Mason Black will start for the San Francisco Giants as they prepare to take on the Miami Marlins on Saturday night at Oracle Park. Giants manager Bob Melvin told media prior to Friday's game that Black would start. Black, a 24-year-old right-hander, is the Giants' No. 8 prospect per MLB.com.

Darren Baker, best known for being carried out of harm's way as a 3-year-old bat boy during the 2002 World Series, is being called up to the major leagues by the Washington Nationals.

August has been a rollercoaster month for the San Francisco Giants. For a couple of weeks, it looked like the Giants might finally make a run and jump into the playoff race. San Francisco cooled off as its offense regressed, going 7-10 and tumbling back to .500. With 26 games remaining on their schedule, the Giants are stuck in fourth place in the NL West, 13.5 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The San Francisco Giants sent infielder Thairo Estrada to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday, a move that came two days after the team made the surprising decision to place him on waivers. Major League teams are now using the waiver wire to expose certain players near the end of August for the purposes of giving them a chance to move on to a contender. The Giants would not have saved much and risked giving up a player with controllable years. After he cleared waivers, the Giants could have released him outright and allowed him to become a free agent.

One day after struggling against a recently promoted minor-leaguer, the San Francisco Giants will dip into their farm system for a starting pitcher as they seek a second straight victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Saturday night. Running out of time in their uphill climb in the National League wild-card race, the Giants opened a six-game homestand with a 3-1 win Friday night. Matt Chapman's three-run double with two outs in the eighth inning was the difference-maker. The hit came after the Marlins pulled Adam Oller, who had shut out the hosts on two hits over six innings in just his third big-league start of the season.

Miami Marlins (49-86, fifth in the NL East) vs. San Francisco Giants (68-68, fourth in the NL West) San Francisco; Saturday, 9:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Edward Cabrera (2-6, 5.60 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 81 strikeouts); Giants: Robbie Ray (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Giants -136, Marlins +116; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants host the Miami Marlins with a 1-0 series lead. San Francisco has a 68-68 record overall and a 39-28 record in home games. The Giants have gone 32-50 in games when they have given up a home run. Miami is 49-86 overall and 24-42 in road games. The Marlins have gone 30-17 in games when they scored at least five runs. Saturday's game is

Miami Marlins (49-86, fifth in the NL East) vs. San Francisco Giants (68-68, fourth in the NL West) San Francisco; Saturday, 9:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Edward Cabrera (2-6, 5.60 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 81 strikeouts); Giants: Robbie Ray (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Giants -136, Marlins +116; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants host the Miami Marlins with a 1-0 series lead. San Francisco has a 68-68 record overall and a 39-28 record in home games. The Giants have gone 32-50 in games when they have given up a home run. Miami is 49-86 overall and 24-42 in road games. The Marlins have gone 30-17 in games when they scored at least five runs. Saturday's game is

Matt Chapman continued to highlight his long-term value to the Giants with a heroic late-inning at-bat in San Francisco's 3-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday at Oracle Park.

Matt Chapman hit a bases-clearing double in the eighth inning, Blake Snell pitched seven strong innings and the San Francisco Giants beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Friday night. With the Giants trailing 1-0, Chapman ripped a slider on a two-strike count from Miami reliever George Soriano into the left-center field gap to score all three runners with two outs.

Matt Chapman has done it all for the Giants this season. Chapman's hard double to the gap cleared the bases in the bottom of the eighth and sparked a 3-1 win over the Miami Marlins, the worst team in the National League. San Francisco had just three hits through seven but old friend Mike Baumann loaded the bases when Marlins manager Skip Schumaker tried to get a second inning out of him.

Matt Chapman hit a bases-clearing double in the eighth inning, Blake Snell pitched seven strong innings and the San Francisco Giants beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Friday night. With the Giants trailing 1-0, Chapman ripped a slider on a two-strike count from Miami reliever George Soriano into the left-center field gap to score all three runners with two outs.

It appears the dye has been cast in terms of the San Francisco Giants' playoff hopes. The Giants had just 27 games left on the schedule going into their date with the Miami Marlins on Friday, and a just-completed 2-4 road trip left them 6½ games back of the National League's third and final wild card spot. As the Giants began a six-game homestand, FanGraphs listed their playoff chances at a less-than-robust 1.0%. With that in mind, perhaps it's time to start wondering which Giants players will be back in 2025, and that list probably has to start with two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell.

