At some point during his start Friday night, right-hander Logan Webb expects to hear a familiar battle cry as the San Francisco Giants begin a three-game series at Oracle Park against the now-relocated Athletics. “You're always going to hear 'Let's Go Oakland' chants,” said the Giants ace, a Rocklin native who grew up an A's fan. The series this weekend marks the first time the A's have returned to the Bay Area since the John Fisher-owned franchise left Oakland after 57 years after last season and moved, at least temporarily, to Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.

Athletics (22-22, fourth in the AL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (25-19, third in the NL West) San Francisco; Friday, 10:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: JP Sears (4-2, 2.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 36 strikeouts); Giants: Logan Webb (4-3, 2.60 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 65 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -180, Athletics +150; over/under is 7 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants host the Athletics to begin a three-game series. San Francisco has gone 13-7 at home and 25-19 overall. The Giants have a 17-2 record in games when they scored at least five runs. The Athletics are 22-22 overall and 14-9 on the road. The Athletics have the second-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .428.

Not much was expected from the San Francisco Giants coming into the 2025 MLB regular season, entering a new era with former catcher Buster Posey leading the front office. The three-time World Series champion was hired as president of baseball operations, replacing Farhan Zaidi in the franchises' first major move of the offseason. Posey wasted no time making an imprint on the organization with a huge splash in free agency. The Giants agreed to a massive seven-year, $182 million deal with shortstop Willy Adames, addressing what was identified as the team's biggest need.

The San Francisco Giants have kicked off the 2025 season in style, with a 25-19 record to their name they currently sit in third place among the National League West powerhouses. One of the keys to having success long-term in a 162 game season is putting together quality depth among the minor leagues, whether that be via prospects or by adding veteran talent to the mix that will be ready for action if any injuries were to occur. The Giants have a pretty outstanding prospect group that has been developing in the wings over the past few years, and they have called upon it multiple times, but what about their veteran depth? To give the team some more juice and veteran leadership in the farm system, San Francisco signed outfielder Drew Ellis to a minor league deal, as was reported by his previous team, the Lexington Legends.

At some point during his start Friday night, right-hander Logan Webb expects to hear a familiar battle cry as the San Francisco Giants begin a three-game series at Oracle Park against the now-relocated Athletics. “You're always going to hear 'Let's Go Oakland' chants,” said the Giants ace, a Rocklin native who grew up an A's fan. The series this weekend marks the first time the A's have returned to the Bay Area since the John Fisher-owned franchise left Oakland after 57 years after last season and moved, at least temporarily, to Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.

At some point during his start Friday night, right-hander Logan Webb expects to hear a familiar battle cry as the San Francisco Giants begin a three-game series at Oracle Park against the now-relocated Athletics. “You're always going to hear 'Let's Go Oakland' chants,” said the Giants ace, a Rocklin native who grew up an A's fan. The series this weekend marks the first time the A's have returned to the Bay Area since the John Fisher-owned franchise left Oakland after 57 years after last season and moved, at least temporarily, to Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.

The Diamondbacks snagged a hard-fought series win in San Francisco behind big bats and Merrill Kelly’s brilliance, but bullpen woes and rotation questions continue to cloud the team’s outlook.

Ketel Marte hit two home runs, Eugenio Suárez added a three-run shot and the Arizona Diamondbacks used 13 hits to hold on and outlast the San Francisco Giants 8-7 on Wednesday. Marte took Jordan Hicks (1-5) deep to right with a solo shot in the first inning and launched a two-run homer off Hayden Birdsong in the fourth. Suárez's homer came off Birdsong with two men on in the third.

Ketel Marte hit two home runs, Eugenio Suárez added a three-run shot and the Arizona Diamondbacks used 13 hits to hold on and outlast the San Francisco Giants 8-7 on Wednesday. Marte took Jordan Hicks (1-5) deep to right with a solo shot in the first inning and launched a two-run homer off Hayden Birdsong in the fourth. Suárez's homer came off Birdsong with two men on in the third.

