Yankees vs. Giants Game Highlights (3-25-26) - MLB Highlights

There will be nearly 2,500 games played this season, but tonight there's only one in sunny San Francisco, home to one of baseball's crown jewels, Oracle Park, and a matchup tonight that predates even the skyline behind it. Giants and Yankees, a century old rivalry that's featured some of the most legendary names of the past, you're hearing them right now, and the present. When this rivalry started, you guys, games were being broadcast on living room radios and presently we are starting opening night on the biggest global streaming network in the world with a drone shot. Well, it's been almost five months since the final out of the world series was recorded in Toronto and a new season of baseball is upon us. Tonight, live from Oracle Park in San Francisco, the curtain rises on the 2026 campaign. Tony Vitello has such a fascinating story. He is a trailblazer, undeniably so. The first ever manager in Major League Baseball history to come directly from the college ranks without a day's worth of pro player, coach, or managerial experience. Well, he's got an ace out there that he's handed the ball to on opening day here tonight, Logan Webb, the two-time All-Star, who's coming off a terrific 2025 campaign, led Major League Baseball in innings of work and games started. This is his fifth opening day start, what a badge of honor. And Grisham's a strikeout victim to start the night. The right fielder, number 99, Aaron Judge. Fans showing their appreciation for Aaron Judge. Six-pitch at-bat to Trent Grisham, six pitches to Aaron Judge. That's another attribute of this Yankee lineup. The next three-two, and that one got him. So two strikeouts for Webb and that brings up the two-time All-Star, former National League MVP, Cody Bellinger. Long run for Elliott Ramos gets there in the high skies, they call it, to make for a one-two-three start to the season behind Logan Webb. Freed coming off a great first year as a Yankee. Yeah, going 19-5 with a two-eight ERA, 195 innings. Max Freed, by the way, making his fourth career opening day assignment. So Chapman beats out the double play ball and there's one away with a man at first. I'll bring up the DH tonight, Rafi Devers, the three-time All-Star, who joined the Giants after a mid-season trade from Boston last year. There's Willie Adamas now. Giants with a chance to get on the board first. Adamas coming off a 30-homer season as a Giant last year. And his first strikeout of the game's a big one. Two gone now with runners still at the corners. Jung-Uli, first ball pick and a ground ball for Chisholm that gets Freed and the Yankees out of any first-inning trouble. I'll bring up the five-time All-Star, Giancarlo Stanton. That's headed for the gap in right center field. And Stanton, who ended spring training much better than he started it with elbow injuries that cost him some time. Yeah, what he was talking about is, like, we just need to bottle him up. He might not be able to open a bag of chips, but he's ready to hit. Ready to hit. Yeah, Chisholm wears one. Man, he had no chance to get out of the way at that point. First and second the hard way with nobody out. Last year's Major League Stolen Base Leader, shortstop Jose Caballero. And there's a shot into left field. Ramos goes to get it. Stanton on his way around to score. Throw comes into second. It's wild. Great play by Arise just to keep that ball from getting into right field. In the meantime, the Yankees are on the board. First, it's 1-0 New York. First RBI of 2026 belongs to Jose Caballero. That'll bring up the third baseman, Ryan McMahon. And the fire's still hot here. Second and third with only one away. 0-2 from Webb. Bouncer headed up the middle, and that's going to get through and drive in a couple of the runs. 3-0 New York. One of those 20 hoppers, good things happen if you put the ball in play right here. So Webb, he gets ahead of him right there and honestly gets the swing that he wants. You want to get a ground ball, rather be lucky than good, find a hole. That is five straight Yankees to reach base safely. First and second with only one away. Yeah, everything just coming off the bat's hot. This is an offense that, you know, they were tops in the American League. It's not the most runs in Major League Baseball. They're showing it right here, right out of the gates. Run it back. So first and second with three runs in and still only one away, first pitch to... And the Yankees are absolutely teeing off on an elite starting pitcher here. Logan Webb has not endured this kind of damage in any one inning since the 