHP Nestor Cortes (1-1 ERA 5.71).

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

MLB The Show podcast Charlie O: Can’t keep a good club down Brew Crew on 14 game win streak; Phils Wheeler out with blood clot; plus more news

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Milwaukee Brewers starter Quinn Priester delivers against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Sat Aug 16, 2025 (AP News photo)

MLB The Show podcast Charlie O:

#1 The Milwaukee Brewers are one hot club they have now won 14 straight games to rally from behind to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5. The Brewers came back from behind in the second straight game to win it in 11 innings. The 2025 Brewers became the first team since the 1987 Brewers who won 13 straight to pass them with their 14 game win streak.

#2 Philadelphia Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced that Phillies ace pitcher Zack Wheeler has been placed on the 15 day IL on Saturday. Wheeler has a blood clot in his right arm. Dombrowski said there isn’t much they can say about it right now but doctors were commended for finding the clot. Dombrowski said it could have been a much more worse situation.

#3 Houston Astros All Star closer Josh Hader will not throw for the next in three weeks due to a left capsule shoulder strain last Friday. Hader hopes he can pitch again in the 2025 season. Hader said he wants to get as strong as he can in the next three weeks. Hader’s record for this year 6-2 ERA 2.05.

#4 The San Francisco Giants continue to spiral losing it’s seven in a row and 15 of their last 16 home games, marking the worst 16-game stretch at home since 1901. 

#5 The Sacramento A’s continue to roll winning their sixth game out of their last ten and defeating a Los Angeles Angels team that just swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in three games. The A’s have taken the first two games of the current series with wins on Friday 10-3 and on Saturday night 7-2. The A’s are four games behind the Angels to move out of the basement in the AL West.

Join Charlie O for MLB The Show podcasts Sundays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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Giants’ bullpen meltdown spoils Verlander gem as losing streak reaches seven games; Rays get by SF 2-1

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San Francisco Giants’ Justin Verlander walks to the dugout after pitching against the Tampa Bay Rays in the fifth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)

By Lincoln Juarez

SAN FRANCISCO–The San Francisco Giants bullpen blew a 1-0 lead in the eighth inning and the Giants suffer another late-game loss 2-1. Giants pitcher Justin Verlander threw his best start of the year and went seven innings deep for the first time as a Giant.

Fans entering Oracle Park Saturday night hoped that Bay Area rapper Saweetie wouldn’t be the most entertaining thing they saw. 

Looking to avoid a sixth straight series loss at home, which has only happened once in the history of Oracle Park (2008), the Giants turned to 42-year-old Justin Verlander to put an end to what’s been a miserable losing streak. 

Still with just one win on the season, Verlander made his 21st start of 2025 Saturday night. He allowed five earned runs last Sunday when the Giants got torn apart by the Washington Nationals 8-0. Other than recording his 3,500th strikeout Sunday afternoon, Verlander did not provide much else in the defeat. 

Saturday night, Verlander looked stellar. Through his seven innings of work he tallied 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 walks, and 8 strikeouts. The seven innings he threw Saturday night made for the longest outing of his 2025 campaign and his best outing as a Giant to date. 

The Giants could only put together one run of offense for their Hall of Fame starter who earned his 3,511th career strikeout Saturday night allowing him to pass Walter Johnson on the all-time strikeout leaderboard. 

In his 21 starts following Saturday’s no-decision, the Giants have provided just 38 runs of support. That put him at third fewest runs of support for pitchers across the majors with at least 20 starts. 

Saturday night was also the seventh time this season that Verlander exited a game inline for the win. The Giants have only won one of those games. 

Through the struggles Verlander has faced he’s managed to put together some quality starts giving the Giants chances to win ballgames. Bob Melvin said postgame when asked what that says about Verlander, “That’s why he’s gonna be a Hall of Famer”. 

Worse than the Giants not being able to help with the bats, the bullpen couldn’t preserve the win as Jose Butto recorded two outs on two pitches but lost his command in the eighth. Matt Gage replaced him after the Rays tied the game at 1-1 and couldn’t hang on either. A hit-by-pitch and three singles allowed the Rays to rally for two runs to take a late lead in the eighth and they wouldn’t look back. 

The Giants went down one, two, three, in the home eighth and struck out three consecutive times following a Jung Hoo Lee single in the bottom of the ninth. 

San Francisco has lost seven in a row and 15 of their last 16 home games, marking the worst 16-game stretch at home since 1901. 

Sunday afternoon is game three of the series where the Rays RHP Ryan Pepiot (8-9 ERA 3.86) will face the Giants RHP Logan Webb (10-9 ERA 3.34), as Webb will take the mound to try and put an end to the losing streak. 

