Giants defeat Padres for Tony Vitello's first win as manager
The San Francisco Giants defeated the San Diego Padres on March 30, marking first win of the Tony Vitello era.
The San Francisco Giants ended their winless streak to start the 2026 season, collecting their first win in the Tony Vitello era after defeating the San Diego Padres , 3-2 , on March 30. Under Vitello ā joined the Giants as manager in October 2025 ā San Francisco had dropped all three of its games in the season-opening series against the New York Yankees . The Giants went on the road to face the Padres, their NL West divisional rivals, where they got their first victory of the season.
Harrison Bader opened the scoring in the third inning with a 408-foot bomb over left field. The Giants added a couple of runs in the fourth inning by methodically filling the bases, something they hardly did in their series against the Yankees. BADER NUKE pic.
twitter. com/vpojAaNxyG ā KNBR (@KNBR) March 31, 2026 San Francisco went up 3-0 in the fourth inning. Patrick Bailey singled to left, which allowed Matt Chapman to cross home plate, as Jung Hoo Lee went to second.
Another run shortly followed after Casey Schmitt hit an RBI single to left field that allowed Lee to score. "The first one's huge," Bader told NBC Sports Bay Area. "Just a matter of going out there and, you know, continuing to process, you know, throwing strikes, taking care of the baseball, getting your swing off as a hitter.