All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 9 5 .643 — Philadelphia 8 8 .500 2 New York 6 8 .429 3 Washington 6 8 .429 3 Miami 3 13 .188 7 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 10 4 .714 — Pittsburgh 11 5 .688 — Chicago 8 6 .571 2 Cincinnati 8 6 .571 2 St. Louis 7 8 .467 3½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 11 6 .647 — San Diego 8 9 .471 3 Arizona 7 8 .467 3 San Francisco 6 10 .375 4½ Colorado 4 12 .250 6½ Saturday's Games Kansas City 11, N.Y. Mets 7 Cincinnati 5, Chicago White Sox 0 Toronto 5, Colorado 3 Miami 5, Atlanta 1 San Francisco 11, Tampa Bay 2 Washington 3, Oakland 1 Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 3 Milwaukee 11, Baltimore 5 Arizona 4, St. Louis 2 L.A. Dodgers 5, San Diego 2 Chicago

There are loads of similarities between the pitching departments of the Giants and the Rays, according to Zack Littell. Now in his second season with Tampa Bay after two years in San Francisco's bullpen, Littell would know. “Who's to say I couldn't have done this for the Giants?” said Littell, now firmly situated in the middle of the Rays' rotation, routinely completing five or more innings and even more effective than he was in shorter bursts out of the bullpen.

There are loads of similarities between the pitching departments of the Giants and the Rays, according to Zack Littell. Now in his second season with Tampa Bay after two years in San Francisco's bullpen, Littell would know. “Who's to say I couldn't have done this for the Giants?” said Littell, now firmly situated in the middle of the Rays' rotation, routinely completing five or more innings and even more effective than he was in shorter bursts out of the bullpen.

San Francisco Giants (6-9, fourth in the NL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (8-7, fourth in the AL East) St. Petersburg, Florida; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Blake Snell (0-1, 9.00 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, five strikeouts); Rays: Shawn Armstrong (0-1, 5.68 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, five strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Giants -127, Rays +107; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays and San Francisco Giants play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series. Tampa Bay has a 4-5 record at home and an 8-7 record overall. The Rays have gone 5-1 in games when they scored five or more runs. San Francisco has a 6-9 record overall and a 3-6 record in road games. The Giants have

Blake Snell should feel right at home Sunday when he takes the mound in St. Petersburg, Fla., for the San Francisco Giants in the rubber game of a three-game series against the host Tampa Bay Rays. The veteran left-hander played his first five MLB seasons in Tampa Bay, posting the best season of his career with the Rays in 2018 when he finished 21-5 with a 1.89 ERA to win the first of his two Cy Young awards. "I was raised through the (Tampa Bay) system, so when I got here there was so much love and care for me, and attention to me, that they made this place feel like home," Snell said before the series opener on Friday. Snell signed a two-year, $62 million contract with the Giants in March after spending the previous three seasons with the San Diego Padres.

On April 13, 2009, Orlando Hudson hit for the cycle against the San Francisco Giants to help the Los Angeles Dodgers cruise to an 11-1 win in the opener at Dodger Stadium. While it was the first time that season the Dodgers played at Chavez Ravine, they entered 4-3 after opening the campaign with road series against the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks. The home opener featured starting pitchers Chad Billingsley and Randy Johnson, with the latter 45 years old and only managing to pitch 3.2 innings.

The Giants' offense broke out of a slump in a major way by throttling the Tampa Bay Rays 11-2 on Saturday at Tropicana Field.

San Francisco Giants Reportedly Made Offer To Yankees Starter The San Francisco Giants made a run at a free-agent starting pitcher this offseason that eventually ended up with the New York Yankees. Author: Matthew Postins Apr 14, 2024 In this story: San Francisco Giants Marcus Stroman Yankees News The San Francisco Giants could use a starter like Marcus Stroman right now. It's not like they didn't try, either. Stroman is off to a hot start in his first season with the New York Yankees. He is 1-1 with a 2.12 ERA in three starts and the quality of his pitching has taken loomed large as the Yankees try to navigate their rotation until injured Cy Young winner Gerrit Cole returns. He hit free agency

ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays’ offense continued to struggle, and their bullpen imploded Saturday as the Giants snapped an MLB-high seven-game home-run drought with five in an 11-2 rout at Tropicana Field. The Rays (8-7) suffered their worst loss of the season in front of 17,411, as they managed just one extra-base hit. Tampa Bay has now gone two games without a home run and has just three over ...

