A late-inning rally fell inches short against the Arizona Diamondbacks, leaving San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello to reflect on missed opportunities as his team searches for momentum before the break.
The San Francisco Giants had won four of their last six games prior to losing to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-4.
That one-run loss snapped a two-game winning streak, one that saw them take a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves.
Now, San Francisco is 35-49, a record that's good for fourth place in the National League West. They're still two and a half games out from being in last place, but ultimately, it's not like they're going to be able to easily close the 19.5 game gap between them and the back-to-back World Series Champions.
Make no mistake about it, the Giants put themselves in a decent position to steal a win in Arizona. The Diamondbacks allowed three runs in the final two innings, but two runs weren't enough in the ninth as Arizona's three-run fifth inning turned this game around.
Giants Late Comeback Stalled at Chase Field
After the team's 49th loss of the 2026 season, manager Tony Vitello spoke with the media, "When we pitch it pretty good and just have competitive at-bats, which I realize we weren't stringing a whole lot together against E-Rod, but guys seemed to be taking good swings,"
"We end up in a position like we were tonight with an opportunity to win the game, and that's all you can ask, is to be in those situations,” he added, according to MLB.com. “We were a tick away tonight, so here's to that tick being carried over to tomorrow.”
If only being a "tick away" meant anything, but it ultimately does not. The Giants are struggling, and that's an understatement, with only 12 games remaining before the All-Star break.
San Francisco will have two more chances to win these divisional games at Arizona before they travel to Coors Field to take on the last place Colorado Rockies.
Foul Out, Pop Out End a Late Rally
The Giants seemed to be making a move on Diamondbacks closer Paul Sewald, but ultimately their two runs weren't enough to give him his first blown save since Wednesday, May 13.
A leadoff homer for Heliot Ramos was a great start to the inning, and it was followed up with a single, groundout, and another single which drove in the second run across.
From there, Sewald recorded the final two outs in just eight pitches as he got pinch hitter Drew Gilbert to foul out, followed by a pop up from the Giants leadoff hitter, Matt Chapman.
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