Tigers center fielder Javy Baez was ejected from Sunday's game against the San Francisco Giants for arguing a called third strike. Baez was ejected in the bottom of the fifth inning by home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi in the game at Comerica Park.

The San Francisco Giants continue to play extremely well this season, but shockingly, their new additions haven't contributed much so far. With a record well over .500 and right in the mix in the National League West, the Giants have been a pleasant surprise this year. Buster Posey went with much of the same with just a couple of notable additions, but players who were either hurt or underperformed in 2024 have been much better. Hopefully, some of these struggling sluggers get it going soon, and if that happens, San Francisco might be able to get even better.

The San Francisco Giants are hanging in tough, but this won't be an easy playoff race by any means. After a 19-10 start, the Giants have been a .500 team in May. At 31-22, they're one game up on the St. Louis Cardinals for the third Wild Card spot, if you believe those things matter yet at this time of year. Whether it's more pitching or a new first baseman, the Giants could certainly use reinforcements at the trade deadline to keep pace in the playoff race.

The San Francisco Giants are hanging in tough, but this won't be an easy playoff race by any means. After a 19-10 start, the Giants have been a .500 team in May. At 31-22, they're one game up on the St. Louis Cardinals for the third Wild Card spot, if you believe those things matter yet at this time of year. Whether it's more pitching or a new first baseman, the Giants could certainly use reinforcements at the trade deadline to keep pace in the playoff race.

San Francisco Giants (31-22, second in the NL West) vs. Detroit Tigers (34-20, first in the AL Central) Detroit; Monday, 1:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES : Giants: Hayden Birdsong (2-0, 1.91 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 29 strikeouts); Tigers: Keider Montero (1-1, 5.28 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 21 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -111, Giants -108; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE : The Detroit Tigers host the San Francisco Giants on Monday to open a three-game series. Detroit has a 34-20 record overall and an 18-8 record in home games. The Tigers have the 10th-best team batting average in MLB play at .253. San Francisco is 31-22 overall and 14-13 on the road. The Giants have a 19-2 record in games when

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robbie Ray pitched six strong innings to improve to 7-0, Sam Huff homered and the San Francisco Giants hung on to beat the Nationals 3-2 on Sunday and take two of three at Washington. Ray allowed a run on three hits and struck out seven without a walk, lowering his ERA to 2.56. Washington's CJ Abrams led off the ninth with a double off of closer Ryan Walker. James Wood drove Abrams in with a one-out double to make it 3-2, but Walker retired the next two batters to earn his 10th save. The AL Cy Young Award winner in 2021 with Toronto, Ray became the second Giants pitcher in the past 30 years to start a season 7-0 after Kevin Gausman did it in 2021. The Giants are 10-1 in Ray's

Recently the San Francisco Giants had three selections as a publication tried to pitch the best players of the last 25 years. The Athletic's Jayson Stark (subscription required) selected his MLB all-quarter century team and the Giants were prominent on the team. One was left fielder Barry Bonds, which makes plenty of sense.

All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct WCGB Cleveland 29 23 .558 +1 Minnesota 29 23 .558 +1 Kansas City 29 25 .537 — Houston 28 25 .528 ½ Tampa Bay 26 26 .500 2 Boston 27 28 .491 2½ Texas 26 28 .481 3 Los Angeles 25 27 .481 3 Toronto 25 27 .481 3 Athletics 23 31 .426 6 Baltimore 18 34 .346 10 Chicago 17 36 .321 11½ ___ Sunday's Games Detroit 5, Cleveland 0 Baltimore 5, Boston 1 Tampa Bay 13, Toronto 0 Kansas City 2, Minnesota 1, 10 innings Texas 5, Chicago White Sox 4 Houston 5, Seattle 3 N.Y. Yankees 5, Colorado 4 Athletics 5, Philadelphia 4 Miami 3, L.A. Angels 0 Monday's Games San Francisco at Detroit, 1:10 p.m. Boston at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. St. Louis at Baltimore, 3:05 p.m. Toronto at Texas,

Detroit lost three of four to Cleveland this weekend but can bounce back against San Francisco.

