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Eight MLB Teams Already Facing the Harsh Reality of a Lost 2026 Season
The playoff race isn’t as crowded as it seems. Here are eight MLB teams that should stop chasing contention and start planning for the future....
Javier Assad, Cubs stifle Giants in near-shutout to win opener
Michael Busch bombed a three-run homer into the San Francisco Bay, Javier Assad combined with two relievers on a four-hitter and the Chicago Cubs opened a three-game road series with a 5-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.,After Giants starter Landen Roupp (5-7) had matched zero...
Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong, Giants' Bryce Eldridge gear up for weekend series
Two powerful left-handed hitters will take aim at a first career deposit into the San Francisco Bay when Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Chicago Cubs open a three-game series against Bryce Eldridge and the host Giants on Friday night.,The series will be a rematch of fourth-place teams in their respectiv...
Bryce Eldridge's grand slam caps Giants' stunning rally past Nats
Bryce Eldridge launched a walk-off grand slam with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday afternoon as the San Francisco Giants rallied from a 9-1 deficit with 10 runs over the final two innings to shock the visiting Washington Nationals 11-10.,After Matt Chapman and Rafael Devers had h...
Giants WR Malik Nabers 'making really good progress'
New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh is encouraged by the progress of Malik Nabers as the star wide receiver continues to work his way back from last year's season-ending knee injury.,"He's making really good progress right now. I'm very hopeful that he'll be back soon," Harbaugh told reporters ...
Nationals strive to continue successful run in San Francisco
The Washington Nationals will seek to continue their recent mastery at Oracle Park in San Francisco when they go for a three-game sweep of the Giants on Wednesday afternoon.,Daylen Lile has provided big hits for the Nationals, who entered the series with two wins in three tries against the Arizona D...
Early offense sparks Nationals to another win over Giants
Luis Garcia Jr. hit the 11th pitch of the game for a two-run homer, James Wood had three hits and scored twice, and the visiting Washington Nationals made it two straight wins over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday with a front-running 6-3 victory.,Andrew Alvarez and four relievers overcame nine h...
Nationals ask Andrew Alvarez for another strong start, this time vs. Giants
Andrew Alvarez will be in search of a second consecutive sharp start when the Washington Nationals go for a back-to-back road win over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.,One of the team's top starters last September, Alvarez (1-0, 3.54 ERA) began the season in the bullpen before getting the ...
Nationals rally for 3 in ninth inning, push past Giants
CJ Abrams stroked a two-run, game-tying single and Daylen Lile followed two batters later with a two-out, two-strike RBI single as the Washington Nationals rallied in the ninth inning to overtake the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Monday.,After the Giants had scored twice in the eighth to break a 1-1 t...
John Harbaugh 'excited' about Giants WRs -- if Malik Nabers is healthy
New York Giants coach John Harbaugh believes that Malik Nabers is capable of being the best wide receiver in the league, though the Pro Bowler first must return to the field after a knee injury cut short his 2025 season.,After a Pro Bowl campaign as a rookie, Nabers tore his right anterior cruciate ...
After late night and long flight, Giants welcome upstart Nats
Quite possibly playing on fumes after an early morning arrival following a grueling trip, the San Francisco Giants hope to be able to count upon a well-rested Logan Webb when they open a three-game home series against the Washington Nationals on Monday night.,Energized at least somewhat by an extra-...
Matt Chapman, Giants come up big to edge Cubs in 10th
Matt Chapman opened the 10th with a go-ahead single, Dylan Smith capped a five-inning shutout effort by the San Francisco bullpen with a 1-2-3 bottom of the inning and the visiting Giants finished a marathon trip with a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night.,Playing a second consecutive ...
Giants to end grueling road trip with finale against Cubs
An exhausting trip that has included 15- and 13-run wins but also a pair of walk-off losses will end with a night game more than 2,000 miles from home when the San Francisco Giants wrap up a three-game set Sunday against the Chicago Cubs.,The series has featured polar-opposite games that have result...
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers twice in Cubs' walk-off win over Giants
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, Michael Busch led off the 10th with a walk-off single that was misplayed in right field and the Chicago Cubs avenged an 18-3 shellacking a day earlier with a 3-2 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturda...
Homer-happy Giants provide challenge for Ben Brown, Cubs
The San Francisco Giants will look to continue their road offensive onslaught against a pitcher who has allowed just 11 earned runs all season when they face Ben Brown and the Chicago Cubs in the continuation of a three-game series Saturday afternoon.,Having scored 12 and 18 runs in wins in two diff...
Giants bash seven home runs to crush Cubs
Matt Chapman hit a grand slam and a three-run homer, Willy Adames and Casey Schmitt each chipped in a pair of homers and the visiting San Francisco Giants routed the Chicago Cubs 18-3 on Friday afternoon in the rain-delayed opener of a three-game series.,The Giants picked up in Chicago where they le...
After big offensive effort, Giants look to quell Cubs' momentum
The San Francisco Giants have put together some stellar offensive efforts in the past week, while the Chicago Cubs are hoping a dramatic rally will change their recent fortunes.,The Giants look to build on a 20-hit output when they open a three-game series on Friday against the host Cubs, who scored...
Giants rack up 20 hits, stave off Brewers 12-9
Eric Haase hit a grand slam and Jung Hoo Lee had four hits to extend the longest current hitting streak in the major leagues to 12 games as the visiting San Francisco Giants hung on for a 12-9 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.,Casey Schmitt homered and Bryce Eldridge and Matt Chapman each ...
Giants' Adrian Houser strives for success in return to Milwaukee
The visiting San Francisco Giants hope Adrian Houser will benefit from a return to familiar territory when they close their four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday afternoon.,Houser (2-5, 5.59 ERA), who pitched in 129 games with Milwaukee over parts of his first seven seasons in t...
Logan Webb fires 7 strong innings as Giants shut out Brewers
Logan Webb took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and Victor Bericoto hit his first career home run as the San Francisco Giants held on for a 1-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.,Brice Turang recorded Milwaukee's first hit with one out in the seventh, an opposite-field single to l...