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SAN FRANCISCO – Just like that, the worries returned to Oracle Park.
Less than 24 hours after a brilliant offensive display renewed hopes of making it to the postseason, the Giants were effectively shut down and looked a lot more like the underachieving team they’ve been for most of the season while absorbing an 11-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.
Gone were all the good vibes that had been built during a six-game winning streak, as the Giants once again fell two games under .500.
Like the score indicated, this was a one-sided game that left many in the crowd of 37,711 unhappy despite glorious weather in the Bay Area.
Willy Adames provided the one big highlight for the Orange and Black with his 25th home run of the season, a two-out solo drive off Orioles starter Trevor Rogers in the first inning. That extended the Giants’ streak of consecutive games with at least one home run to 12.
Willy Adames blasts his 25th homer of the season 🔥
pic.twitter.com/720cmbM3D0— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) August 30, 2025
Other than that, the Giants didn’t give their fans much to cheer about as the hometown team lost at Oracle Park for the first time in two weeks.
The Orioles did a great job of being aggressive against Giants starter Carson Seymour (0-2) and were equally effective once Seymour left. Baltimore got runners in scoring position in every inning except the fifth and sixth, putting the Giants on their heels for most of the afternoon.
It got so rough for the Giants pitching that manager Bob Melvin used infielder Christian Koss to pitch the ninth. Koss needed nine pitches to work a 1-2-3 inning.
Here are the takeaways from Saturday:
Where did all that O go?
One day after setting season-highs in runs (15), hits (18) and hits with runners in scoring position (eight), the Giants reverted back to their mostly quiet ways on offense.
Beyond the home run by Adames, the Giants had just thre runners get past past first base.
Most of the blame for that goes to Trevor Rogers, who has been the Orioles’ most dominant pitcher for most of the 2025 MLB season. Rogers allowed one run and five hits over seven innings, earning a Baltimore-era franchise record with his 10th consecutive start of six innings or more while allowing two runs or fewer.
Seymour Saw Less
Seymour’s first career start in the majors didn’t last very long. The right-hander’s afternoon ended after throwing 60 pitches in three innings.
The Orioles were getting good swings off Seymour all afternoon. Even the outs were hard hit.
Seymour retired only 12 batters and allowed four runs and five hits with two strikeouts and two walks.
The relief wasn’t exactly clean but the Giants had enough fresh arms to cover for Seymour’s early exit.
Creeping up on 30
The Giants haven’t had a player hit 30 home runs in a single season since king swatter Barry Bonds banged out 45 in 2004, but that streak is likely to end this year.
Adames hit his 25th homer of the year Saturday and is the first Giants player to have 25 or more entering September since Bonds in 2007. He needs five more over the final 16 games which is doable considering Adames had hit six in his last nine games.
Twenty of Adames’ home runs this season have been solo shots.
Rafael Devers leads the Giants with 27 home runs but only 12 have come in a Giants uniform.
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