The San Francisco Giants' offense continued to struggle in their 3-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Monday at Comerica Park.

The Detroit Tigers (34-20) host the San Francisco Giants (31-22) in a 3-game series beginning Monday. First pitch from Comerica Park is set for 1:10 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Giants vs. Tigers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets. Season series: First meeting; Giants won last season's series 2-1 The Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-0 to close out their 4-game series Sunday, escaping without being swept after dropping the first three games. They are still a strong 8-5 in their last 13 games and 4-3 in that timeframe at home. Detroit is 29-25 against the spread (ATS). The Giants took down the Washington Nationals

San Francisco Giants (31-22, second in the NL West) vs. Detroit Tigers (34-20, first in the AL Central) Detroit; Monday, 1:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Hayden Birdsong (2-0, 1.91 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 29 strikeouts); Tigers: Keider Montero (1-1, 5.28 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 21 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -111, Giants -108; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers host the San Francisco Giants on Monday to open a three-game series. Detroit has a 34-20 record overall and an 18-8 record in home games. The Tigers have the 10th-best team batting average in MLB play at .253. San Francisco is 31-22 overall and 14-13 on the road. The Giants have a 19-2 record in games when

Hayden Birdsong began the season as a long reliever. The San Francisco Giants right-hander was so effective in that role, he earned an opportunity to join the starting rotation. Birdsong will make his second start of the season in the opener of a three-game series at Detroit on Monday afternoon. In his first start, Birdsong limited Kansas City to one unearned run in five innings on Tuesday.

All hitters are streaky in the general sense, but some especially so, and Adames is one of them.

All Times EDT Monday, May 26 MLB San Francisco at Detroit, 1:10 p.m. Boston at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. Colorado at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. St. Louis at Baltimore, 3:05 p.m. Toronto at Texas, 4:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Kansas City, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m. Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. Miami at San Diego, 8:40 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Angels, 9:38 p.m. NBA Playoffs - Conference Final Western Conference Oklahoma City at Minnesota - Game 4, 8:30 p.m. NHL Playoffs - Conference Final Eastern Conference Carolina at Florida - Game 4, 8 p.m. PWHL Playoffs - Finals Ottawa at Minnesota - Game 4, 5 p.m.

The San Francisco Giants don't have a strong farm system. Ranked 24th by Baseball America and 28th by MLB Pipeline, they have been impacted by graduating a few of their young players. Bryce Eldridge is the headliner, and while he is projected to become a superstar slugger at some point in his career, the rest of the top 10 are largely in the lower levels of the farm.

The San Francisco Giants have been in search of power throughout their lineup for a while. Since they play in one of the most pitcher-friendly parks in Major League Baseball, it's hard for their own players to put balls over the fence at a consistent rate. Because of that, San Francisco took a flyer on slugger Jerar Encarnacion last year. In the midst of the 2024 season, the Giants signed him away from the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League on May 16 by locking him into a minor league deal.

Robbie Ray pitched six strong innings to improve to 7-0, Sam Huff homered and the San Francisco Giants hung on to beat the Nationals 3-2 on Sunday and take two of three at Washington. Washington's CJ Abrams led off the ninth with a double off of closer Ryan Walker. James Wood drove Abrams in with a one-out double to make it 3-2, but Walker retired the next two batters to earn his 10th save.

The San Francisco Giants have done everything quietly this season in terms of the amount of national attention they garner. Quietly, they have kept pace in the gauntlet that is the National League West. In left field, Heliot Ramos has established himself as one of the most feared power hitters in the National League and is only getting better right now. Slashing .286/.350/.480 with nine home runs and 26 RBI in his first 52 games of the season, Ramos is back to his All-Star quality form from the first half of last season and only seems to be getting better.

Robbie Ray continued his recent stretch of excellence by allowing one run over six innings with seven strikeouts as the Giants beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Sunday at Nationals Park to take the series. For Ray, this is his sixth consecutive outing of at least six innings, the third time he's done so in his career. During this stretch, Ray has allowed seven earned runs over 39 innings (1.62 ERA) with 44 strikeouts to four walks.