San Francisco Giants starter Blake Snell is pitching like a two-time Cy Young winner these days, and a recent ranking of starting pitchers proves it. The more interesting piece of the puzzle was the gap between Snell and his teammates and how losing him in free agency could put San Francisco in a really tight spot. The Athletic recently ranked the Top 150 starting pitchers in baseball, an exercise it goes through at various times during the season. With the final month approaching, Snell is among the best in baseball.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 79 56 .585 — Atlanta 74 61 .548 5 New York 71 64 .526 8 Washington 61 74 .452 18 Miami 49 85 .366 29½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 79 56 .585 — Chicago 69 66 .511 10 St. Louis 67 68 .496 12 Cincinnati 64 72 .471 15½ Pittsburgh 62 72 .463 16½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 80 54 .597 — Arizona 76 58 .567 4 San Diego 77 60 .562 4½ San Francisco 67 68 .496 13½ Colorado 50 86 .368 31 Thursday's Games Milwaukee 6, San Francisco 0 St. Louis 4, San Diego 1 N.Y. Mets 3, Arizona 2 Miami 12, Colorado 8 Cincinnati 10, Oakland 9 Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 4 L.A. Dodgers 6, Baltimore 3 Friday's Games Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 4, 10 innings, 1st

The San Francisco Giants aren't the only team in Major League Baseball that'll have to deal with their ace potentially opting out of their contract. The New York Yankees could face the same issue, as right-hander Gerrit Cole has an opt-out clause in his nine-year, $324 million contract. Cole signed the deal with the Yankees in December 2019. If Cole attempted to opt-out, it'd trigger a club option.

The San Francisco Giants outrighted struggling infielder Thairo Estrada to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday as part of a lineup shakeup ahead of their series opener against the Miami Marlins at Oracle Park. The Giants also recalled infielder/outfielder Brett Wisely from Triple and placed left-handed reliever Tyler Matzek on unconditional relief waivers. Estrada entered Friday's game hitting just .217 with a .590 OPS in 96 games, well off the pace he set last season when he hit .271 with a .731 OPS in 120 games.

The San Francisco Giants outrighted struggling infielder Thairo Estrada to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday as part of a lineup shakeup ahead of their series opener against the Miami Marlins at Oracle Park. The Giants also recalled infielder/outfielder Brett Wisely from Triple and placed left-handed reliever Tyler Matzek on unconditional relief waivers. Estrada entered Friday's game hitting just .217 with a .590 OPS in 96 games, well off the pace he set last season when he hit .271 with a .731 OPS in 120 games.

The San Francisco Giants once again fell to under .500 after a loss on Thursday and they now sit 6.5 games out of the Wild Card. After bringing in a new manager in Bob Melvin and giving out a lot of money in free agency, as well as a big trade, there was a lot of optimism surrounding San Francisco heading into the season. Although there have been bright spots, such as the emergence of young players like Heliot Ramos and Tyler Fitzgerald, the season as a whole has been a disappointment. One of their big free agent acquisitions, Matt Chapman, expressed that.

The 2024 MLB season hasn't gone exactly to plan for the San Francisco Giants. A loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday dropped their record below .500 to 67-68. 6.5 games behind the final wild card spot entering play on Thursday in the National League, their playoff hopes are dwindling. Over at Bleacher Report, Joel Reuter ranked the top 25 rookies in 2024.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 79 55 .590 — Atlanta 73 61 .545 6 New York 70 64 .522 9 Washington 61 73 .455 18 Miami 49 85 .366 30 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 77 56 .579 — Chicago 68 66 .507 9½ St. Louis 67 67 .500 10½ Cincinnati 64 70 .478 13½ Pittsburgh 62 71 .466 15 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 80 54 .597 — Arizona 76 58 .567 4 San Diego 76 60 .559 5 San Francisco 67 68 .496 13½ Colorado 50 85 .370 30½ Thursday's Games Milwaukee 6, San Francisco 0 St. Louis 4, San Diego 1 N.Y. Mets 3, Arizona 2 Miami 12, Colorado 8 Cincinnati 10, Oakland 9 Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 4 L.A. Dodgers 6, Baltimore 3 Friday's Games Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 12:40 p.m., 1st game