There was a hell of a reward waiting for the Giants after they finished a stretch of 17 games in 17 days. "They've really earned it with the way they've played baseball during this stretch," Mike Krukow said on the broadcast Sunday. As grueling as this stretch was, it's actually kind of normal for MLB teams this season. The Giants are one of 12 to have a stretch of 17 consecutive games this season, although only them and the Kansas City Royals have had to do it in April.

There was a hell of a reward waiting for the Giants after they finished a stretch of 17 games in 17 days. "They've really earned it with the way they've played baseball during this stretch," Mike Krukow said on the broadcast Sunday. As grueling as this stretch was, it's actually kind of normal for MLB teams this season. The Giants are one of 12 to have a stretch of 17 consecutive games this season, although only them and the Kansas City Royals have had to do it in April.

There was a hell of a reward waiting for the Giants after they finished a stretch of 17 games in 17 days. "They've really earned it with the way they've played baseball during this stretch," Mike Krukow said on the broadcast Sunday. As grueling as this stretch was, it's actually kind of normal for MLB teams this season. The Giants are one of 12 to have a stretch of 17 consecutive games this season, although only them and the Kansas City Royals have had to do it in April.

There was a hell of a reward waiting for the Giants after they finished a stretch of 17 games in 17 days. "They've really earned it with the way they've played baseball during this stretch," Mike Krukow said on the broadcast Sunday. As grueling as this stretch was, it's actually kind of normal for MLB teams this season. The Giants are one of 12 to have a stretch of 17 consecutive games this season, although only them and the Kansas City Royals have had to do it in April.

On a weekend where manager Bruce Bochy, who led the San Francisco Giants to three World Series championships last decade prior to leading the Texas Rangers to their first, was adored and honored by the Bay Area faithful, the Texas Rangers brought a gloomy cloud to the proceedings by playing uninspiring, and eventually downright embarrassing baseball. Other than the result of the Giants winning the series, what transpired was hardly a 2010 World Series repeat; the offense a mere shell of the 2023 World Series version and now the concern is mounting as the lineup nears the point of no longer being able to claim a mere early-season slump.

It's a little too early for comparisons, but the 2025 season has the makings of four years ago for the San Francisco Giants. The 2021 Giants did what very few thought possible, winning 107 games to edge the heavily favored Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West race. The Dodgers, of course, knocked San Francisco out of the playoffs, but it was one of the most exciting regular seasons in franchise history. If the Giants want to take down the 2025 version of the Dodgers, though, they may need more firepower.

It's a little too early for comparisons, but the 2025 season has the makings of four years ago for the San Francisco Giants. The 2021 Giants did what very few thought possible, winning 107 games to edge the heavily favored Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West race. The Dodgers, of course, knocked San Francisco out of the playoffs, but it was one of the most exciting regular seasons in franchise history. If the Giants want to take down the 2025 version of the Dodgers, though, they may need more firepower.

For the first time in 55 weeks, the White Sox – who finished last season with record 121 losses - are not dead last in our power rankings.

Alex Pavlovic shared his takeaways from the San Francisco Giants' recent 17-game stretch without a day off.

Jack Leiter's first start back in the Texas Rangers' rotation didn't end the way he wanted — a gut-punch 3-2 walk-off loss to the San Francisco Giants — but the young right-hander still found a silver lining. “I was really happy to be back out there,” Leiter said after Sunday's defeat. Leiter battled through a rocky first inning that saw him throw 37 pitches, ensuring he wouldn't be able to pitch deep into the game with a 75-pitch limit already in place. One encouraging note: Leiter's finger, which had sidelined him, held up just fine.

Ramos’ infield single followed by two Texas errors that led to the Little League homer gave the San Francisco Giants a 3-2 win over the Rangers on Sunday.

The San Francisco Giants have surprisingly been one of the better teams in baseball this season, but that doesn't mean that they should stay content ahead of the trade deadline. New boss Buster Posey started out aggressive in his start as the president of baseball operations with the Willy Adames contract, but only a couple of moves have been made since then. With the Giants leading the NL West entering Sunday, now seems like the chance for them to seriously be monitoring the trade market.

The Rangers fell apart at the absolute worst time Sunday.

Josh Jung departed in the fifth inning when his finger wouldn’t stop bleeding

The San Francisco Giants believe that Bryce Eldridge is their future at first base. The Giants' top overall prospect wrapped up his first week at Double-A Richmond on Sunday, as he got a late start on the season due to a left wrist injury he suffered during spring training. In Richmond's final game of the week, he went 1-for-4 with an RBI, a run, a strikeout and a walk. Aside from a home run that announced his start of the season, it was a sluggish week for one of the best hitting prospects in the game.

The San Francisco Giants are off to one of the best starts they have had in franchise history, putting together an 18-10 record, which has led them to first place in a strong National League West. While the team has made some key additions, and has had some high level players return from injury, they have also seen steps up from their young players as well. One of the most notable steps taken has been relief pitcher Randy Rodríguez, who has been spectacular throughout the first part of the 2025 season. This was a promising showing from a 24-year old rookie, and the strikeout numbers gave fans something to be excited about with him long-term.

Jack Leiter and the Rangers take on San Fran

The San Francisco Giants have been heavily investing into their offense over past couple of years and this draft could be yet another case of that same thing. Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter recently posted his latest 2025 MLB mock draft. In it, the Giants selected Tennessee Volunteers shortstop Dean Curley with the No. 13 overall selection. Curley has had a great season with the Volunteers, posting a .302/.429/.547 slash line with 11 home runs and 34 RBI.

Sunday morning Rangers news and links

Texas Rangers (15-12, second in the AL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (18-10, first in the NL West) San Francisco; Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jack Leiter (0-0); Giants: Jordan Hicks (1-3, 6.59 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 24 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -131, Rangers +111; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: Both the San Francisco Giants and the Texas Rangers are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday. San Francisco has gone 8-4 in home games and 18-10 overall. The Giants have the third-ranked team ERA in the NL at 3.45. Texas has a 15-12 record overall and a 5-9 record on the road. The Rangers have a 7-4 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.