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Giants go down swinging in 2-1 loss to Reds

The most telling statistic in the San Francisco Giants’ 2-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds is the two teams’ pitch counts. Four Giants pitchers combined to throw 145 pitches in eight innings. The Reds got through nine innings against the free-swinging Giants in just 111 pitches, an average of 12.3 per inning. The Giants had […]

4/15 Gamethread: Giants @ Reds

The San Francisco Giants continue their three-game road series against the Cincinnati Reds this afternoon. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Tyler Mahle, who enters today’s game with a 4.30 ERA, 4.32 FIP, with 15 strikeouts to seven walks in 14.2 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 5-0 win […]

Wednesday BP: Krukow believes Roupp will be All Star

Good morning, baseball fans! The San Francisco Giants may be off to a bit of a rocky start this season. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t silver linings in progress. One of those would be starting pitcher Landen Roupp. Broadcaster Mike Krukow made an appearance on KNBR’s “Murph & Markus” show earlier this week and […]

4/14 Gamethread: Giants @ Reds

The San Francisco Giants head to Ohio today to begin a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds. Taking the mound for the Giants will be left-hander Robbie Ray, who enters today’s game with a 2.08 ERA, 3.65 FIP, with 18 strikeouts to six walks in 17.1 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ […]

Giants-Reds Series Preview: Two struggling lineups?

The San Francisco Giants have finally run into a team they’re hitting better than here through the season’s first couple of weeks. If you ignore the Yankees series, the Giants are actually around a league average offense (96 wRC+) in their last 13 games. Meanwhile, the Reds are the worst in the National League (76 […]

Tuesday BP: When will the Giants make a move?

The San Francisco Giants have, somewhat unconventionally, only used 27 players this year, which means they’ve only made one move involving the Major League roster. That move was forced on them, after reliever José Buttó was placed on the Injured List, and replaced by Blade Tidwell. It’s the time of the year where teams start […]

Captain Willy Adames

The concept of a team captain isn’t all that important and fans will typically project their favorite player as the face of the franchise, but with Brandon Belt Celebration Day just 12 days out, it got me thinking, “Who is the captain of the Giants?“ Like, if we had to pick and Tony Vitello wasn’t […]

How can the Giants improve their tragic lineup?

On Thursday, Brady asked you which part of the roster was most responsible for the Giants’ not-so-good start to the season and here is the latest SB Nation Reacts survey response! Respondents have it exactly right, which is always great to see. Whatever one’s feelings about the lineup might be — and, to be sure, […]

Monday BP: What’s on deck for this week?

Good morning, baseball fans! It’s a new week of San Francisco Giants baseball, so it’s time to take a look ahead at what’s on deck for this week. First up, the Giants have an off-day today before heading to Cincinnati to begin a three-game series against the Reds. After that, they head to the nation’s […]

Giants unable to close out at-bats, innings, or series

Sunday afternoon in Baltimore. A pleasant breeze swirled around the baked brick of Camden Yards, carrying the warm tang of Old Bay seasoning. One would be forgiven if the pleasant atmosphere suggested a sedate affair, a leisurely stroll of a game. The Giants had gone down in order at the top of the inning against […]

4/12 Gamethread: Giants @ Orioles

It’s series finale time! The San Francisco Giants are facing the Baltimore Orioles one more time, and then they’re off to Cincinnati, albeit with a well-deserved day off first. For the Giants, it will be righty Adrian Houser on the mound, as he makes his third start of the year for the team. The 33-year […]

Sunday BP: Highlights of the Week

Good morning, baseball fans! The San Francisco Giants are wrapping up another week of baseball today, which means it’s time to discuss our favorite highlights of the week! This week, I’m giving the honors to Rafael Devers’ three-run home run in Wednesday’s 5-0 win over the Philadelphia Philies! Devers faced off against Phillies starter Aaron […]

4/11 Gamethread: Giants @ Orioles

After a spirited victory in the series opener, the San Francisco Giants will look to win their series against the Baltimore Orioles today, in the second game of their nine-game road trip. The Giants are sending their ace to the mound, as right-hander Logan Webb will make his fourth start of the year. On the […]

Saturday BP: Player of the Week

Good morning, baseball fans! It’s another weekend of San Francisco Giants baseball, which means it’s time to figure out who was this week’s Player of the Week! Personally, I’ve got to give this week’s honors to Daniel Susac! Not only did Susac have a three-hit game in last Thursday’s 7-2 win over the New York […]

You feel better after that win

At some point this year, there was a brief moment — a very brief moment, but a moment nonetheless — where you wondered if the San Francisco Giants would win three games this season. And now they’ve won three straight. Things can change quickly, it turns out. The Giants beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on […]

4/10 Gamethread: Giants @ Orioles

The San Francisco Giants begin this three-game road series against the Baltimore Orioles this afternoon. Tonight’s game will only be broadcast on Apple TV, so just a heads up if you don’t have that you’ll have to tune in on the radio. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Landen Roupp, who enters […]

Giants Minor League Baseball roundup, April 9: Jesús Rodríguez can hit

After two straight perfect days, the San Francisco Giants finally saw one of their Minor League Baseball affiliates lose on Thursday….and then another one, too. But it was still a very nice day on the farm. So let’s talk about it. Link to the 2026 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions in […]

Friday BP: Friday Temp Check

Good morning, baseball fans! We are officially two weeks into the San Francisco Giants season, so I thought now would be a good time to check in and see how folks are feeling so far. We already have a standing feature for Friday BPs when the team is at home, so I’m thinking we can […]

Three stats to track over the next few weeks

It’s still early enough that looking at numbers probably falls outside the zone of fan interest. Even that pesky win-loss record isn’t supposed to matter as we wade into the season’s waters. But there are some areas of performance that are still worth keeping an eye on, if only to assuage or confirm our fears. […]

Giants Reacts Survey: What part of the roster is to blame?

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. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. It hasn’t been the start to the season that the San Francisco Giants wanted. And unfortunately, […]