In the opener, the Giants saw what can happen when you're without your closer. Three days later, Bob Melvin was without his guy, so he turned to a setup man who was an All-Star two years ago. Camilo Doval breezed through the ninth, picking up his second save since he was pulled from the ninth inning and sent to Triple-A last August. Closer Ryan Walker was unavailable for the final two games of the Reds series because of back pain.

The San Francisco Giants have placed their hopes for a high level starting rotation in the hands of two veteran pitchers. Over the offseason, new executive Buster Posey landed a big fish in the free agency pond when he agreed to terms on a one-year deal with Justin Verlander. Verlander, the oldest active player in the four major sports, joined a fellow veteran and former Cy Young award winner in the rotation in Robbie Ray. Ray, a talented southpaw with a knack for racking up strikeouts, has made just eight starts in the last two seasons combined, but he looks good and healthy so far in 2025.

The Colorado Rockies are worth over a billion dollars, but based on a new Forbes study, that's not a lot of money when it comes to major sports teams.

While right-hander Spencer Arrighetti capped a strong opening weekend for the Houston rotation on Saturday, it was the performance of the Astros' bullpen that raised eyebrows. The Houston bullpen surrendered one run over eight innings against the New York Mets in the first of consecutive interleague home series for the Astros to open the schedule. Houston will host the San Francisco Giants for a three-game set starting Monday, with the pitching staff having given up just five runs to the Mets in three games.

Baserunning blunder, throwing error doom Reds in 6-3 loss Baserunning blunder, throwing error doom Reds in 6-3 loss Baserunning blunder, throwing error doom Reds in 6-3 loss CINCINNATI (AP) — Matt Chapman hit a two-run homer and Heliot Ramos homered for the second time in the series as the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3 on Sunday. It was a pitchers' duel through the first five innings. Reds right-hander Nick Martinez (0-1) retired the first 13 batters before Ramos launched his 1-1 pitch into the left-field stands to put the Giants ahead 1-0. Chapman's two-run homer in the sixth made the score 4-0. Martinez allowed four earned runs with a walk and five strikeouts. Giants right-hander

San Francisco Giants (2-1) vs. Houston Astros (2-1) Houston; Monday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Jordan Hicks (0-0); Astros: Ronel Blanco (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -124, Giants +104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros open a three-game series at home against the San Francisco Giants on Monday. Houston went 88-73 overall and 46-35 at home last season. The Astros scored 4.6 runs per game in the 2024 season while giving up 4.0. San Francisco had an 80-82 record overall and a 38-43 record on the road last season. The Giants slugged .396 with a .701 OPS as a team in the 2024 season. INJURIES: Astros: Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Forrest Whitley:

(KRON) — As the 2025 Major League Baseball season starts in March, Forbes released its annual list of the most valuable teams. The San Francisco Giants were listed as the fifth-most valuable team in MLB, according to Forbes’ list released on March 26. The Giants’ estimated value in 2025 stands at $4 billion, Forbes reports. […]

A combined perfect game for four innings Sunday at Great American Ball Park turned into anything but perfect for the Cincinnati Reds by the time the San Francisco Giants got done beating them 6-3 to win the opening series of the season. “Despite not getting the series win, I like where our guys are at,” said starting pitcher Nick Martinez, who retired the first 13 he faced and 15 of the first 17 before a rough sixth.

The San Francisco Giants did not throw their closer out to finish a close game against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday afternoon, which raised some suspicions. Giants manager Bob Melvin revealed after the game that new closer Ryan Walker had been dealing with a back injury that kept him out of the game, per Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area. It looks as though San Francisco has avoided a major issue as there are hopes that Walker will be good enough to pitch on Monday.

Three games into the new MLB season, Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants recorded his first multihit effort to help his team win the opening series. Lee batted 2-for-4 with an RBI and scored twice as the Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds 6-3 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Sunday. Lee, who has been batting third, raised his batting average to .300 and leads the Giants with four runs scored and a .417 on-base percentage.

Robbie Ray threw 5 perfect innings in his debut, and when he wasn’t perfect, his team had his back with an impressive display of both offense and defense. Alright!

