News Category: San Francisco Giants

Pirates vie for series win in rubber match vs. Giants

Rookie right-handers off to impressive starts hope to continue rolling at the other’s expense when Jared Jones and the Pittsburgh Pirates face Keaton Winn and the host San Francisco Giants on Sunday. Runs have been at a premium until the final inning in the first two games of the series. The Giants did all their scoring in the bottom of the ninth of a 3-0 win Friday before the Pirates outscored the hosts in the

Giants hope for another strong pitching performance vs. Pirates

A flourishing bullpen and its struggling counterpart prepare for another potential duel Saturday night when the San Francisco Giants go for two in a row over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates. After nearly identical outings by starters Kyle Harrison of the Giants and Quinn Priester of the Pirates turned a scoreless game over to the bullpens Friday, San Francisco saved all the game’s scoring for the bottom of the ninth inning in a 3-0 victory. Both

Resurgent Joey Bart looks to lead Pirates vs. Giants

Two teams dealing with the disappointments of veteran pitchers will turn to youngsters when the Pittsburgh Pirates and host San Francisco Giants open a three-game series on Friday. Both teams are coming off losses. The Pirates fell to .500 with a 7-5 home loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, while the Giants failed to get to the break-even mark following an 8-2 drubbing dealt by the visiting New York Mets on Wednesday. Pittsburgh was

Giants turn to Ryan Walker in bid for sweep of Mets

The San Francisco Giants were quite active ahead of their bid for a three-game sweep of the visiting New York Mets on Wednesday afternoon. The Giants scratched left-hander Blake Snell from his scheduled start and placed the two-time Cy Young Award winner on the 15-day injured list with a left adductor strain. Right-hander Landen Roupp was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento by San Francisco, which tabbed right-hander Ryan Walker (2-2, 3.46 ERA) to make his first

Mets regroup after injury; Giants bid to bounce back after rough day

The New York Mets’ six-game winning streak was snapped with a 10-0 loss Sunday at the Los Angeles Dodgers, two days after starting catcher Francisco Alvarez suffered a torn ligament in his left thumb. The Mets will need to tread on without Alvarez, who is set to undergo surgery Tuesday in Los Angeles and is expected to miss six to eight weeks. New York manager Carlos Mendoza will employ a tandem of Omar Narvaez and

After bounce-back victory, Giants seek series win vs. D-backs

The San Francisco Giants, bouncing back Saturday after a 17-1 loss on Friday, will try to win the four-game series with the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks when the teams meet Sunday afternoon. San Francisco defeated Arizona 7-3 on Saturday, giving Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen (3-1) his first loss of the season. Giants catcher Patrick Bailey went 4-for-4 with three RBIs and nearly hit for the cycle. In the seventh inning, with a single, double and home

Giants look to rebound after rout by Diamondbacks

The Arizona Diamondbacks enter the third game of a four-game series Saturday at the San Francisco Giants coming off left-hander Jordan Montgomery’s effective first start for the club and 22 hits that tied a franchise record in Friday’s 17-1 victory. After falling to Montgomery, a member of the Texas Rangers’ World Series championship team last year, the Giants will face Arizona’s two right-handed stalwarts in the rotation — Zac Gallen (3-0, 1.64 ERA) on Saturday

Jordan Montgomery set for D-backs debut vs. Giants

Two veteran pitchers who waited all winter and into the spring to find new homes in free agency will square off on Friday as the Arizona Diamondbacks and the host San Francisco Giants continue their four-game series. Jordan Montgomery is set to make his Diamondbacks debut when he opposes fellow left-hander Blake Snell. Montgomery and Snell will be hard-pressed to match the effort produced by the Giants’ Logan Webb in the series opener on Thursday.

Harold Ramirez, Rays look to run past Giants again

The Tampa Bay Rays will look for even more production from a slimmer Harold Ramirez in Saturday’s game against the San Francisco Giants in St. Petersburg, Fla. Ramirez legged out a pair of infield hits on Friday in a 3-for-4 outing that also saw him steal a base. “That’s what happens when you lose some weight, you can run better and faster,” said Ramirez, who scored both runs in Tampa Bay’s 2-1 win over San

Nationals’ Josiah Gray looks to get on track vs. Giants

Two pitchers trending in opposite directions this season will go head-to-head Tuesday night when the Washington Nationals and San Francisco Giants continue their three-game series. Trevor Williams outdueled reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell in an 8-1 Nationals win in Monday’s series opener in San Francisco, spoiling Snell’s debut with the Giants. Right-hander Josiah Gray (0-2, 14.04 ERA) will attempt to duplicate Williams’ effort and extend his unbeaten run against the Giants