The San Francisco Giants have been desperate for offensive production and left fielder Heliot Ramos has answered the call. Through April 25, he had a .222/.280/.370 slash line. Production of that level is what the Giants are going to need if they wanted to keep pace with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in the National League West race.

Just two baseball guys baseballing

Flores is the first Giants player to have 40 or more RBI in 45 games since Barry Bonds did so in 2001.

Athletics (22-23, fourth in the AL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (26-19, third in the NL West) San Francisco; Saturday, 9:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Luis Severino (1-4, 4.70 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 40 strikeouts); Giants: Landen Roupp (2-3, 4.95 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 42 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -130, Athletics +110; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants take on the Athletics after Wilmer Flores hit three home runs on Friday in a 9-1 win over the Athletics. San Francisco has a 14-7 record in home games and a 26-19 record overall. The Giants have an 11-2 record in games when they hit at least two home runs. The Athletics are 22-23 overall and 14-10 in road

Batting ninth, Kim went 2-for-3 against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday, raising his batting average from .429 to .452. Kim singled in the bottom third off starter Jack Kochanowicz and hit an infield hit in the bottom fifth.

SAN FRANCISCO — Wilmer Flores believed he had more game to give. His track record provided him with confidence that he could rebound from the worst season of his career, one plagued by a knee issue that never went away — ended his season. The Giants believed, too. Time and time again, Flores rewarded their faith. He rewarded that faith on Opening Day in Cincinnati when he hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the ninth inning. He rewarded that faith by hitting a walk-off single against the Seattle Mariners. He rewarded that faith by becoming one of the best hitters in baseball with runners in scoring position . And on Friday night at Oracle Park, Flores, again rewarded their faith with the best

For the first time since moving to West Sacramento, the A's returned to the Bay to face their old Battle of the Bay Rivals, the Giants.

Tough start to the weekend

Have a night, Wilmer Flores. Flores enjoyed the best game of his 13-year career, hitting three home runs — a grand slam, a three-run homer and a solo shot — en route to recording a career-high eight RBIs as the Giants beat the Athletics, 9-1, in their first game back in the Bay Area. Flores provided more than enough run support for Logan Webb, who allowed one run over a season-high eight innings with four strikeouts. In the bottom of the third, Flores stepped into the batter's box with a golden opportunity to do damage: bases loaded, no outs.

The Giants announced ahead of their first game against the team formerly known as the Oakland A's that they've reinstated second baseman Tyler Fitzgerald from the 10-day injured list. In a corresponding move, the team has optioned infielder Brett Wisely to Triple-A Sacramento. Fitzgerald is slated to hit ninth and start at second base on Friday. “Very lucky to have this in the past and hopefully just move on from this and get going again,” said Fitzgerald, who has a .284 batting average with two homers and five steals this season.

The San Francisco Giants made a bold decision when they signed Jordan Hicks to a four-year, $44 million deal ahead of the 2024 season. For the first three seasons of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals, he was used as a relief pitcher. Eight times in 2022, out of his 35 appearances, he took the mound as a starting pitcher. The experiment was short lived as Hicks made 65 appearances out of the bullpen with the Cardinals and Toronto Blue Jays in 2023 before hitting the free agent market.

The Athletics are back in the Bay area. More than a year after announcing intentions to leave their long-time home in Oakland to play at a minor league facility in Sacramento while a new stadium in Las Vegas is being built, the A’s made the journey south to face the San Francisco Giants in a three-game series that began Friday. For Athletics general manager David Forst, that meant a trip across the Bay Bridge that used to take 20 minutes turned into a 90-mile afternoon drive.

Back in a familiar place we once called home

The Giants announced ahead of their first game against the team formerly known as the Oakland A's that they've reinstated second baseman Tyler Fitzgerald from the 10-day injured list. In a corresponding move, the team has optioned infielder Brett Wisely to Triple-A Sacramento. Fitzgerald is slated to hit ninth and start at second base on Friday. “Very lucky to have this in the past and hopefully just move on from this and get going again,” said Fitzgerald, who has a .284 batting average with two homers and five steals this season.

The Giants get back a power-speed threat at exactly the right time.

As the Athletics return to the Bay Area for the team's annual three-game series against the San Francisco Giants this weekend, many longtime fans are staying home and instead focusing their support on local teams. According to East Bay Times, many Oakland fans are skipping this weekend's series, formerly known as the Bay Bridge Series, against the Giants at Oracle Park because attending now feels like supporting a team that abandoned them.

Yesterday’s action on the farm.

Wilmer Flores drove in seven runs and Logan Webb was excellent in the San Francisco Giants' win over the Athletics on Friday at Oracle Park.

The San Francisco Giants have had a fantastic start to the 2025 season, even if they are sitting in third-place in the AL West. How much of that has had to do with their offseason moves, though? It was the first go-around for new Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey, and he didn't do a ton to shift the roster.

The Arizona Diamondbacks got a good pitching performance from Corbin Burnes and three relievers and crushed the struggling Colorado Rockies on May 16.