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The San Francisco Giants begin a three-game road series against the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight. Taking the mound for the Giants will be left-hander Robbie Ray, who enters tonight’s game with a 3.04 ERA, 4.92 FIP, with 49 strikeouts to 20 walks in 50.1 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 4-0 loss to […]
Today’s Lineups GIANTS DIAMONDBACKS Jung Hoo Lee – RF Ketel Marte – 2B Luis Arraez – 2B Corbin Carroll – RF Casey Schmitt – LF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Rafael Devers – 1B Nolan Arenado – 3B Willy Adames – SS Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Matt Chapman – 3B Gabriel Moreno – C Bryce Eldridge […]
Coming off a disappointing home stand in which the Athletics lost series against the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants, the “Green and Gold” are back on the road, set to begin a four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels this evening. Leaving Sacramento may be a good thing as the A’s have played […]
The San Francisco 49ers offense is a top-efficient group led by head coach and playcaller Kyle Shanahan. 2023 was a banner season for the offense as the team put up a ton of points and yardage on its way to a Super Bowl berth. Last season, Shanahan and the offense impressed; despite the massive injuries, […]
The Diamondbacks did what they were supposed to do in Colorado and took two out of three against the Rockies, though it was touch and go there for a while. They remain below .500, however, and they’ll be looking for another series against a struggling team to leapfrog up past that point again. The Giants […]
After a ten-year major league career with a lifetime average of .270, versatile infielder Gio Urshela has called it quits. He has announced his retirement at the age of 33. Classy veteran infielder Gio Urshela, who played parts of 10 seasons, announces his retirement — Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) May 18, 2026 Urshela last played for the Athletics in Sacramento last season, posting a .238 average in 197 plate appearances. He became a household name during his three seasons as a regula...
We went through our predictions for how many games the San Francisco 49ers will win. We’ll go through different outcomes using examples of previous iterations of the 49ers on Tuesday. Now, it’s time for a different perspective on the same activity. We tracked down writers who cover the teams on the 49ers schedule to see […]
Deommodore Lenoir played over 1,000 snaps on the perimeter at cornerback last season. He was primarily a nickel in 2024, while splitting time at both spots in 2023. It hadn’t been since 2022 that Lenoir had all but exclusively played on the outside for the San Francisco 49ers. That was back when Lenoir was a […]
The pitching’s a mess and the lineup is a disappointment. Which team am I talking about? Arizona has just 3 more home runs as a team than the Giants (40 to 37) and a sub-average offensive production (95 wRC+). That’s with Corbin Carroll having an MVP-caliber start to the season, a resurgent Nolan Arenado, a […]
When the San Francisco 49ers have been at their best, it’s because they dominated the NFC West. Despite a season full of injuries to their best players in 2026, the 49ers managed to go 4-2 in the division. In 2024, when injuries really derailed the season, the Niners could only muster one win in the […]
He was a cornerstone of the A’s dynasty, winning three consecutive World Series Championships in the 70’s with the A’s. For Houstonian’s he’d serve as bullpen coach on the beloved 1986 squad that fell just short to the Mets in a 16-inning marathon. Our 16th entry is a man who collected 6 rings throughout his […]
Welcome to another new week A’s fans! The team had a lackluster weekend as they dropped two of three to the Giants. Add that to the series loss mid-week to the Cardinals and the A’s did not have a great time in their latest homestand in Sacramento. It’s in the books and behind us now […]
Good morning, baseball fans! A new week of San Francisco Giants baseball begins today, so let’s take a look at what’s on deck for this week. First up, the Giants keep their west coast road trip going as they begin a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight. After a day off on Thursday, they […]
Eagles, Rams not among Cowboys Top 5 toughest opponents in 2026 – Mike Crum, Cowboys Wire Which games should Dallas already have circled? No. 4: Week 10 vs San Francisco 49ers This is just about the opponent. The San Francisco 49ers are the Cowboys’ boogie man. Kyle Shanahan has owned Dallas, and until they show […]
Could 49ers’ Week 1 be one of the better prime-time games of the year?“With the game in Australia and it being the first week, something tells me it might be a bit of a mixed bag. Will it be good? Probably. The No. 3 prime-time game of the year? I doubt it. I’m expecting a […]
The San Francisco 49ers start their season on prime-time playing the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia. This marks the first time in NFL history that there is a game in Australia. The Australians are getting a fun one, too, as Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay usually deliver a fun contest more often than a […]
The San Francisco Giants closed out their three-game series with the Don’t-Call-Us-Sacramento A’s on Sunday and winning the series was a breeze. A stiff wind blew in from left field at Sutter Health Park, but that didn’t stop Luis Arraez and Harrison Bader from hitting home runs out to right, the last one for a […]
The Athletics and Giants battled in the rubber-game of their three-game set on a windy Sunday afternoon in Sacramento. While the wind helped both teams score runs, the weather did not play that much of a factor in this game’s result. Rather it was the A’s bullpen and defensive collapse in the eighth inning, when […]
It’s series finale time, as the San Francisco Giants take on the Oakland/Sacramento/Vegas Athletics for the third game of the series. I’m writing this before the first game, so here’s hoping that the Giants are going for a sweep, or at least a series win today. But who knows! You, probably. If the scheduled starters […]
After splitting the first two games of the series, the Athletics and San Francisco Giants will square off this afternoon in the rubber game of this rivalry weekend showdown. Athletics’ starting pitcher Luis Severino struggled yesterday. The Giants jumped out to a 5-0 lead before holding off the A’s late comeback attempt. As a result, […]
The San Jose Sharks are officially in the offseason and that means there’s some business to take care of. The front office has a large group of unrestricted and restricted free agents to decide on over the next month or two, with the ultimate goal of building a team that can win a Stanley Cup. It’s pretty clear that this season, the Sharks took a major step forward in the team’s efforts towards that goal, so now, it’s about figuring out how to build on that. Some of it will include bringi...
The San Francisco Giants had gone three games without a hit with a runner in scoring position. The offense just couldn’t string together anything of substance. They had become reliant on an inside-the-park-homer or solo shot from Luis Arraez, which is like relying on lightning strikes to be your home’s main provider of electricity. Unsurprisingly, […]
Keep an eye on the Toronto Maple Leafs over the course of the next few weeks. Newly minted general manager John Chayka has been busy meeting with members of the organization to get a pulse check on the culture of the team, which evidently led to head coach Craig Berube getting fired, and now Chayka turns his attention to his captain, Auston Matthews. Chayka and Matthews will meet in Arizona over the course of the next two weeks and if they're not able to get on the same page about the vision o...
Good morning, baseball fans! Another week of San Francisco Giants baseball comes to a close today, which means it’s time to pick our favorite highlights of the week! For once, I can say we were blessed with an abundance of options this week. But after Thursday night’s game, really, was there any option other than […]
How the NFL came up with a plan to keep 49ers from becoming jet-lagged zombies in 2026 (paywall)“It’s a lot of air miles,” North said. “We fully recognize that. Coach (Shanahan) wasn’t shy about his concerns. We spoke with John Lynch. We spoke with Al Guido. We were well aware of where they were hoping […]