SF Giants offensive woes continue in extra-inning loss to Padres

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San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb #62 throws against the San Diego Padres in the seventh inning of their MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, June 2, 2025. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

SAN FRANCISCO — When asked about Logan Webb’s performance against the San Diego Padres, catcher Patrick Bailey said it was “the best I’ve ever seen him.” The numbers warrant the praise: eight innings, seven strikeouts, no runs, no walks.

No win.

Webb ended the night with a no decision, and the Giants ended the night with a 1-0, 10-inning loss to the Padres on Monday at Oracle Park as the offensive struggles woes continued.

“I can tell you right now, there’s been a lot lower points that I’ve gone through in the past couple seasons. This is not a low point,” Webb said. “It’s June 2. We have a lot of baseball to play. I do think there’s a belief in this group, in this team that started the first day of spring training. I’ve been very outspoken about that, how we wanted to do things. This is just part of baseball.”

For all Webb’s optimism, San Francisco haven’t gone through this cold of a stretch offensively in quite some time.

The Giants have mustered only 30 runs over their last 15 games. The last time the team scored 30 (or fewer) runs over a 15-game stretch was from June 23, 2014 to July 8, 2014. It should come as no surprise, then, that San Francisco is 13-for-99 (.131) over its last 15 games with runners in scoring position, including 1-for-12 tonight.

San Francisco Giants' Jerar Encarnation #59 strikes out swinging against San Diego Padres relief pitcher Jason Adam #40 in the eighth inning of their MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, June 2, 2025. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

The Giants had no problem setting the table against the Padres. They loaded the bases with no outs in the second. They put a runner on second with two outs in the sixth for Jerar Encarnacion, who was activated off the injured list prior to the game. They loaded the bases for Jung Hoo Lee in the seventh. They put runners on second and third with two outs in the eighth.

In every scenario, they failed to score.

The most frustrating of these missed opportunities unfolded during the game’s final inning. San Diego took a 1-0 lead in the top of the 10th on Jose Iglesias’ sacrifice fly, but the Giants had their latest opportunity in the bottom of the frame when Lee advanced to third with one out on Christian Koss’ sacrifice bunt.

Matt Chapman smashed a grounder at hit 109.7 mph to the hot corner, but Iglesias snared the grounder and threw to first for the second out. Encarnacion, following two rough at-bats off the bench, followed up by hitting a 101.1 mph line drive hit right at first baseman Luis Arraez for the game’s final out.

“Really, the last couple innings were probably some of our best at-bats,” Melvin said. “Throughout the course of the game, we smoked some balls in the later innings. We had some opportunities early on and that ended up biting us, but we couldn’t push one across. We had the bases loaded a couple times. We left 12 on base. I thought our at-bats were good and a little unlucky in the last inning when you hit two balls that hard.”

San Francisco Giants' Wilmer Flores #41 is forced out as San Diego Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth #9 completes the double play to first base in the third inning of their MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, June 2, 2025. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

The lack of run support spoiled arguably Webb’s best outing of the entire, one where he matched his season-high in innings pitched.

After allowing a season-high five earned runs over five innings in his last outing against the Padres, Webb heavily leaned on his sweeper far more than usual.

Webb threw 41 sweepers against San Diego, the most he’s thrown in a single outing since July 22, 2022. The right-hander only generated four whiffs, but the sweeper in conjunction with the sinker and changeup helped him minimize solid contact and quiet the Padres’ offense.

“There was definitely some guys that we like sliders to,” Bailey said. “At the same time with him, it’s kind of what he’s feeling that day, what he’s throwing for strikes. I think that’s the beauty of him. He doesn’t have to have certain pitches, and we can kind of adjust for what he’s got that day.”

Wade day-to-day after being hit

LaMonte Wade Jr. sustained a right-hand contusion after being hit by a 95.1 mph four-seam fastball thrown by the Padres’ Stephen Kolek in the bottom of the second inning. He is day-to-day.

Wade initially stayed in the game after being hit but was replaced by Casey Schmitt the following half inning.

San Francisco Giants’ Willy Adames #2 is forced out at home as San Diego Padres catcher Elias Díaz #17 takes the throw in the second inning of their MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, June 2, 2025. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)