SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Fernando Tatis Jr. connected his 17th home run and the San Diego Padres defeated San Francisco 6-2 on Saturday night, leaving the Giants unranked for the playoffs.
San Francisco dropped to 29-30 and is tied for Milwaukee in last place in the National League playoffs. The Brewers have the tiebreaker, which means the Giants will have to beat San Diego on Sunday and Milwaukee will have to lose to San Luis for San Francisco. triumph in the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
Tommy Pham and Mitch Moreland were deep by the Padres, who are 7-2 against the Giants this season.
Tatis made a run from home in the first to Johnny Cueto’s room (2-3), a 424-foot entrance to the pits in the left area. Tatis made a 458-foot explosion on Friday night, the longest of his career.
Pham and Moreland made consecutive shots through Tony Watson in the ninth.
Brandon Belt had two hits and one RBIs.
San Francisco scored twice in the eighth inning after loading the score, but Dan Altavilla led Evan Longoria to bat with two in the inning.
Craig Stammen (4-2) worked two blank innings to relieve starter Zach Davies, who allowed three hits in three innings.
Davies’ third shot is strange. With an out in the third, Mike Yastrzemski hit a top popup in front of the plate and Davies slowly came off the mound while the ball was in the air. No one seemed to ask for the ball when it fell between four Parents.
Cueto allowed three runs and hits in 6 0. 33 innings and has not won in his last three openings.
Head up, johnny
Cueto fell to the mound after appearing to have been hit in the head through a ball fired through receiver Tyler Heineman in the sixth. Cueto hit Manny Machado and turned his back on him when Heienman’s shot touched the pitcher’s dreadlocks that hung under his cap. floor for a few moments but remained in the game.
GIANTS LIBERATE SAMARDZIJA
San Francisco released veteran lawman Jeff Samardzija a day after returning from a long shoulder and rehabilitation. The 35-year-old pitcher signed a five-year, $90 million contract with San Francisco in December 2015, but spent much of his tenure with the marginalized Giants through Array, Samardzija said he planned to launch it in 2021.
EX-GIANT RETIREMENT PENCE
Four-time outfielder All-Star Hunter Pence announced his retirement Saturday after 14 seasons in the primary leagues. Pence, 37, posted on Twitter: “Nothing can prepare you for this part of your career when you have to say, “I’m retiring from baseball. Always grateful and Gr8. ” Pence, an Array279 race hitter, had 244 home runs and 942 RBIs for Houston, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Texas. The Giants released him last month.
YAZ AND WILLIE MAC
Yastrzemski won the 2020 Willie Mac Award before the game, the annual award, named after Hall of Fame member Willie McCovey, is awarded to the team’s most inspiring player after a vote through Giants players, coaches, coaches and fans.
COACH ROOM
Parents: Manager Jayce Tingler said RHP Dinelson Lamet, who came out of Friday’s game with tension in his biceps, felt better and that the team was encouraged to start the opening game of the wildcard series Wednesday night at Petco Park. it would be ideal. We still have a long way to go, however, that’s the kind of situation everyone’s in now,” Tingler said. The manager said THAT RHP Mike Clevinger, who has a neck fight, played wrestling on Saturday and the reviews were positive. The team doesn’t know when it’s going to be in a position to start. Levinger left Wednesday after an undes married entrance and won a cortisone shot on Friday.
Giants: RHP Sam Coonrod placed on the 10-day disabled list with a right shoulder deed. RHP Rico García has been removed from the education site of choice.
Following
Neither team has announced a start to sunday’s series final.
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