The former Jeffersonville High School and University of Louisville standout is in his eighth season of professional baseball. On May 16, the 29-year-old Ellis signed a free-agent, minor-league contract with the San Francisco Giants. That day, he was assigned to the Richmond Flying Squirrels, the Double-A affiliate of the Giants. Then on June 12, Ellis was promoted to the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A affiliate of the Giants. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm{2DE (65?6D52J[ t==:D H6?E `\7@C\b H:E9 2 H2=< 2?5 2 D@=@ 9@>6 CF? :? E96 #:G6C r2EDV h\g H:? @G6C E96 t= !2D@ r9:9F29F2D]

The breaks once again are backing the San Francisco Giants' efforts during their four-game winning streak.

Throughout his college and professional baseball career, the player that Baltimore Orioles backstop Adley Rutschman has been compared to most often is Buster Posey, the San Francisco Giants' legendary catcher. Not only do they have similar physical profiles, have both won college baseball's Golden Spikes Award (Posey in 2008 and Rutschman in 2019), which is given to the country's top player each season, and are both switch-hitting catchers, but both Posey and Rutschman were considered the faces of their respective franchises, which comes with a ton of pressure. Posey turned that pressure into diamonds, producing three World Series titles, seven All-Star appearances, the 2012 NL MVP, and a Gold Glove Award.

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Chicago Cubs (76-56, second in the NL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (64-68, third in the NL West) San Francisco; Wednesday, 8:45 p.m. CDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Colin Rea (10-5, 3.96 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 93 strikeouts); Giants: Carson Whisenhunt (1-1, 4.91 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 13 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -125, Giants +105; over/under is 8 […]

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 76 56 .576 — New York 71 61 .538 5 Miami 62 70 .470 14 Atlanta 60 72 .455 16 Washington 53 79 .402 23 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 83 50 .624 — Chicago 76 56 .576 6½ Cincinnati 68 65 .511 15 St. Louis 65 68 .489 18 Pittsburgh 58 75 .436 25 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 76 57 .571 — San Diego 75 58 .564 1 San Francisco 64 68 .485 11½ Arizona 64 69 .481 12 Colorado 38 94 .288 37½ Tuesday's Games Atlanta 11, Miami 2 N.Y. Yankees 5, Washington 1 Pittsburgh 8, St. Louis 3 N.Y. Mets 6, Philadelphia 5 Colorado 6, Houston 1 Milwaukee 9, Arizona 8 San Francisco 5, Chicago Cubs 2 L.A. Dodgers 6, Cincinnati 3 San Diego 7, Seattle 6 Wednesday's

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Amid what has become an almost perplexing season filled with terrible luck, the San Francisco Giants have placed All-Star reliever Randy Rodriguez on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow sprain. In his place, the club recalled right-handed pitcher Keaton Winn from the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. Randy Rodriguez had assumed the closer's role after former bullpen stopper Camilo Dovale was traded to the New York Yankees before the trade deadline. Rodriguez has been highly effective this season; he's posted a fantastic 1.78 ERA, to go along with 67 strikeouts and 11 walks in 50 2/3 innings of work.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 76 56 .576 — New York 71 61 .538 5 Miami 62 70 .470 14 Atlanta 60 72 .455 16 Washington 53 79 .402 23 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 83 50 .624 — Chicago 76 56 .576 6½ Cincinnati 68 65 .511 15 St. Louis 65 68 .489 18 Pittsburgh 58 75 .436 25 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 76 57 .571 — San Diego 75 58 .564 1 San Francisco 64 68 .485 11½ Arizona 64 69 .481 12 Colorado 38 94 .288 37½ ___ Tuesday's Games Atlanta 11, Miami 2 N.Y. Yankees 5, Washington 1 Pittsburgh 8, St. Louis 3 N.Y. Mets 6, Philadelphia 5 Colorado 6, Houston 1 Milwaukee 9, Arizona 8 San Francisco 5, Chicago Cubs 2 L.A. Dodgers 6, Cincinnati 3 San Diego 7, Seattle 6

The Cubs are keepings fans up late with another west coast start time, as the second game of the series won't begin until 8:45 p.m. central/6:45 p.m. Pacific. Entering the series the Cubs had won eight of their last 10 games (not counting Tuesday's showdown) but had only made up 1.5 games on the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central. With a chokehold on an NL wild card berth, Chicago will likely be at home to start the playoffs, assuming they qualify, for a best-of-three series with another wild card team.

The San Francisco Giants have been playing good baseball as of late, and on Tuesday, they extended their winning streak to three games after taking a 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. For the Giants, it was Justin Verlander who starred for them on Tuesday, as the veteran managed to bounce back from his disastrous start in his previous time out on the mound, allowing just two runs on seven hits and two walks (against five strikeouts) in six innings of work. This victory was a milestone of sorts for Verlander in a career already filled with them, as this was the first time that he took the win in Oracle Park, the Giants' home. Prior to the 2025 season, he's only pitched in Oracle Park twice, once in the regular season all the way back in 2008, and once during the World Series in 2012, when Verlander and his Detroit Tigers were swept in convincing fashion.

The San Francisco Giants have been playing good baseball as of late, and on Tuesday, they extended their winning streak to three games after taking a 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. For the Giants, it was Justin Verlander who starred for them on Tuesday, as the veteran managed to bounce back from his disastrous start in his previous time out on the mound, allowing just two runs on seven hits and two walks (against five strikeouts) in six innings of work. This victory was a milestone of sorts for Verlander in a career already filled with them, as this was the first time that he took the win in Oracle Park, the Giants' home. Prior to the 2025 season, he's only pitched in Oracle Park twice, once in the regular season all the way back in 2008, and once during the World Series in 2012, when Verlander and his Detroit Tigers were swept in convincing fashion.

Even Cubs manager Craig Counsell paused to celebrate and congratulate Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement.

The Giants have tried their best to manage All-Star Randy Rodríguez's workload this season, limiting their closer's back-to-back appearances and giving him ample time to recover. Rodríguez landed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to August 23) on Tuesday with a right elbow sprain. Manager Bob Melvin said Rodríguez might seek a second opinion after meeting with the team's doctors. Right-hander Keaton Winn was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento to take Rodríguez's spot on the active roster.

The Giants have tried their best to manage All-Star Randy Rodríguez's workload this season, limiting their closer's back-to-back appearances and giving him ample time to recover. Rodríguez landed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to August 23) on Tuesday with a right elbow sprain. Manager Bob Melvin said Rodríguez might seek a second opinion after meeting with the team's doctors. Right-hander Keaton Winn was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento to take Rodríguez's spot on the active roster.

They look … good?