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San Francisco Chronicle
6 hours ago
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- San Francisco Chronicle
Giants lose every game of homestand, swept by Pirates as deadline overshadows slump
As had become tradition for the pair, Ryan Walker and Tyler Rogers were sitting in the San Francisco Giants clubhouse as Wednesday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates began. They'd walk out to the bullpen soon, but given the way their team had been playing of late and with the trade deadline looming, both had a sinking feeling their daily routine would be different. Sure enough, a club official summoned Rogers to a nearby office with news: the 34-year-old who'd spent his entire career in San Francisco had been traded to the New York Mets. 'Everyone is pretty disappointed about it. No one wanted to see a guy like Ty go,' Walker said. Word trickled out of the clubhouse and into the dugout, where the Giants were desperately trying to salvage one of the worst homestands imaginable while trying to prove to president of baseball operations Buster Posey they could turn back into a contender. Those efforts fell short and reality hit hard; the Pirates swept, handing them a 2-1, extra-inning loss, marking the second time in franchise history they've been swept across a homestand of at least six games since 1896 (when they lost three to the Phillies and three to the Boston Beaneaters). The loss dropped them to below .500 for the first time this season, pushed them six back of a wild card spot, and only piled on to the sting that came from seeing Posey trade away one of the team's best veteran relievers. A sign of lost faith. 'It sucks,' Matt Chapman said. 'We lost the last six in a row and haven't given Buster and the front office any reason to add. We did it to ourselves. It sucks. Obviously you can tell that everyone is pretty upset and it's not how we saw this this coming.' San Francisco's clubhouse has experienced its share of sadness, especially following the high of the Rafael Devers trade. Since June 13, two days before that deal, when they were tied for first in the National League West, they've gone 13-26, 9-15 in July. The clubhouse was especially somber when they lost two of three to the lowly Chicago White Sox at the end of June and players gave each other a stern talking to after a sloppy loss to the Atlanta Braves last week. After Wednesday's loss and the trade, as the team packed up for a road trip to New York and Pittsburgh, a few players were consoling each other at their lockers. Pirates 2, Giants 1 (10) Pittsburgh San Francisco ab r h bi ab r h bi Totals 36 2 7 2 Totals 34 1 6 1 Horwitz 1b 4 0 2 1 Ramos lf 5 1 1 0 McCutchen dh 4 0 0 0 Devers dh 3 0 0 0 Reynolds rf 4 0 1 0 Adames ss 4 0 1 0 Cruz cf 4 1 0 0 Chapman 3b 4 0 0 0 Gonzales 2b 4 0 1 0 Smith 1b 4 0 2 1 Suwinski lf 3 0 0 0 Wisely pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Davis c 4 0 1 1 Lee cf 4 0 0 0 Peguero ss 5 0 1 0 Schmitt 2b-1b 4 0 1 0 Kiner-Falefa 3b 4 1 1 0 Yastrzemski rf 3 0 1 0 Bailey c 3 0 0 0 Pittsburgh 000 010 000 1 — 2 San Francisco 000 100 000 0 — 1 DP: Pittsburgh 0, San Francisco 1. LOB: Pittsburgh 13, San Francisco 7. 2B: Horwitz (13). SB: Peguero (1). S_Bailey (4), Yastrzemski (2). IP H R ER BB SO Pittsburgh Burrows 6 3 1 1 1 7 Mlodzinski 2 1 0 0 0 0 Mattson W,3-1 2 2 0 0 0 3 San Francisco Webb 5 2-3 5 1 1 4 11 Bivens 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Gage 2-3 1 0 0 1 0 Beck 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 Doval 1 1 0 0 0 3 Walker L,2-4 1 0 1 0 1 0 HBP: Webb (Gonzales). Umpires: Home, Ron Kulpa; First, Alex Tosi; Second, Manny Gonzalez; Third, Brock Ballou. T: 2:41. A: 38,144 (41,915). The vibe was decidedly bad. 'You guys are in here right now. It's pretty sh---y,' Logan Webb said. 'Not playing good, plain and simple.' Rogers and Webb were close friends, both having come up through the Giants' farm system together. The news didn't get to Webb — who started Wednesday's game and was in his own zone — until he returned to the clubhouse after his 5 ⅔ innings were done. Justin Verlander and Robbie Ray looked at Webb funny once he walked through the door, and he knew it couldn't have been about his performance. He'd bounced back from three straight iffy starts by allowing one run and striking out 11. They told Webb that Rogers was headed to New York. 'It's not the position you want to be in but I don't blame Buster for doing something like that,' Webb said.'Ty is one of my best friends in baseball. We live right near each other in the offseason, been with him for a long time. Our entire big league careers we've been together.' Compounding the frustration was the uncertainty. Rogers will be an offseason free agent, but the Giants nevertheless got a hefty return for him, including Jose Butto, who is expected to slide into the bullpen and contribute immediately. Walker and Camilo Doval are both under team control beyond this season, and fit the bill for players who might interest contenders if Posey continues his sell-off, as might veterans Mike Yastrzemski, Wilmer Flores and Justin Verlander, all playing on expiring deals. But the bigger picture is that the Rogers trade doesn't take this team out of its goal to contend again. 