San Francisco Giants catcher Tom Murphy has been sidelined since this Spring, due to a severe back injury. Murphy, who signed with the Giants in 2023, has been riddled with health issues throughout his tenure with the club. “That first day of practice, I just kind of felt something weird in my back, and it was tightening, tightening and making it harder to move,” Murphy said.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 79 57 .581 — New York 73 63 .537 6 Miami 64 72 .471 15 Atlanta 61 75 .449 18 Washington 53 82 .393 25½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 85 52 .620 — Chicago 78 58 .574 6½ Cincinnati 68 68 .500 16½ St. Louis 68 69 .496 17 Pittsburgh 61 76 .445 24 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 77 59 .566 — San Diego 76 60 .559 1 Arizona 68 69 .496 9½ San Francisco 67 69 .493 10 Colorado 38 98 .279 39 Saturday's Games Milwaukee 4, Toronto 1 Tampa Bay 4, Washington 1 Pittsburgh 10, Boston 3 Miami 11, N.Y. Mets 8 Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 2, 10 innings St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 2 Baltimore 11, San Francisco 1 San Diego 12, Minnesota 3 Chicago Cubs 4, Colorado

He's trying to end one more curse, too.

Having thrilled family and friends with a two-hit performance on the second day of his first professional series in his native California, rookie outfielder Dylan Beavers will reach another first when he and the Baltimore Orioles see Justin Verlander in the finale of their three-game series against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. Having hit in tough luck in Friday's series opener, when a 0-for-3 night included a pair of flyball outs to center field that traveled a total of about 780 feet, Beavers got a couple of balls to fall into left field on Saturday, resulting in the fourth two-hit effort of his 13-game major-league career. The former Cal standout had plenty of multi-hit games as a collegian, when he hit .303 with 18 homers as a sophomore and .291 with 17 homers as a junior, leading the Orioles to select him in the first round of the 2022 draft. Beavers, who was born in the Central California coastal city of San Luis Obispo, admitted his first two weeks in the majors have been a whirlwind.

Having thrilled family and friends with a two-hit performance on the second day of his first professional series in his native California, rookie outfielder Dylan Beavers will reach another first when he and the Baltimore Orioles see Justin Verlander in the finale of their three-game series against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. Having hit in tough luck in Friday's series opener, when a 0-for-3 night included a pair of flyball outs to center field that traveled a total of about 780 feet, Beavers got a couple of balls to fall into left field on Saturday, resulting in the fourth two-hit effort of his 13-game major-league career. The former Cal standout had plenty of multi-hit games as a collegian, when he hit .303 with 18 homers as a sophomore and .291 with 17 homers as a junior, leading the Orioles to select him in the first round of the 2022 draft. Beavers, who was born in the Central California coastal city of San Luis Obispo, admitted his first two weeks in the majors have been a whirlwind.

SAN FRANCISCO —It wasn't too long ago that manager Bob Melvin, having been swept by the Padres at home in mid-August, mentioned the idea of giving his regulars some days off and getting looks at younger players. With the Giants in the midst of a six-game winning streak, those plans are likely on hold. On Sept. 1, the Giants' brass will have to decide which two players they select from Triple-A Sacramento to join the big-league roster as rosters expand from 26 to 28. With San Francisco still mathematically alive, president of baseball operations Buster Posey and company may find themselves leaning towards players more equipped to win now.

SAN FRANCISCO —It wasn't too long ago that manager Bob Melvin, having been swept by the Padres at home in mid-August, mentioned the idea of giving his regulars some days off and getting looks at younger players. With the Giants in the midst of a six-game winning streak, those plans are likely on hold. On Sept. 1, the Giants' brass will have to decide which two players they select from Triple-A Sacramento to join the big-league roster as rosters expand from 26 to 28. With San Francisco still mathematically alive, president of baseball operations Buster Posey and company may find themselves leaning towards players more equipped to win now.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Trevor Rogers pitched seven splendid innings, Samuel Basallo hit his first major league home run and the Baltimore Orioles routed the San Francisco Giants 11-1 on Saturday to stop their five-game skid. Jeremiah Jackson homered and had four RBIs for Baltimore, which ended San Francisco's six-game winning streak. Ryan Mountcastle also went deep. Willy Adames hit his 25th longball in the first inning for the Giants, who have homered in 13 consecutive games — tying their longest streak since 2019. Rogers (8-2) allowed five hits, struck out five and did not walk a batter for the fifth time in 14 starts this season. It was his 10th straight start of six-plus innings while allowing

