Overview
- Vitello said fans were right to boo following Saturday’s 13-3 home loss to the Pirates and added the Giants’ effort was not acceptable.
- Pirates hitters piled up 20 hits and broke the game open with a six-run seventh, dropping San Francisco to 15-24 with MLB’s worst run differential.
- An in-game mix-up on a pitching change left relievers unsure who was entering, and shortstop Willy Adames ultimately pointed to the left-hander.
- The front office has started reshaping the roster, trading catcher Patrick Bailey to Cleveland and calling up prospects Bryce Eldridge and Jesús Rodríguez.
- Vitello was hired from the University of Tennessee with no MLB experience, which heightens scrutiny of his public criticism of a veteran clubhouse.