Back to the San Francisco Giants Newsfeed

Slugging Giants come away with road sweep of Astros

Before the season, there were concerns with how the San Francisco Giants would fare against strong left-handed pitching. Against Houston Astros ace Framber Valdez, the Giants responded those questions with dingers.

Wilmer Flores blasts his 4th homer of the season pic.twitter.com/GOSDAvGVe8

— MLB (@MLB) April 2, 2025

Wilmer Flores, Luis Matos, and LaMonte Wade, Jr. all went deep in the Giants’ 6-3 win over the Astros, capping off a three-game sweep and a 5-1 season-opening road trip. They also got five innings of stellar bullpen work, with four relievers combining for six strikeouts and only four baserunners.