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Baltimore Orioles (61-75, fifth in the AL East) vs. San Francisco Giants (67-69, fourth in the NL West) San Francisco; Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Tomoyuki Sugano (10-6, 4.06 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 91 strikeouts); Giants: Justin Verlander (2-10, 4.47 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 104 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: Both the San Francisco Giants and the Baltimore Orioles are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday. San Francisco has a 67-69 record overall and a 34-34 record at home. The Giants are 39-12 in games when they scored five or more runs. Baltimore has a 30-38 record in road games and a 61-75 record overall. The Orioles are 28-14 in games when they did not give up a home run. Sunday's

The Giants dropped an 11-1 game to the Orioles at Oracle Park. Nonetheless, Willy Adames pulled off a rare, remarkable feat.

Trevor Rogers — not nearly as chill as those other guys

Beneath blue skies and the beating sun, the temperature gauge at Oracle Park read 80 degrees at first pitch Saturday afternoon, the balmiest conditions for a baseball game on the shores of McCovey Cove in more than four years. Carson Seymour, awarded the opportunity to make his first major league start, found himself in hot water for entirely different reasons. The Orioles punished him for a pair of home runs and continued to pile on, sending the Giants to an 11-1 loss. “I felt like my stuff was pretty good today,” Seymour said.

Jeremiah Jackson, Ryan Mountcastle and Samuel Basallo hit home runs, Trevor Rogers completed an unbeaten month of August with seven sharp innings and the visiting Baltimore Orioles turned the tables on the San Francisco Giants with an 11-1 romp Saturday afternoon. Jackson also doubled, scored twice and finished with a season-best four RBIs while Daniel Johnson collected a double, single and three runs for the Orioles, who were thumped 15-8 in the series opener.

Trevor Rogers pitched seven splendid innings, Samuel Basallo hit his first major league home run and the Baltimore Orioles routed the San Francisco Giants 11-1 on Saturday to stop their five-game skid. Jeremiah Jackson homered and had four RBIs for Baltimore, which ended San Francisco's six-game winning streak. Ryan Mountcastle also went deep.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 79 57 .581 — New York 73 63 .537 6 Miami 64 72 .471 15 Atlanta 61 75 .449 18 Washington 53 82 .393 25½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 85 52 .620 — Chicago 77 58 .570 7 Cincinnati 68 68 .500 16½ St. Louis 68 69 .496 17 Pittsburgh 61 76 .445 24 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 77 58 .570 — San Diego 76 60 .559 1½ Arizona 67 69 .493 10½ San Francisco 67 69 .493 10½ Colorado 38 97 .281 39 Friday's Games Philadelphia 2, Atlanta 1 Tampa Bay 4, Washington 1 Pittsburgh 4, Boston 2 St. Louis 7, Cincinnati 5, 10 innings Milwaukee 7, Toronto 2 N.Y. Mets 19, Miami 9 Minnesota 7, San Diego 4 Chicago Cubs 11, Colorado 7 Arizona 3, L.A. Dodgers

SAN FRANCISCO — Trevor Rogers entered August with a 1.49 ERA that was destined to regress. He’s ending the month with a 1.39 ERA. Rogers’ miraculous run continued Saturday in the Orioles’ 11-1 win over the Giants, and whether it will end in September is becoming less likely by the start. The left-handed budding ace twirled seven innings of one-run ball to maintain his status as the best ...

San Francisco Giants All-Star reliever Randy Rodriguez will have season-ending Tommy John surgery, the team said Saturday. Last weekend, the Giants placed Rodriguez on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow sprain. The 25-year-old right-hander sought multiple opinions about the injury and was hoping to avoid having surgery before doctors made the recommendation to move forward with the procedure. "Randy is going to get the surgery," Giants manager Bob Melvin said before Saturday's game against Baltimore.