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With Tony Vitello's First Win Out of Way, Giants Take on Padres

Harrison Bader homered and Landen Roupp threw six shutout innings as San Francisco ended Tony Vitello’s four-game wait for his first win.

  • On Monday, San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello earned his first big-league win, leading the team to a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres at Petco Park and securing a 1-0 series lead.
  • Vitello, who left the University of Tennessee to manage the Giants in October 2025, became the first San Francisco skipper to earn an opening win since Dusty Baker on April 6, 1993.
  • Harrison Bader homered and pitcher Landen Roupp threw six shutout innings; players celebrated by dousing Vitello with beer in the visitors' clubhouse at Petco Park.
  • San Francisco faces San Diego again Tuesday at 9:40 p.m. EDT, with Giants starter Logan Webb carrying a 0-1 record and 10.80 ERA into the matchup.
  • Last season, the Padres finished 90-72 overall with a 52-29 home record, while the Giants posted an 81-81 record averaging 2.7 extra base hits per game.
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With Tony Vitello's first win out of way, Giants take on Padres

For Tony Vitello, there will be a lot of firsts during his rookie year as the San Francisco Giants' manager.

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Giants face the Padres leading series 1-0

The San Francisco Giants face the San Diego Padres with a 1-0 series lead.

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