Arizona Diamondbacks starter Eduardo Rodriguez failed to get out of the fifth inning before giving up five runs to the San Francisco Giants in a 6-3 loss at Chase Field on Monday to open the final week of the regular season. Rodriguez walked off the mound trailing 5-2 with two outs in the fourth and runners on the corners. Scott McGough escaped the jam to close the book on a disappointing follow-up to Rodriguez's 11-strikeout day in Colorado. Giants third baseman Matt Chapman zipped around the bases for a go-ahead, inside-the-park home run — the first from a Giants player since 2017 (Denard Span) — to give San Francisco a 3-1 lead in the third inning.

Matt Chapman's big night against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday was indicative of what he means to the San Francisco Giants moving forward.

Matt Chapman hit San Francisco's first inside-the-park homer in seven-plus years and Michael Conforto and Casey Schmitt hit conventional homers to help the San Francisco Giants record a 6-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night at Phoenix. Chapman added an RBI triple to go with his two-run homer as San Francisco (78-79) improved to 6-1 on its nine-game road trip.

The San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 on Monday night at Chase Field to inch closer to .500.

Matt Chapman hit an inside-the-park homer, Casey Schmitt and Michael Conforto both added solo shots and the San Francisco Giants continued to be a problem for teams with postseason aspirations, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 on Monday night. The Diamondbacks (87-70) lost more ground in the National League playoff race as they try to claim one of three wild cards.

San Francisco Giants star Matt Chapman hit his first career inside-the-park home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night.

The San Francisco Giants are riding high as they completed the sweep against the potential playoff-bound Kansas City Royals over the weekend. The Giants have moved to 77-79, just two games from .500 on the year. San Francisco will go up against another playoff-bound team in their last three games away from Oracle Park as they open up against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday. San Francisco will turn to rookie Hayden Birdsong (4-5, 4.74) to continue the winning streak as he will be making his 15th start of his career since making his debut at the end of June.

The Diamondbacks opened their final homestand of the regular season Monday night as they face the Giants in the first of three games.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB x-Philadelphia 93 64 .592 — New York 87 69 .558 5½ Atlanta 85 71 .545 7½ Washington 69 87 .442 23½ Miami 57 99 .365 35½ Central Division W L Pct GB x-Milwaukee 89 67 .571 — Chicago 80 77 .510 9½ St. Louis 79 77 .506 10 Cincinnati 76 81 .484 13½ Pittsburgh 73 83 .468 16 West Division W L Pct GB z-Los Angeles 93 63 .596 — San Diego 90 66 .577 3 Arizona 87 70 .554 6½ San Francisco 78 79 .497 15½ Colorado 60 96 .385 33 x-clinched division z-clinched playoff berth Sunday's Games Pittsburgh 2, Cincinnati 0 San Francisco 2, Kansas City 0 Atlanta 5, Miami 4 St. Louis 2, Cleveland 1 Chicago Cubs 5, Washington 0 Milwaukee 10, Arizona 9 San Diego 4, Chicago White Sox

The 2024 MLB season did not go according to plan for the San Francisco Giants. After spending a lot of money in the offseason, hoping to build off of a strong finish to the 2023 campaign, they fell woefully short of expectations. While this season was a disappointment, the future does look bright for the franchise. Outfielder Heliot Ramos was named an All-Star.

Notoriously, it has been a struggle for the San Francisco Giants to recruit free agents to the team. Reigning Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell and third baseman Matt Chapman were both hoping to land lucrative long-term deals. Both have performed at a high level, as Snell is likely to opt out of his contract and hit free agency again.

The San Francisco Giants are eliminated from postseason contention for the third consecutive season. Bob Nightengale of USA Today noted that this was a selling point made to Chapman prior to his extension. "While Giants minority owner Buster Posey met privately with third baseman Matt Chapman the day before signing his six-year, $151 million contract, it had little to do with contract negotiations but everything to do about answering Chapman's questions about the future of the franchise," Nightengale wrote.

The Arizona Diamondbacks return to Chase Field for the final homestand of the regular season with a chance to clinch a postseason spot for the second straight year. The San Francisco Giants come to town from Monday to Wednesday before Arizona gets Thursday off and hosts the San Diego Padres for the last three games over the weekend. Arizona has won six of 10 games this year against the Giants, winning its last two series in the matchup. The D-backs are coming off a critical series victory against the National League Central champions, taking three of four games against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field.

The San Francisco Giants are expected to make a decision on Farhan Zaidi's future in the coming days. Zaidi's contract will end at the conclusion of the season, despite previous reports suggesting he was under contract until 2026. While the Giants have attempted to better their roster, and have made a few impressive moves during his time with the club, he hasn't done what's needed of him. The past few years have been a disappointment for San Francisco, which is an issue with the history of this ball club.

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The San Francisco Giants completed a three-game series sweep with a 2-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.

The Arizona Diamondbacks figure to arrive at the ballpark Monday with a huge chip on their shoulders. The Diamondbacks, who squandered an eight-run lead Sunday, look to return to their winning ways when they face the San Francisco Giants in Phoenix. Arizona (87-69) seemed on its way to completing a four-game road sweep of the National League Central champion Milwaukee Brewers when it led 8-0 after 2 1/2 innings. "Frustrating," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said after the loss.

San Francisco Giants (77-79, fourth in the NL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (87-69, third in the NL West) Phoenix; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Hayden Birdsong (4-5, 4.74 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 71 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez (3-3, 5.09 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 36 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Diamondbacks -171, Giants +143; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants hit the road against the Arizona Diamondbacks trying to extend a three-game road winning streak. Arizona is 42-33 at home and 87-69 overall. The Diamondbacks have gone 71-29 in games when they record eight or more hits. San Francisco has a 36-42 record on the road and a 77-79 record overall.

There’s still hope for the team as the tight wild card race in the American League could see them still make the postseason. As of Sunday, the team is a half-game ahead of the Minnesota Twins, who occupy the last wild card spot. The remaining 6 games will determine how their season ends.

A Linden, Calif., native, Aaron Judge grew up a San Francisco Giants fan. But that didn’t stop him from visiting the home of the Bay Area’s other team, the Oakland Athletics. Earlier this season, Judge said that he and his future wife, Samantha, went to the Oakland Coliseum for dates. He also remembers watching the Yankees there years before he would star for them, and the club invited the ...