The St. Louis Cardinals have been one of the better teams in the National League so far this season. Right now, the Cardinals have a 27-23 record and are in second place in the National League. There are just five teams in the National League right now with more wins than St. Louis: the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Francisco Giants.

The Giants have been up and down, but the Nationals are on a 5-game winning streak.

The San Francisco Giants have been doing everything they need to on offense to put the team's elite bullpen in positions to succeed. Several players like Jung Hoo Lee and Heliot Ramos have anchored the offense this year and a decent floor, but others have not been up to par. LaMonte Wade Jr. has been underwhelming for the Giants this season.

One former member of the St. Louis Cardinals has found a new home. Former Cardinals catcher Andrew Knizner recently was released by the Washington Nationals. Knizner reportedly signed a minor league deal with the San Francisco Giants, as shared by MLB Trade Rumors' Anthony Franco. "The Giants signed catcher Andrew Knizner to a minor league contract," Franco said.

The Giants' just-completed homestand was a downer for all concerned, given an uncharacteristic start from Logan Webb and the news that Justin Verlander was headed for the injured list. Projected over 162 games, that's a 94-win clip — a total that would surprise even the most wild-eyed optimists about the potential of the Giants in the first year of Buster Posey taking over as the president of baseball operations. “If you look at where the season started, where we are right now, that's not a horrible place to be,” Giants manager Bob Melvin said after an 8-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals Wednesday.

The Giants' just-completed homestand was a downer for all concerned, given an uncharacteristic start from Logan Webb and the news that Justin Verlander was headed for the injured list. Projected over 162 games, that's a 94-win clip — a total that would surprise even the most wild-eyed optimists about the potential of the Giants in the first year of Buster Posey taking over as the president of baseball operations. “If you look at where the season started, where we are right now, that's not a horrible place to be,” Giants manager Bob Melvin said after an 8-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals Wednesday.

San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey, who continues to be excellent defensively, knows he needs to improve at the plate.

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San Francisco Giants (29-21, second in the NL West) vs. Washington Nationals (23-27, fourth in the NL East) Washington; Friday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Landen Roupp (2-3, 4.30 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); Nationals: MacKenzie Gore (2-4, 3.67 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 84 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -111, Nationals -108; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants will look to stop a three-game road slide when they visit the Washington Nationals. Washington is 23-27 overall and 12-12 in home games. The Nationals have a 16-6 record in games when they scored at least five runs. San Francisco is 29-21 overall and 12-12 in road games. The Giants have an 11-3

The Washington Nationals will look to extend their season-best five-game winning streak when they open a three-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants on Friday. The Nationals blew a ninth-inning lead on Thursday but got a game-winning single from Amed Rosario in the 10th for an 8-7 victory. San Francisco opens a nine-game road swing after dropping two of three to the visiting Kansas City Royals. Washington center fielder Robert Hassell III scored the winning run on Thursday in his first major league game, beginning the 10th as the runner on second.

There was some interesting news that broke on May 22 that featured former San Francisco Giants player Darin Ruf. According to the Associated Press, Ruf is suing the Cincinnati Reds for negligence when it came to failing to maintain safe field conditions, specifically citing the presence of the unpadded metal tarp roller that caused his career-ending injury in 2023. At the time, Ruf was playing for the Milwaukee Brewers after he signed a deal with them in-season. On June 2, 2023, he ran to catch a ball from his first base position in the third inning of the game between the Brewers and Reds when he collided with the tarp roller.

The San Francisco Giants have been able to handle the highs and lows of inconsistency so far this season in order to claw their way to right near the top of the Wild Card standings. With an offense that has some days that looked like the best in baseball and other days completely anemic, the Giants are going to have to figure out how to play more consistently from here on out. San Francisco has an impressive group of young outfielders highlighted by perhaps the brightest star on the team in center fielder Jung Hoo Lee. As an incredible defender at one of the toughest positions in the sport along with a bat that has some serious pop as well, Lee has become one of the favorites from the fanbase this year.

The San Francisco Giants are eight games above .500 nearly two months into the season, keeping a much closer pace in the National League West than anyone expected them to. With strengths that have depended on the night, the offense has experienced a little bit of a roller coaster despite the impressive record. Over the last month or so though, one Giants star is on an absolute tear and has been by far the best hitter in the lineup. In 2024, the Major League Baseball public was introduced to the superstar potential of Heliot Ramos and the outfielder was named an All-Star in his first full season in the big leagues after what was a dominant first half of the season.

The San Francisco Giants placed winless right-hander Justin Verlander on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a strained right pectoral muscle. Verlander left his start on Sunday early after struggling with his velocity and command because of discomfort.

The San Francisco Giants have had more than a few bright spots on their roster to help the team get off to such a strong start. With a 29-21 record, they are right in the thick of the race in the National League West, two games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, while being a half-game ahead of the San Diego Padres and three games ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks. There are some executives around the league who don't believe the Giants have what it takes to stick with the Dodgers and Padres and their lack of depth in some areas will eventually lead to their demise.

Buster Posey gets dismissed by Hall of Fame baseball writer Jayson Stark in favor of Yadier Molina. Make sense?

The San Francisco Giants have gotten some mixed results from their starting rotation so far this season. A player who has fallen into the latter category is right-hander Jordan Hicks, who was recently demoted to the bullpen after getting off to a disastrous start in 2025. Hicks, who signed a four-year, $44,000,000 deal with San Francisco ahead of the 2024 season, made eight starts before his eventual demotion, and ran up a 6.55 ERA across those appearances. Now, he'll be returning to where he spent the majority of his career before signing with the Giants while he attempts to work through whatever issues he's been having on the bump.

A former Cardinals backstop is suiting up for a new team after signing a new minor league deal. The 30-year-old catcher signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals in January and was assigned to the team's Triple-A affiliate the Rochester Red Wings.

SAN FRANCISCO — Salvador Perez had three hits including a two-run homer, Bobby Witt Jr. and Maikel Garcia each had two hits and two RBIs, and the Kansas City Royals got their offense going in a 8-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. The Royals had scored three runs or fewer in their previous seven games and were held to four runs or fewer in 42 of their first 50 games. Perez Homer Extends Lead Kansas City led 3-1 in the top of the fourth when Perez hit an opposite field homer off Giants starter Logan Webb (5-4) with Witt aboard. The Royals extended the lead to 8-2 in the fifth, when Drew Waters hit a leadoff double during a two-run inning. Matt Chapman, Patrick Bailey and Heliot

The San Francisco Giants' pitching rotation has suffered a massive blow with star Justin Verlander going on the 15-day injured list because of a right pectoral injury. With other impact players on the Giants like Wilmer Flores and others doing well, losing Verlander will hurt them slightly, though there's a message for him that will up the ante on his motivation. Verlander threw on the side on Wednesday, according to ESPN, and then he would learn he couldn't make his scheduled start for Saturday against the Washington Nationals. The 42-year-old would reveal the message that San Francisco said to him after being put on the injured list.