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Grading the Giants' Draft
Grade: C-,Best Pick: EDGE Abdul Carter, No. 3 Overall,What we liked: Carter is a great player. Pairing him with Brian Burns will turn a middling edge rusher unit into a force to be reckoned with. Focusing on the defensive trenches was a good decision for the Giants, who despite having lots of talent...

Giants' Patrick Bailey needs just one pitch to walk off Rangers
Pinch hitter Patrick Bailey hit Jacob Latz's first pitch into right field for a walk-off single Saturday afternoon, delivering the San Francisco Giants a 3-2 win over the visiting Texas Rangers on a day when the Giants honored retired shortstop Brandon Crawford.,After Ryan Walker had worked out of a...

Giants in celebratory mood despite series-opening loss to Rangers
The San Francisco Giants will host a big family reunion on Saturday that will feature their game against the Texas Rangers.,The Rangers won an old-fashioned pitchers' duel 2-0 on Friday to kick off the three-game series, but the focus Saturday will be on the past more than the present at Oracle Park...

Nathan Eovaldi outduels Justin Verlander, Rangers blank Giants
Nathan Eovaldi prevailed in a pitchers' duel with Justin Verlander, Wyatt Langford had an RBI double among three hits, and the Texas Rangers opened a three-game road series with a 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.,Chris Martin, Robert Garcia and Luke Jackson combined with Eo...

Legends on the mound, in the dugout as Giants host Rangers
Two of Major League Baseball's active legends will occupy opposing dugouts Friday night when Bruce Bochy and the Texas Rangers visit Justin Verlander and the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game interleague series.,Bochy, who led the Giants to World Series championships in 2010, 2012 a...

Analysis: 3 winners, 3 losers from first round of NFL Draft
One round out of seven is complete at the 2025 NFL Draft, so it's far too soon to hand out draft grades. There will be steals aplenty on Friday and Saturday, and even more future busts.,That said, Thursday packed plenty of punch in the first 32 picks. Who were the winners and losers of Round 1? Here...

Giants trade up to grab QB Jaxson Dart at No. 25
The New York Giants, who tied for the worst record in the NFL last season, made a bold move in the draft on Thursday in their bid for improvement.,Having already added Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter with the third overall pick, the Giants swung a trade with the Houston Texans and chose Ole Miss...

Giants grab late inning comeback win vs. Brewers
Pinch-runner Christian Koss trotted home from third base when left fielder Christian Yelich dropped Willy Adames' flyball to cap a two-run, eighth-inning rally Thursday afternoon that lifted the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.,Benefitting from two runs scoring on a ...

Giants look to shut down Brewers, seal series win
Two teams that demonstrated their strengths to one another over three nights hope to close out a four-game series on a winning note when the defensive-minded San Francisco Giants host the offensively charged Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday afternoon.,Pitching and defense were the keys for the second t...

Pitchers' duel anticipated as Giants host Brewers
Two of the most consistent pitchers in recent Major League Baseball history will go head-to-head for the first time when Freddy Peralta and the Milwaukee Brewers continue a four-game road series against Logan Webb and the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night.,The clubs have split the first two ga...

Report: Browns, Giants fielding trade inquiries
The Cleveland Browns and New York Giants are fielding trade inquiries for their early picks in this week's NFL Draft, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The Browns pick second and the Giants third on Thursday, with the Tennessee Titans holding the No. 1 spot in the three-day draft in Green Bay, Wis.,"Neither te...

Relievers in spotlight as Giants square off with Brewers
Two teams that got an opportunity to show off shiny toys out of their bullpen in the series opener go head-to-head again on Tuesday when the San Francisco Giants look for a second straight win over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers.,Robbie Ray and Hayden Birdsong combined to limit the Brewers to two ru...

Wilmer Flores, Giants pull away for win over Brewers
Wilmer Flores broke a sixth-inning tie with his seventh home run, Robbie Ray pitched five effective innings and the San Francisco Giants opened a weeklong homestand with a 5-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night.,Hayden Birdsong (1-0) pitched out of an eighth-inning jam to cap his thr...

Brewers to see familiar face in series vs. Willy Adames, Giants
The Milwaukee Brewers will get a chance to visit an old pal when they open a four-game road series against Willy Adames and the San Francisco Giants on Monday night.,The teams flew into San Francisco on Sunday night experiencing opposite emotions. While the Brewers were celebrating a 14-1 thumping o...

Jo Adell, Angels rally in ninth to stun Giants
Jo Adell capped a four-run bottom of the ninth with a one-out, bases-clearing double, delivering the Los Angeles Angels a 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., and denying Justin Verlander his first win of the season.,After Verlander threw six sharp inning...

Angels' Mike Trout sizes up Giants' Justin Verlander in finale
One of the greatest rivalries in 21st-century baseball continues on Sunday when Justin Verlander and the San Francisco Giants close out a three-game road series against Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif.,The teams have split the first two games of the set, each winning a pitche...

Healthy Zach Neto looks to lead Angels against Giants
Zach Neto will be back in the lineup again Saturday night for the Los Angeles Angels when they host the San Francisco Giants in Anaheim, Calif.,Offseason shoulder surgery sidelined Neto until Friday, when he went 1 for 3 with an RBI double in the Angels' 2-0 win over the Giants. He was activated aft...

Tyler Anderson, Angels shut down Giants
Tyler Anderson allowed three hits through six scoreless innings to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Anderson (2-0) struck out six, walked two and did not allow a Giants baserunner to reach third base. Brock Burke, Ryan Zeferja...

Angels, in rare return home, open set vs. Giants
The Los Angeles Angels will begin a three-game series Friday night against the San Francisco Giants in Anaheim, Calif., after playing 15 of their first 18 games on the road.,Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel went into the offseason looking to improve his numbers from last season. In particular, hi...

Cristopher Sanchez baffles Giants, helps Phillies win
Cristopher Sanchez struck out a career-high 12 batters over seven innings Thursday as the Philadelphia Phillies nipped the visiting San Francisco Giants 6-4 to earn a split of their four-game series., ,Sanchez (2-0) used his changeup to record 11 strikeouts as part of a stellar performance in which ...