The San Francisco Giants got off to a great start, but might be coming back to earth a bit of late. To begin the season, the Giants were one of the biggest surprises of the year. With a hot start, San Francisco was proving early on that they might be able to be a contender. The Giants lost both of their series against the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Angels.

The fate of the Giants' season wasn't going to be determined by how they performed on this 10-game road trip against the New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Angels. Closer Ryan Walker inherited a three-run lead in the bottom of the ninth inning but blew the save, allowing four runs as San Francisco lost to Los Angeles, 5-4, on Easter Sunday at Angel Stadium, forcing the Giants to settle for a 5-5 road trip.

A matchup between Justin Verlander and Mike Trout may not resonate the way it used to, but when Verlander struck out Trout with a fastball at 97.4 mph in the sixth inning, it was easy to appreciate that flash of greatness by the 42-year-old right-hander. In fact, this entire start showed Verlander still has a bit left in the tank. Verlander allowed a run and two hits in six innings Sunday.

The fate of the Giants' season wasn't going to be determined by how they performed on this 10-game road trip against the New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Angels. Closer Ryan Walker inherited a three-run lead in the bottom of the ninth inning but blew the save, allowing four runs as San Francisco lost to Los Angeles, 5-4, on Easter Sunday at Angel Stadium, forcing the Giants to settle for a 5-5 road trip.

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 innings in pursuit of career win No. 263 and Sam Huff hit his first home run since 2023, the Giants took a 4-1 lead into the ninth on the verge of a sixth win on a 10-game trip.

Giants pitcher Justin Verlander turned back the clock against the Angels.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 15 7 .682 — Philadelphia 13 9 .591 2 Miami 9 12 .429 5½ Washington 8 12 .400 6 Atlanta 8 13 .381 6½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 14 9 .609 — Milwaukee 12 10 .545 1½ Cincinnati 11 11 .500 2½ St. Louis 9 13 .409 4½ Pittsburgh 8 15 .348 6 West Division W L Pct GB San Diego 15 6 .714 — Los Angeles 16 7 .696 — San Francisco 14 7 .667 1 Arizona 12 9 .571 3 Colorado 3 16 .158 11 ___ Saturday's Games Philadelphia 11, Miami 10 Chicago Cubs 6, Arizona 2 Texas 4, L.A. Dodgers 3 N.Y. Mets 3, St. Louis 0 Cleveland 3, Pittsburgh 0 Washington 12, Colorado 11 Baltimore 9, Cincinnati 5 Athletics 3, Milwaukee 1 Houston 3, San Diego 2 Atlanta 4, Minnesota 3

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 pitchers' duel. One day after the Angels got a combined shutout from Tyler Anderson and three relievers, the Giants overcame two home runs by Trout with a combined six-hit effort of Landen Roupp and two teammates. Trout's homers, both solo shots, were his seventh and eighth of the season.

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 pitchers' duel. One day after the Angels got a combined shutout from Tyler Anderson and three relievers, the Giants overcame two home runs by Trout with a combined six-hit effort of Landen Roupp and two teammates. Trout's homers, both solo shots, were his seventh and eighth of the season.

San Francisco Giants (14-7, third in the NL West) vs. Los Angeles Angels (10-10, fourth in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Sunday, 4:07 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Justin Verlander (0-1, 6.75 ERA, 1.77 WHIP, 17 strikeouts); Angels: Yusei Kikuchi (0-3, 4.12 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 22 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -146, Angels +122; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels and San Francisco Giants meet on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1. Los Angeles is 10-10 overall and 3-2 at home. Angels hitters have a collective .409 slugging percentage to rank fifth in the AL. San Francisco has a 10-5 record in road games and a 14-7 record overall. The Giants have

Matt Chapman rarely feels panicked on defense — you don’t win five Gold Glove Awards and two Platinum Glove Awards by showing any fear in the field. “I got set up a little late because I was trying to fix this divot that was out there by third base,” Chapman said after the Giants’ 3-2 victory.

Matt Chapman set the tone early for the Giants, giving Landen Roupp the run support he needed to have his best start of the season so far as the Giants defeated the Angels tonight.

Coming home this season not only meant that Kyle Hendricks would play for what is essentially the hometown Angels, it meant he would finally pitch from the Angel Stadium mound after 12 seasons in the major leagues. The Mission Viejo native performed well Saturday from the slab he had his eye on for so much of his youth, although the San Francisco Giants were able to hold on for a 3-2 victory to even the series at a game each.

Landon Roupp had everyone figured out but Mike Trout Saturday night and that proved to be enough for the Giants in a 3-2 road win over the Los Angeles Angels. Roupp went seven innings, a career high and the deepest he's gone this season in improving his record to 2-1. Tyler Rogers threw a scoreless eighth and Ryan Walker the ninth for his fifth save. Retire Trout, who threw a scare into the Giants with a deep drive to left that was tracked by Heliot Ramos.

San Francisco Giants star Logan Webb's postgame interview was interrupted in disgusting fashion on Friday night - with a loud fart stopping the pitcher in his tracks. Webb was speaking to reporters after the Giants' 2-0 defeat to the Los Angeles Angels when someone suddenly let rip in the locker room.

Taylor Ward committed a baserunning gaffe that was embarrassing but not costly for the Los Angeles Angels in a 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Ward grounded into what he thought was a 5-4-3 double play in the eighth inning Friday night, taking a wide turn around first base and 10-to-12 steps toward second before veering toward the third-base dugout. Giants first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. bobbled the low throw but did not see Ward heading toward second and threw the ball to pitcher Lou Trivino.

Sports Tyler Anderson shuts down Giants, Zach Neto has RBI double in Angels' 2-0 win April 18, 2025 / 9:22 PM PDT / AP Tyler Anderson gave up three hits and struck out six over six innings, Zach Neto hit an RBI double in his first at-bat of the season, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the San Francisco Giants 2-0 on Friday night. Brock Burke, Ryan Zeferjahn and Kenley Jansen each threw scoreless innings in relief of Anderson (2-0), with Jansen getting his 452nd career save. as the Angels snapped a four-game losing streak. Logan Webb (2-1) struck out 12 while giving up four hits and walking none over six innings, but he stumbled after whiffing Jorge Soler and Logan O'Hoppe to open the second. Nolan

The San Francisco Giants lost a frustrating tilt against the Los Angeles Angels by a score of 2-0 on Friday night despite what was a brilliant performance from their star ace. In six innings pitched, right-hander Logan Webb gave up just four hits and one earned run including a jaw-dropping 12 strikeouts. For as impressive as Webb was however, it was not enough for the Giants to give him any run support and alas the game was lost.

The Giants made their first roster move Saturday, putting infielder Casey Schmitt on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain. Schmitt was announced as the starter Friday night, but was scratched in favor of LaMonte Wade Jr. “It happened right before the game, hitting in the cage, probably 25 minutes before the game,” Giants manager Bob Melvin said following a 2-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. Infielder David Villar was promoted from Triple-A Sacramento to take his place.

The Giants made their first roster move Saturday, putting infielder Casey Schmitt on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain. Schmitt was announced as the starter Friday night, but was scratched in favor of LaMonte Wade Jr. “It happened right before the game, hitting in the cage, probably 25 minutes before the game,” Giants manager Bob Melvin said following a 2-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. Infielder David Villar was promoted from Triple-A Sacramento to take his place.