Asked about it late Tuesday night, Melvin pointed out that the lineup is without Matt Chapman, who has the highest walk rate of any of the regulars who have been here all year. The Giants also traded away Mike Yastrzemski, who struck out a fair amount, but countered that by drawing plenty of walks.

Nick Pivetta allowed a leadoff homer by Jung Hoo Lee and then settled down to tie his season high with 10 strikeouts in six innings and lead the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 victory against the San Francisco Giants.

Nick Pivetta fired six dominant innings Tuesday night and the San Diego Padres snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the visiting San Francisco Giants.

The Giants announced Tuesday that Lee Elder, a longtime scout who served as a trusted advisor to former general manager Brian Sabean, has died. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Lee Elder, a longtime former Giants scout and advisor,

The San Francisco Giants lost 5-1 to the San Diego Padres on Tuesday at Petco Park after a first-inning home run from Jung Hoo Lee.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/giants as Giants Star Recently Requested One Interesting Change From Manager Bob Melvin.

SAN DIEGO — Roughly a week ago, Kai-Wei Teng and Nick Pivetta faced off at Oracle Park in what ended up being a 10-run loss for the Giants. There would be no blowout on Tuesday night at Petco Park, but the result was the same.

Observations from Giants camp on Tuesday. Beaux Collins made a leaping, roughly 15-yard touchdown grab on a pass from Jaxson Dart in the middle of the end zone during red zone drills. Collins is battling to make the team on special teams and as a depth receiver.