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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s is facing a new onslaught of  allegations that he’s an ego-driven star who’s difficult to work with, with a report describing how the muscle-bound former pro wrestler is often hours late to movie sets and fan events and needs to exercise “control” over others around him.

The new report in The Wrap describes how Johnson’s chronic tardiness is nothing new in his career. His alleged tendency to keep co-stars and crew members waiting for up to eight hours on his latest film, “Red One,” also has turned the Christmas-themed action-comedy into a “massive budgetary misadventure” with a budget ballooning to more than $250 million, the report also said.

The Wrap said insider accounts of the Hayward native’s tardiness and “odd personal demands” over the years has undercut the positive public persona he has spent two decades nurturing in Hollywood. By the way, The Wrap said that one of those demands, which Johnson himself alluded to in a 2021 Esquire interview, involves expectations that his assistants will dispose of bottles that he urinates in, so that he doesn’t have to interrupt his storied, three-hour workout routines.

The Wrap reported that the movie star and entrepreneur has long advocated for himself as “the hardest worker in the room,” but he actually has “developed a reputation in the industry for his lateness and lack of professionalism on set,” according to multiple insiders.

Said one insider on the set of “Red One”: “The only thing Dwayne was consistent at was being chronically late.”

With regard to “Red One” production, a spokesperson for the studio, Amazon MGM, denied to The Wrap that there were any issues caused by Johnson being late, saying that he’s been an “incredible” partner in the project

But The Wrap also reported that Johnson’s tardiness has created tensions with co-stars, most famously with Vin Diesel when they worked together on the “Fast & Furious” franchise, as People and Page Six also said in reports, going back to 2016.  Regarding the feud between the two action stars, an insider told People: “Vin was having problems with The Rock because The Rock keeps showing up late for production. … Sometimes he doesn’t show up at all, and he’s delaying the production.”

Johnson also clashed with Ryan Reynolds when they worked together on the 2020 Netflix film “Red Notice,” leading to a “big fight” and Johnson storming off set, The Wrap reported. TMZ similarly reported that Johnson’s repeated tardiness aggravated Reynolds but said the two actors were able to patch things up and “the shoot continued without further issue.”

But Johnson was difficult in other ways on the set of “Red Notice,” which was filmed during the pandemic in 2020, according to The Wrap.

Insiders accused Johnson of breaking strict quarantine rules. While the crew had to be sequestered during production, Johnson frequently flew home on his private jet, with The Wrap quoting one crew member who alleged:  “He got to host family and friends for a BBQ, and wound up getting COVID anyway. Most selfish thing I’ve ever seen an actor do.”

The reasons behind Johnson’s perpetual lateness seem to stem from his refusal to work a full shooting day, despite factoring in his three-hour daily workout routine, The Wrap reported. One studio insider said the actor doesn’t want to work more than a four- or five-hour day, while another said, “It’s a control thing.”

The Wrap added that Johnson’s tardiness “has been an issue for a number of years,” also citing his behavior on the HBO football series “Ballers,” which ran from 2015 to 2019.

“They rent a location they can shoot as much as they can of other actors while they wait for him to decide if he’s coming to set,” a producer who visited the set told The Wrap. A former production assistant added: “He was regularly three to four hours late to set. Keeping (more than 100) crew members waiting for no reason.” According to a third insider, in March of 2017 Johnson was six hours late to the “Ballers” set.

On the set of the 2018 film “Rampage,” Johnson was late an average of four to five hours a day, with one costar keeping records of his tardiness, two insiders told The Wrap.

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Johnson’s reported tardiness extends to other commitments as well, The Wrap reported. Earlier this month, he was three hours late arriving ahead of his main event match at WrestleMania 40, two insiders told TheWrap. For WWE World, a WWE fan event in Philadelphia leading up to WrestleMania 40, Johnson showed up two hours behind schedule, drawing boos from the crowd and criticism from the local Philadelphia press, The Wrap also reported.

These accounts of Johnson being “difficult” come after two of the star’s last two blockbusters — “Skyscraper” in 2018 and the DC comic book adaptation, “Black Adam” last year — underperformed critically and commercially.

Meanwhile, Johnson has been dogged by other controversies over the past year, which have drawn social media criticism that he’s arrogant, elitist, hypocritical or engaging in election-year political opportunism.

