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Giants lose to Royals 3-2 after failing to deploy bench
Baseball games, even walk-offs, are not decided by one play. And, more pertinent to the sweeping point that I will eventually make at some point in this story, baseball games certainly are not decided by one lack of a play, even though our minds often wander the “what if” caves all night. There’s some damn […]
7/21 Gamethread: Giants @ Royals
The San Francisco Giants continue this three-game road series against the Kansas City Royals this afternoon. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Tyler Mahle, who enters today’s game with a 5.31 ERA, 4.46 FIP, with 73 strikeouts to 32 walks in 78 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 4-2 […]
Giants place Trevor McDonald on 15-Day IL, call up Tristan Beck
The San Francisco Giants made a move ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Kansas City Royals, and it was a very predictable one. A few hours before their second game of the three-game series, the Giants announced that right-handed pitcher Trevor McDonald had been placed on the 15-Day Injured List with a right elbow strain. […]
What to watch besides the Giants: Eugenio Suarez chases history
It’s been somewhat less than a great season for the San Francisco Giants, who seem determined to alienate their supporters of all stripes. The players created a Pride Night controversy and pissed off local fans. Prospect watchers don’t love how the team has actively blocked some of the best young hitters. Old-school traditionalists hate how […]
Tuesday BP: This is a Willy Adames appreciation post
Good morning, baseball fans! As last week ended, I didn’t have many fond thoughts to share about the San Francisco Giants. Mostly because they hadn’t played any games last week. And also morale is just kind of low at the moment overall. But Willie Adames gave Giants fans a reason to cheer in Friday night’s […]
Royals squeeze out walk-off win against Giants
Down to their last out, the San Francisco Giants rallied to tie the game on a two-run, 380-foot home run from Willy Adames. Then the Kansas City Royals walked them off with two bunts that traveled about 38 feet each. The Royals sent the Giants to their third straight loss after Nick Loftin bunted home […]
Giants Minor League Baseball roundup, July 17-19: Delightful debuts!
Just like in the Majors, Minor League Baseball had the All-Star break last week. But they got back in action on Friday and my word is there a lot to talk about. So let’s talk about it! Link to the 2026 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions in the roundup are the […]
7/20 Gamethread: Giants @ Royals
The San Francisco Giants head to Missouri today to take on the Kansas City Royals. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Trevor McDonald, who enters tonight’s game with a 5.02 ERA, 4.05 FIP, with 54 strikeouts to 21 walks in 66.1 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 3-1 loss […]
Giants-Royals Series Preview: When it all keeps going wrong
It wasn’t supposed to be like this for either of these teams. Two years ago, the Royals stormed out of the cave of irrelevance and into the Wild Card, winning that first series before losing to the Yankees in the division series. They followed that up with an 82-80 season of no playoffs and this […]
MLB Draft signings tracker: Following all the Giants picks
The 2026 MLB Draft is in the rearview mirror, and it was a very exciting one for the San Francisco Giants. They had their highest pick since 2018, a pair of top-30 selections, and 21 total draftees in the 20-round spectacle. Of course, drafting is only half of the battle. Once players are drafted, they […]
Monday BP: What’s on deck this week?
