The Phillies avoid the sweep with an exclamation point Wednesday afternoon, defeating the Giants 13-0.

Orion Kerkering is back and available for the Philadelphia Phillies after a brief injury scare.

The New York Yankees were named as a potential trade suitor for former Boston Red Sox and current San Francisco Giants slugger Rafael Devers.

The San Francisco Giants have had a competitive start to the 2025 campaign, and it has a lot to do with key players stepping up in important moments. While not all of their success has been surprising, Matt Chapman is playing like himself, and Logan Webb has continued to be an ace; there have been some more shocking standouts through the first half of 2025. Ray won a Cy Young back in 2021, so it isn't a complete surprise that he has been an ace so far.

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced an update on left-handed starting pitcher Blake Snell before a game against the Milwaukee Brewers.

After the 2018 season, there were two clear cut top of the market players in free agency in Manny Machado and Bryce Harper. The San Francisco Giants had been hunting for their big free agent star in the years prior, trying to acquire Zack Greinke, Jon Lester and Giancarlo Stanton to no avail. Heading into the offseason, the Giants were preparing to go hard after Bryce Harper.

The San Francisco Giants' Patrick Bailey did something that hadn't been done since 2016: Hit an inside-the-park walk-off home run.

Ozzie Albies has had a nightmare season, right along with the rest of the Atlanta Braves. If they do, The Athletic writes that the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants are the two best fits for him, along with the Angels. "Perhaps the season has gone south enough for Atlanta and for Albies that a player with notoriously inexpensive team control through 2027 becomes available," The Athletic writes.

Will Atlanta actually trade him?

Speaking with NBC Sports Bay Area's Laura Britt, San Francisco Giants' Wilmer Flores recalled the age when he realized he was good at baseball.

When the Giants promoted top prospect Bryce Eldridge to Triple-A Sacramento last month, president of baseball operations Buster Posey made sure a less-heralded prospect received his just due. “I do want to say Trent Harris, too, moving up to Triple-A is throwing the ball extremely well,” Posey said.

The San Francisco Giants are currently in postseason position, and they keep performing well against good teams. They just beat the Phillies for the second straight night.

Home runs in Major League Baseball have always seemed to be the centerpiece of excitement in baseball. Other plays can dazzle fanatics of the sport, but home runs draw a different level of attention to spectators. On Tuesday night, 44 home runs were hit across 15 MLB games played.

Philadelphia Phillies (53-39, second in the NL East) vs. San Francisco Giants (51-42, second in the NL West) San Francisco; Wednesday, 3:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Jesus Luzardo (7-5, 4.44 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 115 strikeouts); Giants: Justin Verlander (0-6, 4.97 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 60 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -161, Phillies +135; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies play the last game of a three-game series. The Giants can sweep the series with a victory. San Francisco has a 27-17 record in home games and a 51-42 record overall. Giants pitchers have a collective 3.43 ERA, which leads the NL. Philadelphia has a 53-39 record

Patrick Bailey stunned the Phillies with one of the most improbable homers of the MLB season.

Kyle Schwarber put the Phillies on top on Tuesday against the Giants with a moonshot out to right field for a home run.

The Philadelphia Phillies have been on a tear recently, becoming one of the best teams in Major League Baseball and taking the lead in the NL East over the New York Mets in the process. Now, just before the All-Star break, Philadelphia is trying to prove that against another National League playoff contender in the San Francisco Giants.

Will Clark confirmed Devers no-showed at three straight workouts, but for a reason.

Robbie Ray vs. Taijuan Walker

When Rafael Devers and Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora could not see eye-to-eye, a trade was imminent. Upon his arrival, Devers said that he was willing to play wherever Giants manager Bob Melvin wanted him to. Clark spoke to Mass Live's Nick O'Malley about Devers' arrival and how the media viewed him.