In August, Johnson and Oprah Winfrey faced massive backlash for the way they begged their fans to contribute to a fund to support Maui residents who lost their homes in deadly wildfires. People were angry that Johnson, who is worth an estimated $800 million, and his even richer friend didn’t seem to be upholding their social responsibilities. In a video shot “poolside,” Johnson acknowledged public anger and said, “I could have been better, and next time, I will be better,” Vanity Fair reported.

Then, early last month, Johnson ignited speculation that he was turning to the right politically when he went on Fox News and employed “right-signaling” language to say that he wouldn’t publicly endorse Joe Biden for president this year, as he had in 2020, Vanity Fair also reported.

Johnson has always “walked a narrow line” when it comes to politics, Vanity Fair said, while he has long been suspected of Republican leanings and has perhaps harbored political ambitions himself. The Rock told Fox News that he regretted endorsing anyone because he thought that he, with his “level of influence,” sowed division in America. He said he’d keep his presidential choice to himself this year, while also complaining that he was “really bugged” about today’s “cancel culture, work culture.”

High school baseball and softball scores from across the Southland for April 30.

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With one game left in the West Catholic Athletic League regular season, Serra has pulled even with Valley Christian atop the standings after results went the Padres’ way on Tuesday.

Serra won on the road at Archbishop Mitty, Valley Christian lost at home to St. Ignatius.

The same matchups are set for Friday.

This time, Serra will play host to Mitty and Valley Christian will travel to SI.

Here are the details from Tuesday:

No. 3 Serra 6, No. 11 Archbishop Mitty 0

Josiah Rodriguez and Joey Damelio each knocked in two runs, Jake Downing and Ian Josephson both homered and Sam Kretsch pitched a three-hitter with six strikeouts to lead Serra to a victory at Mitty in WCAL play.

The Padres scored three in the third and single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth.

Serra improved to 19-5 overall and 10-3 in the WCAL.

Mitty slipped to 15-10-1, 7-5-1.

No. 10 St. Ignatius 4, No. 2 Valley Christian 0

Will Siwinski allowed two hits over five innings and Archer Horn pitched two scoreless innings as St. Ignatius won on the road to knock Valley Christian from sole possession of first place in the WCAL with one game to play.

Emmett Johnson had two hits and drove in a run and Evann Smith added two hits, including a double, and scored a run as SI improved to 16-7, 7-6.

Valley Christian is 22-4, 10-3.

St. Francis 9, No. 14 Sacred Heart Cathedral 3

St. Francis evened its record to .500 as Kyle Liu, Jedd Chang and Gino Cappellazzo each had two RBIs to lead the way at home over SHC in a WCAL game.

The Lancers (12-12-1, 6-6-1) extended their winning streak to four while dropping SHC to 15-10, 6-7.

Roman Trinidad and Cappellazzo both had two hits for St. Francis.

Gianni Conte, Jack Ruegg and Tate Medicoff had two hits apiece for SHC.

No. 4 De La Salle 6, Dougherty Valley 0

Jack Karst pitched a one-hitter with eight strikeouts and Alec Blair homered as De La Salle avenged a surprising loss to Dougherty Valley in late March with a victory at home over the Wildcats.

The Spartans also got two hits and three RBIs from Ethan Sullivan as they upped their record to 15-5, 9-2.

John Wong had the only hit for Dougherty Valley, which fell to 7-15, 3-9.

No. 5 Heritage 3, Liberty 2 (8 innings)

Heritage remained undefeated in Bay Valley Athletic League play, rallying in the late innings to edge crosstown rival Liberty.

Trailing 2-0, the visiting Patriots scored two in the fifth and one in the top of the eighth to improve to 19-3-1, 7-0.

Alonzo Alvarez had two hits, including a triple, and Aidan Rangel drove in two runs for Heritage.

Liberty is 10-12, 2-5.

No. 7 Acalanes 4, Clayton Valley Charter 1

David Gonzales doubled twice and knocked in two runs and Gavin Bender had two hits, including a triple, and an RBI to lead Acalanes to a win on the road over Clayton Valley in Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division play.

The victory pulled Acalanes (19-2, 5-2) into a first-place tie with Benicia and College Park.

