Heliot Ramos found himself in the middle of the action in Monday night’s series opener at Petco Park. Ramos led off the game with a booming shot off left-hander Nestor Cortes, kicking off a three-home

Wilmer Flores wasn't placed on the injured list, but he is absent from the Giants' lineup yet again as they face the Nationals on Saturday.

The right-handed-hitting Flores will hit the bench for a fourth straight game, with the Giants having faced right-handed pitchers in each of those contests. He appears to have faded into the short side of platoon with the left-handed-hitting Dominic Smith,

Wilmer Flores, representing the Giants’ last spark of hope, popped out on an infield fly. However, as with all baseball stadium fireworks, the show started after the game.

At PETCO Park on Wednesday, the San Francisco Giants face the San Diego Padres (four consecutive defeats) at 9:40 p.m. ET. The Padres are favored at home (-154) against the Giants (+130). The scheduled starters are JP Sears for the San Diego Padres, and Landen Roupp (7-6) for the San Francisco Giants.

Flores remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. For the fifth game in a row, Flores will remain on the bench while he contends with a tight left hamstring,

Flores added Chapman sounded angry yelling at Red Sox first baseman Abraham Toro as Flores was rounding the bases. Chapman didn't address the situation after recording his 14th save of the season.

Heliot Ramos and Rafael Devers hit back-to-back then Wilmer Flores launches a two-run home run in the top of the 1st