Thairo Estrada homered twice to help the visiting San Francisco Giants even the three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 11-2 win on Saturday afternoon. LaMonte Wade Jr., Jorge Soler and Matt Chapman also homered for San Francisco, which had lost three of four. Giants starter Logan Webb (1-1) allowed one run and six hits in seven innings.

Logan Webb allowed one run over seven innings, Thairo Estrada homered twice and the San Francisco Giants cruised past the Tampa Bay Rays 11-2 on Saturday. Webb (1-1) scattered six hits in his fourth start of the season. The 2023 NL Cy Young Award runner-up lowered his ERA from 4.86 to 3.80.

San Francisco Giants Skipper Discusses What Got Him Tossed From Game More frustration was evident from the San Francisco Giants manager when he was ejected from the game during their latest loss. Author: Brad Wakai Apr 13, 2024 In this story: San Francisco Giants Giants MLB Bob Melvin The San Francisco Giants have had some issues producing runs this season, and it's a major reason why they sat at 5-9 entering Saturday's slate of games. Their new manager Bob Melvin has already voiced his frustration with what has been going on, and that came to a boiling point during their 2-1 loss on Friday night against the Tampa Bay Rays . It was not a great showing during a winnable game to open their Florida

Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has homered off the highest-paid pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). Kim hit a solo homer off Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers to lead off the top of the second inning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday (local time), giving the Padres a 3-1 lead. The Padres took the game 8-7 in 11 innings.

Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has homered off the highest-paid pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). Kim hit a solo homer off Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers to lead off the top of the second inning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday (local time), giving the Padres a 3-1 lead. The Padres took the game 8-7 in 11 innings.

The Tampa Bay Rays will look for even more production from a slimmer Harold Ramirez in Saturday's game against the San Francisco Giants in St. Petersburg, Fla. Ramirez legged out a pair of infield hits on Friday in a 3-for-4 outing that also saw him steal a base. "That's what happens when you lose some weight, you can run better and faster," said Ramirez, who scored both runs in Tampa Bay's 2-1 win over San Francisco. While the infield singles were impressive, manager Kevin Cash additionally was pleased with how Ramirez hustled to score what turned out to be the game-winning run from first base on Amed Rosario's third-inning double.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 8 4 .667 — Philadelphia 7 7 .500 2 New York 6 8 .429 3 Washington 5 8 .385 3½ Miami 2 12 .143 7 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 9 3 .750 — Pittsburgh 10 4 .714 — Cincinnati 8 6 .571 2 Chicago 7 6 .538 2½ St. Louis 7 7 .500 3 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 10 6 .625 — San Diego 8 8 .500 2 Arizona 6 8 .429 3 San Francisco 5 9 .357 4 Colorado 4 10 .286 5 Friday's Games Tampa Bay 2, San Francisco 1 N.Y. Mets 6, Kansas City 1 Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 2 Atlanta 8, Miami 1 Milwaukee 11, Baltimore 1 Colorado 12, Toronto 4 Cincinnati 11, Chicago White Sox 1 Seattle 4, Chicago Cubs 2 Oakland 2, Washington 1, 10 innings St. Louis 9, Arizona 6

Jacob Waguespack and five relievers combined on a six-hitter and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Friday night. Waguespack gave up one run and four hits over four innings in his first start since Sept. 25, 2019, and fourth appearance this season. Phil Maton, Colon Poche, Jason Adam and Pete Fairbanks — who worked the ninth to get his third save in as many chances — closed out the Rays' fifth win in six games.

Robby Thompson made his major league debut with the San Francisco Giants on April 8th, 1986. Thompson had an up-and-down season at the plate but was a steady defender at second base for the Giants. The Sporting News gave Thompson the Rookie of the Year award for 1986.

San Francisco Giants (5-9, fourth in the NL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (8-6, third in the AL East) St. Petersburg, Florida; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Logan Webb (0-1, 4.86 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 13 strikeouts); Rays: Ryan Pepiot (1-1, 4.63 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 14 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Giants -111, Rays -108; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants will look to break their five-game road slide in a matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays. Tampa Bay has an 8-6 record overall and a 4-4 record in home games. The Rays have a 4-0 record in games when they did not allow a home run. San Francisco has a 5-9 record overall and a 2-6 record on the road. The Giants are

Bob Melvin and the Giants' frustrations boiled over in a 2-1 loss to the Rays on Friday night in Tampa Bay.