Branson Smith, Isaac Copen and Mason Zirkel combined to hold Clayton Valley to a third-inning run and three hits.

The Ugly Eagles are 11-10, 4-3.

No. 13 Woodside 14, Aragon 5

Evan Chad had four hits, including two homers, and knocked in seven runs to lead Woodside over visiting Aragon in a Peninsula Athletic League Ocean Division game.

Aragon led 4-2 after two innings. After that, it was all Woodside as the Wildcats ran their record to 19-2-1 and 10-1.

Trent Amoroso had three hits, two of them doubles, drove in two runs and scored three runs for Woodside.

Aragon is 12-11, 6-5.

Softball The 20 The King’s Academy 1, Notre Dame-Belmont 0

Sophomore Katia Nesper struck out 19 while pitching a three-hitter and Mia Bennette drove in the only run — in the first inning — to lead TKA to a victory at home in a West Bay Athletic League game.

TKA improved to 16-2, 6-0. Notre Dame is 9-8, 2-3.

No. 7 Hillsdale 10, Woodside 1

Hillsdale, playing at home in San Mateo, scored two in the first and five in the second to take command as the Knights rolled past Woodside in PAL Bay Division play.

Alexis Kuka doubled, tripled and knocked in three runs and Claire Shelton had three hits and an RBI as Hillsdale stayed tied for first with Carlmont.

In the pitcher’s circle, Kuka struck out 12 and allowed just a fourth-inning run to drop Woodside’s record to 8-12, 2-9.

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Hillsdale is 21-3, 9-2.

No. 9 Liberty 12, Heritage 1 (5 innings)

Liberty scored in all five innings to breeze by host Heritage in a BVAL game called because of the mercy rule.

Jewel Cooper doubled and had three RBIs and Paige Breitstein, Kelsie Skaggs, Kaitlyn Macias and Taylor Jennings each had two hits for Liberty, which also got five strong innings from Kate Skinner (nine strikeouts) in the pitcher’s circle.

Liberty improved to 15-3, 9-0. Heritage fell to 10-9, 7-2.

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OAKLAND — JJ Bleday hit a pair of home runs and the Athletics bullpen did what it’s done all season Tuesday night in a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Bleday hit a solo home run in the fifth and two-run shot against reliever Josh Fleming in the seventh, his second and third home runs of the season.

Mitch Spence, who pitched three scoreless innings after starter Alex Wood struggled through the first four, was the winning pitcher to improve to 3-1 as the Athletics won their third straight game to improve to 14-17.

Lucas Erceg struck out the side in the eighth inning for the A’s, with Mason Miller finishing it off in the ninth with his eighth save. Miller struck out Jared Triolo with six of eight pitches breaking 100 miles per hour, then got Michael A. Taylor on two sliders. Oneil Cruz was the final out, waving helplessly at a slider on strike three.

Erceg and Miller combined for 30 pitches, and A’s defenders may have well have taken a seat and watched the show.

“They’re like playing a video game,” Spence said. “It’s crazy.”

The A’s bullpen hasn’t allowed a run in six consecutive games.

Pittsburgh, also 14-17, got a solo home run from Connor Joe in the first inning.

The paid attendance at the Coliseum was 3,876, the first time this season the A’s drew less than 4,000 on consecutive nights. Tuesday night’s win over the Pirates had a paid crowd of 3,528.

It was Bleday’s first game with two homers. The first came on a mistake from Pittsburgh starter Mitch Keller, a drive that carried 399 feet down the left field line and left the bat at 106.5 miles per hour. The second came off a left-handed pitcher, which for a left-handed batter like Bleday usually makes it more difficult.

Mason Miller pitches in the ninth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Coliseum for his eighth save. Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group

“Facing lefties helps you clean things up mechanically and helps you stay on the ball a little bit better and eliminate some thinking,” Bleday said.

Spence, along with Kyle Muller, Dany Jimenez and Michael Kelly, is the latest middle reliever to shine of late and get the ball to Erceg and/or Miller to close things out.

“It’s not a competition really, it’s just going out and doing our jobs,” Spence said. “We’re kind of on a fun little run right here. Hopefully we can keep it rolling. Everybody’s been playing so great it’s been exciting.”

