Game Wrap 4/16/2026: Giants 3 Reds 0

We may well look back on this game in the future as the game Landen Roupp established himself as he ace of the staff, The Stopper.  Roupp matched goose eggs with a very talented but inexperienced Chase Burns RHP for 6 innings.  The lineup finally put together a 3-run rally in the 7'th in time for him to record the well-earned W and break the Giants losing streak.  Key Lines:

Matt Chapman 3B- 1 for 4, 2B, R, RBI.  BA= .270.  Aside from a couple of less-than-perfect throws a couple of weeks ago, Chapman has played up to expectations and is not a reason why the team is off to this abysmal start.

Jung Hoo Lee RF- 3 for 4, R, RBI.  BA= .246.  Lee seems to have rediscovered the art of hitting line drives and using all fields.  He is batting .370 over his last 7 games and .288 over his last 15.  Most of that lifting came in his last 6 games 4 of which were multi-hit.

Landen Roupp RHP- 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 2.38.  Roupp was masterful and did not allow his first hit until the 6'th inning.  He he followed the hit with a HBP putting runners at first and second with no outs but got out of it with a K and GIDP.  

Ryan Walker RHP(3.86), Keaton Winn RHP(3.24) and Erik Miller LHP(6.00) finished up with a scoreless, hitless inning each.  They recorded 6 K's over the final 3 frames.  Miller recorded his first Save.  Both benches cleared for a standoff between the mound and home plate after Sal Stewart 1B took exception to Miller's celebration on the mound.

With the Win, the Giants fell behind the White Sox in the race for worst record in MLB.  they are tied with 5 other teams at 7-12. They remain tied with the Rockies for last place in the NL West but gained a half game in the Wild Card standings and trail by 4 games.

The Giants start the final leg of their 10-game road trip in Washington today with Logan Webb RHP trying to regain his form against Not-Forever Giant Zack Littell RHP.

While it was a nice win, the lineup continued to under-perform as they managed just two hits in 6 innings off the Reds starter, Burns, and scored all 3 of their runs and recorded half their hits in one inning after he left the game.