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Amid what has become an almost perplexing season filled with terrible luck, the San Francisco Giants have placed All-Star reliever Randy Rodriguez on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow sprain. In his place, the club recalled right-handed pitcher Keaton Winn from the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. Randy Rodriguez had assumed the closer's role after former bullpen stopper Camilo Dovale was traded to the New York Yankees before the trade deadline. Rodriguez has been highly effective this season; he's posted a fantastic 1.78 ERA, to go along with 67 strikeouts and 11 walks in 50 2/3 innings of work.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 76 56 .576 — New York 71 61 .538 5 Miami 62 70 .470 14 Atlanta 60 72 .455 16 Washington 53 79 .402 23 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 83 50 .624 — Chicago 76 56 .576 6½ Cincinnati 68 65 .511 15 St. Louis 65 68 .489 18 Pittsburgh 58 75 .436 25 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 76 57 .571 — San Diego 75 58 .564 1 San Francisco 64 68 .485 11½ Arizona 64 69 .481 12 Colorado 38 94 .288 37½ ___ Tuesday's Games Atlanta 11, Miami 2 N.Y. Yankees 5, Washington 1 Pittsburgh 8, St. Louis 3 N.Y. Mets 6, Philadelphia 5 Colorado 6, Houston 1 Milwaukee 9, Arizona 8 San Francisco 5, Chicago Cubs 2 L.A. Dodgers 6, Cincinnati 3 San Diego 7, Seattle 6

The Cubs are keepings fans up late with another west coast start time, as the second game of the series won't begin until 8:45 p.m. central/6:45 p.m. Pacific. Entering the series the Cubs had won eight of their last 10 games (not counting Tuesday's showdown) but had only made up 1.5 games on the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central. With a chokehold on an NL wild card berth, Chicago will likely be at home to start the playoffs, assuming they qualify, for a best-of-three series with another wild card team.

The San Francisco Giants have been playing good baseball as of late, and on Tuesday, they extended their winning streak to three games after taking a 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. For the Giants, it was Justin Verlander who starred for them on Tuesday, as the veteran managed to bounce back from his disastrous start in his previous time out on the mound, allowing just two runs on seven hits and two walks (against five strikeouts) in six innings of work. This victory was a milestone of sorts for Verlander in a career already filled with them, as this was the first time that he took the win in Oracle Park, the Giants' home. Prior to the 2025 season, he's only pitched in Oracle Park twice, once in the regular season all the way back in 2008, and once during the World Series in 2012, when Verlander and his Detroit Tigers were swept in convincing fashion.

The San Francisco Giants have been playing good baseball as of late, and on Tuesday, they extended their winning streak to three games after taking a 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. For the Giants, it was Justin Verlander who starred for them on Tuesday, as the veteran managed to bounce back from his disastrous start in his previous time out on the mound, allowing just two runs on seven hits and two walks (against five strikeouts) in six innings of work. This victory was a milestone of sorts for Verlander in a career already filled with them, as this was the first time that he took the win in Oracle Park, the Giants' home. Prior to the 2025 season, he's only pitched in Oracle Park twice, once in the regular season all the way back in 2008, and once during the World Series in 2012, when Verlander and his Detroit Tigers were swept in convincing fashion.

Even Cubs manager Craig Counsell paused to celebrate and congratulate Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement.

The Giants have tried their best to manage All-Star Randy Rodríguez's workload this season, limiting their closer's back-to-back appearances and giving him ample time to recover. Rodríguez landed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to August 23) on Tuesday with a right elbow sprain. Manager Bob Melvin said Rodríguez might seek a second opinion after meeting with the team's doctors. Right-hander Keaton Winn was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento to take Rodríguez's spot on the active roster.

The Giants have tried their best to manage All-Star Randy Rodríguez's workload this season, limiting their closer's back-to-back appearances and giving him ample time to recover. Rodríguez landed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to August 23) on Tuesday with a right elbow sprain. Manager Bob Melvin said Rodríguez might seek a second opinion after meeting with the team's doctors. Right-hander Keaton Winn was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento to take Rodríguez's spot on the active roster.