Wood, who came in to the game having allowed hitters to post a staggering 1.018 OPS against him, battled himself as much as he took on the Pirates.

Considering he gave up four walks and four hits in four innings and threw 93 pitches, Wood did well to give up just the two runs.

“I didn’t throw as many strikes as I would have liked,” Wood said. “Credit to our bullpen. Spence, I mean, you’ve got mason and Erceg at the end, but what Mitch has done is amazing. That long role is not easy to do and to make it as effortless as he’s made it look has been fun to watch.”

The Pirates scored in the first on Joe’s home run with two out, and again in the fourth on a Ke’Bryan Hayes sacrifice fly. In all, Pittsburgh left six runners on base in the four innings Wood pitched.

The Athletics scored twice in the fourth against Keller, with Abraham Toro singling home Shea Langeliers, who had doubled, and Tyler Nevin hitting a soft single to right to bring in Toro.

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— Ryan Noda, mired in an 0-for-26 streak and hitting .133, hit two balls on the nose to right field for line drive outs, the second of which left the bat at 108 miles per hour.

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“It wouldn’t hurt to have more fans in the stands to pump up the energy a little bit,” Bleday said. “After being on the road in Baltimore and New York, I mean, those stadiums are packed houses. We can’t really control that so we’ve just go to keep playing our game.”

• Oakland Athletics' Nick Allen (10) high-fives Oakland Athletics' JJ Bleday (33) at home as they celebrate Bleday’s two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Josh Fleming (28) in the seventh inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

• Pittsburgh Pirates' Michael A. Taylor (18) watches the ball flying over the fence after Oakland Athletics' JJ Bleday (33) hit a two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Josh Fleming (28) in the seventh inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

• Oakland Athletics' JJ Bleday (33) runs the bases as he celebrates his two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Josh Fleming (28) in the seventh inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

• Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Alex Wood (57) delivers against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

• Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Alex Wood (57) reacts as Pittsburgh Pirates' Connor Joe (2) circles the bases after hitting a home run in the first inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

• Oakland Athletics' Tyler Nevin (26) follows the flight of his RBI single against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

• Oakland Athletics' Shea Langeliers (23) is congratulated by Oakland Athletics' Ryan Noda (49) at home after scoring on a single by Oakland Athletics' Abraham Toro (31) against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

• Oakland Athletics' Darell Hernaiz (2) runs to first as he follows his base hit against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

• Oakland Athletics' Abraham Toro (31) scores on a single by Oakland Athletics' Tyler Nevin (26) against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

• Oakland Athletics' Tyler Nevin (26) runs to first as he follows his RBI single against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

• Pittsburgh Pirates' Michael A. Taylor (18) makes a diving catch for an out on a ball hit by Oakland Athletics' JJ Bleday (33) in the first inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

• Oakland Athletics' JJ Bleday (33) celebrates his solo home run off Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Mitch Keller (23) in the fifth inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

• Oakland Athletics' Abraham Toro (31) throws to first on his attempt to force out Pittsburgh Pirates' Connor Joe (2) as Oakland Athletics' Darell Hernaiz (2) looks on in the fifth inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

• Pittsburgh Pirates' Connor Joe (2) dives safely at first against the Oakland Athletics in the fifth inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

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  Mason Miller pitches in the ninth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Coliseum for his eighth save.

• Oakland Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers (23) and Oakland Athletics pitcher Mason Miller (19) celebrate their 5-2 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the ninth inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

• Oakland Athletics' Esteury Ruiz (1), Oakland Athletics' JJ Bleday (33) and Oakland Athletics' Lawrence Butler (4) celebrates their 5-2 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the ninth inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

• Stomper waves the Oakland Athletics flag as they celebrates their 5-2 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the ninth inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

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High school baseball and softball: Southern Section playoff scores for Tuesday, April 30.

SAN JOSE – A thick cloud of dust enveloped home plate, but it was still clear to all that Cara Edwards had justified her coach’s trust in the catcher’s athleticism. 

A few seconds before, she stood on third base with two outs in the top of the sixth inning, a position Archbishop Mitty runners had scarcely found themselves in on Tuesday afternoon against Willow Glen ace Alanna Clincy. 

Mitty coach Megan Yocke had told Edwards not to hesitate to run if she saw a ball go into the dirt and past the catcher, even if the senior wasn’t the fastest player on the field. After all, opportunities like that may not have come around again. 

