San Francisco would shock baseball with this one.

The decision to start two catchers helped ignite the Atlanta offense. The Braves, who host the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday in the second game of a three-game set, have primarily used catchers Sean Murphy and Drake Baldwin in the starting lineup since the All-Star break with one behind the plate and the other at designated hitter. Over those four games, the duo is 11-for-26 (.423) with four doubles, five walks and one hit by pitch. Baldwin was the DH on Monday and went 3-for-5 with a career-high six RBIs -- one shy of the franchise rookie record of seven set by Wes Helms in 2001 -- in Atlanta's 9-5 victory.

It’s decision time.

San Francisco Giants (52-49, third in the NL West) vs. Atlanta Braves (44-55, fourth in the NL East) Atlanta; Tuesday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Landen Roupp (6-6, 3.36 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 89 strikeouts); Braves: Davis Daniel (0-0, 1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, six strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -110, Giants -110; over/under is 9 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants take on the Atlanta Braves after Willy Adames had four hits against the Braves on Monday. Atlanta has a 26-24 record in home games and a 44-55 record overall. The Braves have gone 37-19 in games when they record at least eight hits. San Francisco has a 24-29 record in road games and a 52-49 record overall.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 57 43 .570 — New York 57 44 .564 ½ Miami 46 53 .465 10½ Atlanta 44 55 .444 12½ Washington 40 60 .400 17 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 60 40 .600 — Chicago 59 41 .590 1 Cincinnati 52 49 .515 8½ St. Louis 52 49 .515 8½ Pittsburgh 40 61 .396 20½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 59 42 .584 — San Diego 55 45 .550 3½ San Francisco 52 49 .515 7 Arizona 50 51 .495 9 Colorado 24 76 .240 34½ Sunday's Games Toronto 8, San Francisco 6 N.Y. Yankees 4, Atlanta 2 Chicago White Sox 7, Pittsburgh 2 L.A. Angels 8, Philadelphia 2 San Diego 8, Washington 1 Kansas City 7, Miami 4 N.Y. Mets 3, Cincinnati 2 Boston 6, Chicago Cubs 1 Minnesota 7, Colorado

As ugly as losses get.

Rookie Drake Baldwin drove in a career-high six runs and the Atlanta Braves overpowered visiting San Francisco 9-5 on Monday, sending the Giants to their sixth straight loss. Baldwin went 3-for-5 with two doubles and scored two runs to help the Braves end a two-game losing streak.

Drake Baldwin came up clutch, and the pitching was just enough as Braves win.

Rookie Drake Baldwin drove in six runs, Ronald Acuña Jr. scored three times and the Atlanta Braves beat San Francisco 9-5 on Monday night, handing the Giants their season-high sixth straight loss. Baldwin was 3 for 5 and scored 2 runs from the DH slot.

Rookie Drake Baldwin drove in six runs, Ronald Acuña Jr. scored three times and the Atlanta Braves beat San Francisco 9-5 on Monday night, handing the Giants their season-high sixth straight loss. Baldwin was 3 for 5 and scored 2 runs from the DH slot. Acuña had a double and three walks.

Thanks in part to the All-Star break, Hayden Birdsong went roughly two weeks in between starts. Instead, Birdsong hit his nadir Monday. Birdsong's imperfect outing set the stage for the Giants' 9-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Monday night at Truist Park, extending the team's season-high losing streak to six games.

Rookie infielder Nacho Alvarez is focused on maintaining a positive mindset and having fun.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 57 43 .570 — New York 57 44 .564 ½ Miami 46 53 .465 10½ Atlanta 44 55 .444 12½ Washington 40 60 .400 17 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 60 40 .600 — Chicago 59 41 .590 1 Cincinnati 52 49 .515 8½ St. Louis 52 49 .515 8½ Pittsburgh 40 61 .396 20½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 59 42 .584 — San Diego 55 45 .550 3½ San Francisco 52 49 .515 7 Arizona 50 51 .495 9 Colorado 24 76 .240 34½ ___ Sunday's Games Toronto 8, San Francisco 6 N.Y. Yankees 4, Atlanta 2 Chicago White Sox 7, Pittsburgh 2 L.A. Angels 8, Philadelphia 2 San Diego 8, Washington 1 Kansas City 7, Miami 4 N.Y. Mets 3, Cincinnati 2 Boston 6, Chicago Cubs 1 Minnesota 7, Colorado

A beloved therapy bunny named Alex The Great, who provided snuggles and comfort from ballparks to NBA arenas, airports, farmers markets and even Easter egg hunts and NASCAR races, has died. A floppy-eared Flemish giant who was larger than life in both size and spirit, Alex suffered complications from cancer treatment and died early Monday, his owners said. Alex appeared June 4 sporting his signature cap for Padres-Giants at Oracle Park. At 4 months old, he attended his first Giants game in April 2021 — believed to be the first bunny in the stands at the waterfront ballpark.

Despite a great start to the season, the San Francisco Giants are heading in the wrong direction of late. Coming out of the All-Star break, the Giants ran into the red-hot Toronto Blue Jays and were swept. San Francisco made the significant move to acquire Rafael Devers about a month ago from the Boston Red Sox, but the star slugger has struggled with some nagging injuries.

Atlanta Braves fans aren't happy with the ownership's decision to increase ticket prices despite the poor product on the field.

The Braves look to get a win streak going as time is quickly running out

The San Francisco Giants played their ugliest game of the year Monday, and it couldn't have come at a worse time.

Buster Posey has taken some big swings since becoming the San Francisco Giants' president of baseball operations last fall. Last winter, Posey added Willy Adames and Justin Verlander in free agency, giving Adames the largest contract in Giants history at seven years and $182 million. The star shortstop has struggled in his first season with San Francisco, batting .222/.306/.386 (99 OPS+) with 14 home runs, 50 RBI and 1.0 WAR in 99 games. Meanwhile, Verlander's been one of the worst pitchers in baseball this year, going 0-8 with a 4.99 ERA, a 1.51 WHIP and -0.7 WAR in 16 starts.

Every year there are players who are snubbed from being named as a participant in the MLB All-Star Game, but there may not have been a more deserving player who didn't get invited than San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Tyler Rogers. All three of those players were deserving of the honor, but Rogers had a strong case to be there with them.