

SF Giants blow out Pirates behind Webb's gem, three homers
The Giants haven't had many complete team victories in recent weeks. Christian Koss, Jerar Encarnacion and Willy Adames all homered. Logan Webb pitched six innings of one-run ball and recorded 10 strikeouts and just one walk. Matt Gage and Tristan Beck combined for three scoreless innings of relief.
Giants, Logan Webb cool down Pirates
Logan Webb struck out 10 and allowed one run over six innings to lead the San Francisco Giants to an 8-1 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Webb (10-8) put together his second consecutive solid start in less than a week against the Pirates to score the Giants' first win in five tries this season against Pittsburgh. It was Webb's sixth start with 10 or more strikeouts.
Giants' Logan Webb enters Madison Bumgarner territory vs. Pirates
The San Francisco Giants entered Tuesday night's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates looking for some revenge. After a trade deadline saw San Francisco move players like Mike Yastrzemski and Camilo Doval, the have struggled to win games. They hope that Logan Webb can help right the ship. The Giants' ace joined elite company, including Madison Bumgarner and Tim Lincecum. During his start against Pittsburgh, Webb logged 1,000 career innings. He is the tenth starting pitcher in San Francisco team history to reach that mark while only playing for the Giants, according to NBC Sports. He joins Bumgarner and Lincecum, the two prior additions. In an era where players move around the league in free agency
Baltimore Orioles claim starting pitching prospect off waivers
Following a busy trade deadline last week, the Baltimore Orioles continued to add young pieces to the roster with an intriguing pickup that weekend. On Sunday, the Orioles claimed right-handed pitcher Carson Ragsdale off waivers from the San Francisco Giants. It came on the same day that the Orioles added infielder Vidal Brujan from the Chicago Cubs, and just a day after claiming first baseman/outfielder Ryan Noda from the Chicago White Sox.
Pirates Make Five Lineup Changes vs. Giants
Bryan Reynolds returns to right field after not playing there the past three games and bat third for the Pirates. Jack Suwinski, who played the last two games in right field, takes over in center field and bats sixth in the lineup for Pittsburgh. This is the sixth game Suwinski has started in center field, last doing so in the series finale vs. the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on July 13. Suwinski hit a two-run home run and scored the winning run in the comeback, 5-4 walk-off win in the series opener over the Giants on Aug. 4.
Giants' Rafael Devers Trade Backfires as Season Spirals and Red Sox Surge
When the San Francisco Giants pulled off a midseason stunner by sending Kyle Harrison and Jordan Hicks to the Boston Red Sox for Rafael Devers, the move was hailed as a franchise-altering swing for the fences. The Giants, riding high at 41-31, weren't just trying to keep pace in a loaded National League West — they were making a play to win it all. Since acquiring Devers, the Giants have gone from playoff hopefuls to trade deadline sellers, watching their postseason dreams crumble with a 15-26 skid that flipped their season on its head.
WFAN tracks down Dan in Warwick after Giants meetup spoof — and he didn't sound happy
It appears that 10 years later, Dan in Warwick really isn't all that interested in the potential Giants-Giants meetup. The famous WFAN caller, who stupefied former WFAN host Mike Francesa in 2014 by asking him if the New York Giants and the San Francisco Giants ever get together in honor of sharing the same name, instead acted as if the topic meant nothing to him in two bizarre spots with the station Monday. His call came after Francesa, ex-football Giants Eli Manning and Shaun O'Hara, and current baseball Giants Logan Webb and Matt Chapman came together for a viral video spoofing the idea . 4 Logan Webb (l), Matt Chapman (second from l), Mike Francesa (c), Shaun O'Hara (second from r) and Eli
Pirates rally to beat the Giants 5-4
Isiah Kiner-Falefa's fielder's choice scored Jack Suwinski with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Monday night. Kiner-Falefa hit a hard ground ball to first baseman Rafael Devers, but Suwinski beat the throw home. Joey Bart's RBI single off Randy Rodriguez (3-3) earlier in the inning tied the score. Dauri Moreta (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning in his second appearance of the season for the win.
Pirates take on the Giants on home winning streak
San Francisco Giants (56-57, third in the NL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (49-64, fifth in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Logan Webb (9-8, 3.31 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 155 strikeouts); Pirates: Mike Burrows (1-3, 3.88 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 60 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -157, Pirates +132; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates, on a three-game home winning streak, host the San Francisco Giants. Pittsburgh has a 32-25 record at home and a 49-64 record overall. Pirates pitchers have a collective 3.85 ERA, which ranks sixth in the NL. San Francisco is 28-31 on the road and 56-57 overall. The Giants have a 30-18 record in games
Isiah Kiner-Falefa drives in winning run in bottom of the ninth to lift Pirates over Giants
Isiah Kiner-Falefa's fielder's choice scored Jack Suwinski with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Monday night. Kiner-Falefa hit a hard ground ball to first baseman Rafael Devers but Suwinski beat the throw home. Joey Bart's RBI single off Randy Rodriguez (3-3) earlier in the inning tied the score. Dauri Moreta (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning in his second appearance of the season for the win.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa drives in winning run in bottom of the ninth to lift Pirates over Giants 5-4
Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s fielder’s choice scored Jack Suwinski with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Monday night. Kiner-Falefa hit a hard ground ball to first baseman Rafael Devers but Suwinski beat the throw home. Joey Bart’s RBI single off Randy Rodriguez (3-3) earlier in the inning tied the score.
SF Giants fall to Pirates as Rodríguez blows first save as closer
Randy Rodríguez blew his first save since being elevated to the closer role, allowing two runs in the bottom of the ninth as the Giants fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Monday night at PNC Park. Rodríguez began the bottom of the ninth inning by walking Andrew McCutchen, and the Pirates sent in Alexander Canario to pinch-run. Rodriguez then plunked Jack Suwinski, giving the Pirates runners on first and second with one out.
National League Glance
All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 63 48 .568 — New York 63 49 .563 ½ Miami 55 56 .495 8 Atlanta 47 63 .427 15½ Washington 44 67 .396 19 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 67 44 .604 — Chicago 65 46 .586 2 Cincinnati 58 54 .518 9½ St. Louis 56 57 .496 12 Pittsburgh 48 64 .429 19½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 65 47 .580 — San Diego 62 50 .554 3 San Francisco 56 56 .500 9 Arizona 53 59 .473 12 Colorado 30 81 .270 34½ Sunday's Games L.A. Dodgers 3, Tampa Bay 0 Atlanta 4, Cincinnati 2 Miami 7, N.Y. Yankees 3 Milwaukee 14, Washington 3 San Francisco 12, N.Y. Mets 4 Chicago Cubs 5, Baltimore 3 Pittsburgh 9, Colorado 5 Arizona 6, Athletics 4 San Diego 7, St. Louis 3 Philadelphia
This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead
1903 — A week after pitching his first doubleheader triumph, Joe “Iron Man” McGinnity of the New York Giants scored a double victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-1 and 4-3. 1915 — Philadelphia’s Gavvy Cravath hit four doubles and drove in eight runs in a 14-7 victory over the Reds at Cincinnati. 1920 — Howard Ehmke of the Detroit Tigers pitched the fastest 1-0 game in American League history — 1 hour, 13 minutes, for a victory against the New York Yankees.