With Landon Roupp seemingly in cruise control and the offense scoring more than a single run, things were looking up for the Giants. Instead, Roupp was chased in a four-run fifth to erase a three-run lead as the Giants fell 4-3 and were swept by the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. It was the third time the Giants (31-25) have been swept this season, the second time in a three-game series. Detroit (37-20) began the day with with the best winning percentage in major league baseball, trailing only the Philadelphia Phillies.

After three seasons of frustrating performances, the San Francisco Giants are back in the thick of it in the National League West. The team enters play Wednesday with a 31-24 record, in third place in the division, just three games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for the lead. No one expected the Giants to be as good as they have been in 2025. After two strong months of baseball, San Francisco can only be seen as a legitimate contender.

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Wenceel Pérez homered in his first at-bat in his season debut, Jack Flaherty worked six scoreless innings and Riley Greene had three hits and two RBIs as the American League-leading Detroit Tigers beat the San Francisco Giants, 3-1, on Tuesday night. The Giants also fell to the Tigers, 3-1, in Monday's series opener. Pérez, who had missed the entire season due to a lower back injury, hit a 2-0 pitch 351 feet to right field in the second inning for his first homer since Aug. 7.

Wenceel Pérez homered in his first at-bat in his season debut, Jack Flaherty worked six scoreless innings and Riley Greene had three hits and two RBIs as the American League-leading Detroit Tigers beat the San Francisco Giants, 3-1, on Tuesday night. The Giants also fell to the Tigers, 3-1, in Monday's series opener. Pérez, who had missed the entire season due to a lower back injury, hit a 2-0 pitch 351 feet to right field in the second inning for his first homer since Aug. 7.

1914 -- Joseph Benz of the White Sox pitched a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians for a 6-1 victory. 1927 -- Detroit first baseman Johnny Neun made an unassisted triple play against Cleveland. The Tigers beat the Indians 1-0.

The action got an early start during the Detroit Tigers' game against the San Francisco Giants when a squirrel ran out onto the field at the start of the baseball game.

Verlander struggled with velocity and command because of discomfort during his most recent start on May 18 against the Athletics, a game which he left after four innings. The move was retroactive to May 19 and the Giants are hopeful Verlander will be back after missing just two starts. Verlander said the issue wasn't related to the neck problems that sidelined him for much of the 2024 season.

The San Francisco Giants are starting to cool down from their hot start, and a huge part of the reason why is an offense that overall is not holding up its end of the bargain. Through the first third of the season, the Giants have done an incredible job being able to keep pace in the toughest division in baseball and sit just two games out of first place. Entering the year, San Francisco had what most saw as a no better than average offense, and the underrated unit was right near the Top 10 in most categories across baseball through the first month. The next one was ugly though, and in the last 30 days the Giants rank outside the Top 20 in runs scored.

For months, Detroit Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty has been working to solve the problem that separates bad starts from good ones — his delivery.

For months, Detroit Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty has been working to solve the problem that separates bad starts from good ones — his delivery.

San Francisco Giants pitcher Camilo Doval will return to the closer role, with Ryan Walker going back to setting up.

The San Francisco Giants are seeing a former promising prospect head across the country to a hated National League rival. As first reported by Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the New York Mets have agreed to a minor league deal with infielder David Villar. The 28-year-old was designated for assignment a couple of weeks ago after the Giants activated Casey Schmitt from the injured list. Since the 2022 season, Villar has played in 118 games for San Francisco and slashed .200/.292/.391 with 15 home runs and 41 RBI, his best year coming during 52 games in his rookie campaign.

One inning hurt Landen Roupp and the San Francisco Giants in their 4-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday at Comerica Park.

Detroit took the first two of the three-game series and can seal the deal with its fourth-straight win.

San Francisco Giants at Detroit Tigers Game Preview

Wenceel Pérez homered in his first at-bat in his season debut, Jack Flaherty worked six scoreless innings and Riley Greene had three hits and two RBIs as the American League-leading Detroit Tigers beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Tuesday night. Pérez, who had missed the entire season due to a lower back injury, hit a 2-0 pitch 351 feet to right field in the second inning for his first homer since Aug. 7.

The Detroit Tigers outfielder Wenceel Pérez homered in his first at-bat of the season Tuesday night, shortly after coming off the injured list. Pérez, who had missed the entire season due to inflammation in his lower back, hit a solo homer in the second inning off San Francisco's Logan Webb.

San Francisco Giants (31-24, third in the NL West) vs. Detroit Tigers (36-20, first in the AL Central) Detroit; Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Landen Roupp (3-3, 3.81 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 49 strikeouts); Tigers: Jackson Jobe (4-1, 4.06 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 35 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -114, Giants -105; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers will try to keep their three-game home win streak alive when they face the San Francisco Giants. Detroit is 36-20 overall and 20-8 in home games. The Tigers are 25-4 in games when they out-hit their opponents. San Francisco has a 31-24 record overall and a 14-15 record in road games. The Giants have a 19-7 record

San Francisco Giants right-hander Landen Roupp, who hasn't allowed a run in his past two starts, will look to extend that streak during a Wednesday matinee against the host Detroit Tigers. Detroit won the first two games of the three-game series, each by a 3-1 count. "With a lot of lefties, you hang your curveball, you get hit pretty hard," Roupp said.