The San Francisco Giants' bizarre, error-filled second inning against the San Diego Padres allowed seven runs on Wednesday at Oracle Park.

Nick Pivetta allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings and Ramón Laureano had three of the Padres' 14 hits as San Diego completed a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants with an 11-1 rout.

Outside the stadium, Summer Abella, a longtime fan from Livermore decked out in Giants apparel, wore a wry smile as she relived the day’s sorrows. The game, she said, was the last gasp for the team’s playoff chances.

After being decimated by their in-state rivals 11-1, on Wednesday, are Bob Melvin and the Giants ready to start looking toward 2026?

Jose Iglesias hit a two-run homer in the second inning, Jackson Merrill connected in the eighth for insurance, and the San Diego Padres beat the struggling San Francisco Giants 5-1.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the opponent San Diego Padres fans focus on, and for very good reason. Finishing ahead of Los Angeles would allow the Padres to skip the first round of the playoffs — that is,

San Francisco Giants outfielder Heliot Ramos was the subject of ridicule on Wednesday afternoon as he made a bizarre throw in the outfield.

Jake Croneworth hit a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh and Freddy Fermin followed with a two-run homer off Logan Webb as the San Diego Padres backed Yu Darvish in a 4-1 win over the San Francisco Giants.

Jackson Merrill slugged his ninth home run of the season in the eighth inning to put the finishing touches on the Giants (59-61) defeat. San Diego improved to 68-52 and pulled into a tie with the Dodgers for first place in the NL West.

The San Francisco Giants are on a historically remarkable run of ineptitude at home, and they’ll see if they can change that today. In their Friday night opener against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Giants suffered yet another creatively awful defeat.