SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Robbie Ray held the Colorado Rockies to two singles over seven innings and the San Francisco Giants ended a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 victory Friday night.
Coming off its first consecutive wins this season, Colorado lost for the 17th time in 20 games, dropped to a big league-worst 6-26 and was blanked for fourth time this year.
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San Francisco Giants pitcher Robbie Ray throws against the Colorado Rockies during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Colorado Rockies' Owen Miller slides into third on a single hit by Jordan Beck during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
San Francisco Giants' LaMonte Wade Jr., left, hits an RBI double in front of Colorado Rockies catcher Jacob Stallings, right, during the second inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Colorado Rockies' Alan Trejo, left, throws to first base as San Francisco Giants' Christian Koss (50) slides into second base on a double play hit into by Mike Yastrzemski during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
San Francisco Giants pitcher Hayden Birdsong (60) celebrates with catcher Sam Huff (23) after defeating the Colorado Rockies during a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Colorado Rockies pitcher Antonio Senzatela, front, walks back to the mound as San Francisco Giants' Matt Chapman, back, rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the third inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
San Francisco Giants' Matt Chapman (26) rounds the bases after hitting a home run against the Colorado Rockies during the third inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Ray (4-0) struck out eight, walked two and allowed only one runner to get into scoring position. The 2021 AL Cy Young Award winner with Toronto needed only 86 pitches.
Hayden Birdsong gave up one hit over the final two innings to complete the first shutout of the season for San Francisco’s pitching staff.
The Giants got to Antonio Senzatela (1-5) for three runs in the second inning. The key hit was an RBI double by LaMonte Wade Jr., who entered with a .123 batting average.
San Francisco third baseman Matt Chapman was in a 6-for-44 slump when he came to the plate in the third. Chapman took Senzatela deep to left for a solo home run, his sixth homer of the season.
The game lasted only 2 hours, 2 minutes.
Colorado had runners at the corners with two outs in the sixth before Ray got Hunter Goodman to ground out to Chapman at third to end the threat.
San Francisco has won each of Ray’s seven starts this year. That’s the longest season-opening streak for a Giants starter since Bill Swift’s 11 starts in 1992. Swift led the NL with a 2.08 ERA that year.
It will be a matchup of right-handers Saturday with Colorado’s Bradley Blalock (0-1, 10.29 ERA) opposing San Francisco’s Jordan Hicks (1-3, 6.12).
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San Francisco Giants pitcher Robbie Ray throws against the Colorado Rockies during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Colorado Rockies' Owen Miller slides into third on a single hit by Jordan Beck during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
San Francisco Giants' LaMonte Wade Jr., left, hits an RBI double in front of Colorado Rockies catcher Jacob Stallings, right, during the second inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Colorado Rockies' Alan Trejo, left, throws to first base as San Francisco Giants' Christian Koss (50) slides into second base on a double play hit into by Mike Yastrzemski during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
San Francisco Giants pitcher Hayden Birdsong (60) celebrates with catcher Sam Huff (23) after defeating the Colorado Rockies during a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Colorado Rockies pitcher Antonio Senzatela, front, walks back to the mound as San Francisco Giants' Matt Chapman, back, rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the third inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
San Francisco Giants' Matt Chapman (26) rounds the bases after hitting a home run against the Colorado Rockies during the third inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
The Golden Globes bill themselves as Hollywood’s booziest bash. This year, is anyone ready to party?
Political tension and industrywide uncertainty are the prevailing moods heading into Sunday night's 83rd Golden Globes. Hollywood is coming off a disappointing box-office year and now anxiously awaits the fate of one of its most storied studios, Warner Bros.
A celebratory mood might be even more elusive given that the wide majority of the performers and filmmakers congregating at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, oppose the policies of President Donald Trump. Likely to be on the minds of many attendees: the recent U.S. involvement in Venezuela and the fatal shooting of 37-year-old mother Renee Good in Minneapolis by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
But through their ups and downs, the Globes have always tried to put pomp over politics. Host Nikki Glaser has vowed as much.
“You’d be surprised that half the room had no clue why I was saying ‘Venezuela,’” Glaser told The Associated Press earlier in the week, referring to her comedy-club warm-ups. “People aren’t getting the news like we all are.”
Glaser, a comic known for her roast appearances, has promised to go after A-listers in her second time hosting.
“We’re going to hit Leo,” Glaser said. “The icebergs are coming.”
