SAN FRANCISCO – With the Oracle Park crowd roaring after Dominic Smith lined a single to proper and prolonged his MLB-best 15-game hit streak, San Francisco had runners at each station with one out within the sixth inning.
Mired in a three-game dropping skid and trailing by a trio of runs, the Giants simply wanted one hit, one participant, to create a spark in opposition to the Padres.
As a substitute, as they’ve typically finished throughout a depressing post-All Star break stretch, the bats got here up empty when it counted. Patrick Bailey and Heliot Ramos every popped as much as finish the menace.
“Very frustrated, because you know, we have the one where the bases are loaded, one out and we get a chance,” Giants supervisor Bob Melvin mentioned. “We can’t get anybody home, so similar theme.”
San Francisco fell 5-1, the staff’s fourth consecutive defeat, and twelfth loss in its final 13 residence video games.
“It’s just not happening, and its frustrating,” Ramos mentioned. “I don’t know what to tell you , but honestly it’s just not happening, and we have to get it done.”
The dugout watches the ultimate outs of the ninth inning in opposition to the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Space Information Group)
The Giants, who had 10 hits, had been simply 3 for 10 with a runner on second or third on Tuesday night time, with the staff additionally arising empty with runners on the corners within the fifth inning. It was one other occasion of offensive ineptitude for a staff that entered the sport 10 for 78 with runners in scoring place over their final dozen residence video games.
Robbie Ray made his twenty fifth begin of the season, coming into the day rating within the High 10 in innings pitched, ERA, batting common in opposition to and strikeouts.
He had a shaky first inning although, permitting a single – albeit one which was misplaced by just lately called-up Tyler Fitzgerald taking part in his first MLB inning in proper subject – a double, and bringing Manny Machado residence from third on a balk. It was Ray’s first balk since his rookie season as a member of Detroit in 2014.
Ray (9-6) completed with seven hits allowed, 4 strikeouts and one stroll issued in six innings, throwing a season-high 113 pitches.
“You’re just saving the bullpen, and giving your team a chance to win deeper in the game,” Ray mentioned.
Wilmer Flores’ infield single sluggish curler didn’t make it out of the infield, however stayed truthful and away from Padres fielders lengthy sufficient to tie the sport within the backside of the primary.
However Jose Iglesias entered the sport with zero residence runs on the season and answered within the high of the second with a 2-run homer. That grew to become a 4-1 Padres lead within the fourth inning when Jake Cronenworth lined a single to proper and scored Ramon Laureano.
Jackson Merrill slugged his ninth residence run of the season within the eighth inning to place the ending touches on the Giants (59-61) defeat. San Diego improved to 68-52 and pulled right into a tie with the Dodgers for first place within the NL West.
Casey Schmitt was a uncommon vibrant spot, going 4 for five and scoring the Giants solely run of the night time. However in any other case, the sport led to a different postgame attempting to determine what went improper in a ballpark that the Giants at the moment are 29-30 in.
Kai-Wei Teng, who received Saturday after pitching 5 innings of scoreless aid, is predicted to start out in opposition to San Diego’s Nick Nick Pivetta on Wednesday within the sequence finale because the guests look to finish the sweep.
San Francisco Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee (51) heads to first base on his single in opposition to the San Diego Padres within the fourth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Space Information Group)
San Francisco Giants’ Casey Schmitt (10) throws to first base for an out on successful by San Diego Padres’ Manny Machado (13) within the ninth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Space Information Group)
San Francisco Giants’ Matt Chapman (26) heads to the dugout subsequent to San Francisco Giants supervisor Bob Melvin after putting out in opposition to the San Diego Padres within the seventh inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Space Information Group)
San Francisco Giants’ Dominic Smith (7) hits a single in opposition to the San Diego Padres within the sixth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Space Information Group)
San Francisco Giants’ Casey Schmitt (10) scores off of a single hit by San Francisco Giants’ Wilmer Flores (41) in opposition to the San Diego Padres within the first inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Space Information Group)
San Francisco Giants’ Wilmer Flores (41) hits an RBI single in opposition to the San Diego Padres within the first inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Space Information Group)
Initially Printed: August 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM PDT
