The Giants’ offense took a tad too long to wake up in the desert.One day after a thrilling duel between Robbie Ray and Chris Sale, the Giants turned to Tyler Mahle for an eventual 5-4 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday at Chase Field.
It didn’t take long for Arizona to rough up the 1-7 starting pitcher as leadoff hitter Ketel Marte blasted a solo shot to open the game. Make it back-to-back-to-back games with a Ketel home run. pic.twitter.com/sc3cVcNOoC
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) June 30, 2026 Just a few innings after he made a spectacular diving play, rookie center fielder Jonah Cox got the Giants on the board in the fifth. With one out and a runner on third, he was able to pull off a perfect safety squeeze to tie the game up. Cox ties the game with a perfect safety squeeze pic.twitter.com/6eerhy6URR
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) June 30, 2026 The 1-1 deadlock didn’t last long, as the Diamondbacks went on to pour on three runs in the bottom of the same inning.
Those runs came via a double by shortstop Geraldo Perdomo, rattling relief pitcher Seth...