Marlins give Giants a reality check after series win against Dodgers
It didn't take long for the Giants to fall back to earth after taking two of three from the Dodgers.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 24: Eric Haase #18 of the San Francisco Giants bats against the Miami Marlins in the seventh inning at Oracle Park on April 24, 2026... It didn’t take long for the Giants to fall back to earth after taking two of three from the Dodgers . The Marlins pounced on Adrian Houser and handed San Francisco a 9-4 loss.
Houser surrendered eight runs, all earned, on a career-high 11 hits, two of which left the yard, and took his third loss of the season Friday night to open a three-game series against Miami at Oracle Park. The Marlins (13-13) led 8-0 by the end of the second inning, which was more than enough behind Sandy Alcantara, who only allowed the Giants (11-15) to turn nine hits into three runs across six frames. It didn’t take long for the Giants to fall back to earth after taking two of three from the Dodgers.
AP The Marlins (13-13) led 8-0 by the end of the second inning, which was more than enough behind Sandy Alcantara, who only allowed the Giants (11-15) to turn nine hits into three runs across six frames. AP Rafael Devers and Willy Adames were the only Giants kept off the bases as the team banged out 11 hits, matching their seventh-best total of the season. They are 6-0 when totaling 12 or more hits.
Jung Hoo Lee sent a solo shot on a hop into McCovey Cove in the eighth inning. His second home run of the season gave Lee his third hit of the night and the Giants their fourth run for the first time in five games. What it means The Giants rode their arms to a series win over the Dodgers.