Here’s what to look for at this year’s Globes:
The Golden Globes kick off at 8 p.m. EST on CBS while streaming live for Paramount+ premium subscribers. E!’s red carpet coverage begins at 6 p.m. EST.
The Associated Press will be have a livestream show beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern with a mix of stars' arrivals, fashion shots and celebrity interviews. It will be available on YouTube and APNews.
The overwhelming Oscar favorite “One Battle After Another” comes in with a leading nine nominations. It’s competing in the Globes’ musical or comedy category, which means the drama side might be more competitive. There, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet” and Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” are all in the mix.
But thus far, “One Battle After Another” has cleaned up just about everywhere. Much of Paul Thomas Anderson’s cast is nominated, including DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, Chase Infiniti and Benicio Del Toro.
If it and “Sinners” take home the two biggest prizes, it will be a banner night for Warner Bros. even as its future hangs in the balance. The studio has agreed to be acquired by Netflix is a deal worth $82.7 billion. Movie theaters have warned such a result would be “a direct and irreversible negative impact on movie theaters around the world.”
The merger awaits regulatory approval, while Paramount Skydance is still trying to convince Warner shareholders to accept its rival offer.
After an audacious promotional tour for “Marty Supreme,” Timothée Chalamet is poised to win his first Globe in five nominations. In best actor, comedy or musical, he’ll have to beat DiCaprio, a three-time Globe winner, and Ethan Hawke (“Blue Moon”).
In best actress, comedy or musical, Rose Byrne is the favorite for her performance in the not especially funny A24 indie “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.” One prominent nominee in the category, Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked: For Good”), won’t be attending due to her schedule in the West End production “Dracula.”
Jessie Buckley (“Hamnet”) is the clear front-runner in best actress, drama. In the star-studded best actor, drama, category, the Brazilian actor Wagner Moura (“The Secret Agent”) may win over Michael B. Jordan (“Sinners”) and Joel Edgerton (“Train Dreams”).
In the supporting categories, Teyana Taylor and Stellan Skarsgård come in the favorites.
The Globes, formerly presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, have no overlap or direct correlation with the Academy Awards. After being sold in 2023 to Todd Boehly’s Eldridge Industries and Dick Clark Productions, a part of Penske Media, the Globes are voted on by around 400 people. The Oscars are voted on by more than 10,500 professionals.
But in the fluctuating undulations of awards season, a good speech at the Globes can really boost an Oscar campaign. Last year, that seemed to be the case for Demi Moore, who won for “The Substance” and gave the night's most emotional speech. Mikey Madison (“Anora”), however, scored the upset win at the Oscars.
A few potentially good moments this year went instead in a Golden Eve ceremony earlier this week. There, the Cecil B. DeMille and Carol Burnett honorees, Helen Mirren and Sarah Jessica Parker, accepted their awards.
One to watch, if he wins, will be the Iranian director Jafar Panahi. His revenge drama “It Was Just an Accident” is up for four awards. Panahi has spent most of his career making films clandestinely, without approval of authorities, and was until recently banned from leaving the country. Last month, he was sentenced to a year in prison, which would be only his latest stint behind bars if Panahi returns home to serve it. This week, protests over Iran’s ailing economy have spread throughout the country in a new test to Iran's leaders.
For the first time, the Globes are trotting out a new podcast category. The nominees are: “Armchair Expert,” “Call Her Daddy,” “Good Hang With Amy Poehler,” “The Mel Robbins Podcast,” “SmartLess” and “Up First.”
In TV, HBO Max’s “The White Lotus” — another potential big winner for Warner Bros. — leads with six nominations. Netflix’s “Adolescence” comes in with five nods.
But the most closely watched nominee might be “The Studio.” The first season of Seth Rogen’s Hollywood satire memorably included an episode devoted to drama around a night at the Globes. (Sample line: “I remember when the red carpet of the Golden Globes actually stood for something.”) “The Studio” is up for three awards, giving three chances for life to imitate art.
For more coverage of this year’s Golden Globe Awards, visit: https://apnews.com/hub/golden-globe-awards
Teyana Taylor arrives at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Stellan Skarsgård, left, and Megan Everett-Skarsgard arrive at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Colman Domingo arrives at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Selena Gomez arrives at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Nikki Glaser arrives at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Maura Higgins, from ledt, Gayle King, and Mona Kosar Abdi arrive at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Derek Hough arrives at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Tessa Thompson arrives at the Golden Globes Golden Eve on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Nikki Glaser rolls out the red carpet during the 83rd Golden Globes press preview on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
