The Giants playoff hopes appeared dead in the water after they dropped three of four to the Padres in San Diego. The odds are still not in their favor, especially with Landen Roupp and Randy Rodríguez both out for the season. The Giants began a six-game road trip with an 8-2 Labor Day victory over the Colorado Rockies. The New York Mets, owners of the final NL wild card spot, won a whirlwind game against the Detroit Tigers.

Drew Gilbert had a career-high four hits, including one of San Francisco's three home runs, and the surging Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 8-2 on Monday. Rafael Devers and Willy Adames also went deep for San Francisco (69-69), which has won eight of nine to pull within five games of the New York Mets for the last National League playoff berth.

Rookie Drew Gilbert homered among his career-high four hits, Rafael Devers and Willy Adames also went deep and finished with two hits apiece and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 8-2 in Denver on Monday. Kai-Wei Teng (2-3) struck out a career-high eight while scattering nine hits over 5 1/3 innings for San Francisco (69-69), which has won eight of its last nine. Giants second baseman Casey Schmitt left the game in the fifth inning with a right elbow contusion after being hit with a pitch.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 79 58 .577 — New York 74 64 .536 5½ Miami 65 73 .471 14½ Atlanta 62 75 .453 17 Washington 54 83 .394 25 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 85 53 .616 — Chicago 78 59 .569 6½ Cincinnati 70 68 .507 15 St. Louis 68 71 .489 17½ Pittsburgh 61 77 .442 24 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 78 59 .569 — San Diego 76 61 .555 2 San Francisco 69 69 .500 9½ Arizona 68 70 .493 10½ Colorado 39 99 .283 39½ Sunday's Games Cincinnati 7, St. Louis 4 Minnesota 7, San Diego 2 Tampa Bay 7, Washington 4 Boston 5, Pittsburgh 2 Miami 5, N.Y. Mets 1 Toronto 8, Milwaukee 4 Colorado 6, Chicago Cubs 5 L.A. Dodgers 5, Arizona 4 San Francisco 13, Baltimore 2 Atlanta

As Colorado Rockies rookie Chase Dollander struggles through his first season, interim manager Warren Schaeffer had a four-word rebuttal.

A three-game series at Coors Field? Gird your loins.

The Rockies start their September one loss away from 100 and three wins away from avoiding the single season loss record.

The Giants announced on Monday morning that they have selected right-hander JT Brubaker and recalled outfielder Grant McCray from Triple-A Sacramento as rosters expand from 26 to 28. All-Star reliever Randy Rodríguez, who elected to undergo Tommy John surgery this weekend, was placed on the 60-day injured list. The Giants are still alive in the playoff hunt — five games out of a wild-card spot after winning seven of their last eight games — and Brubaker and McCray were likely the best choices to help San Francisco win now. Brubaker could be used as either a multi-inning reliever or starter and McCray can be deployed as a pinch runner or defensive replacement.

The Giants announced on Monday morning that they have selected right-hander JT Brubaker and recalled outfielder Grant McCray from Triple-A Sacramento as rosters expand from 26 to 28. All-Star reliever Randy Rodríguez, who elected to undergo Tommy John surgery this weekend, was placed on the 60-day injured list. The Giants are still alive in the playoff hunt — five games out of a wild-card spot after winning seven of their last eight games — and Brubaker and McCray were likely the best choices to help San Francisco win now. Brubaker could be used as either a multi-inning reliever or starter and McCray can be deployed as a pinch runner or defensive replacement.

The Giants announced on Monday morning that they have selected right-hander JT Brubaker and recalled outfielder Grant McCray from Triple-A Sacramento as rosters expand from 26 to 28. All-Star reliever Randy Rodríguez, who elected to undergo Tommy John surgery this weekend, was placed on the 60-day injured list. The Giants are still alive in the playoff hunt — five games out of a wild-card spot after winning seven of their last eight games — and Brubaker and McCray were likely the best choices to help San Francisco win now. Brubaker could be used as either a multi-inning reliever or starter and McCray can be deployed as a pinch runner or defensive replacement.

Coors Field in September? Coors Field in September! Oh no! Oh no!

The 2025 MLB Power Rankings are back as the playoff races heat up. Are the Brewers still on top? Did the Yankees winning streak help?

The San Francisco Giants beat the Baltimore Orioles 13-2 on Sunday to secure a series win in The Bay. Justin Verlander twirled five shutout innings in the game, striking out ten batters on 121 pitches. Manager Bob Melvin spoke with Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle about why he left Verlander out there. “In a day you feel like you're penalizing someone if they throw 100 pitches, to throw 120 in five innings, he didn't want to hear anything about coming out of the game,” Melvin said, per Rubin.

Giants manager Bob Melvin spoke about why he let Justin Verlander throw 121 pitches in Sunday's win over the Orioles.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 79 58 .577 — New York 73 64 .533 6 Miami 65 72 .474 14 Atlanta 62 75 .453 17 Washington 53 83 .390 25½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 85 53 .616 — Chicago 78 59 .569 6½ Cincinnati 69 68 .504 15½ St. Louis 68 70 .493 17 Pittsburgh 61 77 .442 24 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 78 59 .569 — San Diego 76 61 .555 2 San Francisco 68 69 .496 10 Arizona 68 70 .493 10½ Colorado 39 98 .285 39 Sunday's Games Cincinnati 7, St. Louis 4 Minnesota 7, San Diego 2 Tampa Bay 7, Washington 4 Boston 5, Pittsburgh 2 Miami 5, N.Y. Mets 1 Toronto 8, Milwaukee 4 Colorado 6, Chicago Cubs 5 L.A. Dodgers 5, Arizona 4 San Francisco 13, Baltimore 2 Atlanta 3,

Just his third win of the season.

A new week of Giants baseball is upon us. Which series are Giants fans most interested in this week?

San Francisco Giants (68-69, third in the NL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (39-98, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Monday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Kai-Wei Teng (1-3, 8.78 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, 12 strikeouts); Rockies: Chase Dollander (2-11, 6.55 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 75 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -146, Rockies +122; over/under is 11 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies host the San Francisco Giants on Monday to begin a three-game series. Colorado is 39-98 overall and 22-47 in home games. The Rockies rank ninth in the NL with 138 total home runs, averaging 1.0 per game. San Francisco is 68-69 overall and 33-35 in road games. The Giants rank eighth in the NL with 140 total

Tony Mansolino knows what is ahead for the Orioles but he is backing his team to do their best even against the best opposition.

The final month of the 2025 regular season is going to be nothing more than preparation for the upcoming season for the Baltimore Orioles. Their playoff hopes have long been dashed, and losses like the 3-1 defeat they suffered on Sunday to the San Francisco Giants aren't going to help matters whatsoever. Nothing is going to come easy for the Orioles, however, as they enter this preparation phase. In fact, they will be facing the New York Yankees seven times, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, and San Diego Padres three times each.