So when the breaking pitch made it to the backstop, the Mitty senior was ready to turn on the jets. Once Edwards crossed home plate, she screamed in celebration after scoring what would be the winning run in the Monarchs’ 2-1 victory over Willow Glen in a non-league game.  

“It was go-go-go, it was just a go-go-go mentality,” Edwards said. “The second the ball got away from her, I was running.”

Mitty had spent the past two weeks routing West Catholic Athletic League opponents after being swept by rival and national juggernaut St. Francis in early April. Meanwhile, Willow Glen had enjoyed an 11-game winning streak before falling 6-5 to reigning NorCal Open champion Hollister on Saturday. 

In what could be a preview of a section or even NorCal playoff matchup between top private and public school programs, both teams showed off elite pitching that should translate to the postseason.

Offensive highlights like Edwards’ were few and far between in a duel between super-sophomores in the circle. Clincy struck out 13 and allowed just four hits against one of the top offenses in the Central Coast Section, increasing her season strikeout total to 146. 

“We’re right in there with them,” Clincy said after holding her own against two of the best teams in the section. “We just have to tighten up our defense.”

Mitty’s second-year righthander Kyleigh Mace was just as good, keeping Willow Glen off-balance all day with riseballs and breaking balls en route to 10 strikeouts. 

“It was fun being able to layer my drop, and then going onto my rise,” said Mace, who now has a 1.54 ERA. 

Archbishop Mitty’s Kyleigh Mace (9) runs off the field with teammates Sara Pina (34) and Olivia Anderson (12) after a game against Willow Glen at Willow Glen High School in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) 

Mitty’s Mia Rodriguez went from first to third after a single when she stole a base and then took advantage of an error in the third inning, but Clincy struck out the side to escape the threat. 

Edwards and Megan Sutton stood on second and third with two outs again in the fourth, but once again, Clincy stayed calm and got out of the jam against a Mitty lineup missing injured shortstop McKenna Woliczko. 

Coming off the tough loss to Hollister last week, Willow Glen wanted to make a statement. 

But as its pitcher mowed down Monarchs, the only noise the hitters could make was a Anaya Zambrano groundout RBI that drove in Lea Crawford to break a scoreless draw in the bottom of the fifth.

One run wouldn’t be enough for the Rams. 

“We’ve been in the driver’s seat for both of our losses,” Willow Glen coach Don Spingola said. “But we’ve given both teams a chance to come back, and that’s what they did because that’s what good teams do.”

Mitty’s usual catcher Corri Hicks, an Oklahoma commit playing first base on Tuesday, slapped a single into left field to get on base in the sixth. Then Edwards smacked a double into deep right field, driving in her fellow catcher and tying the game. 

After Edwards’ alert baserunning gave Mitty the lead, Mace took over from there. She struck out the side in a 1-2-3 bottom of the sixth, and then worked around a single in the seventh by striking out and getting a grounder to close out the win over Willow Glen (16-6). 

Mitty (16-3) is entering the stretch run of the regular season, the WCAL schedule wrapping up on May 10. 

If the Monarchs are to accomplish their postseason goal of lifting the CCS Open trophy, the must knock off undefeated St. Francis. 

Mitty is confident it can do it. 

“I’m itching for a rematch,” Edwards said. “We’re ready to get out there and face some top-level players and see St. Francis again.”

Archbishop Mitty’s Cara Edwards (23) dives into home on a wild pitch against Willow Glen at Willow Glen High School in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) 

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Giants ace Logan Webb entered Fenway Park with an MLB-best streak of 19 scoreless innings. That stretch quickly ended Tuesday night, and another began: the Red Sox scored a single run in each of the first four innings to chase Webb.

That 4-0 deficit held up as the final score in the Giants’ second shutout loss this season.

So began the Giants’ longest road trip of the season, with upcoming stops in Philadelphia (four games) and Colorado (three games) after this three-game series in Boston, their first visit since 2019.

While the Giants’ bats got silenced by baseball’s best pitching staff, Webb (3-2) appeared to struggle with his grip on the 52-degree evening.

“The changeup was pretty bad. It was either up for a strike or they could sit on it and go the other way, or it was a non-competitive pitch,” Webb told reporters. “It was just one of those nights that was not very good.”

