The San Francisco Giants have been one of the stories of the early portion of the season across all of baseball, sitting third in the National League West despite having racked up 24 wins. Entering the year, the Giants were seen as a team who did not have nearly enough pitching to contend, especially after missing out on the biggest fish on the market in terms of free agents. In order to even have a shot at turning things around, San Francisco was always going to need increased levels of production from players who have not lived up to their potential before 2025. The best example of that needed increase in production might just be veteran left-hander Robbie Ray.

The road to the Major League can be bumpy, especially for highly respected prospects like San Francisco Giants first baseman Bryce Eldridge. It also led to him being assigned to Double-A Richmond to start this campaign, as opposed to Sacramento. Baseball America recently re-ranked its Top 100 prospects for the first time during the 2025 season.

The San Francisco Giants have good feelings going into their Friday night game against the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis. The Giants, who were off Thursday, have won five of their last six games, including the last two contests in a three-game road series against the Chicago Cubs this week. "We've played pretty well on the road this year," San Francisco manager Bob Melvin said. The Giants seem to have found the right combinations, and confidence is on the rise.

San Francisco Giants (24-14, third in the NL West) vs. Minnesota Twins (18-20, fourth in the AL Central) Minneapolis; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Jordan Hicks (1-3, 6.03 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 34 strikeouts); Twins: Chris Paddack (0-3, 5.57 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 24 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -117, Giants -103; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins host the San Francisco Giants on Friday to begin a three-game series. Minnesota has an 18-20 record overall and a 12-6 record at home. The Twins have a 9-16 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run. San Francisco is 12-9 on the road and 24-14 overall. Giants hitters have a collective .387 slugging

The San Francisco Giants have been one of MLB's best team so far this season and seem to be set for sustained success. Eldridge got a late start on the season after dealing with a left wrist injury that he suffered during spring training. In 12 games, he has posted a .289/.385/.422 slash line with a home run. The 20-year-old is still probably another year from his debut, but the Giants will be thrilled to have him taking over first base at some point.

Through 37 games, Wilmer Flores owns an ordinary slash line of .256/.308/.429. Where the Giants veteran continues to shine, though, is with runners in scoring position. After driving in a run in Wednesday's 3-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs, Flores is up to 33 RBIs on the season — one behind the Yankees' Aaron Judge, the Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández and the Mets' Pete Alonso for the most in all of baseball.

The San Francisco Giants took two of three games against the Cubs in Chicago this week, including a history-making nine-run 11th inning on Tuesday. The Giants won that game 14-5 and set the Wrigley Field record for runs scored in an extra inning. In a video posted by Barstool Baseball on X, a Cubs fan can be heard harassing San Francisco left fielder Heliot Ramos. The anonymous fan is getting on Ramos for his lack of production at the plate in the game.

Through 37 games, Wilmer Flores owns an ordinary slash line of .256/.308/.429. Where the Giants veteran continues to shine, though, is with runners in scoring position. After driving in a run in Wednesday's 3-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs, Flores is up to 33 RBIs on the season — one behind the Yankees' Aaron Judge, the Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández and the Mets' Pete Alonso for the most in all of baseball.

Robbie Ray pitched six sparkling innings, Wilmer Flores had three hits and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Wednesday. Camilo Doval and Tyler Rogers each got three outs before Ryan Walker handled the ninth for his seventh save. San Francisco took two of three at Chicago to improve to 24-14.

Robbie Ray pitched six sparkling innings, Wilmer Flores had three hits and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Wednesday. Camilo Doval and Tyler Rogers each got three outs before Ryan Walker handled the ninth for his seventh save. San Francisco took two of three at Chicago to improve to 24-14.

Following a competitive series at Wrigley Field, the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs are both idle on Thursday, and deservedly so. The Giants managed to win two of three games in Chi-Town, culminating in a tense Wednesday matinée. A chess match of a contest, runs were at a premium as San Francisco ultimately emerged victorious, 3-1.

Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Pressly said he "feels fine" following a rough outing against the San Francisco Giants.

The San Francisco Giants are off to an exceptional start in 2025, posting a 23-14 record and sitting just outside National League West division lead. This is an enormously competitive division, with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres clogging up the top with extremely high-end rosters. One of the most impressive parts about the Giants has been their ability to produce on both sides of the ball, as both their pitching and hitting has been outstanding. Through 37 games he slashed .222/.305/.347 with 22 runs, 19 RBI, four home runs, and 39 strikeouts to 17 walks.

Robbie Ray pitched six sparkling innings, Wilmer Flores had three hits and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Wednesday. Camilo Doval and Tyler Rogers each got three outs before Ryan Walker handled the ninth for his seventh save. San Francisco took two of three at Chicago to improve to 24-14.

The Chicago Cubs couldn’t take advantage of securing the series opener against the San Francisco Giants, dropping the next two games to lose the series. The Cubs get Thursday’s off day to regroup before taking on the New York Mets for three games at Citi Field. A quirky part of the schedule continues for the White Sox. They wrap up the series against the Royals on Thursday in Kansas City, Mo., ...

Robbie Ray is proving that patience pays off. The veteran left-hander has been nothing short of electric in his first full season back from Tommy John surgery, and on Wednesday afternoon, he joined elite company in San Francisco Giants history. Ray delivered six strong innings in a 3-1 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field, improving to 5-0 and becoming the first Giants pitcher since Tim Lincecum in 2010 to begin a season with his team winning each of his first eight starts. “It is nice when the team wins when you start, regardless of personal wins,” Ray said postgame.

Arguably, the strongest part of the San Francisco Giants thus far in the 2025 MLB regular season has been their bullpen. Virtually every relief pitcher that manager Bob Melvin turns to is getting the job done. Hayden Birdsong has thrived in a multi-inning role after not winning the competition for the No. 5 spot in the rotation. Randy Rodriguez is dominating with his fastball/slider combo, recording a 0.7 WAR.

San Francisco Giants outfielder Lee Jung-hoo went 0-for-5 in a road game against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday, bringing his batting average down to .301 and halting the momentum from a strong performance the previous day. Lee, batting third and playing center field, started for the Giants at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, but failed to reach base in five plate appearances. The slump followed a standout game on Tuesday, in which Lee recorded three hits including a home run in six at-bats.

While waiting on a plume of smoke to rise from the old Wrigley Field scoreboard to announce whether a decision on Cade Horton had been made, here are eight things to ponder after the Chicago Cubs’ 3-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants: President Jed Hoyer’s decision on Horton might be his toughest of the season. Hoyer has made quite a few personnel decisions based on small sample sizes this ...

Robbie Ray pitched six sparkling innings, Wilmer Flores had three hits and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Wednesday. Ray (5-0) allowed one run and three hits in his second straight win. Camilo Doval and Tyler Rogers each got three outs before Ryan Walker handled the ninth for his seventh save.