The San Francisco Giants have some issues to evaluate as they head into June with a 31-25 record on the heels of a series sweep by the Detroit Tigers. The Giants haven't scored more than four runs in a game since May 16. There's been a team-wide hitting slump, with some dire underperformers, some of whom Buster Posey has begun to directly call out. In other instances, he has encouraged patience as San Francisco regains its rhythm.

San Diego Padres star Luis Arraez welcomes the challenge of facing the Los Angeles Dodgers and other NL West opponents in the coming weeks.

The San Diego Padres are rolling this season and continue to creep up on the heels of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West. In fact, the Padres will take on the San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Dodgers in the next few weeks, all crucial opponents in their division. Luis Arraez sees that as a challenge and made it clear he wants to face them all, with his eyes likely set on Los Angeles.

Part of any professional draft is projection — that is, what does a team believe a player could become with time to develop? The San Francisco Giants don't have a highly regarded minor league organization this season. The Giants have the No. 13 overall selection, and in a recent mock draft put together by ESPN's Kiley McDaniel, he has San Francisco selecting an SEC middle infielder with some intriguing upside. McDaniel, who handles prospect rankings and mock drafts for ESPN, has the Giants taking the Arkansas shortstop.

Detroit Tigers right-hander Jackson Jobe was removed in the fifth inning May 28 after using 95 pitches to complete 4⅔ innings against the Giants.

Notes from week nine

The San Francisco Giants are coming off a tough series against the Detroit Tigers in which they were swept on the road. Despite expectations not being overly high for the Giants coming into the year, them being over the .500 mark with June approaching has been very impressive. Over the winter, the Giants didn't make too many improvements to the roster, but the two major additions they did make haven't worked out yet. Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report recently wrote about the team MVP somewhat surprisingly being Matt Chapman this season.

While the San Francisco Giants have cooled off from their hot start to the 2025 MLB season, there's still reason to believe they'll remain competitive in the National League West race. The Giants, currently three games behind and one out of the Wild Card slot, may need to make some difficult choices to regain their competitiveness. The offense has to find a solution to their inconsistency that's led to a slump, and one pain point that's stood out is the problems at first base. As LaMonte Wade Jr. continues to underperform in his disappointing start to the year, time is beginning to run out on expecting a turnaround.

Fred Zinkie examines the top players to add for fantasy baseball managers in need of a boost.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 36 20 .643 — New York 34 22 .607 2 Atlanta 26 29 .473 9½ Washington 26 30 .464 10 Miami 22 32 .407 13 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 35 21 .625 — St. Louis 32 24 .571 3 Milwaukee 29 28 .509 6½ Cincinnati 28 29 .491 7½ Pittsburgh 21 36 .368 14½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 34 22 .607 — San Diego 31 23 .574 2 San Francisco 31 25 .554 3 Arizona 27 29 .482 7 Colorado 9 47 .161 25 Thursday's Games Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 4, 1st game Atlanta 9, Philadelphia 3, 2nd game Washington 9, Seattle 3, 10 innings Friday's Games Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 6:45 p.m. Colorado at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. San Francisco

On Thursday, UCLA Athletics announced nine new members who will join its Hall of Fame, and former Bruin infielder, most notably known for his tenure with the San Francisco Giants, Brandon Crawford, was one of them. Crawford was drafted out of UCLA by the Giants in the fourth round of the 2008 MLB Draft. Making his Major League Baseball debut in 2011 at the age of 24, Crawford strung together a 14-year career, 13 with the Giants and one with the St. Louis Cardinals.

San Francisco Giants (31-25, third in the NL West) vs. Miami Marlins (22-32, fifth in the NL East) Miami; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Kyle Harrison (0-1, 3.86 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 11 strikeouts); Marlins: Cal Quantrill (3-4, 6.09 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 31 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -178, Marlins +149; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins play the San Francisco Giants after Agustin Ramirez had four hits on Wednesday in a 10-8 win over the Padres. Miami is 22-32 overall and 13-15 in home games. The Marlins have a 12-28 record in games when they have given up at least one home run. San Francisco has a 14-16 record on the road and a 31-25 record overall.

