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8/16 Gamethread: Giants vs. Rockies
It’s rubber match time! After a disappointing game on Friday and an exciting one on Saturday, the San Francisco Giants will attempt to take the series against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon. Right-hander Blade Tidwell takes the mound for the Giants, with the 25-year old making his 11th appearance of the season. Tidwell is […]
Yessss Drew Gilbert
Drew Gilbert had never hit lead-off before. The vast majority of his plate appearances this season have come out of the 8th and 9th spots in the batting order. There’s plenty of reasons why Gilbert wouldn’t be seriously considered to bat first when constructing a Major League line-up. Mainly, he doesn’t hit for average, he […]
8/15 Gamethread: Giants vs. Rockies
It’s time for Game 2 in the three-game series between the San Francisco Giants and the Colorado Rockies. All I’m hoping for is that it goes better than the first game did. And hey, we’re getting an MLB debut this fine afternoon, as Turner Hill is starting in left field! Taking the mound for the […]
Noooo the Rockies
Long gone are the days in which fans rub their hands together and coo: Oooo the Rockies. In this hopefully alternate historical timeline these 2026 Giants have dragged us into, there are no gimme games, no such thing as a breezy series. The cheap balm San Francisco has applied to their burns in recent years […]
Weekend BP: What are you still watching for?
The San Francisco Giants have 40 games remaining. In all likelihood, they’re going to lose most of those games. They’ve been a bad team all year, and then they went and traded a significant chunk of their talent at the deadline (as they should have, I might add). As such, the Giants have gone a […]
8/14 Gamethread: Giants vs. Rockies
It’s time for a new series and we’ve got two very bad teams pitted against each other: in the orange corner, the San Francisco Giants, and in the purple corner, the Colorado Rockies. Righty Landen Roupp takes the mound for the Giants for the 24th time this year. The 27-year old is 7-11 on the […]
Giants Minor League Baseball roundup, August 13: Bo Davidson and Gavin Kilen heat up
A busy day for the San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates on Thursday, with all six teams that are still in-season in action. Let’s dive into it! Link to the 2026 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions in the roundup are the position played in that particular game. AAA Sacramento (66-48) […]
Giants-Rockies Series Preview: Race to the bottom!
The 2026 Giants are still tracking behind the 100-loss 1985 Giants, suggesting that they won’t reach 100 losses this season. I still think it’s in play now that the pitching staff is depleted and whoever’s left, outside of Logan Webb, is about to hit innings numbers rarely/ever seen, but I’m happy to be wrong. What’s […]
Giants call up Jonah Cox and Turner Hill
The San Francisco Giants made a series of moves on Friday, ahead of their series opener against the Colorado Rockies, as they’re bringing up a pair of youngsters to replace a pair of youngsters. As was reported on Thursday, the Giants are calling up outfielder Turner Hill to make his MLB debut. Hill is a […]
Giants to host 2028 MLB All-Star Game
At long last, the All-Star Game is returning to the Bay Area. On Friday morning, it was announced that the San Francisco Giants and their gorgeous waterfront ballpark will host the 2028 MLB All-Star Game, and all the midsummer festivities. It’s the fourth time that the Giants have hosted the All-Star Game since moving to […]
Friday BP: Matt Chapman transferred to 60-Day IL
We knew that Matt Chapman’s season was almost certainly over. But now it’s really official. During Thursday’s off day, the San Francisco Giants quietly moved Chapman from the 10-Day IL to the 60-Day IL with an abdominal strain. It had already been revealed that Chapman would undergo surgery for his sports hernia. The Giants have […]
Draft good
I can’t help but try to get into the psychology of the poll respondents with these SB Nation Reacts surveys, and since these are supposed to be strictly Giants fans polled, I am fixating on the 1% who graded their 2026 amateur draft a “D.” Did they have money riding on a different #1 pick? […]
Giants Minor League Baseball roundup, August 11-12: Turner Hill gets the call to the bigs!
