The San Francisco Giants, despite high expectations and recent momentum, ended up with a series split against the Arizona Diamondbacks, culminating in a 5-3 loss. Giants' pitcher Blake Snell, who signed late into spring training, struggled significantly, posting an 11.57 ERA across three starts but remained optimistic about improvements. In the series finale, Diamondbacks' Slade Cecconi had a strong 2024 debut, holding the Giants to two runs over six innings. Key moments included Gabriel Moreno's decisive two-run single in the sixth inning and Mike Yastrzemski's 2-run homer.
Right-hander Slade Cecconi held the San Francisco Giants to two runs in six innings in his 2024 debut, and Gabriel Moreno hit a two-run, go-ahead single in the sixth inning to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-3 victory. https://t.co/w218j9IH0V
Diamondbacks, Cecconi salvage split with Giants in series finale https://t.co/vk2Cz66lCT
Wasted opportunities and a series split. @PavlovicNBCS delivers the takeaways from the Giants' loss to the Diamondbacks ⬇ https://t.co/W45FAVqZfu
The @Dbacks earn the series split in San Francisco. https://t.co/ZHE2BdbLTF
SF Giants settle for split with Diamondbacks after bats go quiet in finale https://t.co/V1XBAhpVQN
FINAL: D-Backs, 5, #SFGiants 3.
San Francisco Giants’ Mike Yastrzemski celebrates his 2-run home run with Jung Hoo Lee in 5th inning against Arizona Diamondbacks during MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco. @sfchronicle photo by @ScottStrazzante https://t.co/SritMIrcad
Diamondbacks daily: Giants' series to conclude in San Francisco after Saturday's loss https://t.co/cDWqx9tAKZ
Two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell didn't sign with the Giants until a month into spring training. But he's hardly the only player off to a slow start. https://t.co/5dO68qPOcx
DBacks, Corbin Carroll quiet at plate in loss to Giants https://t.co/t1KeQ6HZcz
Giants’ lineup vs. D-backs: Jung Hoo Lee - CF LaMonte Wade Jr. - 1B Jorge Soler - DH Michael Conforto - LF Wilmer Flores - 3B Patrick Bailey - C Thairo Estrada - 2B Mike Yastrzemski - RF Nick Ahmed - SS LHP Kyle Harrison
Giants' Blake Snell is optimistic despite 11.57 ERA in 3 starts... 🫣 https://t.co/SbMuq5z4GA https://t.co/CsDS752zcd
Blake Snell's latest rough start kept the Giants, with the Bay Area sports spotlight now squarely on them, from building on their momentum (via @PavlovicNBCS) https://t.co/XMZYqG45Cl