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The Giants won’t lose 100+ games… right?
Last week, I wondered how many wins the Giants would need to pick up in this second part of the season to wind up with a somewhat respectable record. You know, a record that True Believers “legs” to stand on when proselytizing about their favorite team. But what if the team loses 100+ games? Some […]
Thursday BP: Watch the Giants play Immaculate Grid
Good morning, baseball fans! Today is an off-day for the San Francisco Giants, and there hasn’t been a lot of fun to be had lately with the way the games have been going. So instead of focusing on non-fun stuff, I thought we’d visit a video that the Giants’ social media team put out a […]
The phantom push
In the top of the 7th, Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino pulled a fastball from Landen Roupp into the right field corner. Jung Hoo Lee got to the baseball quickly and fired an accurate throw into Willy Adames at second base as a hard-charging Pasquantino slid into the bag, beating the throw by plenty. But […]
Giants Reacts Survey: Will the Giants extend Bryce Eldridge?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Giants fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. These days, it’s all the rage in the Majors to extend young, budding stars. Even with the […]
Giants Minor League Baseball roundup, July 21: Josuar González heats back up
Just five games for the San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates on Tuesday, as AA Richmond had their game postponed due to weather, while the Dominican Summer League squads faced off against each other. We’ll throw in Monday’s rookie ball games into this recap as well, especially since those seasons are wrapping up. Now, […]
Wow! Baseball fans like Baseball
Do the owners of Major League Baseball like baseball? Unclear. Sure, the league has been “listening” to its fans during this Collective Bargaining Agreement, but only because “the fans” agree with them about the “need” for a salary cap. When it comes to something like, say, the minor leagues, the league seems completely disinterested in […]
Wednesday BP/Gamethread: Giants @ Royals
The San Francisco Giants conclude this road series against the Kansas City Royals this morning. Since it’s a brunch game, I figured we’d just combine the BP and game thread for today. Taking the mound for the Giants is right-hander Landen Roupp, who enters today’s game with a 3.98 ERA, 3.33 FIP, with 106 strikeouts […]
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 […]
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