I was unable to get to a Minor League Baseball roundup yesterday, so we’re doing a midweek two-day special! Here’s everything that happened with the San Francisco Giants Minor League affiliates on Tuesday and Wednesday. Link to the 2026 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions in the roundup are the position played […]
Giants claim Shay Whitcomb off waivers
The San Francisco Giants have been hesitant to use the waiver wire this year, but on their Thursday off-day they utilized the tool for the third time this season. San Francisco announced that they had claimed infielder Shay Whitcomb off of waivers after he had been designated for assignment by the Houston Astros. Whitcomb has […]
Thursday BP: When the team you love won’t even tolerate you
Good morning, baseball fans. It has been two months since members of the San Francisco Giants decided that the organization’s Pride Night celebration was an appropriate time to intentionally opt into wearing the (completely optional) Pride hats in order to proselytize their religious beliefs (aka intentionally use the opportunity to further antagonize LGBTQIA+ members of […]
Giants lose game, series in the sun
Ah, the sun! Giver of life, provider of solar energy, burner of skin, mascot of Arizona professional basketball, source of both photosynthesis and melanomas. The sun giveth, and Wednesday afternoon in San Francisco, the sun tooketh away a victory for the home team. Victor Bericoto delivered the San Francisco Giants’ first run with an RBI […]
Giants fan survey: Who plays second next year?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Giants fans and fans across the country. The San Francisco Giants employed one of the best second baseman in the Majors this year. They also traded that second baseman, Luis Arráez, at the […]
8/12 Gamethread: Giants vs. Astros
The San Francisco Giants conclude this three-game home series against the Houston Astros this afternoon. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Adrian Houser, who enters today’s game with a 4.55 ERA, 4.83 FIP, with 65 strikeouts to 31 walks in 97 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 5-2 win […]
Wednesday BP: Reminisce with the Wall of Fame inductees
Good morning, baseball fans! Over the weekend, the San Francisco Giants celebrated five influential players from their 2010s World Series Championship runs with a Wall of Fame Ceremony. The team has not yet released the full video of the event, but our friends over at NBC Sports Bay Area interviewed the inductees: Brandon Belt, Brandon […]
Carsons dominate late-night Giants win
The answer is: Power hitting, sloppy opposing defense, and iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms. The questions is, what are three things likely to produce runs Tuesday night? The San Francisco Giants got four runs Tuesday night, which was enough to defeat the Houston Astros, 4-1, after 7 2/3 innings from a pair of magnificent Carsons. […]
8/11 Gamethread: Giants vs. Astros
The San Francisco Giants continue this three-game home series against the Houston Astros tonight. Taking the mound for the Giants will be left-hander Carson Whisenhunt, who enters tonight’s game with a 7.25 ERA, 5.64 FIP, with 20 strikeouts to 15 walks in 22.1 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 6-0 loss to […]
Giants sign Andrew Knizner, activate Victor Bericoto
The San Francisco Giants made a handful of roster moves on Tuesday, ahead of their evening home game against the Houston Astros. As expected, the team found a veteran catcher to back up Drew Cavanaugh, and it’s a familiar face: Andrew Knizner. Knizner had been playing for the Boston Red Sox AAA affiliate until last […]
Tuesday BP: Watch a Puerto Rican team dinner with the Giants
Good morning, baseball fans! The San Francisco Giants’ social media team released a video little while back that I didn’t get a chance to share until now. I would like to extend my apologies in advance to Brady and every other Heliot Ramos fan in the audience. I’m not trying to poke at those wounds, […]
8/10 Gamethread: Giants vs. Astros
The San Francisco Giants welcome the Houston Astros to Oracle Park tonight to begin a three-game series. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Blade Tidwell, who enters tonight’s game with a 3.18 ERA, 3.20 FIP, with 13 strikeouts to four walks in 17 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ […]
Giants call up catcher Zach Morgan for MLB debut, place Daniel Susac on 10-Day IL
The San Francisco Giants have had nine different players make their MLB debuts this year, and they’re gunning for a 10th. On Monday, about an hour before starting a home series against the Houston Astros, the Giants announced that catcher Zach Morgan had his contract purchased from AAA Sacramento. Morgan’s promotion comes shortly after the […]
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