The San Francisco 49ers’ Bay Area neighbor, the San Francisco Giants celebrated the start of the NFL season with an ode to the 49ers on Saturday night at Oracle Park.
The Giants hosted “49ers Night” at Third and King Street in San Francisco on Saturday evening for their matchup with NL West divisional opponent, the San Diego Padres.
Along with dishing out 49ers’ gold and red-themed hats to fans, a legendary member of the 49ers fired the ceremonial first pitch to kick off Saturday night’s tilt. Seven-time Pro Bowler and member of the 49ers Hall of Fame, Patrick Willis toed the rubber for the first pitch. Willis showed off his arm, not bouncing the pitch for a strike just outside the zone.
Via @NBCSGiants on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/NBCSGiants/status/1835126764894667107
Despite Willis and 49ers fans being in the building, the Giants didn’t have an answer for the Padres on Saturday night. Bob Melvin’s Giants got throttled 8-0, for the third straight shutout loss. The Giants haven’t mustered a single run in 27 innings as they fell to a 72-77 record on the season.
The Giants are set to wrap up a three-game series with the Padres on Sunday at 1:05 p.m. PT.
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