Brandon Crawford knew how to handle baseball's biggest stages and brightest lights. “It's far from my favorite thing to be the center of attention, all eyes on me,” Crawford told reporters, “but definitely appreciate it and it was definitely a special day.” All eyes were, indeed, on Crawford as the team celebrated his legacy. Crawford, the one-time Silver Slugger, two-time champion, three-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glover.

Brandon Crawford grew up in the Bay Area as a San Francisco Giants fan. San Francisco paid tribute Saturday to a man who played more games at shortstop (1,617) than anyone else in franchise history and won four Gold Gloves and made three All-Star teams. During Brandon Crawford Celebration Day at Oracle Park, Crawford's family, friends and former teammates joined him on the field before a game against Texas.

Robbie Ray vs. Tyler Mahle.

Wyatt Langford had three hits and an RBI to help the Rangers win in manager Bruce Bochy's return to Oracle Park. Eovaldi (2-2) allowed three hits and had seven strikeouts with one walk in his 300th career game in the majors while outdueling three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander.

SAN FRANCISCO — Mike Yastrzemski and Matt Chapman homered as the San Francisco Giants rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 on Thursday to take three of four games in the series. Yastrzemski hit a solo homer, finished with two RBIs and scored twice. Chapman hit his fifth homer of the season, a two-run shot, in the fifth inning. San Francisco trailed 5-4 when Tyler Fitzgerald opened the eighth by drawing a walk from Tyler Alexander (1-2). Fitzgerald moved to third on a single by pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores and a groundout moved pinch-runner Christian Koss to second. Yastrzemski hit a grounder to second baseman Brice Turang, who was playing in. Turang's throw to the plate was high and Fitzgerald

Patrick Bailey made sure a sellout crowd went home happy in the San Francisco Giants' walk-off win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday at Oracle Park.

Wyatt Langford had three hits and an RBI to help the Rangers win in manager Bruce Bochy's return to Oracle Park. Eovaldi (2-2) allowed three hits and had seven strikeouts with one walk in his 300th career game in the majors while outdueling three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander.

The San Francisco Giants will host a big family reunion on Saturday that will feature their game against the Texas Rangers. The Rangers won an old-fashioned pitchers' duel 2-0 on Friday to kick off the three-game series, but the focus Saturday will be on the past more than the present at Oracle Park. The Giants will honor retired three-time All-Star Brandon Crawford before the afternoon game. Texas manager Bruce Bochy, Crawford's manager with the Giants, will be on hand for the festivities.

Texas Rangers (15-11, first in the AL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (17-10, second in the NL West) San Francisco; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Tyler Mahle (3-0, 0.67 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Giants: Robbie Ray (3-0, 4.07 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 25 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -129, Rangers +109; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers meet the San Francisco Giants with a 1-0 series lead. San Francisco has gone 7-4 at home and 17-10 overall. The Giants are 7-1 in games when they hit at least two home runs. Texas has a 5-8 record in road games and a 15-11 record overall. The Rangers have gone 11-3 in games when they did not give up a home run.

Justin Verlander pitched well enough to earn his first win in a San Francisco Giants uniform, but once again, the offense couldn't back him up. Despite another quality start from the veteran ace, the Giants fell 2-0 to the Texas Rangers on Friday night at Oracle Park. Verlander went six innings, allowing two runs on five hits while striking out six. “We got out-pitched tonight,” Verlander said after the game, summing up the night simply.

Wyatt Langford had three hits and an RBI to help the Rangers win in manager Bruce Bochy's return to Oracle Park. Eovaldi (2-2) allowed three hits and had seven strikeouts with one walk in his 300th career game in the majors while outdueling three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander.

Wyatt Langford had three hits and an RBI to help the Rangers win in manager Bruce Bochy’s return to Oracle Park. Eovaldi (2-2) allowed three hits and had seven strikeouts with one walk in his 300th career game in the majors while outdueling three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander.

The San Francisco Giants are on an absolute heater to open the 2025 season, putting together a 17-9 record through the first few series, and proving they have what it takes to compete in an extremely strong National League West. With three teams having 16 or more wins in the division, things are going to get extremely intriguing over the summer stretch of the season, and when the postseason rolls around, there may be multiple teams making it from there. The Giants have been led by impressive performances from Jung Hoo Lee, Tyler Fitzgerald, Mike Yastrzemski, Logan Webb, and others.

The Giants held back on the pomp and circumstance when Brandon Crawford played his final game with the orange and black on Oct. 1, 2023. Crawford, at the time, hadn't announced his retirement, leaving a cloud of uncertainty hanging over that afternoon. On Saturday, Crawford will receive a proper celebration as the Giants will host “Brandon Crawford Celebration Day” in honor of one of the greatest shortstops in franchise history following his retirement this past offseason. This weekend, the Giants will host the Bruce Bochy-led Texas Rangers, allowing Crawford's manager from 2011-19 to be in attendance for the festivities.

The San Francisco Giants are off to one of the most surprising starts in baseball, and the team is hoping to sustain it throughout the long season. It has been a great start for the Giants, but since expectations were somewhat low coming into the year, there is concern that the hot start could cool off. This winter, one of the main focuses of the Giants was to improve their offense. The emergence of Jung Hoo Lee has been a major reason why, but this was a team that was built on having a strong pitching staff to carry them.

The Texas Rangers are sticking around out west this weekend, now heading to the Bay. No, they're not playing the Athletics again, but they are taking on the team that actually remains in the Bay Area. The San Francisco Giants, getting to stay home after taking three of four to claim a series against the Milwaukee Brewers, are playing Texas in the last series of a grueling 17 games in 17 days early-season stretch. Texas, meanwhile, is wrapping up another short road trip before heading back home.

The Giants still have faith in right-handed closer Ryan Walker despite his recent struggles. San Francisco president of baseball operations Buster Posey told KNBR's Brian Murphy and Markus Boucher on Thursday morning why Walker's latest two-game stretch, in which he allowed six hits and six runs in 1/3 innings, doesn't define the 29-year-old, nor earn him a demotion behind fellow right-handed back-end reliever Camilo Doval.

The Giants still have faith in right-handed closer Ryan Walker despite his recent struggles. San Francisco president of baseball operations Buster Posey told KNBR's Brian Murphy and Markus Boucher on Thursday morning why Walker's latest two-game stretch, in which he allowed six hits and six runs in 1/3 innings, doesn't define the 29-year-old, nor earn him a demotion behind fellow right-handed back-end reliever Camilo Doval.

Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee is turning heads out in San Francisco.

It’s always nice to see Bruce Bochy.