Dueling perfect game bids that both fell apart. An overturned call and a pitch clock violation, each of which had instant ramifications. In the end, the Giants (2-1) ended Sunday's matinee at Great American Ball Park with a 6-3 win over the Reds (1-2), taking two of three from Cincinnati to open the season. “Obviously, we expect to win every game, but to win every series, that's our goal,” said third baseman Matt Chapman.

Matt Chapman hit a two-run homer and Heliot Ramos homered for the second time in the series as the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3 on Sunday. Reds right-hander Nick Martinez (0-1) retired the first 13 batters before Ramos launched his 1-1 pitch into the left-field stands to put the Giants ahead 1-0.

Matt Chapman wasn't an All-Star last season, and when MVP results were released in November, he had finished 11th in the National League. It was his highest finish in half a decade, but it didn't quite match up to what the Giants saw every day, everything that led them to give him a massive extension before he could return to the open market. Chapman finished fifth in the NL in FanGraphs' version of Wins Above Replacement and he was second in Baseball Reference's calculations, behind only Shohei Ohtani, who did win that MVP award. The box score line in the Giants' 6-3 win -- 1-for-3 with a two-run homer -- didn't jump off the page, but this was a Matt Chapman Game.

Matt Chapman wasn't an All-Star last season, and when MVP results were released in November, he had finished 11th in the National League. It was his highest finish in half a decade, but it didn't quite match up to what the Giants saw every day, everything that led them to give him a massive extension before he could return to the open market. Chapman finished fifth in the NL in FanGraphs' version of Wins Above Replacement and he was second in Baseball Reference's calculations, behind only Shohei Ohtani, who did win that MVP award. The box score line in the Giants' 6-3 win -- 1-for-3 with a two-run homer -- didn't jump off the page, but this was a Matt Chapman Game.

Matt Chapman wasn't an All-Star last season, and when MVP results were released in November, he had finished 11th in the National League. It was his highest finish in half a decade, but it didn't quite match up to what the Giants saw every day, everything that led them to give him a massive extension before he could return to the open market. Chapman finished fifth in the NL in FanGraphs' version of Wins Above Replacement and he was second in Baseball Reference's calculations, behind only Shohei Ohtani, who did win that MVP award. The box score line in the Giants' 6-3 win -- 1-for-3 with a two-run homer -- didn't jump off the page, but this was a Matt Chapman Game.

Matt Chapman wasn't an All-Star last season, and when MVP results were released in November, he had finished 11th in the National League. It was his highest finish in half a decade, but it didn't quite match up to what the Giants saw every day, everything that led them to give him a massive extension before he could return to the open market. Chapman finished fifth in the NL in FanGraphs' version of Wins Above Replacement and he was second in Baseball Reference's calculations, behind only Shohei Ohtani, who did win that MVP award. The box score line in the Giants' 6-3 win -- 1-for-3 with a two-run homer -- didn't jump off the page, but this was a Matt Chapman Game.

Matt Chapman wasn't an All-Star last season, and when MVP results were released in November, he had finished 11th in the National League. It was his highest finish in half a decade, but it didn't quite match up to what the Giants saw every day, everything that led them to give him a massive extension before he could return to the open market. Chapman finished fifth in the NL in FanGraphs' version of Wins Above Replacement and he was second in Baseball Reference's calculations, behind only Shohei Ohtani, who did win that MVP award. The box score line in the Giants' 6-3 win -- 1-for-3 with a two-run homer -- didn't jump off the page, but this was a Matt Chapman Game.

Matt Chapman hit a two-run homer and Heliot Ramos homered for the second time in the series as the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3 on Sunday. Reds right-hander Nick Martinez (0-1) retired the first 13 batters before Ramos launched his 1-1 pitch into the left-field stands to put the Giants ahead 1-0. Chapman's two-run homer in the sixth made the score 4-0.

Matt Chapman belted a two-run homer and turned in several key defensive plays to lead the visiting San Francisco Giants to a 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Heliot Ramos homered and drove in a pair while Camilo Doval earned his first save with a scoreless ninth for the Giants, who won the rubber game of the three-game series. Eight months after Blake Snell came into Great American Ball Park and held the Reds hitless in a 3-0 victory, another San Francisco pitcher threatened to do the same for the first five innings.