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Jack Flaherty ready to turn corner as Tigers host Giants
The record doesn't reflect it, but Jack Flaherty feels he's in a good place. The Detroit Tigers have lost eight of the 10 games he's started, but the veteran right-hander believes better days are ahead.,Flaherty will start the middle game of a three-game series against visiting San Francisco on Tues...
Tigers get past Giants to open series on high note
Riley Greene hit a two-run single and the host Detroit Tigers opened a three-game series against San Francisco with a 3-1 victory over the Giants on Monday afternoon.,Colt Keith had two hits and scored a run for Detroit.,Tigers starter Keider Montero (2-1) held the Giants to one hit in five innings....
Hayden Birdsong looks to lock in permanent spot in Giants' rotation
Hayden Birdsong began the season as a long reliever. The San Francisco Giants right-hander was so effective in that role, he earned an opportunity to join the starting rotation.,Birdsong will make his second start of the season in the opener of a three-game series at Detroit on Monday afternoon.,In ...
Robbie Ray continues success as Giants clip Nationals
Robbie Ray continued his strong season with six solid innings and the visiting San Francisco Giants earned a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals 3-2 in the deciding game of a three-game series.,Ray (7-0) allowed a run on three hits and struck out seven without a walk. The left-hander is 4-0 wi...
Robbie Ray, Giants chase series win vs. Nationals
Left-hander Robbie Ray will look to continue his strong season on Sunday afternoon when he starts the finale of the San Francisco Giants' three-game series against the host Washington Nationals.,Ray (6-0, 2.67 ERA) is 3-0 with a 1.38 ERA over his past four starts, allowing a total of four earned run...
Jake Irvin throws eight scoreless innings as Nats blank Giants
Jake Irvin pitched eight scoreless innings and James Wood hit a two-run home run to lead the Washington Nationals to a 3-0 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturday.,Irvin (4-1) allowed three hits while striking out seven and walking two on 96 pitches. He retired nine straight Giant...
Giants' Kyle Harrison reclaims starting spot for clash with Nats
Left-hander Kyle Harrison will make his first start of the season for the San Francisco Giants when they play the second contest of their three-game series at the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.,Harrison, 23, steps into the spot usually filled by Justin Verlander, who was placed on the 1...
Giants snap Nationals' winning streak in shutout fashion
Landen Roupp pitched six-plus innings and the visiting San Francisco Giants ended the Washington Nationals' five-game winning streak with a 4-0 win on Friday night.,Roupp (3-3) allowed five hits and two walks while striking out two. He left after the first two Nationals reached in the seventh.,Jung ...
Nationals ride five-game win streak into series vs. Giants
The Washington Nationals will look to extend their season-best five-game winning streak when they open a three-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants on Friday.,The Nationals blew a ninth-inning lead on Thursday but got a game-winning single from Amed Rosario in the 10th for an 8-7 vi...
Giants first-round LB Abdul Carter signs rookie deal
Linebacker Abdul Carter, the No. 3 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, signed his four-year rookie contract with the New York Giants on Thursday.,Agents for the Penn State product confirmed that the fully guaranteed deal is worth $45.255 million.,Carter, 21, is represented by Drew Rosenhaus, Robert Bailey a...
Giants to place RHP Justin Verlander (pectoral) on 15-day IL
San Francisco Giants right-hander Justin Verlander will be placed on the 15-day injured list due to a right pectoral injury, manager Bob Melvin said after Wednesday's 8-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals.,The decision was reached after Verlander threw on the side Wednesday. During the session, it beca...
Hits keep coming as Royals double up Giants
Salvador Perez belted a two-run home run, Maikel Garcia and Bobby Witt Jr. also drove in a pair of runs and the Kansas City Royals completed a road-series win over the San Francisco Giants with an 8-4 romp on Wednesday afternoon.,Rookie right-hander Jonathan Bowlan (1-0) was credited with his first ...
Giants' Logan Webb out to further stymie Royals' hitters
Logan Webb will hope to prolong the Kansas City Royals' offensive slump and earn the San Francisco Giants their sixth win to close a nine-game homestand when he takes the mound on Wednesday afternoon.,The clubs have split the first two games of their low-scoring interleague series, with the Royals p...
Hayden Birdsong's effective start steers Giants past Royals
Hayden Birdsong won his first start of the season with five strong innings and the San Francisco Giants prevailed in a second consecutive pitchers' duel with the visiting Kansas City Royals, posting a 3-2 victory on Tuesday.,Willy Adames tripled in a run and scored another for the Giants, which lost...
Giants turn to Hayden Birdsong in encounter vs. Royals
The San Francisco Giants will make the first tweak of the season in their rotation Tuesday night when they send right-hander Hayden Birdsong against the visiting Kansas City Royals.,The Royals received seven shutout innings from San Francisco Bay Area product Kris Bubic in a 3-1 triumph in the opene...
Kris Bubic, Royals win pitchers' duel against Giants
Kris Bubic pitched seven shutout innings, Vinnie Pasquantino broke a scoreless tie with a two-run home run in the eighth and the Kansas City Royals opened a three-game road series against the San Francisco Giants with a 3-1 victory on Monday.,Bubic (5-2) matched zeros with fellow left-hander Robbie ...
Giants' Robbie Ray, Royals' Kris Bubic test mettle in series opener
One of the better pitching duels of the season so far is set to take place on Monday night when the San Francisco Giants host the Kansas City Royals in the opener of a three-game series.,Robbie Ray is scheduled to start on the mound for the Giants, while fellow left-hander Kris Bubic will take the b...
Giants rally with two runs in eighth to edge Athletics
Heliot Ramos homered and later drove in the tie-breaking run with a single in the eighth to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 win against the visiting Athletics on Sunday afternoon and complete a sweep of the three-game series.,Tyler Ferguson (0-2) started the eighth with the Athletics leading ...
Giants rally to edge Athletics, 3-2
Heliot Ramos homered and later drove in the tie-breaking run with a single in the eighth to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 win against the visiting Athletics on Sunday afternoon and complete a sweep of the three-game series.,Tyler Ferguson (0-2) started the eighth with the Athletics leading ...
Justin Verlander faces A's, still in search of first win with Giants
Justin Verlander will be seeking to end a career-worst winless streak to open a season when he faces one of his favorite opponents, the Athletics, as the host San Francisco Giants go for a three-game sweep in the interleague series Sunday afternoon.,The Giants have used different means, but the same...