Eddys Leonard records first MLB hit as Giants fall season-high 19 games below .500

Justice delos Santos, Bay Area News Group on Aug 5, 2026

Published in Baseball

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ARLINGTON, Texas — Eddys Leonard started smiling before he could even round first base. He had waited nine years for this moment, and he wasn’t going to wait a second longer to start celebrating.

With two outs in the top of the second, Leonard smashed a 106.7-mph line drive to left field. The Texas Rangers’ Wyatt Langford, an excellent defender, turned his back, took several hard steps, leapt to his feet and extended, but the ball found grass and one-hopped the wall. Leonard cruised into second, clapped his hands and pointed towards his family in the stands.

Leonard, 25, took more than 3,000 plate appearances in the minors between signing with the Dodgers as an international free agent in July 2017 and collecting his first major league hit on Wednesday. In an otherwise listless 6-0 loss, Leonard’s milestone was a moment worth celebrating.

The rookie’s first career hit was just about the extent of the positives in a loss that dropped the Giants to 48-67, a season-low 19 games below .500, and concluded a 2-5 road trip.

Rookie left-hander Carson Whisenhunt failed to complete at least four innings in a second straight start, surrendering four runs and walking four batters over 3 1/3 innings. Whisenhunt now owns a 7.25 ERA over five starts this season.

Starting opposite Whisenhunt was the Rangers’ Cody Bradford, who pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings in his first appearance in the majors since Sept. 25, 2024.

Up next

Following an off day on Thursday, the Giants will start a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers. Friday’s starter has yet to be announced, but Landen Roupp and Logan Webb will start over the weekend. On Saturday, Buster Posey, Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford, Joe Panik and Pablo Sandoval will be inducted into the team’s Wall of Fame.