They look … good?

The San Francisco Giants will host the New York Yankees to start Major League Baseball's season on March 25, the earliest opening day other than international games. MLB said Tuesday the other 28 teams open the following day, with Kansas City at Atlanta, Minnesota at Baltimore, Washington at the Chicago Cubs, Boston at Cincinnati, the Los Angeles Angels at Houston, Arizona at the Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado at Miami.

Wilmer Flores and Matt Chapman smacked home runs, Heliot Ramos collected three hits and the San Francisco Giants rewarded Justin Verlander with a second win of the season in a 5-2 home victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. Joey Lucchesi, Jose Butto and Ryan Walker brought home the win, the Giants' third in a row, with a combined three shutout innings in relief of Verlander (2-10).

A series opener between the Chicago Cubs (76-55) and San Francisco Giants (63-68) is scheduled for Wednesday at 9:45 p.m. ET, at Oracle Park. The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Chicago Cubs looking to Colin Rea (10-5), and Carson Whisenhunt (1-1) getting the nod for the San Francisco Giants.

Justin Verlander needed about four months to record his first win as a Giant. Verlander totaled the 264th win of his career as the Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday night at Oracle Park, allowing two runs over six innings with five strikeouts. This marks the Giants' (64-68) first time winning three consecutive games since they won three straight from Aug. 5-8. With his strikeout of former teammate Kyle Tucker in the top of the first inning, Verlander passed Walter Johnson for ninth on the all-time strikeout list.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 76 56 .576 — New York 71 61 .538 5 Miami 62 70 .470 14 Atlanta 60 72 .455 16 Washington 53 79 .402 23 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 83 50 .624 — Chicago 76 56 .576 6½ Cincinnati 68 65 .511 15 St. Louis 65 68 .489 18 Pittsburgh 58 75 .436 25 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 76 57 .571 — San Diego 75 58 .564 1 San Francisco 64 68 .485 11½ Arizona 64 69 .481 12 Colorado 38 94 .288 37½ ___ Monday's Games Miami 2, Atlanta 1 N.Y. Yankees 10, Washington 5 Milwaukee 7, Arizona 5 N.Y. Mets 13, Philadelphia 3 St. Louis 7, Pittsburgh 6 Seattle 9, San Diego 6 L.A. Dodgers 7, Cincinnati 0 Tuesday's Games Atlanta 11, Miami 2 N.Y. Yankees 5, Washington

Justin Verlander vs. Matthew Boyd.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 76 55 .580 — New York 70 61 .534 6 Miami 62 69 .473 14 Atlanta 59 72 .450 17 Washington 53 78 .405 23 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 82 50 .621 — Chicago 76 55 .580 5½ Cincinnati 68 64 .515 14 St. Louis 65 67 .492 17 Pittsburgh 57 75 .432 25 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 75 57 .568 — San Diego 74 58 .561 1 Arizona 64 68 .485 11 San Francisco 63 68 .481 11½ Colorado 37 94 .282 37½ Monday's Games Miami 2, Atlanta 1 N.Y. Yankees 10, Washington 5 Milwaukee 7, Arizona 5 N.Y. Mets 13, Philadelphia 3 St. Louis 7, Pittsburgh 6 Seattle 9, San Diego 6 L.A. Dodgers 7, Cincinnati 0 Tuesday's Games Atlanta at Miami, 6:40 p.m. Washington at

The San Francisco Giants placed All-Star reliever Randy Rodriguez on the IL with an elbow sprain on Tuesday.

2025 has not gone the way the San Francisco Giants intended. Although the team had hopes of contending for a playoff spot in manager Bob Melvin's first year, injuries and ineffectiveness have hampered the major league roster. Once again, the Giants were hit with a major injury blow. This time, according to longtime San Francisco beat writer Susan Slusser on X (formerly Twitter), it's All-Star reliever Randy Rodriguez. “Randy Rodriguez to the IL with an elbow sprain,” reported Slusser on Wednesday.

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