Ramos leads off 3-HR* night with Little League round-tripper, then adds 2 real ones

SAN FRANCISCO -- Heliot Ramos got to enjoy three eventful trips around the bases on Monday night.

Ramos led off the bottom of the first with a Little League home run and then went yard twice in more traditional fashion, sparking the Giants’ 10-1 series-opening win over the Blue Jays at Oracle Park.

“I think it’s really cool, just because I’m in the big leagues,” Ramos said. “That’s what I dream of, being in the big leagues and just doing it here. Doing what I love the most is something super special for me, obviously. Helping the team win is super special for me, too. It’s something that obviously as a player you cherish and you love, for sure.”

Ramos kicked off his big night by driving Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman’s second pitch of the game off the right-center-field wall for a leadoff triple that would have been a home run in 29 other ballparks. He ended up jogging home anyway, after shortstop Andrés Gimenéz’s relay throw sailed into the third-base dugout, giving the Giants a quick 1-0 lead.

Ramos continued to rake in the bottom of the sixth when he clobbered a three-run, opposite-field shot that landed in the right-field arcade and capped a five-run rally for the Giants. He got one final encore in the bottom of the eighth, smoking a two-run blast that traveled a Statcast-projected 444 feet out to left field to clinch his first career multihomer game.

“We were in awe of the second home run,” manager Tony Vitello said. “It was almost like that one was separate than the first. You know what kind of power, especially in this stadium, he’s got going the other way. But that was kind of one that everybody was thunderstruck on. Anytime he does something positive, you’re excited and happy because he’s always happy.”

Ramos’ favorite swing of the night?

“I like the homer to right,” Ramos said. “I loved that homer. That was a nice swing.”

Ramos finished 3-for-5 with a career-high five RBIs en route to becoming the first Giants hitter with two home runs and a triple in a single game since Pablo Sandoval on Sept. 18, 2011. He’s been on quite the tear at the plate since returning from a right quad strain on June 28, going 10-for-32 (.313) with a double, two triples, four homers and eight RBIs over eight games.

“During that period, he was relentlessly working,” Vitello said. “I think he kind of surprised everybody at how quick he came back to full strength. … He just looks fresh and he looks strong. I’m not the only one that has said that, and it’s showing up on the field.”

Ramos’ monster performance helped support a brilliant start from right-hander Landen Roupp, who gave up one run over a career-high eight innings to earn his first win since April 26 and snap the Giants’ 11-game losing streak behind him.

“I knew I needed to be better for the team,” Roupp said. “I haven’t been that great my last six or seven outings, so it was a really good feeling tonight to go out there and compete and give the guys a good chance to win.”

Roupp entered Monday 0-7 with a 5.87 ERA in his previous 11 outings, but he worked on speeding up his front side and saw much better results against the Blue Jays, who scored their lone run of the night on Kazuma Okamoto’s two-out solo shot in the top of the sixth.

“It was relentless attacking of the zone,” Vitello said. “I think if you’re at this level, you have good enough stuff to get guys out. You don’t have to nitpick in the zone. He’s got really, really good stuff for a starter. It’s important for him to get it over the white. … He’s capable of great things when he’s in the strike zone.”

Roupp hoped to return to the mound for the ninth to try to finish off his first complete game, but he ended up being pulled after throwing 104 pitches. While he couldn’t go the distance on Monday, Roupp is eager to build on his career night and show that he’s capable of covering nine innings at some point in the future.

“I wanted it bad tonight,” Roupp said. “But that’s their decision. They have my best interest [in mind]. … I hope there’s a lot more like that.”