SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 Tony Vitello was showered and changed out of his No. 23 home jersey and cream baseball pants into athletic shorts and a hoodie by the time he faced reporters Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Vitello watched the final two innings of the Giants\u2019 5-2 loss to the Mets from his office after the rookie manager earned the first ejection of his major-league managerial career.<\/p>\n
The Giants got seven strong innings from Logan Webb and timely hits from Matt Chapman and Rafael Devers but were dealt their third loss of the four-game set against New York.<\/p>\n
They were leading 2-1 when crew chief David Rackley tossed him in the bottom of the seventh. Things began to fall apart the following inning as Keaton Winn served up hits to Jorge Polanco and Luis Robert, and Erik Miller allowed both inherited runners to score in a four-run frame.<\/p>\n
\u201cI saw blips of the last two innings,\u201d Vitello said. \u201c\u2026 It\u2019s hard to watch on TV. I\u2019m sure there\u2019s plenty to criticize.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tony Vitello after being ejected by umpire David Rackley. AP<\/p>\n
Vitello was upset with the ruling from home plate umpire Edwin Jimenez that resulted in Jerar Encarnacion being called out on a dribbler in front of the plate, despite the Mets failing to complete the play. Jimenez said Encarnacion had left the base path, interfering with Mark Vientos\u2019 ability to catch the throw from Huascar Brazoban.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t watch the replay. I saw it from a great angle,\u201d Vitello said. \u201cUmpire couldn\u2019t have been better with balls and strikes. I\u2019m sure he got it technically right.It\u2019s just a play I\u2019ve got a lot of history (with).\u201d<\/p>\n
What it means<\/p>\n
The Giants weren\u2019t able to take advantage of Webb\u2019s strongest start of the season and dropped three of four to the Mets. The loss was their third in a row, already the second time in 10 games that Vitello\u2019s squad has strung together a losing streak of at least three games.<\/p>\n
Through seven games at Oracle Park, the Giants are 1-6.<\/p>\n
Logan Webb in the top of the first inning at Oracle Park. Getty Images<\/p>\n
Who\u2019s hot<\/p>\n
Vitello, first of all. The manager had a history with SEC umpires, once earning a suspension for bumping chests during an argument on the field. He was upset by the call on Encarnacion, which prevented the Giants from getting a runner on with one out, but his temper didn\u2019t seem to escalate until Rackley tossed him as he was heading back to the dugout with his back turned.<\/p>\n
\u201cI said one last thing, just out of frustration or being all fired up that was complete nonsense,\u201d Vitello said, adding that he was upset over something else from the top half of the seventh that he declined to expand on. \u201cI think it was misinterpreted a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vitello added that he planned to pinch-run speedy outfielder Jared Oliva.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn my mind, we lost a double there,\u201d Vitelo said. \u201cSo there was a little bit of frustration.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The ejection came moments after Webb departed the mound for the last time, limiting the Mets to one run, a ton of ground balls and little hard contact over seven innings.<\/p>\n
Webb entered the game with a 7.36 ERA through his first two starts, but he had everything working against the Mets. The Giants couldn\u2019t capitalize and fell to 1-2 with their ace on the mound.<\/p>\n
Tony Vitello ejected by crew chief Dave Rackley for arguing call that Jerar Encarnacion was out of the base path.<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfa5 Vitello\u2019s first MLB ejection. pic.twitter.com\/JOBkT6q65g<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Evan Webeck (@EvanWebeck) April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Who\u2019s not<\/p>\n Miller surrendered multiple runs for the second outing in a row. The hard-throwing lefty looked to be vying for some save opportunities as Vitello goes closer-by-committee, but he may have lost some confidence after the Mets tagged him for four runs in two appearances this series.<\/p>\n The Giants also committed multiple errors for the second time in 10 games, bringing their total to eight, more than all but three other clubs.<\/p>\n Devers wasn\u2019t able to pick a low throw from Chapman after an acrobatic stop in the Mets\u2019 big eighth inning, and Patrick Bailey was charged with a critical catcher\u2019s interference that brought up Francisco Lindor with the bases loaded and two outs in the seventh.<\/p>\n Chapman also made an inexcusable mistake on the bases, getting caught stealing as the second out of the ninth inning with the Giants trailing by three runs.<\/p>\n \u201cAll three (losses to the Mets) kind of had similar things going on,\u201d Vitello said. \u201cThere was either defensive mistakes, guys not running the bases hard enough or smart enough \u2026 (and) not good enough on the pitching end of things on a couple of occasions.\u201d<\/p>\n The Mets\u2019 Tyrone Taylor celebrates with Luis Robert Jr. after both scored on Luis Torrens\u2019 two-run double . AP<\/p>\n Up next<\/p>\n The Phillies visit San Francisco as the Giants wrap up a seven-game home stand. RHP Adrian Houser (0-1, 1.69) gets the ball against RHP Andrew Painter (1-0, 1.69) to open the three-game set with first pitch on Monday set for 6:45 p.m.<\/p>\n The loss dropped the Giants to 1-7 in their last eight games against the Mets at Oracle Park. The good news is they\u2019ve fared much better against the Phillies, who haven\u2019t taken a series in San Francisco since 2013. At home, the Giants are 12-3 against the Phillies dating back to 2021.<\/p>\n Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n California Post News: Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, X<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, WhatsApp<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t
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