First pitch 1:05pm at Oracle Park.

Giants flirt with victory, but lose again at home 7-6

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Tampa Bay Rays’ Yandy Diaz, left, celebrates with first base coach Michael Johns, right, after hitting an RBI single during the third inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Friday, August 15, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)

By Vince Cestone

SAN FRANCISCO–The San Francisco Giants were ever so close to snapping their five-game losing streak, but a disastrous eighth and ninth inning sunk them in, as they get edged by the Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 at Oracle Park on Friday night.

With the score tied at 6, the Giants had the bases loaded and nobody out in the bottom of the eighth inning after Rays reliever Edwin Uceta hit Casey Schmitt in the forearm to start the inning. Schmitt went down immediately and came out of the game. After the game, Giants Manager Bob Melvin said the X-rays were negative and he’ll probably be out a couple of days.

The next batter Jung Hoo Lee singled, and then Uceta hit Koss to load the bases. That brought up catcher Patrick Bailey who scalded a line drive but it was right at the shortstop. One out.

The next two batters grounded out–two out and three out. No runners scored and the Giants looked deflated after the Rays immediately pushed across a run in the top of the 9th inning off the bat of Yandy Diaz.

The winning run scored after he was handed first base by a Randy Rodriguez hit-by-pitch.

Giants blockbuster deadline acquisition, Rafael Devers, doubled to lead off the bottom of the 9th, but the next three batters quietly got out, and the Rays held on to win 7-6.

But before that, the Giants started off the game with optimism and full of hope.

San Francisco jumped out to a 1-0 lead with the help of a little bit of some small ball. Shortstop Willy Adames walked with 2-outs, stole second base, and came home on a Dominic Smith single.

But as they would all night, the Rays punched right back in the top of the second inning. Rays third baseman Junior Caminero homered in the top of the second to immediately knot the score at 1.

But the Giants came right back in the bottom of the second with two runs. Lee stole second base after he led off with a walk, and was doubled home by the next batter Christian Koss. Three batters later, Heliot Ramos double home Koss.

Both RBI hits in the second inning were opposite field line drives, an approach the Giants have been lacking.

The Giants were up 3-1. All was good, as they were poised to finally snap out of their funk. But here came those pesky Rays again.

In the top of the third inning, with one out, Rays ninth-place hitter Hunter Feduccia doubled. But then, an infield hit by the next batter Chandler Simpson fueled a two-run rally when Diaz had a 2-RBI single two batters later to tie the game at 3.

With the same opposite-field approach, the Giants scored three times in the bottom of the third. Adames led off the inning with a home run to right-center and Bailey had a 2-RBI double to give the Giants a 6-3 lead.

But Giants starter Landen Roupp, who just came off the injured list, gave up a walk and a single to start the fourth inning. Melvin then pulled Roupp, who ended his night with 3 innings pitched, giving up five runs and five hits. In came lefty Matt Gage.

Gage started out strong, striking out first baseman Bob Seymour but then more bad luck happened for the Giants. Rays shortstop Ha-Seong Kim appeared to hit an inning-ending double play headed right to second baseman Koss, but instead, the ball hit off Gage and became an infield hit.

After a Feduccia RBI groundout, Simpson singled to tie the game at 6.

And this all set the stage for the fateful eighth and ninth inning.

The Giants will somehow stay only five games out in the National League Wild Card race as the New York Mets lost again and the Cincinnati Reds blew a seven-run lead, falling to the red-hot Milwaukee Brewers.

In a year where the Wild Card was gettable with a struggling National League field competing for the last playoff spot, the Giants will appear to miss out on the postseason yet again–for the eighth time in nine years.

Fans at Oracle Park booed the Giants after Tyler Fitzgerald popped out to second base to end the game. And rightfully so, as a playoff-starved Giants fan base will most likely have to be told yet again that next year will be better as the players speak after the last game of the season.

The Giants will try to get right on Saturday night as Justin Verlander (1-9, 4.53 ERA) will take the hill for the Giants. The Rays will counter with Adrian Houser (6-4, 2.84 ERA).

Will the Giants win another game at home in 2025? Of course they will, but in times like this, it feels like the Giants won’t ever hear the soothing tones of Tony Bennett after a game for the remainder of the year.

San Francisco Giants podcast Morris Phillips: Giants Roupp gets the start against Rays tonight at Oracle

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San Francisco Giants starter Landen Roupp gets the call against the Tampa Bay Rays at Oracle Park on Fri Aug 15, 2025 (AP file photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Morris Phillips:

#1 San Diego Padres Nick Pivetta pitched 6.2 innings and allowed just a run as the Padres won in a laugher on Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park 11-1.

