San Francisco Giants

The Cubs managed to grab Dansby Swanson off the free agent market during all the Correa noise and they certainly had all the national media sweetheart press, too, given its central and east-bias, but since a season-best record of 11-6, they’re 15-30. The Giants are 26-19. The Giants have had the 4th-best pitching in the sport (4.5 fWAR), while the Cubs are 18th-best (3.0 fWAR).

All-Star candidate Marcus Stroman hopes to follow a Chicago Cubs loss with a win for the third consecutive time when he and his teammates open a three-game road series Friday night against the San Francisco Giants. Meeting for the first time this season, the Cubs and Giants both are coming off road-series sweeps, with Chicago having dropped three straight to the Los Angeles Angels while San Francisco won three against the Colorado Rockies. Stroman (6-4, 2.39 ERA) ended a four-game Cubs skid two starts ago when he threw a one-hit shutout against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 29.

All is well in Giants land, but there is a little bit of a conundrum for the brain trust: what does the team do about Joey Bart? In a season of weirdness, this might be the most unpredictable thing that has happened on the Giants roster.

After going 0-for-4 in his most recent game, Nico Hoerner and the Chicago Cubs take on the San Francisco Giants (who will start Anthony DeSclafani) at 10:15 PM ET on Friday. He had a hitless showing in his previous game (0-for-4) against the Angels. Nico Hoerner Game Info & Props vs. the Giants Game Day: Friday, June 9, 2023 Game Time: 10:15 PM ET Stadium: Oracle Park Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo! Giants Starter: Anthony DeSclafani TV Channel: NBCS-BA Hits Prop: Over/under 1.5 hits (Over odds: +145) Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +1000) RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +240) Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +105) Looking to place a prop bet on Nico

Brandon Crawford had a pinch-hit RBI double to spark a three-run ninth and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies for the 11th straight time, 6-4 on Thursday. Michael Conforto and Thairo Estrada homered to help San Francisco sweep its seventh straight series from Colorado. Scott Alexander (5-0) got the win with an inning of relief and Camilo Doval finished for his 16th save.

Jun. 7—San Francisco Giants 5, Colorado Rockies 4 What happened: After the Rockies scored the game’s first four runs, the Giants scored five unanswered runs to win 5-4. Rockies starter Connor Seabold took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, but the Giants found success at the plate after they finally joined the hit column. The Giants clinched the series win a day after beating the Rockies 10-4 …

LaMonte Wade Jr. set the tone for a full-strength lineup that saw an astounding 240 pitches and drew 11 walks.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threw out the first pitch Tuesday before the Washington Nationals’ annual Night Out game celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. The California Democrat, who said she is a season-ticket holder for both the San Francisco Giants and San Francisco 49ers and a regular attendee at Golden State Warriors games, said she had never thrown out a first pitch before a game. “I don’t even watch TV except for sports and so I know better than for a politician to go in front of a sports crowd —- who came for that, right?” Pelosi said.

The Giants’ search for a superstar continues, but a handful of players are making a strong case for their All-Star Game nods.

Farhan Zaidi believes rookies Casey Schmitt and Patrick Bailey were “blissfully ignorant” to the uncertainty surrounding the Giants’ 2023 season.

Roger Craig, who pitched for the Reds in 1965 and later managed the San Francisco Giants to the 1989 World Series has died.

Giants manager Gabe Kapler feels like he’s now balancing player development with winning as many games as possible.

Fantasy baseball analyst Fred Zinkie delivers a blueprint for navigating Week 10.

NBC Sports Bay Area’s Monte Poole recalls his afternoon spent at the home of former Giants manager Roger Craig, who passed away Sunday at 93 years old.

There’s more uncertainty behind Anthony DeSclafani in the Giants’ starting rotation.

Josh Lester drove in two runs with his first major league hit during his season debut, and Tyler Wells won for the first time in his last four starts as the Baltimore Orioles beat the San Francisco Giants 8-3 on Sunday. James McCann reached base three times for Baltimore, including his third home run. Adley Rutschman added two hits and Ryan Mountcastle drew a bases-loaded walk to help the Orioles to their 13th series victory of the season.

Mike Yastrzemski didnt hit Splash Hit No. 100 at Oracle Park, but the Giants outfielder couldnt be happier for his teammate who did.

Bay Area legend Barry Zito was back on the mound this weekend, but not for an MLB team.

Alex Cobb spent every waking moment between starts pondering his mechanics and what had go so wrong his last start. Cobb found some rhythm and struck out seven over 7 2/3 scoreless innings to bounce back from his worst outing of the season, Wilmer Flores hit a two-run single and also doubled among his three hits, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 on Saturday night to end a three-game skid. J.D. Davis added an RBI single in the decisive third inning against Orioles right-hander Kyle Bradish (2-2) and pinch-hitter Austin Slater gave the Giants another run-scoring single in the sixth.