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The Detroit Tigers evened up their three-game road series against the San Francisco Giants with an 8-0 victory on Saturday evening at Oracle Park. Jackson Jobe threw five scoreless innings in his triumphant return from Tommy John surgery and the offense used a six-run seventh to blow things open. For the final episode of the […]
It took seven innings, but the Tigers ended up with a blowout and a shutout against the Giants with an 8-0 win on Saturday. After dropping the first game in their series against the Giants, the Tigers were looking to pull even on Saturday evening. They would have the newly activated Jackson Jobe on the […]
It’s time for Game 2 in the three-game series between the San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers. Righty Landen Roupp takes the mound for San Francisco, as the 27-year old makes his 23rd start of the year. Roupp is 7-10 with a 4.34 ERA, a 3.47 FIP, and 120 strikeouts to 52 walks in […]
Longtime San Francisco Giants color commentator Mike Krukow announced this week that he will retire following the 2026 season, ending a legendary era for the Giants’ TV booth. Krukow has been part of the Giants’ booth since 1990 and has served as a full-time broadcaster since 1994. A seven-time Emmy Award winner, he is best…
Anthony Bowens, a longtime Giants superfan, lived a baseball gay’s dream by going deep in two MLB parks. He wants a chance to homer in all of them.
The San Diego Padres looked to upgrade their depleted starting rotation at Monday’s trade deadline. In the final hours, the front office acquired Robbie Ray from the San Francisco Giants and Casey Mize from the Detroit Tigers. However, both pitchers were less than impressive in their first start in new surroundings. Ray’s control betrayed him […]
The Detroit Tigers outhit the Giants 11 to 5 on Friday night. They outwalked them too, 4 to 3, and earned 12 at-bats with a runner in scoring position while San Francisco had just 4. The visitors had hot bats in Kevin McGonigle, who reached base four times, and Spencer Torkelson, who reached thrice; and […]
The Detroit Tigers dropped the series opener to the San Francisco Giants on Friday night, 5-2, at Oracle Park. The good guys outhit the hosts, but were plagued by LOBsters while Kieder Montero coughed up five runs over six innings to earn his seventh loss of the season. Making his first appearance for the Motor […]
Jackson Jobe is set to make his return from Tommy John surgery when the Tigers right-hander starts against Landen Roupp and the Giants tonight. The third overall pick of the 2021 underwent the surgery in June 2025, after posting a 3.91 ERA in his first 12 games and 53 innings as a big leaguer. 1. […]
Good morning, baseball fans! Another week of San Francisco Giants baseball comes to an end this weekend, so it’s time to decide who we think was the Player of the Week! And listen, I know that I’m biased here. I’ve said as much in the past. I don’t intentionally choose Jung Hoo Lee just because […]
After Thursday’s satisfying thumping of the Mariners, the Tigers skooched down the Pacific coast a state or two to open a three-game weekend series in San Francisco against the Giants. Detroit out-hit their hosts by an 11-5 tally, but those runners largely stayed on the bases as the Giants won the series opener 5-2. Keider […]
Detroit Tigers (56-59) vs. San Francisco Giants (48-67) Time/Place: 10:15 p.m., Pracle ParkSB Nation Site: McCovey ChroniclesMedia: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Keider Montero (8-6, 3.17 ERA) vs. RHP JT Brubaker (0-0, 3.17 ERA)
The San Francisco Giants head back home to Oracle Park tonight to begin a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers. As of the time this is being written, the Giants have not yet announced a starting pitcher for tonight’s game. Good old element of surprise. Gotta love the consistency there. Anyway, you can head down […]
Things just continue to go from bad to worse for the San Francisco Giants. After selling off some of their assets at the trade deadline, they've now learned that Gold Glove third baseman Matt Chapman is likely to have season-ending surgery next week. He's been out almost six weeks due to a strained abdominal muscle, and was then diagnosed with a sports hernia. Matt Chapman is flying to Philadelphia to see a specialist on Sunday and expects to have season-ending surgery on Tuesday. ...
The likelihood of Matt Chapman taking another swing in 2026 just took a huge blow. Following a month-plus stint on the injured list, the San Francisco Giants third baseman received brutal news. He has a hernia and a core muscle tear, which will probably require surgery, per the SF Chronicle’s Susan Slusser. Many fans are […] The post Giants’ Matt Chapman expected to undergo surgery after latest injury update appeared first on ClutchPoints .
It’s the time in the season where bad teams, such as the San Francisco Giants, shift their focus from winning games to trying out new talents, and seeing who can stick. We’ve already seen a pair of MLB debuts in the last week, and now we’re getting a third. On Friday, ahead of their series […]
The Giants announced that they have selected the contract of right-hander Trent Harris. The 40-man had a couple of vacancies after the club’s deadline trades. To open an active roster spot, righty Tristan Beck has been optioned to Triple-A Sacramento. Prior to the club announcements, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Harris […]
Six games for the San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates on Thursday. Not all six teams played, though, as AA Richmond had a doubleheader, while the Dominican Summer League Black squad had the day off. Link to the 2026 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions in the roundup are the position […]
Giants third baseman Matt Chapman has a hernia and a core muscle tear. He is going to see a specialist on Sunday and expects to have season-ending surgery next week. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle and Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area passed along the info. Manager Tony Vitello said earlier in […]
Mike Krukow’s final season in the Giants booth won’t double as Duane Kuiper’s. According to The Athletic, Kuiper, 76, said he has no intention to go out in tandem, even as Krukow steps away from broadcasting at season’s end. Kuiper has weathered his own health challenges in recent years, but he wants to keep calling…
The Texas Rangers have activated lefthanded pitcher Jordan Montgomery from the 60 day injured list, the team announced today. To make room for Montgomery on the active and 40 man rosters, the Rangers have designated pitcher Nolan Kingham for assignment. Montgomery is back in the majors after missing all of 2025 and the first part […]
Three weeks ago, KNBR deleted all digital traces of a hot-mic incident in which an unnamed producer was caught saying “Posey sucks, man,” following the San Francisco Giants president of baseball operations’ first interview on the station in over two months, an absence seemingly tied to the club’s Pride Night controversy. The incident occurred after Posey…
Texas Rangers lineup for August 7, 2026 against the Baltimore Orioles: starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers and Shane Baz for the Orioles. Texas looks to continue their winning ways after taking the final two games in their series against the Giants. The lineup: Pederson — DH Langford — LF Seager — SS […]
Nationally, during this disaster of a season, there has been some speculation that the San Francisco Giants could pull the plug on their unique gamble of hiring the green Tony Vitello as their manager after just one season. In total, that mindset seemed shortsighted and a knee-jerk reaction. Yet, after this week’ massive roster overhaul […]
The Philadelphia Phillies made multiple moves at the MLB trade deadline this season. Their most notable move was the trade for Luis Arraez from the San Francisco Giants. Philadelphia also acquired pitchers Brooks Raley and Caleb Kilian. Overall, it was a respectable trade deadline for the Phillies — but it was far from perfect. The […] The post Phillies’ biggest 2026 MLB trade deadline mistake appeared first on ClutchPoints .