San Francisco Giants pitcher Robbie Ray throws against the Colorado Rockies during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
San Francisco Giants’ Matt Chapman (26) rounds the bases after hitting a home run against the Colorado Rockies during the third inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
San Francisco Giants’ LaMonte Wade Jr., left, hits an RBI double in front of Colorado Rockies catcher Jacob Stallings, right, during the second inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Colorado Rockies pitcher Antonio Senzatela, front, walks back to the mound as San Francisco Giants’ Matt Chapman, back, rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the third inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
San Francisco Giants pitcher Hayden Birdsong (60) celebrates with catcher Sam Huff (23) after defeating the Colorado Rockies during a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Colorado Rockies’ Owen Miller slides into third on a single hit by Jordan Beck during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Colorado Rockies’ Alan Trejo, left, throws to first base as San Francisco Giants’ Christian Koss (50) slides into second base on a double play hit into by Mike Yastrzemski during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Robbie Ray’s gem leads the Giants over the Rockies 4-0
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Robbie Ray held the Colorado Rockies to two singles over seven shutout innings and the San Francisco Giants ended a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 victory Friday night.
San Francisco Giants pitcher Robbie Ray throws against the Colorado Rockies during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Robbie Ray held the Colorado Rockies to two singles over seven shutout innings and the San Francisco Giants ended a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 victory Friday night.
Ray (4-0) struck out eight, walked two and allowed only one runner to get into scoring position. The 2021 AL Cy Young Award winner with º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøneeded only 86 pitches.
Hayden Birdsong gave up one hit over the final two innings to complete the first shutout of the season for San Francisco’s pitching staff. Colorado fell to 6-26 and was blanked for fourth time in 2025.
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The Giants got to Antonio Senzatela (1-5) for three runs in the second inning. The key hit was an RBI double by LaMonte Wade Jr., who entered the game with a .123 batting average.
San Francisco third baseman Matt Chapman was in a 6-for-44 slump when he came to the plate in the third. Chapman took Senzatela deep to left for a solo home run, his sixth homer of the season.
The game lasted only 2 hours and 2 minutes.
Key moment
The Rockies had runners at the corners with two outs in the sixth before Ray got Hunter Goodman to ground out to Chapman at third to end the threat.
Key stat
The Giants have won each of Ray’s seven starts this year. That’s the longest season-opening streak for a San Francisco starter since the Giants won Bill Swift’s first 11 starts in 1992. Swift led the NL with a 2.08 ERA that year.
Up next
It will be a matchup of right-handers Saturday with Colorado’s Bradley Blalock (0-1, 10.29 ERA) opposing San Francisco’s Jordan Hicks (1-3, 6.12).
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