The San Francisco Giants have received just enough production from their lineup to surprisingly remain within arm's reach of the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in the competitive National League West race. If they want to remain in the mix, they are going to need their major free agent signing, shortstop Willy Adames, to find his groove at the plate. The same goes for third baseman Matt Chapman, who has been an on-base machine but isn't hitting enough. Helping pick up the slack for their expected impact players has been center fielder Jung Hoo Lee.

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo was run out of Wednesday afternoon's game against the San Francisco Giants, and he wanted the umpires to run with him. Lovullo was tossed from the game in the bottom of the eighth inning as Arizona narrowly defeated their National League West counterpart, 8-7.

Bruce Bochy has made a habit of racking up wins over the years, so the Texas Rangers' victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday was nothing out of the ordinary. The Rangers hardly faced any resistance from the last-place Rockies, going up 4-0 in the first inning before eventually jumping ahead 8-3. From Patrick Corbin's quality start to Wyatt Langford and Adolis García's home runs, Texas strung together a well-rounded performance from the first inning to the ninth. It all culminated in the 2,194th win of Bochy's career.

Justin Verlander understands the strike zone as well as any pitcher in the game, possessing a photographic memory forged by 20 seasons at baseball's highest level. The strike zone — or rather, the buffer zone — is smaller. According to a report by The Athletic, Major League Baseball changed how it grades home-plate umpires which, in turn, has resulted in a tighter strike zone. Umpires previously received two inches of leeway on calls outside the zone on all sides of the plate when they were graded.

Jordan Hicks had lost six straight decisions as a starting pitcher last season when the Giants decided to move the right-hander from the rotation to the bullpen. With wins once again proving to be elusive for Hicks in 2025, manager Bob Melvin could soon be tempted to make a similar move. Hicks, making his ninth start of the season on Wednesday, didn't pitch poorly but was still charged with five earned runs on seven hits in what became an 8-7 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks before an announced crowd of 30,078 at Oracle Park. Hicks, looking for his first victory since March 31, only lasted two-plus innings before he was replaced by fellow right-hander Hayden Birdsong with two runners on in the third.

Jordan Hicks had lost six straight decisions as a starting pitcher last season when the Giants decided to move the right-hander from the rotation to the bullpen. With wins once again proving to be elusive for Hicks in 2025, manager Bob Melvin could soon be tempted to make a similar move. Hicks, making his ninth start of the season on Wednesday, didn't pitch poorly but was still charged with five earned runs on seven hits in what became an 8-7 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks before an announced crowd of 30,078 at Oracle Park. Hicks, looking for his first victory since March 31, only lasted two-plus innings before he was replaced by fellow right-hander Hayden Birdsong with two runners on in the third.

Everyone tied with or ahead of Bochy is in the Hall of Fame.

Ketel Marte hit two home runs, Eugenio Suárez added a three-run shot and the Arizona Diamondbacks used 13 hits to hold on and outlast the San Francisco Giants 8-7 on Wednesday. It was Suárez’s 13th HR of the season — the third baseman had a four-homer game against Atlanta on April 26. On Wednesday, every member of Arizona’s starting lineup had a hit except No. 9 batter Jose Herrera, who walked twice.

The San Francisco Giants have been one of the most pleasant surprises in baseball thus far in the 2025 MLB regular season. Executives around the league were impressed with the hot start they got off to, remaining within reach of the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in the National League West race. With a 25-18 record entering play on May 14, the Giants are still right in the thick of things in a loaded division.

Jordan Hicks had lost six straight decisions as a starting pitcher last season when the Giants decided to move the right-hander from the rotation to the bullpen. With wins once again proving to be elusive for Hicks in 2025, manager Bob Melvin could soon be tempted to make a similar move. Hicks, making his ninth start of the season on Wednesday, didn't pitch poorly but was still charged with five earned runs on seven hits in what became an 8-7 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks before an announced crowd of 30,078 at Oracle Park. Hicks, looking for his first victory since March 31, only lasted two-plus innings before he was replaced by fellow right-hander Hayden Birdsong with two runners on in the third.