The Los Angeles Dodgers seem like they have nearly unlimited amounts of money, three former MVPs in their starting lineup with Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman, and a pitching staff that never runs out of overpowering arms. Welcome to the National League West, which is far from a one-team show four weeks into the season. Going into Friday night's games, the San Diego Padres (17-8), San Francisco Giants (17-9), Dodgers (16-9) and Arizona Diamondbacks (14-11) are all off to a good start, foreshadowing a potentially fascinating summer race.

As he settled into San Francisco for the second time as Texas Rangers manager, Giants legend Bruce Bochy discussed Brandon Crawford, Buster Posey and more.

The San Francisco Giants are off to a much better start to the 2025 MLB season than pretty much anyone expected, which now means they are more in play for ever for an in-season trade. ESPN's David Schoenfield (subscription required) recently made a trade deadline preview for the Giants, which included prospects James Tibbs III and Dakota Jordan as their top trade candidates.

Texas Rangers (14-11, second in the AL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (17-9, second in the NL West) San Francisco; Friday, 10:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (1-2, 2.64 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 31 strikeouts); Giants: Justin Verlander (0-1, 5.47 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 23 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -111, Rangers -108; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants start a three-game series at home against the Texas Rangers on Friday. San Francisco has a 7-3 record at home and a 17-9 record overall. Giants hitters have a collective .393 slugging percentage to rank eighth in the NL. Texas is 4-8 in road games and 14-11 overall. The Rangers have a 4-8 record

Two of Major League Baseball's active legends will occupy opposing dugouts Friday night when Bruce Bochy and the Texas Rangers visit Justin Verlander and the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game interleague series. Bochy, who led the Giants to World Series championships in 2010, 2012 and 2014, will be making his second return to San Francisco since winning 1,052 regular-season games as their manager for 13 seasons.

(247NEWSSOURCE) – The San Francisco Giants took care of business with a 6-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the series finale in San Francisco. Matt Chapman and Mike Yastrzemski both homered and had two RBI to lead the team at the plate. Tyler Rogers earned his second win in relief while Camilo Doval recorded his fifth save. The Giants won three of four over the Brewers to sit at 17-and-9. Three different Milwaukee batters finished with an RBI. Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich said that the team played poorly during the series. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2499/files/2025/04/milyelich0424a-1.mp3 He said they also played poorly on defense. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2499/files/2025/04/milyelich0424b-1.mp3

With the Giants seeking a comeback win for a series victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, Camilo Doval had thrown five consecutive balls in the top of the ninth inning. Doval, whose struggles last season were well-documented, was attempting to secure his third save in as many appearances. With a potential setback looming, shortstop Willy Adames jogged to the mound, joined by third baseman Matt Chapman and catcher Patrick Bailey, to offer Doval some words of encouragement. The result was a 6-5 win, bumping San Francisco to a 17-9 record and series win over Adames' former team.

With the Giants seeking a comeback win for a series victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, Camilo Doval had thrown five consecutive balls in the top of the ninth inning. Doval, whose struggles last season were well-documented, was attempting to secure his third save in as many appearances. With a potential setback looming, shortstop Willy Adames jogged to the mound, joined by third baseman Matt Chapman and catcher Patrick Bailey, to offer Doval some words of encouragement. The result was a 6-5 win, bumping San Francisco to a 17-9 record and series win over Adames' former team.

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).

Comebacks have been the norm for the Giants this season. The Brewers learned that firsthand. Willy Adames drove in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning against his former team to complete a three-run comeback as the Giants defeated the Brewers, 6-5, on Thursday afternoon at Oracle Park to take three of four games from Milwaukee. “We feel confident that we have a really good team and that we're going to make a comeback at any point,” said Adames.

San Francisco Bay Ferry says it will launch pilot service this season straight to Oracle Park for San Francisco Giants home games. Ferry service between Richmond and Oracle Park is available before and after games on the following dates: May 4 – Giants vs. Rockies June 21 – Giants vs. Red Sox July 12 – Giants vs. Dodgers July 26 – Giants vs. Mets September 13 – Giants vs. Dodgers September 14 – Giants – vs. Dodgers Riders can park at the lot near the terminal for the ferry, which departs from Richmond 90 minutes before the start of the game. Richmond ferry service will use Pier 48 for pre-game arrivals and post-game departures. Allow 10-15 minutes to walk between park exits and the Pier 48 Terminal.

Christian Yelich has struggled at the plate this season and the Milwaukee Brewers have started off 13-13. After Thursday's loss to the San Francisco Giants the Brewers fell to three games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. Milwaukee entered the bottom of the eighth with a 5-4 advantage but the Giants ultimately took the lead on a costly error by Yelich in left. Following the disappointing loss, the Brewers held a closed door team meeting “to discuss what Pat Murphy called the most unusually poor defensive series he's seen in 10 years with the team,” per MLB.com's Adam McCalvy on X.

With the Giants seeking a comeback win for a series victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, Camilo Doval had thrown five consecutive balls in the top of the ninth inning. Doval, whose struggles last season were well-documented, was attempting to secure his third save in as many appearances. With a potential setback looming, shortstop Willy Adames jogged to the mound, joined by third baseman Matt Chapman and catcher Patrick Bailey, to offer Doval some words of encouragement. The result was a 6-5 win, bumping San Francisco to a 17-9 record and series win over Adames' former team.

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 RBI 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

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).

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.

Yahoo Sports' MLB experts examined some of this season's early contenders and whether we're buying their strong starts.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 18 7 .720 — Philadelphia 13 12 .520 5 Miami 11 13 .458 6½ Washington 11 13 .458 6½ Atlanta 10 14 .417 7½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 16 10 .615 — Milwaukee 13 13 .500 3 Cincinnati 12 13 .480 3½ Pittsburgh 10 15 .400 5½ St. Louis 10 15 .400 5½ West Division W L Pct GB San Diego 17 8 .680 — San Francisco 17 9 .654 ½ Los Angeles 16 9 .640 1 Arizona 14 10 .583 2½ Colorado 4 20 .167 12½ ___ Wednesday's Games Atlanta 4, St. Louis 1 Detroit 6, San Diego 0 Cincinnati 5, Miami 2 N.Y. Mets 4, Philadelphia 3, 10 innings Washington 4, Baltimore 3 Chicago Cubs 7, L.A. Dodgers 6 Pittsburgh 3, L.A. Angels 0 San Francisco 4, Milwaukee 2 Tampa Bay 7, Arizona

A couple of these are pretty obvious.

The Brewers will try to split the series with the Giants on Thursday, April 24. Follow along for live updates from Oracle Park.