San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres
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Vitello, Giants get 1st win by beating Padres 3-2 as Bader homers off Buehler
Ryan Walker was one strike from closing a two-hit shutout when he allowed a two-run homer to Jackson Merrill. Walker then got Xander Bogaerts to ground out to finish the combined three-hitter for a save.
Vitello, hired from the University of Tennessee despite no professional playing or coaching experience, and the Giants had a miserable opening series. They were outscored 13-1 by the New York Yankees in a three-game sweep, becoming the 11th team to score no more than one run over the initial three games of a season. They matched a franchise record Saturday by reaching 20 innings without scoring to begin the season before finally getting a run in the third inning of a 3-1 loss.
The Giants were also the only team without a home run this year until Bader drove a 1-2 pitch from Buehler (0-1) off the facade of the second deck in left field leading off the third.
San Francisco added on with consecutive RBI singles with two outs in the fourth by Patrick Bailey and Casey Schmitt, who played at suburban Eastlake High and San Diego State.
Landen Roupp (1-0) allowed two singles while striking out seven and walking two in six innings.
The 31-year-old Buehler, who pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers his first seven seasons, is back in the NL West after pitching for Boston and Philadelphia last season. He was a spring signee and earned a spot in a rotation minus Yu Darvish for the season following elbow surgery and Joe Musgrove, who began the season on the injured list with right elbow inflammation after his own return from Tommy John surgery went slower than hoped.
Buehler allowed three runs and five hits over four innings in his Padres debut.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Bogaerts grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Merrill homered to right (387 feet), Cronenworth scored. |
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9th Inning | Machado grounded out to first, Cronenworth to second. |
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9th Inning | Tatis Jr. struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Cronenworth walked. |
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9th Inning | Walker relieved Winn |
Statistics
 SF |
 SD |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 15 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 6 | Hits | 3 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 2 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 29 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 11 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 1 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 0 |
| 10 | Fly Balls | 6 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 135 | Pitches | 138 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 10 | Total Bases | 6 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 32 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 2.8 | Runs Created | 0.3 |
| .188 | Batting Average | .103 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .313 | Slugging Percentage | .207 |
| .250 | Secondary Average | .207 |
| .278 | On Base Percentage | .188 |
| .590 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .394 |
| 1.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 2.0 |
| 2.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 0.3 |
| 24.0 | Batter Rating | 14.0 |
| 32.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 29.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.75 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.31 |
| .125 | Isolated Power | .103 |
| 0.43 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.27 |
| .083 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .094 |
| .063 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .103 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.1 |
| 74.0 | MLB Rating | 63.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: San Diego, California
Attendance: 43,611 | Capacity:
2026 National League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles |
4 | 2 | .667 | - | L1 |
| San Francisco |
3 | 4 | .429 | 1.5 | W1 |
 Arizona |
3 | 4 | .429 | 1.5 | L1 |
 Colorado |
2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | W1 |
| San Diego |
2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | W1 |