Ramos hits tying double in seventh then Lee follows with sacrifice fly, Giants beat Padres 6-5

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Heliot Ramos hit a tying two-run double in the seventh then Jung Hoo Lee followed with a sacrifice fly that put San Francisco ahead, and the Giants rallied to beat the San Diego Padres 6-5 on Wednesday night.

San Francisco ended a stretch of 16 straight games scoring four or fewer runs.

Gavin Sheets hit a two-run triple in the first then singled in two more runs in the fifth for San Diego, which had a pair of 10-inning wins to start the four-game series.

Fernando Tatis Jr. singled to start the ninth against Ryan Walker then right fielder Daniel Johnson ran down Luis Arráez's fly to save an extra-base hit. Manny Machado followed with a single and Randy Rodríguez relieved and recorded the final two outs for his first career save.

Matt Chapman hit a two-run homer in the sixth off right-hander Nick Pivetta, who struck out five over six innings and was tagged for five runs on six hits.

Pivetta gave way to Jason Adam (5-2) after walking Willy Adames to start the seventh then allowing Daniel Johnson's single. After Patrick Bailey struck out, Tyler Fitzgerald singled to load the bases for Ramos.

Sean Hjelle (1-0) pitched 2 2/3 innings of relief for the win in his season debut after being recalled from the minors Tuesday.

Sheets’ second hit chased Giants lefty Kyle Harrison, who was then checked by an athletic trainer in the dugout after being hit in the pitching elbow with a comebacker. X-rays were negative and Harrison was relieved there's “no damage.”

He is expected to make at least one more start before Justin Verlander returns from the injured list and rejoins the rotation.

The Giants' 16 consecutive games with four or fewer runs ranked as their second longest single-season streak since moving to San Francisco in 1958. They did so in 19 straight games in 1965.

RHP Dylan Cease (1-4, 4.66 ERA) pitches the series finale for San Diego opposite Giants LHP Robbie Ray (7-1, 2.43).

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San Diego Padres left fielder Brandon Lockridge is unable to catch a double hit by San Francisco Giants' Jung Hoo Lee during the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

San Diego Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta, center, hands the ball over to manager Mike Shildt as he exits during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

San Diego Padres left fielder Brandon Lockridge (28) is unable to catch a two-run home run hit by San Francisco Giants' Matt Chapman during the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

San Francisco Giants' Matt Chapman, right, celebrate with third base coach Matt Williams (9) after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

San Francisco Giants' Matt Chapman, right, celebrate with Jung Hoo Lee after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

CAPE TOWN (AP) — Climate activists picketed outside the African Energy Week conference in Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday, calling for an end to new oil and gas exploration across the continent and accusing energy companies of prioritizing profits over people and the environment.

Greenpeace Africa and Extinction Rebellion campaigners challenged efforts to position Africa as a new frontier for fossil fuel development, arguing that further investment would worsen climate change and threaten communities already grappling with its effects.

“Oil companies from overseas have made billions in profits this year alone at the expense of people’s lives, at the expense of ecosystems, at the expense of African lives,” Siya Myeza, a climate and energy campaigner with Greenpeace Africa, told The Associated Press.

Myeza branded the gathering “Africa Exploitation Week,” accusing the industry of driving environmental destruction and poverty. Police removed the protesters, who wore T-shirts bearing the slogan “Make polluters pay.”

The protests come as South Africa seeks to expand oil and gas development to attract investment and bolster energy security. The government presents natural gas as a complement to renewable energy, saying gas-fired plants could provide electricity when wind and solar output drops.

Despite legal setbacks, British energy giant Shell plans to drill up to five deepwater wells in the Northern Cape Ultra Deep block off South Africa’s west coast to explore for and assess oil and gas deposits. The project’s environmental approval has drawn appeals.

Protesters say such plans risk prolonging dependence on fossil fuels at a time when countries should be cutting emissions.

Judy Scott-Goldman, a representative of Extinction Rebellion in Cape Town, acknowledged that renewable energy would feature at the conference but said campaigners opposed promoting new oil and gas exploration.

She said expanding fossil fuel use would run counter to commitments under the Paris climate agreement to reduce emissions.

“We’re here to say we don’t want to see any exploration of oil and gas on this continent,” she told the AP.

She pointed to fires, floods and rising food prices as consequences of climate change, warning that its effects could also drive migration and social unrest.

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Police officers remove Greenpeace Africa activists protesting at the African Energy Week in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

Activists from Extinction Rebellion attend a protest event at the African Energy Week in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

Greenpeace Africa activists protest at the African Energy Week in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)