Good morning, baseball fans! It’s a full week of interleague play for the San Francisco Giants this week. First up, the Giants take a quick trip east for a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals starting tonight. After that, they head back to Oracle Park to welcome the Los Angeles Angels to town for […]
7/19 Gamethread: Giants @ Mariners
It’s series finale time! At the end of the day, the San Francisco Giants will have either won their series against the Seattle Mariners or lost it. Tune in to find out. Riveting drama, I know. Taking the mound for the Giants in the rubber match is a former Mariner, lefty Robbie Ray. The two-time […]
Jimothy the Raccoon inspires Mariners to comeback win
In the first 15 innings of their series with the San Francisco Giants, the Seattle Mariners had only three hits and hadn’t scored a single run. Then a man dressed as a short-spined raccoon beat four people dressed in salmon costumes during the seventh-inning stretch, and everything fell apart for the Giants in a 4-3 […]
7/18 Gamethread: Giants @ Mariners
Time for more baseball! The San Francisco Giants play their second game out of the All-Star break, as it’s the middle contest of a three-game set against the Seattle Mariners. It’s the ace Logan Webb on the mound for the Giants, as he makes his 17th start. Webb, who made the All-Star team for the […]
Rested and relaxed
Bucking the trend established in March, these 2026 Goofs started the second, and smaller, half of the season on the right foot with a 7-0 win over the Seattle Mariners. A quality start and seven scoreless tossed by Landen Roupp, a grand-slam slammed by Willy Adames — is this the first step in the Giants’ […]
Weekend BP: Temp Check
Good morning, baseball fans! It’s another weekend of San Francisco Giants baseball. Normally on the weekends I like to pick the player of the week and the highlight of the week. However, most of the Giants have not played any baseball games this week due to the All-Star Game. So it’s kind of hard to […]
7/17 Gamethread: Giants @ Mariners
The San Francisco Giants begin a three-game road series against the Seattle Mariners tonight. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Landen Roupp, who enters tonight’s game with a 4.27 ERA, 3.28 FIP, with 104 strikeouts to 42 walks in 97 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 10-1 win over […]
Giants activate Daniel Susac, designate Eric Haase for assignment
The San Francisco Giants are kicking off the second “half” of the season tonight, and they’re doing so with a slightly altered roster. Just as they did when they entered the All-Star break, the Giants are returning from it with three catchers … just not the same three. A few hours before Friday night’s game […]
Series Preview: Maybe the Giants should trade for Luis Castillo?
The second part of this terrible season kicks off against a Mariners team that’s straining to match their success from a year ago. Those 2025 Mariners? AL West champs. Cal Raleigh hit 60 dingers and they were 4th in the AL in runs scored to boost a decent pitching staff. These 2026 Mariners? 1.5 games […]
Logan Webb doesn’t know who Paul McCartney is
In a video produced by Jomboy Media, our very own All Star Logan Webb, among a variety of other players, were challenged to identify celebrities by their image. Webb nailed the first three easily. Shown a photo of Jennifer Aniston, Webb smiled knowingly, professing that “Friends” was his favorite show. Faced with recent Spiderman star, […]
Friday BP: Heliot Ramos spills the beans
Good morning, baseball fans! The San Francisco Giants are back from their All-Star break tonight, as they head north for some interleague play against the Seattle Mariners. In the meantime, let’s take a look at a video that the team’s social media team shared recently featuring outfielder Heliot Ramos. While it is essentially an ad […]
The 2027 season is a Rockies sandwich
The two teams locked in a battle for fourth place in the National League West will renew their rivalry early and late next season. That battle might come down to the bitter end as the San Francisco Giants close the 2027 season with a three-game series at Coors Field. The season will kick off early, […]
Giants at the trade deadline: 3 players I’d like to see them keep
The MLB draft and All-Star festivities are over and we San Francisco Giants fans don’t have much to look forward to other than the looming trade deadline. Of course, the Giants should be one of the busiest teams during the next couple of weeks as they sell away the bitter memories of lost season. Depending […]
Three SF Giants lead ESPN insider’s list of best trade candidates
Maybe the San Francisco Giants aren’t contenders this season, but according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, a few members of this year’s roster could end up on playoff teams after the trade deadline. Luis Arraez, Robbie Ray, and Jung Hoo Lee were all listed as the “Best Match” for various MLB contenders and aspiring contenders, though […]
Fun (?) stats from the first part of the season
Remember May 1st? I don’t. But on that date, I wrote this about March & April: The Giants were not a good baseball team, which doesn’t necessarily mean that they will be a bad baseball team going forward. Nobody wants to root for a bad team anyway. That was the start of a post that […]
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