'We're still trying to win games here,' manager Bob Melvin said. 'We have a pretty deep bullpen and got a bullpen arm back, too. So it doesn't change in our expectations of ourselves. You also understand that we put the front office in a tough spot, too, and they have to look at the future and the now. And this is a combination of where we have some depth in the bullpen and got something back we really liked.' Yastrzemski, who made one of the catches of the year, jumping full-bodied over the low fence into the netting that protects right field to catch Jack Suwinski's foul ball, added his thoughts. 'It's kind of a tough place where we haven't played well enough to force them to add pieces,' he said. 'As big as Ty was, it's not like the whole team is dismantled. It's not something I'm over concerned with other than the emotional side of a friend and teammate going to another team.' Why did the Giants lose this game? The offense, again, stalled at the plate. They scored once off right-handed starter Mike Burrows in the fourth inning, when Dom Smith singled to right to score Heliot Ramos. The bullpen did fine without Rogers in a tie game. Doval, conceivably a reliever teams will inquire about before Thursday's 3 p.m. deadline on Thursday, struck out Andrew McCutchen, Bryan Reynolds and Oneil Cruz to give the Giants an opportunity to walk off. With Randy Rodriguez unavailable — he didn't feel great after pitching back-to-back games — Walker made the one mistake that cost them in the 10th inning. With the go-ahead run at third, Walker got a comebacker and tried to end the inning with a 1-4-3 double play that came short. He knew he should have looked to get the out at home. 'It was a mental mistake,' Walker said. 'I take full responsibility for today.' The Giants had the winning run at second base in the 10th inning, but Patrick Bailey and Ramos struck out to lose the game.
Fox Sports
23-07-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Spencer Horwitz, Bryan Reynolds, Tommy Pham star in Pirates' 8-5 victory over skidding Tigers
Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Spencer Horwitz, Bryan Reynolds and Tommy Pham each had three hits and two RBIs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates hit eight doubles in an 8-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Horwitz hit a two-run double in the second inning to open the scoring. The Pirates, who had lost 11 of their previous 12 games, have taken the first two games of the series from the AL Central leaders. Reynolds had RBI singles in the third and sixth and Pham doubled in a run in the sixth as the Pirates increased their lead to 8-3. The Tigers have lost eight of their last nine games. Mitch Keller (4-10) allowed three runs and six hits in six innings to win what could be his final start with the Pirates. The right-hander has been heavily rumored to be traded by the July 31 deadline. David Bednar, another potential trade target, pitched a scoreless ninth for his 15th save in as many opportunities. Casey Mize (9-4) was tagged for five runs (four earned) and 10 hits in four innings. Mize was pitching for the first time since making his first career All-Star Game appearance a week earlier. Jake Rogers hit a three-run home run, his second of the season, in the fifth inning. Jahmai Jones added a two-run shot as a pinch-hitter in the eighth. Tigers All-Star shortstop Javier Baez returned and was 1 for 4 after missing Monday night's game with left shoulder soreness. Key moment The Tigers put runners on first and second with one out in the ninth before Bednar escaped the jam by striking out Wenceel Perez and Riley Greene. Key stat Horwitz, Pham and Oneil Cruz became the first Pirates trio to have two doubles in a game since 2002. Up next The series concludes Wednesday with the Tigers planning to call up RHP Troy Melton from Triple-A Toledo for his major league debut, facing LHP Bailey Falter (6-5, 4.00 ERA). ___ AP MLB: recommended Item 1 of 2
Winnipeg Free Press
23-07-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Spencer Horwitz, Bryan Reynolds, Tommy Pham star in Pirates' 8-5 victory over skidding Tigers
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Spencer Horwitz, Bryan Reynolds and Tommy Pham each had three hits and two RBIs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates hit eight doubles in an 8-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Horwitz hit a two-run double in the second inning to open the scoring. The Pirates, who had lost 11 of their previous 12 games, have taken the first two games of the series from the AL Central leaders. Reynolds had RBI singles in the third and sixth and Pham doubled in a run in the sixth as the Pirates increased their lead to 8-3. The Tigers have lost eight of their last nine games. Mitch Keller (4-10) allowed three runs and six hits in six innings to win what could be his final start with the Pirates. The right-hander has been heavily rumored to be traded by the July 31 deadline. David Bednar, another potential trade target, pitched a scoreless ninth for his 15th save in as many opportunities. Casey Mize (9-4) was tagged for five runs (four earned) and 10 hits in four innings. Mize was pitching for the first time since making his first career