The month of May was good to Robbie Ray. Ray matched his season-best strikeout total, passed Paul Skenes on the National League leaderboard and powered the Giants to a split in their four-game series with the Padres on Thursday. In his first start since being named the National League's pitcher of the month, Ray struck out nine over seven innings in a 3-2 win.

San Diego Padres first baseman Luis Arraez exited Thursday's game against the San Francisco Giants after injuring himself running to first base in the top of the sixth inning. It appears he may have tweaked something, according to Padres insider AJ Cassavell.

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — With the San Francisco Giants out of town last week, Oracle Park remained filled and busy hosting two of the biggest concerts this year. K-pop boy band sensation Stray Kids headlined the baseball stadium on Wednesday, May 28. Off of his Super Bowl halftime performance, rap star Kendrick Lamar co-headlined with […]

Manny Machado reached a major career milestone Thursday afternoon, earning a spot in the history books in the process. In the third inning of the San Diego Padres' showdown with the San Francisco Giants, the 32-year-old third baseman hit a 391-foot, two-run home run to left-center. The go-ahead bomb marked the 350th home run of Machado's career.

With one of the best records in the National League, adding some pieces to this roster seemed like something Buster Posey would do. Because of that, there's a chance San Francisco could actually sell off some pieces instead of adding. While it would likely take things to go extremely wrong for that to happen, if the Giants don't believe this group can win a World Series championship, then they would be better suited to not ship out assets and get something back in return for their upcoming free agents. If that's the decision they do make, then Jeff Passan of ESPN thinks breakout star Wilmer Flores could be their best trade chip.

Robbie Ray vs. Dylan Cease

One former Boston Red Sox fan-favorite has sounds a new home. Former Red Sox first baseman Dom Smith recently decided to opt if out his deal the New York Yankees. USA Today Sports' Bob Nightengale reported on Wednesday that Smith was joining the San Francisco Giants.

The San Diego Padres will be without starting shortstop Xander Bogaerts for the series finale against the San Francisco Giants Thursday. “I've been having it a couple days now,” Bogaerts said to The San Diego Union-Tribune's Kevin Acee. Bogaerts added that he experienced discomfort when swinging a bat. Bogaerts is hitting .238 with three home runs, 21 runs batted in, and an OPS of .651 this season.

The San Francisco Giants' newest players have made major contributions in their first two games with the team.

Robbie Ray was stellar yet again and the Giants' offense came from behind once more to seal a win over the San Diego Padres.

The 31-year-old Wade, who hit a career-high .260 last season and has contributed many timely hits during his four-plus seasons with the Giants, was batting .167 (24 for 144) in 50 games this year.

The month of May wasn't the greatest for the San Francisco Giants, who went 14-16 after a strong 19-12 start to the season. If there is any positive to take away from the team's overall performance, it is that the needs for the Giants to remain in the playoff picture are clear. At the very least, San Francisco can rest easy knowing that it already possesses the pitching depth to compete with any team in the league. There were several standout performers on the mound for the Giants over the last month, and one hitter who stepped his game up with his teammates failing to rise to the occasion.

Xander Bogaerts left the contest early with shoulder soreness. Additionally, a former Padres catcher is likely to retire per a recent report. The veteran played the first three seasons of his MLB career in San Diego, and now his professional baseball life seems to be coming to a close. Finally, the Friars are urged to acquire a big money All-Star ahead of the trade deadline.

Former West Virginia pitcher Ryan Bergert made his major league debut a little over a week ago with the San Diego Padres, and after four consecutive scoreless outings, he got his shot to start a game on Tuesday night against the San Francisco Giants. Not only did Bergert pitch well, but he may have done enough to stay in the Padres' rotation for the time being. When Bergert made his debut, he became the 30th Mountaineer in program history to reach the bigs. During his time in Morgantown, Bergert went 4-1 with a 2.30 ERA in 21 appearances, resulting in becoming a sixth-round pick of the Padres in 2021.

San Diego Padres (35-25, second in the NL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (34-28, third in the NL West) San Francisco; Thursday, 3:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES : Padres: Dylan Cease (1-4, 4.66 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 78 strikeouts); Giants: Robbie Ray (7-1, 2.43 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 78 trikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Padres -115, Giants -104; over/under is 7 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres lead 2-1 in a four-game series against the San Francisco Giants. San Francisco has a 34-28 record overall and an 18-11 record at home. The Giants have an 11-3 record in games when they hit at least two home runs. San Diego has gone 15-15 in road games and 35-25 overall. The Padres have a 25-6 record in games

Daniel Johnson shines in his Giants debut with a 2-for-4, two runs, and a game-saving catch, capping off a remarkable return to the MLB.

Giants outfielder Daniel Johnson finally made his MLB return in a thrilling 6–5 comeback win over the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park. The Giants had lost two straight in extra innings to the Padres but broke the streak with this victory. Johnson played a key role in the turnaround.

San Diego Padres (35-25, second in the NL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (34-28, third in the NL West) San Francisco; Thursday, 3:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Dylan Cease (1-4, 4.66 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 78 strikeouts); Giants: Robbie Ray (7-1, 2.43 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 78 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Padres -115, Giants -104; over/under is 7 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres lead 2-1 in a four-game series against the San Francisco Giants. San Francisco has a 34-28 record overall and an 18-11 record at home. The Giants have an 11-3 record in games when they hit at least two home runs. San Diego has gone 15-15 in road games and 35-25 overall. The Padres have a 25-6 record in games

One day after a newcomer contributed to the team's best offensive output in almost three weeks, the San Francisco Giants hope for more from another fresh face when they seek a four-game series split with the visiting San Diego Padres on Thursday afternoon. With Daniel Johnson chipping in with two hits and two runs, the Giants ended a streak of 16 consecutive games with four or fewer runs when they rallied from a 5-0 deficit to stun the Padres 6-5 on Wednesday night. The relative explosion occurred after the Giants had dropped 1-0 and 3-2 decisions, both in 10 innings, to open the series, continuing an offensive slump that resulted in a roster shake-up before Wednesday's game. The club not only promoted Johnson from Triple-A, but signed Dominic Smith off the scrap heap after he had opted out of a minor league deal with the New York Yankees.

The San Francisco Giants threw a grenade at their roster on Wednesday and the result was a six-run explosion. Also, Randy Rodriguez might be the closer now.