Wilyer Abreu ripped a two-out, RBI triple off the right-field wall in the fourth, marking Webb’s 91st and final pitch of the night. Overall, Webb yielded four runs on nine hits and three walks. His ERA climbed from 2.33 to 2.98, and he exited without a winning decision for a third consecutive start.

“I wouldn’t say it was his best command today,” Giants manager Bob Melvin told reporters. “It’s really odd when you see something like that. At the end of the day, he still has a 2.98 ERA after a game like that. He was able to get outs when he needed to.”

Webb’s counterpart, Cooper Criswell, retired the first 10 batters he faced. He then issued a full-count walk to LaMonte Wade Jr. in the fourth, but Matt Chapman next grounded into a double play.

The Giants managed just four hits, a pair in the fifth by Michael Conforto and Jorge Soler, then two more singles in the ninth by Wilmer Flores and Chapman.

“You only get four hits, and two of them are in the last inning, so it doesn’t look great,” Melvin said. “But (Criswell’s) stuff was really good and we were kind of caught in between which side of the plate we were looking for pitches.”

Conforto broke up Criswell’s no-hit bid, but then it was Patrick Bailey’s turn to ground into a momentum-ending double play. Soler followed with a two-out single, only for Thairo Estrada to line out and end any perceived rally.

It was that kind of night for the Giants’ bats. Leadoff man Jung Hoo Lee twice hit deep shots caught on the warning track.

An eighth-inning replay reversal erased the Giants’ lone highlight: a potential triple play that would have been their first since 2008. Chapman fielded a three-hop grounder, stepped on third base, threw to Estrada at second base, and an ensuing throw to first was deemed late by half a step.

“Chapman works on that every day, going to the bag and then throwing,” Melvin said, “so at some point in time, he’s going to pull one off.”

After Webb’s exit, the Red Sox managed only two hits against relievers Sean Hjelle, Taylor Rogers and Landen Roupp.

Criswell worked with a quick pace, and Giants’ batters went down in rapid succession through three innings. He recorded four consecutive strikeouts his initial time through the bottom of the order, including No. 8 hitter Mike Yastrezmski, who made his first Fenway appearance since a 2019 sentimental debut where his grandfather, Carl, played.

Leading off the sixth, Yastrezmski got hit on his left wrist as the first batter to face Brennan Bernardino; Yastrezmski stayed in the game, and Melvin wasn’t aware of any postgame X-rays. Potential injury aside, it was an otherwise welcome pitching change. Criswell allowed just two hits, walked one, struck out four and lowered his ERA to 1.65.

Webb yielded a two-out, RBI single in the first to Rob Refsnyder, who drove a 3-1 changeup up the middle. The ball took a wicked hop over Estrada, then Tyler O’Neill slid home safely for a 1-0 lead. Another two-out, RBI grounder put the Red Sox up 2-0 in the second inning, with Jarren Duran driving in Reese McGuire. Inning No. 3 put the Giants in a 3-0 hole, on another RBI single from Refsnyder after Webb yielded an opposite-field, leadoff double to Abreu.

“Kind of was searching for answers. I was like 2-0 to almost every hitter and that’s not a very good recipe for success,” Webb added. “I tip my cap to those guys. I thought they’d be aggressive. They were in the first and the were aggressive after that.

“It was bad execution all over the place.”

The Red Sox appeared to score a fourth time on a two-out hit, but Melvin won a replay challenge that nullified what would have been Duran’s run-scoring, infield single to end the fifth and keep the deficit at 4-0.

The Giants were shut out only once previously this season on April 6 at home to the Padres. They’ve yet to win three straight this season, and they were bidding Tuesday night to win back-to-back games for only the fourth time this season.

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MEDICAL UPDATES

Blake Snell (left adductor strain) is slated to throw a bullpen session Wednesday in San Francisco, a week after going on the injured list.

Other medical updates from the team: Alex Cobb (right flexor strain) is rehabilitating in San Francisco, while Robbie Ray and Austin Warren continue their recovery in Arizona from left-elbow ligament surgery, both throwing bullpen sessions twice a week. Tristan Beck (vascular injury) will be examined by Dr. Jason Lee at Stanford on Wednesday.