2023 season. Yankees putting their feet up on the furniture here on opening day. Jazz, I want to ask you about your starting pitcher here today. Tell us a little bit about getting to play behind him. What's it like? It was great not facing him anymore, you know. With that same division in Atlanta and Miami. I mean, it sucked kind of facing him every time, you know. And now I get to sit behind him and watch him work and realize why he was always getting me out. Struck out four of his last six. We've had our first ABS challenge. ABS powered by T-Mobile and a call that was a strike. Low sinker up and in. Has been confirmed. Bill Miller staying perfect. If you had on your bingo card, the first ABS challenge would come on a pitch that would be upheld. You're a winner. So the Yankees are left with one ABS challenge now. Matt Chapman a five. Much easier than it was. Bottom of the order's been very productive for the Yankees against Webb today. Wells now two for two. Yankees are in business once again. Two on with one away for Trent Grisham. There's a little one. Another one. So another opportunity for Aaron Judge. Couple of strikeouts for him so far tonight. Two men on with two away. Back to back change ups. And they get Webb out of trouble. Stranding two in the fourth. Another first pitch. So now four of the eight hits for New York have come on the first pitch of the at bat. And there are runners at the corners on two pitches to open the fifth. Big career numbers against the Giants. For the guy they call Big G. Best driven in a run with the third straight hit to open the fifth inning. And none of them cheat. These are all just blistered line drives. This one 114.4. Pitch count's getting up there a little bit. Might want to start getting somebody up in the bullpen. Gave up four straight hits in the second. Three straight hits to open the fifth. If you could take the second inning away. Webb's been pretty good tonight. Chisholm bounces it to first. Schmidt to second for one. And the misplay leads to a second run this inning. It's Keaton Winn who is the first in and out of the Giants bullpen on this opening day. Judge never went through a four strikeout game last year. And ran to an MVP. And by the way, he has hit safely in all nine of his opening days as a Yankee. So that's on the line tonight. And they're putting the golden sombrero on their head. Giants fans. Something to cheer about. Oh and to the counts of Cody Bellinger. Back to back strikeouts of a couple of MVP bats. Matt Chapman the first to face Max Freed. Two balls and a strike to Matt Chapman. Chopper for Jack. And Jose Caballero. Did you see that? I've never seen a guy get ate up on a line drive. Put a glove on that palm. Freed looked like he was gonna be the shaky one in the first. But when he got into a groove. Ended up going six and a third scoreless. Yeah he gets through that first inning. A walk and a knock. He strikes out Willie Adamas. Gets Jung-Hoo Lee. And then it was pretty much dominant stuff from Max Freed. Really just an impressive stuff from an elite pitcher. That floating Giants hot tub is about as lonely as the hits column on the scoreboard tonight. There's two hits for San Francisco. Luis arrives into right with hit number three for San Francisco tonight. Giants have stacked up multiple base runners for the first time since the first inning tonight. Here's Rafi Devers now. First and second with two gone. Went back to the slider and got a fly ball for Trent Grisham to keep the Giants scoreless through eight. Back at Oracle Park. Where the Yankees are three outs away from sealing up an opening day win on the road. And they'll turn to somebody very familiar to the Giants and their fans. Former Giant right hander Camilo Duvall takes over here in the night. Little case of the yips there as Jose Caballero clanks one and it's an error on the shortstop. Hey base runners any way you can. So that'll bring up Jung-Hoo Lee who is 0 for three on opening night. Center. One gone in the ninth. One out one on here in the last of the ninth for Elliott Ramos. That one gets away from Wells. Wild pitch that will advance Adamas to second with one way. On the ground on opening day. And Ben Rice take that man to dinner scooping you another one. That's a big pick. Casey Schmidt with two gone and a runner at third and a seven nothing deficit. And on the first pitch a high drive for Aaron Judge. Close to business on opening night. A statement win for the New York Yankees. A seven nothing shutout on the road is how they open their 2026 campaign. First opening day shutout win on the road for the New York Yankees since 1967.