Yoshinobu Yamamoto gives up six hits and five earned runs as the San Francisco Giants defeat the Dodgers to move into a first-place tie with L.A. in the NL West.

Injured Giants third baseman Matt Chapman said Friday he will wear a splint on his right hand for one more week, then potentially begin rehab exercises next week. Chapman visited Dr. Steven Shin in Los Angeles on Friday after being placed on the 10-day injured list on June 10 (retroactive to June 9) with right-hand inflammation, saying Shin was “pleasantly surprised” with how fast he was healing. The Giants haven't provided an official timeline on Chapman's return, but Chapman estimated he will be ready to return in three to four weeks. Casey Schmitt is replacing Chapman at third base for the time being.

The San Francisco Giants are playing some great baseball, but they are going to still be without their star third baseman for quite some time. With the Giants getting into the middle of June right in the mix for first place in the National League West, the franchise has to be ecstatic about their performance so far. Coming into the year, San Francisco was slated to be the fourth best team in the division with the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and Arizona Diamondbacks ahead of them.

Starting pitchers Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell had throwing sessions Friday that went well, lending optimism to a Los Angeles Dodgers’ staff battered by injuries. Glasnow threw two innings in a simulated game at Dodger Stadium, where the NL West-leading Dodgers opened a three-game series against the second-place San Francisco Giants. “I thought the stuff was really good,” manager Dave Roberts said.

The San Francisco Giants (40-29) have enjoyed a stirring first 69 games to their 2025 MLB campaign, and they have done so by understanding their identity. Top-notch pitching and timely hitting put this team in position to grab first place in the National League West, which it can do by overpowering the Los Angeles Dodgers (41-28) this weekend. The five-time Gold Glove third baseman (two-time platinum winner) is currently on the injured list after jamming his right hand while sliding back into first base in a June 8 win versus the Atlanta Braves. Chapman is unlikely to return by June 20, which is when he is first eligible to come off the IL, but fans may not have to wait too much longer beyond that date to see him back in action.

Giants Gold Glove third baseman Matt Chapman gets some seemingly encouraging news about his right hand sprain

San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman can begin rehabbing his sprained right hand in a week. The Giants were in town to open a three-game series at Dodger Stadium. Chapman got hurt sliding into first base against Atlanta last Sunday.

The San Francisco Giants continue to win games and are seemingly getting better and better to start the season. With the team being double-digit games over the .500 mark, they are proving to be a true contender in the National League.

San Francisco Giants third baseman and Gold Glover Matt Chapman will see a hand specialist Friday, with concerns he could be out through at least the end of June.

Fresh off a walk-off win, the Rockies look to keep the good vibes rolling in Atlanta

The Giants might be victims of their own success. Starting Friday night, the Giants will start a three-game set with the Dodgers, with first place in the National League West on the line. — but did anyone expect the Giants to be in such a position last October? The doldrums of aimlessness, ends-meeting roster construction, and perennial .500 baseball have Giants fans justly thirsty for playoff baseball in 2025.

Giants ace Logan Webb's stellar outing agains the Dodgers fueled San Francisco's 6-2 win over Los Angeles on Friday night at Dodger Stadium.

Last year, the Giants finished fourth in the NL West, way out of contention. This season, they are only a game behind L.A. and relevant again in the fight for the top spot

The San Francisco Giants' infield has been one of the trickiest to figure out in the MLB, and third baseman Matt Chapman's trip to the injured list with a sprained hand does not help. Casey Schmitt has stepped in and stabilized the corner for now, recording two hits and two RBI on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies. Willy Adames, while not in the same free fall that he was during the first month of the season, is still grossly underperforming, slashing .203/.288/.339 with seven home runs. Dominic Smith feels like a very uninspiring Band-Aid at first base and Tyler Fitzgerald has been arguably the most underwhelming player for the Giants who is both still on the team and gets consistent playing time.

The San Francisco Giants are currently 40-29, only one game behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in the National League West. If the Giants want to make real noise down the stretch and into the postseason, the club will need to acquire a power bat for the middle of the lineup. The trade deadline is 48 days away, plenty of time for more sellers to emerge. One seller could be a fellow NL West team that is currently .500 and in fourth place of the division.

The San Francisco Giants' batting lineup has really struggled this season. They got some bad Matt Chapman news to pile on to the problem on Friday. Chapman is eligible to return from the Injured List on June 20 from his right hand issue. But ESPN's Buster Olney writes that Chapman may not return until July. MORE: Barry Bonds' greatness shown through Aaron Judge stats comparison Olney also reported that Chapman had a meeting with a specialist on Friday. Chapman got hurt sliding back into first base on Sunday. The Giants placed him on the IL on Tuesday. MORE: Yankees' J.C. Escarra is secretly one of the best catchers in MLB Chapman has been a leader for the Giants so far, with 12 home runs, 12

The Giants might be victims of their own success. Starting Friday night, the Giants will start a three-game set with the Dodgers, with first place in the National League West on the line. — but did anyone expect the Giants to be in such a position last October? The doldrums of aimlessness, ends-meeting roster construction, and perennial .500 baseball have Giants fans justly thirsty for playoff baseball in 2025.

The San Francisco Giants have a brilliant starting rotation and bullpen. Heliot Ramos and Jung Hoo Lee are having All-Star-caliber seasons, and Ramos made the team a year ago. Among the Giants' six qualifying hitters, the lowest is free-agent signee Willy Adames, who is batting .204. To make matters a bit worse, San Francisco just lost third baseman Matt Chapman for an undetermined amount of time due to an injury.

New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge is having one of the best hitting seasons in the history of baseball. San Francisco Giants legend Barry Bonds had four seasons better than this, in a row. Controversy or not, there's no questioning Bonds' place as the most prolific power hitter to ever step onto a baseball diamond. Here's how the comparison with Judge breaks down: Judge has a 1.264 OPS this season through June 12 From 2001 through 2004, Bonds put up full-season OPS marks of 1.379, 1.381, 1.278 and 1.422 Bonds also outdid Judge in three of those four seasons in the league-adjusted OPS+, which compares a hitter's output to the league average in that given year's hitting environment. So this

New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge is having one of the best hitting seasons in the history of baseball. San Francisco Giants legend Barry Bonds had four seasons better than this, in a row. Controversy or not, there's no questioning Bonds' place as the most prolific power hitter to ever step onto a baseball diamond. Here's how the comparison with Judge breaks down: Judge has a 1.264 OPS this season through June 12 From 2001 through 2004, Bonds put up full-season OPS marks of 1.379, 1.381, 1.278 and 1.422 Bonds also outdid Judge in three of those four seasons in the league-adjusted OPS+, which compares a hitter's output to the league average in that given year's hitting environment. So this