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Reporting from ORACLE PARK
The Giants started off with a bang in the season finale against the Colorado Rockies, and ace Logan Webb dominated the lowly Rockies in a 4-0 victory Sunday afternoon.
Willie McCovey Award winner and Giants shortstop Willy Adames led off the bottom of the first with a 417-foot home run, his 30th of the season. He became the first Giants shortstop since Rich Aurilia in 2001 to reach 30 homers, and the first Giant of any position since Barry Bonds in 2007. It was also Adames’ first career leadoff homer.
Webb struck out the side in the first inning and finished with eight strikeouts on 78 pitches over 5 ⅓ scoreless innings.
Webb earned his 15th victory (W, 15-11, 3.22 ERA), the second time in his career he has reached 15 wins in a season. Concerning the 15-win milestone, Webb said:
“It’s something I always try to do. You just got to look at the core veteran guys and see that they have been doing it a long time. I felt like I could have gone more innings and that’s how I prepare myself each time.”
Designated hitter Rafael Devers added a solo blast in the fourth inning, his 20th with San Francisco and 35th overall this year. Devers closed the season riding an eight-game hitting streak.
Center fielder Jung Hoo Lee sealed the win in the eighth, lining a two-run single to right that scored pinch-runner Wade Meckler and Devers. The hit gave Lee a team-leading 55 RBIs on the year and sent 37,536 fans in black and orange home happy for the final time in 2025.
Spencer Bivens recorded the final six outs for his third save, striking out three over two hitless innings.
The win capped a four-game sweep of Colorado, gave the Giants their fourth straight win to close the year, and left them with an even 81-81 record. The Rockies, meanwhile, stumbled to the finish with six consecutive losses and a franchise-worst 43-119 mark — the worst record in baseball.
Giants manager Bob Melvin said:
“You’re always trying to win games and it feels a lot better winning the last four games than losing. The guys are obviously in a better mood than they were a week ago. It’s pretty demoralizing after what we accomplished the first two-thirds of the year, but it is what it is.”
There was also a poignant moment in the third inning, when Wilmer Flores was subbed out on a defensive switch for rookie Bryce Eldridge. Flores, whose playing time diminished late in the season, received a standing ovation and tipped his cap to the crowd in what may have been his final game as a Giant.
Melvin said:
“Wilmer’s a beautiful man. … His impact on the clubhouse you really can’t explain it. Wilmer is just one of those guys you can count on no matter the situation. There’s guys on any team that players gravitate to and Wilmer is one of those guys.”
It was supposed to be a fresh start for a franchise that 15 years ago entered the postseason with zero expectations and emerged with the 2010 World Series title. Three championships in five years followed, cementing a golden era.
Now expectations are different. The Giants have a loyal fan base and one of the best ballparks in baseball, but the results have been four straight .500 seasons.
The new era officially began last year, when franchise legend Buster Posey replaced Farhan Zaidi as President of Baseball Operations. Posey made his first major move by acquiring Devers in a blockbuster trade with the Boston Red Sox, a deal meant to signal San Francisco was all-in for 2025. But Devers needed time to adjust both to new positions and to the West Coast, and the roster never fully clicked.
Webb and Robbie Ray (11-8, 3.65 ERA) formed a strong one-two punch early in the year, and reliever Randy Rodriguez (1.78 ERA) made the All-Star team, but injuries piled up and the club sold off bullpen arms at the trade deadline.
The team was supposed to feel different this year, however, it finished just like the old regime did the last three years.
Just average. So fans might have to settle for a .500 baseball team at premium prices again next year unless another splash hit off the field happens for a franchise chasing the Los Angeles Dodgers for at least the next decade.
Up Next
The Giants open the 2026 MLB season with a marquee matchup against the New York Yankees on March 25 at Oracle Park, one day before the traditional Opening Day. It will mark just the second time in 17 years –and the first since 2022 – that the Giants open at home, and the first time they face the Yankees on Opening Day.
