The San Francisco Giants are eight games above .500 nearly two months into the season, keeping a much closer pace in the National League West than anyone expected them to. With strengths that have depended on the night, the offense has experienced a little bit of a roller coaster despite the impressive record. Over the last month or so though, one Giants star is on an absolute tear and has been by far the best hitter in the lineup. In 2024, the Major League Baseball public was introduced to the superstar potential of Heliot Ramos and the outfielder was named an All-Star in his first full season in the big leagues after what was a dominant first half of the season.

The San Francisco Giants placed winless right-hander Justin Verlander on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a strained right pectoral muscle. Verlander left his start on Sunday early after struggling with his velocity and command because of discomfort.

The San Francisco Giants have had more than a few bright spots on their roster to help the team get off to such a strong start. With a 29-21 record, they are right in the thick of the race in the National League West, two games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, while being a half-game ahead of the San Diego Padres and three games ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks. There are some executives around the league who don't believe the Giants have what it takes to stick with the Dodgers and Padres and their lack of depth in some areas will eventually lead to their demise.

Buster Posey gets dismissed by Hall of Fame baseball writer Jayson Stark in favor of Yadier Molina. Make sense?

The San Francisco Giants have gotten some mixed results from their starting rotation so far this season. A player who has fallen into the latter category is right-hander Jordan Hicks, who was recently demoted to the bullpen after getting off to a disastrous start in 2025. Hicks, who signed a four-year, $44,000,000 deal with San Francisco ahead of the 2024 season, made eight starts before his eventual demotion, and ran up a 6.55 ERA across those appearances. Now, he'll be returning to where he spent the majority of his career before signing with the Giants while he attempts to work through whatever issues he's been having on the bump.

A former Cardinals backstop is suiting up for a new team after signing a new minor league deal. The 30-year-old catcher signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals in January and was assigned to the team's Triple-A affiliate the Rochester Red Wings.

SAN FRANCISCO — Salvador Perez had three hits including a two-run homer, Bobby Witt Jr. and Maikel Garcia each had two hits and two RBIs, and the Kansas City Royals got their offense going in a 8-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. The Royals had scored three runs or fewer in their previous seven games and were held to four runs or fewer in 42 of their first 50 games. Perez Homer Extends Lead Kansas City led 3-1 in the top of the fourth when Perez hit an opposite field homer off Giants starter Logan Webb (5-4) with Witt aboard. The Royals extended the lead to 8-2 in the fifth, when Drew Waters hit a leadoff double during a two-run inning. Matt Chapman, Patrick Bailey and Heliot

The San Francisco Giants' pitching rotation has suffered a massive blow with star Justin Verlander going on the 15-day injured list because of a right pectoral injury. With other impact players on the Giants like Wilmer Flores and others doing well, losing Verlander will hurt them slightly, though there's a message for him that will up the ante on his motivation. Verlander threw on the side on Wednesday, according to ESPN, and then he would learn he couldn't make his scheduled start for Saturday against the Washington Nationals. The 42-year-old would reveal the message that San Francisco said to him after being put on the injured list.

When taking a look at the San Francisco Giants' offensive production thus far in the 2025 MLB regular season, there are some areas the team would love to improve in. The only statistic they are comfortably inside the top half of the league in is walks, drawing 171 thus far, ranking ninth in the MLB. How have they been able to go 29-20 to this point, sticking right with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in the National League West with such an inconsistent offense?

What happened today in team history?

Ace pitcher Logan Webb took the brunt of the punishment Wednesday as the Giants fell 8-4 to the Kansas City Royals to conclude a nine-game homestand. The Giants took another body shot after the game when it was revealed starting pitcher Justin Verlander will go on the injured list and miss at least two starts with a pectoral irritation. Verlander was affected by the injury in his previous start against the Athletics, throwing four innings, topping out at 93 miles per hour and struggling with his location, walking five batters. The injury, Verlander said, was unelated to a nerve injury in his neck that cost him two months of the 2024 season.

