What we learned as Carson Seymour, Giants’ offense struggle in loss to D-backs

SAN FRANCISCO – The red-hot Giants were cooled off in their pursuit of an MLB playoff push Wednesday at Oracle Park with a frustrating 5-3 loss against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Carson Seymour earned his first big league win last Friday in his second career start. He wasn’t close to as successful in his third start. Seymour’s start began with a leadoff home run, and it ended with six hits and four earned runs over 1 1/3 innings pitched. Offensively, he and the rest of the Giants’ pitching staff didn’t get much help. The Giants were no-hit until Eduardo Rodriguez’ bid ended with one out in the fifth inning. At that point, the Giants already were trailing 4-0. Rodriguez was sporting a 5.22 ERA on the 2025 MLB season and stifled the Giants up and down the lineup. The veteran left-hander gave up only two hits in 6 1/3 scoreless innings. Though Rafael Devers did drive in two of the Giants’ three runs with a deep double to right-center field in the eighth inning, the Giants’ first three batters – Heliot Ramos, Devers and Willy Adames – were a collective 2-for-13 and totaled five strikeouts.Here are...