David Peralta singled in a run and scored the eventual game-winner in a two-run 10th inning and the visiting San Diego Padres rode their pitching to beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 and complete a three-game sweep Sunday afternoon. The Padres (85-65) remain atop the National League wild-card race with just two weeks remaining in the regular season. After the Giants had tied the score in the ninth on a leadoff home run by Heliot Ramos, Peralta led off the 10th with a single to left off former San Francisco closer Camilo Doval (5-3) to drive in automatic runner Jake Cronenworth.

David Peralta hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning, and the San Diego Padres overcame Heliot Ramos becoming the first right-handed batter to homer into McCovey Cove with a 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday that finished a three-game sweep. Ramos hit a 394-foot, opposite-field drive into the water behind the right field stands in the ninth off Robert Suarez (9-3), tying the score 2-2. There have been 167 Splash Homers by left-handed batters since the ballpark opened in 2000, including 104 by Giants hitters.

The words of Willie Mays graced the shores of McCovey Cove one last time Sunday afternoon. In a fitting ribbon on an emotional year for the Giants organization, that saw the death of two lions of the game within two weeks of each other, Mays' prepared remarks headlined the hourlong celebration of life for his former teammate, Orlando Cepeda, who died just 10 days after Mays this summer. The ceremony preceded the Giants' series finale against the Padres, a 4-3 loss in 10 innings, and would have delighted Cepeda with a live band, dancers and dozens of his closest friends and family in addition to a slate of speakers that included fellow Hall of Famers Tony Oliva and Juan Marichal. Oliva, a Twins legend hailing from Cuba, told the story of meeting Cepeda for the first time as a rookie at an exhibition game in New York in 1963 and said, “From that moment Orlando Cepeda never forgot me.”

The words of Willie Mays graced the shores of McCovey Cove one last time Sunday afternoon. In a fitting ribbon on an emotional year for the Giants organization, that saw the death of two lions of the game within two weeks of each other, Mays' prepared remarks headlined the hourlong celebration of life for his former teammate, Orlando Cepeda, who died just 10 days after Mays this summer. The ceremony preceded the Giants' series finale against the Padres, a 4-3 loss in 10 innings, and would have delighted Cepeda with a live band, dancers and dozens of his closest friends and family in addition to a slate of speakers that included fellow Hall of Famers Tony Oliva and Juan Marichal. Oliva, a Twins legend hailing from Cuba, told the story of meeting Cepeda for the first time as a rookie at an exhibition game in New York in 1963 and said, “From that moment Orlando Cepeda never forgot me.”

The words of Willie Mays graced the shores of McCovey Cove one last time Sunday afternoon. In a fitting ribbon on an emotional year for the Giants organization, that saw the death of two lions of the game within two weeks of each other, Mays' prepared remarks headlined the hourlong celebration of life for his former teammate, Orlando Cepeda, who died just 10 days after Mays this summer. The ceremony preceded the Giants' series finale against the Padres, a 4-3 loss in 10 innings, and would have delighted Cepeda with a live band, dancers and dozens of his closest friends and family in addition to a slate of speakers that included fellow Hall of Famers Tony Oliva and Juan Marichal. Oliva, a Twins legend hailing from Cuba, told the story of meeting Cepeda for the first time as a rookie at an exhibition game in New York in 1963 and said, “From that moment Orlando Cepeda never forgot me.”

The San Francisco Giants farm system isn't currently jam-packed with elite pitching, but there are some very intriguing young sluggers. As Joel Reuter of Bleacher Report examined the farm of each team in MLB for the best payer at each level, the Giants' strength has become their bats.

The San Francisco Giants have a lot to figure out this offseason. What won't help is their ace Blake Snell is expected to opt-out of his contract and hit the open market in search of his megadeal after putting together a strong second half of the year. The Giants can certainly try to re-sign him, keeping him at the top of their rotation with Logan Webb, it's unclear if they are willing to spend around $200-$300 million to keep him in San Francisco with so many other areas needing to be addressed. If they feel like they would rather spend money elsewhere, then they could turn their attention to 2023 World Series champion ace Nathan Eovaldi if he also decided to opt-out of his player option.

After their 5-0 win against the San Francisco Giants, the San Diego Padres have earned the first Wild Card spot in the National League. While there are a few highlights from the game, including a home run from right fielder Fernando Tatís Jr., most of the focus has been on rookie center fielder Jackson Merrill, who just made another move into the Padres' history books after hitting two doubles off of Giants pitcher Logan Webb.