SAN FRANCISCO — How long can the Giants keep this up? They have a middling offense and defense (both ranked 18th by FanGraphs' metrics), which seem to be fading further by the day. Their big, flashy, and super-expensive free-agent signing, Willy Adames, is 12 percentage points worse than a league-average hitter and is the single worst defensive shortstop in the game (he had another error Wednesday.) They're striking out nearly as often as the Chicago White Sox. Justin Verlander is yet to register a win as a Giant and is going on the shelf with a pectoral injury. On top of that, manager Bob Melvin has already made a rotation change that had nothing to do with injury. And yet the Giants are stalking

Ace pitcher Logan Webb took the brunt of the punishment Wednesday as the Giants fell 8-4 to the Kansas City Royals to conclude a nine-game homestand. The Giants took another body shot after the game when it was revealed starting pitcher Justin Verlander will go on the injured list and miss at least two starts with a pectoral irritation. Verlander was affected by the injury in his previous start against the Athletics, throwing four innings, topping out at 93 miles per hour and struggling with his location, walking five batters. The injury, Verlander said, was unelated to a nerve injury in his neck that cost him two months of the 2024 season.

Salvador Perez had three hits, including a two-run homer, Bobby Witt Jr. and Maikel Garcia each had two hits and two RBIs, and the Kansas City Royals got their offense going in an 8-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. The Royals had scored three runs or fewer in their previous seven games and were held to four runs or fewer in 42 of their first 50 games. Kansas City led 3-1 in the top of the fourth when Perez hit an opposite-field homer off Giants starter Logan Webb (5-4) with Witt aboard.

The San Francisco Giants are continuing to play very well with the summer quickly approaching, and they are proving to be a legitimate threat in the National League West. This season, the Giants have easily been one of the most surprising teams in baseball after hovering around the .500 mark for the last several years. It has been a fairly complete team effort to get to the this point, but the bullpen has been leading the way as one of the best units in baseball. Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report recently wrote about the signing of Willy Adames not quite paying off yet for the Giants.

San Francisco Giants right-hander Justin Verlander will be placed on the 15-day injured list due to a right pectoral injury, manager Bob Melvin said after Wednesday's 8-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals. The decision was reached after Verlander threw on the side Wednesday. During the session, it became apparent to Verlander that he wouldn't be able to make his scheduled start against the host Washington Nationals on Saturday and might not make his following turn. “They're saying, 'give yourself a blow. Take the 15 days and let's get this behind you and be ready to go,'” Verlander said of the Giants. San Francisco is hopeful Verlander will only be sidelined for a short time. “He'll end up missing

Another pitching change.

The game today was an interesting one; with both Cole Ragans and Seth Lugo on the IL, the Royals bullpen banded together to get the win before heading back to Minnesota to take on the hottest team in baseball.

SAN FRANCISCO — How long can the Giants keep this up? They have a middling offense and defense (both ranked 18th by FanGraphs' metrics), which seem to be fading further by the day. Their big, flashy, and super-expensive free-agent signing, Willy Adames, is 12 percentage points worse than a league-average hitter and is the single worst defensive shortstop in the game (he had another error Wednesday.) They're striking out nearly as often as the Chicago White Sox. Justin Verlander is yet to register a win as a Giant and is going on the shelf with a pectoral injury. On top of that, manager Bob Melvin has already made a rotation change that had nothing to do with injury. And yet the Giants are stalking

SAN FRANCISCO — How long can the Giants keep this up? They have a middling offense and defense (both ranked 18th by FanGraphs' metrics), which seem to be fading further by the day. Their big, flashy, and super-expensive free-agent signing, Willy Adames, is 12 percentage points worse than a league-average hitter and is the single worst defensive shortstop in the game (he had another error Wednesday.) They're striking out nearly as often as the Chicago White Sox. Justin Verlander is yet to register a win as a Giant and is going on the shelf with a pectoral injury. On top of that, manager Bob Melvin has already made a rotation change that had nothing to do with injury. And yet the Giants are stalking