All-Star Game appearance a week earlier. Jake Rogers hit a three-run home run, his second of the season, in the fifth inning. Jahmai Jones added a two-run shot as a pinch-hitter in the eighth. Tigers All-Star shortstop Javier Báez returned and was 1 for 4 after missing Monday night's game with left shoulder soreness. Key moment The Tigers put runners on first and second with one out in the ninth before Bednar escaped the jam by striking out Wenceel Pérez and Riley Greene. Key stat Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. Horwitz, Pham and Oneil Cruz became the first Pirates trio to have two doubles in a game since 2002. Up next The series concludes Wednesday with the Tigers planning to call up RHP Troy Melton from Triple-A Toledo for his major league debut, facing LHP Bailey Falter (6-5, 4.00 ERA). ___ AP MLB:
Hamilton Spectator
23-07-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Spencer Horwitz, Bryan Reynolds, Tommy Pham star in Pirates' 8-5 victory over skidding Tigers
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Spencer Horwitz, Bryan Reynolds and Tommy Pham each had three hits and two RBIs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates hit eight doubles in an 8-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Horwitz hit a two-run double in the second inning to open the scoring. The Pirates, who had lost 11 of their previous 12 games, have taken the first two games of the series from the AL Central leaders. Reynolds had RBI singles in the third and sixth and Pham doubled in a run in the sixth as the Pirates increased their lead to 8-3. The Tigers have lost eight of their last nine games. Mitch Keller (4-10) allowed three runs and six hits in six innings to win what could be his final start with the Pirates. The right-hander has been heavily rumored to be traded by the July 31 deadline. David Bednar, another potential trade target, pitched a scoreless ninth for his 15th save in as many opportunities. Casey Mize (9-4) was tagged for five runs (four earned) and 10 hits in four innings. Mize was pitching for the first time since making his first career All-Star Game appearance a week earlier. Jake Rogers hit a three-run home run, his second of the season, in the fifth inning. Jahmai Jones added a two-run shot as a pinch-hitter in the eighth. Tigers All-Star shortstop Javier Báez returned and was 1 for 4 after missing Monday night's game with left shoulder soreness. Key moment The Tigers put runners on first and second with one out in the ninth before Bednar escaped the jam by striking out Wenceel Pérez and Riley Greene. Key stat Horwitz, Pham and Oneil Cruz became the first Pirates trio to have two doubles in a game since 2002. Up next The series concludes Wednesday with the Tigers planning to call up RHP Troy Melton from Triple-A Toledo for his major league debut, facing LHP Bailey Falter (6-5, 4.00 ERA). ___ AP MLB:
Hamilton Spectator
22-06-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Pham and Horwitz lead Pirates past Rangers to prevent sweep
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tommy Pham went 3 for 3 and drove in three runs, Spencer Horwitz and Bryan Reynolds also had three hits, and the Pittsburgh Pirates used a five-run fifth inning to beat the Texas Rangers 8-3 on Sunday and avoid a three-game sweep. Pham tied it 2-all with a sacrifice fly in the fourth and capped the fifth-inning rally with an RBI double for a 7-2 advantage. He drove in Pittsburgh's final run with a double in the seventh. Horwitz went 3 for 4 with two doubles. He scored three runs and drove in two. Reynolds had a double and scored as the Pirates finished with 15 hits. Texas starter Jack Leiter was lifted in favor of Caleb Boushley after walking Oneil Cruz to begin the fifth with the score tied at 2. Cruz advanced to third on a groundout and Reynolds' single. Nick Gonzales singled to give Pittsburgh the lead, and Horwitz hit a shot to right field that Adolis García misplayed into a two-run double that made it 5-2. Ke'Bryan Hayes added an RBI single before scoring on Pham's double. Bailey Falter walked two to begin the second and both scored on back-to-back RBI singles by Josh Smith and Josh Jung to put the Rangers up 2-0. Hayes doubled in the Pirates' first run after one-out singles by Joey Bart and Horwitz in the fourth. Falter (6-3) pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on six hits and five walks. Three relievers finished for Pittsburgh. Leiter (4-5) permitted three runs and five hits in four-plus innings. Boushley gave up five runs in four innings. Key moment Hayes saved two runs when he dove to his left at third base with runners on second and third to take away a hit from García for the final out in the third with the Pirates trailing 2-0. Key stat Cruz, in a 4-for-37 slump, used his speed to spark the Pirates. He was off and running for his 27th stolen base on a grounder by Andrew McCutchen. Cruz didn't get the steal but he prevented a double play and later scored the go-ahead run. Up next The Pirates hadn't announced a starter for Monday's series opener in Milwaukee against Brewers rookie RHP Chad Patrick (3-7, 3.50 ERA). Texas will start LHP Patrick Corbin (4-6, 3.91 ERA) on Monday in Baltimore opposite LHP Trevor Rogers (0-0, 3.12). ___ AP MLB:
