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Logan Webb goes 7 strong innings and Thairo Estrada homers twice as Giants rout Rays 11-2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Logan Webb allowed one run over seven innings, Thairo Estrada homered twice and the San Francisco Giants cruised past the Tampa Bay Rays 11-2 on Saturday. Webb (1-1) scattered six hits in his fourth start of the season. The 2023 NL Cy Young Award...
Waguespack and 5 relievers combine on a 6-hitter and Rays beat Giants 2-1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jacob Waguespack and five relievers combined on a six-hitter and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Friday night. Waguespack gave up one run and four hits over four innings in his first start since Sept. 25, 2019, and fourth...
Nick Ahmed, Tyler Fitzgerald and Jordan Hicks power Giants to a 7-1 win over Nationals
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nick Ahmed and Tyler Fitzgerald had three hits apiece and Jordan Hicks allowed one run in six innings as the San Francisco Giants avoided a three-game series sweep with a 7-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. Hicks (2-0) has allowed one earned run...
Thairo Estrada hits winning double with one out in ninth, Giants beat Padres 3-2
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bob Melvin allowed himself to become nostalgic ever so briefly during his first home game managing the San Francisco Giants. A former player for the franchise who grew up in the Bay Area, he had longed to one day wear the orange and black once more. The Giants...
Giants' Alyssa Nakken coaches first regular-season game as a mom with baby daughter at the ballpark
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alyssa Nakken stole a quick moment to make an important pregame stop ahead of San Francisco's home opener: The assistant coach ducked into the family room not far from the Giants clubhouse to check on her baby daughter and husband. Already dressed in her...
Mookie Betts hits major league-leading fifth home run, leads Dodgers to 5-4 victory over Giants
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts hit his major league-leading fifth home run, Freddie Freeman had three hits and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Tuesday night for their third straight victory. Betts lifted a hanging changeup from Giants starter Logan...
Contreras, Donovan homer, Gibson dominates as the Cardinals beat Schildt's Padres 6-2
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Willson Contreras and Brendan Donovan each hit a two-run home run, Kyle Gibson was dominant in his St. Louis debut and the Cardinals won 6-2 Monday night against their former manager Mike Shildt and the San Diego Padres. Shildt managed the Cardinals from August...
Mike Shildt speaks fondly of his old team, the Cardinals, and his new team, the Padres
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mike Shildt faced the St. Louis Cardinals for the first time since he became the San Diego Padres' manager and expressed gratitude to both organizations. Shildt was with the Cardinals organization for 18 seasons, including managing them for three-plus seasons...
Blake Snell expected to make Giants debut on April 8 against Nationals
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Snell is expected to make his debut for San Francisco on April 8 against the Washington Nationals, Giants manager Bob Melvin said Monday. A two-time Cy Young Award winner, Snell agreed to a $62 million, two-year contract with the Giants on March 18. He has...
Chapman homers twice and drives in 5 runs to help Harrison and the Giants beat the Padres 8-3
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt Chapman homered twice, doubled and drove in five runs for the San Francisco Giants, who jumped on Joe Musgrove early in an 8-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night. Kyle Harrison (1-0), a 22-year-old lefty, got plenty of run support to overcome...