The San Francisco Giants find themselves in an interesting position. Not expected to do much this season by analysts and pundits alike, they have been one of the biggest surprises during the early going of the campaign, owning a 31-25 record that is the seventh-best mark in the National League. The Giants don't have a strong farm system to deal from, so that will make it difficult for them to land some of the top-tier players who are placed on the trade block. In the mind of CBS Sports' R.J. Anderson, he believes Sandy Alcantara would be a fit for San Francisco if they are willing to take that risk.

After stepping away as a player in 2024, Sam Coonrod gave baseball another shot in 2025. It took the 32-year-old pitcher from Carrollton just six games and 6 1/3 innings with the independent minor league Gateway Grizzlies to make Major League Baseball take notice. The 2011 Carrollton High School graduate has been signed by the Minnesota Twins and assigned to their Triple-A affiliate St. Paul (Minn.) Saints. A 6-foot-1, 225-pound right-hander, Coonrod spent five MLB seasons with the San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets from 2019-23.

The San Francisco Giants have a massive hole to fill in their lineup at first base. LaMonte Wade Jr. has been able to stay healthy this season, but has not been able to replicate the production that he has provided over the last few years. Entering play on May 29, he has an OPS+ of 61 with a .171/.278/.279 slash line, hitting one home run, eight doubles, two triples and knocking in 15 runs. With a -1.1 bWAR, his playing time should be scaled back with the Giants seeking out an upgrade at the corner infield spot.

It seems that while they are playing major league baseball — and doing quite well at it — they are hitting the ball like Little Leaguers. After all, I once  hit almost .300 for Fulton Playground in the San Francisco Park and Rec league. When baseball's started to bend when thrown I made LaMonte Wade, Patrick Bailey, and Willy Adames look like Willie Mays. Alas, every pitcher in the major leagues is now capable of throwing a ball at speeds that can create a sonic boom, and possesses a changeup that would keep my chiropractor in business for a decade.

It seemed like it was only a matter of time before the San Francisco Giants made the change to put Camilo Doval back into the closer role amid Ryan Walker's struggles, but they made it official after Wednesday's loss. Last year, when Doval was going through the worst season of his career that resulted in a 4.88 ERA and demotion to the minors at one point, Walker looked like a future star with his sizzling 1.91 ERA. With the closer role now being changed, how that impacts the Giants remains to be seen, but it does suggest there will be some adjustments to how other relievers are going to be used. Nick San Miguel of Around the Foghorn took a look at the bullpen and how everyone might be utilized, listing who he believes will be the high-leverage guys and when each arm might get deployed.

As the San Francisco Giants and Miami Marlins open a three-game series in Florida, one team struggling on offense will meet another having issues with their gloves. Giants left-hander Kyle Harrison (0-1, 3.86 ERA) and Marlins right-hander Cal Quantrill (3-4, 6.09 ERA) are the announced starters in hopes of more support than their teammates have provided in recent outings. Making his first start of the season, Harrison got no offensive backing in a 3-0 loss at Washington on Saturday.

It's fair to expect slumps throughout the course of a 162-game season, but the San Francisco Giants are running out of time to find that spark on offense. The Giants have fought to stay competitive in the National League West and remain in that race, but the pitching staff has covered up many blemishes for the struggles at the plate. In their hot 12-5 start, San Francisco was boasting a 101 wRC+. Buster Posey took over as president of baseball operations to help attract talent to the roster, and his first move was to award the largest contract ever given in franchise history to a slugger who hasn't lived up close to the value.

The Detroit Tigers' win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday was interrupted for several minutes between the seventh and eighth innings when a member of the grounds crew suffered an apparent knee injury near first base at Comerica Park. A cart had to be called to remove the injured staff member from the field, but not before he was seen on the TV broadcast holding up his middle finger.