Giants strike early, Lee homers twice in 5-1 win over Rangers

Giants build the lead

The San Francisco Giants’ deciding cushion came in the top of the second inning, and Lee later added two home runs in a 5-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, at Globe Life Field.

San Francisco went ahead 1-0 when Gilbert singled to right and Susac scored on a fielding error by right fielder Nimmo, with Gilbert advancing to third. Basabe followed with a sacrifice fly to right that brought in Gilbert and gave the Giants a 2-0 lead.

Lee adds on

Lee stretched the margin in the top of the third with a home run to right center measured at 410 feet, making it 3-0. The score stayed there until the top of the eighth, when Lee homered again to right center, this one measured at 385 feet, for a 4-0 San Francisco lead.

The Giants added their final run in the top of the ninth. Lee hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring McCray and pushing San Francisco ahead 5-0.

Webb controls Texas

Logan Webb earned the win for San Francisco, improving to 7-7. He pitched six scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk while striking out eight.

Keaton Winn recorded 0.2 innings for the Giants, allowing one hit with no walks and one strikeout, and was credited with his 12th hold. Sam Hentges followed with 1.1 innings, allowing no hits and one walk with one strikeout, and received his seventh hold.

For Texas, Cal Quantrill took the loss and fell to 4-4. Quantrill worked six innings, allowing four hits and one earned run with one walk and four strikeouts. Ben Peoples pitched one inning with no hits allowed, one walk and one strikeout. Peyton Gray and Nolan Kingham each allowed one hit and one earned run in one inning.

Duran supplies Rangers run

Texas scored in the bottom of the ninth when Duran homered to left, a 406-foot shot that made it 5-1. Tristan Beck allowed one hit, one earned run and one walk in 0.1 innings for San Francisco. Reiver Sanmartin pitched 0.2 innings with no hits, no earned runs and no walks.

The final dropped the Rangers to 55-58. The Giants improved to 48-65. Attendance was 23,736.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816381