#2 The Padres also got offensive help from Ramon Laureano who had three hits. The Padres had 14 hits in their three game sweep of the Giants.

#3 The Padres with the win have won five in a row. With the win the Padres now move a game over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West. With the loss the Giants are on five games out for the last spot for the NL Wild Card.

#4 Dominic Smith had his hit streak come to an end at 15 games which was the longest in the Majors. The longest hit streak for a Giants hitter since former Giant Donavan Solano did it in 2020 with a 17 game streak.

#5 Starters on Friday night at Oracle Park for the Tampa Bay Rays RHP Joe Boyle (1-2 ERA 3.82) and for the San Francisco Giants RHP Landen Roupp (7-6 ERA 3.11) first pitch 7:15pm PT.

Join Morris Phillips for the Giants podcasts Thursdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Frustration on a gorgeous day at Oracle Park, as Padres complete sweep with 11-1 blowout

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San Diego Padres Ryan O’Hearn (left) is thrilled after hitting an fifth inning RBI double as San Francisco Giants second baseman Christian Koss (right) looks on at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Wed Aug 13, 2025 (AP News photo)

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

San Diego Padres 11 (69-52)

San Francisco Giants 1 (58-61)

Win: Nick Pivetta (12-4)

Loss: Kai-Wei Teng (1-2)

Time: 2:34

Attendance: 35,080

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–The San Francisco Giants have once again hit rock bottom, as the San Diego Padres completed the sweep with an 11-1 blowout .

The Giants only scored one run apiece in the first two games of this series, and fell to two games under .500 for the first time this season after their 5-1 loss Monday night. Tuesday, the Giants couldn’t avoid the sweep.

It was a foggy morning at Oracle Park, and the sun began to shine through as Kai-Wei Teng and the Giants took the field. Teng was appearing in his third game and making his second start since being called up. Teng gave up just three hits over five shutout innings Friday night against the Washington Nationals, which earned him the start today.

Teng walked Fernando Tatis to start the game, but got the pesky Luis Arraez to ground into a 3-6-3 double play. Teng pitched a scoreless inning to open things up in the top of the first, but the top of the second would be a nightmare.

Jake Cronenworth came up with the bases loaded and one out in the top of the second, and hit a ground ball up the middle that had the potential to be an inning-ending double play. Just as shortstop Willy Adames was about to field the ball, it hit off the second base bag and ricochetted into left-center field.

Two runs scored on Cronenworth’s base-hit, and everything went to hell for Teng and the Giants. The Padres scored seven runs in the top of the second, and knocked Teng out of the game. Figures.

When the seventh run scored on a passed ball, the fans at Oracle Park, just as they have done throughout this homestand, the fans at Oracle Park made their displeasure heard with a chorus of boos. They then gave the team a sarcastic round of applause when the inning finally ended.

Nick Pivetta made the start for San Diego, and gave up just a run over six and two thirds innings, as the Giants’ offense remained dead.

The Padres scored three more runs off Joey Lucchesi in the top of the fifth to make it a complete blow out at 10-0. They then scored another run off Tristan Beck for good measure in the top of the seventh to make it 11-0

When Christian Koss knocked in Jung Hoo Lee with a sacrifice fly in the seventh to put the Giants on the board, the 35,080 in attendance at Oracle Park today—or whatever was left of them at that point—gave a thunderous cheer. I was in the bathroom, so I couldn’t tell if it was sincere or not, but they certainly made their thoughts and feelings known today.

Lee had reached on a triple with one out, and he has now gotten a hit in 11 of his last 12 games. That was one of the few positives out of today’s game.

I guess you could say another positive was Christian Koss throwing a scoreless innings with eephus pitches in the top of the ninth. It was a little bit of comic relief to take the sting off this one.

It was also an absolutely-spectacular mostly-cloudy day with the sun shining through at Oracle Park. The hills in the East Bay were crystal clear, and shone under the clouds and sun.

Unfortunately, the Giants were humiliated and lost 11-1. They have now lost 13 of their last 14 and 17 of their last 21 at home. They also fell to three games under .500 for the first time this season at 58-61.

The Giants will be off Thursday, and that should do them some good. The Tampa Bay Rays will then be in for three games starting Friday night. Starting pitcher for Tampa Bay RHP Joe Boye (1-2 ERA 3.82) RHP Landen Roupp (7-6, 3.11 ERA) will take the ball for the Giants.

First pitch will be at 7:15 p.m PT.