Not much has gone according to plan for the San Francisco Giants during the 2024 season. After a slow start, Blake Snell has looked like the ace the Giants thought they were getting. Others, such as the Robbie Ray trade, have not provided much of a positive impact. Nick Ahmed and top prospect Marco Luciano battled it out in spring training for the starting job.

Luis Arraez will continue his pursuit of one of the legendary Tony Gwynn's team records when the San Diego Padres attempt to close a three-game sweep over the host San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon. Arraez had three- and two-hit games on the first two nights of the series, during which the Padres have out-hit the Giants 29-9 en route to 5-0 and 8-0 wins. The victories, coupled with Los Angeles Dodgers' losses to the Atlanta Braves, have allowed the second-place Padres (84-65) to pull within 3 1/2 games of the Dodgers (87-61) in the battle for first place in the National League West.

Luis Arraez will continue his pursuit of one of the legendary Tony Gwynn's team records when the San Diego Padres attempt to close a three-game sweep over the host San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon. Arraez had three- and two-hit games on the first two nights of the series, during which the Padres have out-hit the Giants 29-9 en route to 5-0 and 8-0 wins.

The Rangers, the defending World Series champs, will spend this October at home. No team since the 1999-2000 Yankees has won back-to-back titles.

San Diego Padres (84-65, second in the NL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (72-77, fourth in the NL West) San Francisco; Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Martin Perez (4-5, 4.46 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 96 strikeouts); Giants: Landen Roupp (0-1, 3.44 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 36 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Padres -159, Giants +135; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres take on the San Francisco Giants after Donovan Solano's four-hit game on Saturday. San Francisco has a 72-77 record overall and a 41-36 record in home games. The Giants have gone 53-26 in games when they record at least eight hits. San Diego has an 84-65 record overall and a 44-30 record on the road. The

San Diego Padres (84-65, second in the NL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (72-77, fourth in the NL West) San Francisco; Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Martin Perez (4-5, 4.46 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 96 strikeouts); Giants: Landen Roupp (0-1, 3.44 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 36 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Padres -159, Giants +135; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres take on the San Francisco Giants after Donovan Solano's four-hit game on Saturday. San Francisco has a 72-77 record overall and a 41-36 record in home games. The Giants have gone 53-26 in games when they record at least eight hits. San Diego has an 84-65 record overall and a 44-30 record on the road. The

Giants manager Bob Melvin took longer than usual to come to the podium after San Francisco's 8-0 loss Saturday, and it wasn't hard to figure out why.

Joe Musgrove struck out eight in six innings, Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill both drove in two runs and the San Diego Padres beat San Francisco 8-0 on Saturday night to hand the Giants their third straight shutout. Donovan Solano had four of San Diego's 17 hits and Xander Bogaerts homered for the Padres, who hold the top National League wild card.

Joe Musgrove tossed 6.0 shutout innings and production came from up and down the lineup in an 8-0 win over the Giants on Saturday night. It's San Diego's second straight shutout in San Francisco and, with the Diamondbacks losing 15-8 to the Brewers, gives the Friars a 1.5 game cushion over Arizona for the top National League Wild Card spot. Speaking of the playoffs, Musgrove looked like the guy who dominated the 2022 postseason, striking out eight Giants and allowing three hits with no walks.

Joe Musgrove tossed 6.0 shutout innings and production came from up and down the lineup in an 8-0 win over the Giants on Saturday night. It's San Diego's second straight shutout in San Francisco and, with the Diamondbacks losing 15-8 to the Brewers, gives the Friars a 1.5 game cushion over Arizona for the top National League Wild Card spot. Speaking of the playoffs, Musgrove looked like the guy who dominated the 2022 postseason, striking out eight Giants and allowing three hits with no walks.

An 8-0 loss to the San Diego Padres on Saturday night marked the third time in the San Francisco era that the Giants have suffered three straight shutouts.

The 1992 MLB season was an odd one in San Francisco. The team was headed for Tampa Bay, with a sale seeming so likely that players started flipping through Florida real estate brochures late in the season and fans -- including a young Brandon Crawford -- showed up to Candlestick Park in September just to say goodbye. Peter Magowan's new ownership group saved the day, and eight years later the Giants moved into a spectacular new ballpark, one they now have called home for 25 seasons. It also was the last time the Giants got shut out in three consecutive games before this week.