The postseason-chasing San Francisco Giants will face their last non-contending team of the season on Friday when they open a three-game home series against the Miami Marlins, who have the worst record in the National League. Coming off a 2-4 trip to Milwaukee and Seattle that pushed them under .500 in their pursuit of the final wild-card spot in the National League, the Giants get an opportunity to build upon the 38-28 home record that has kept their slim postseason hopes alive. The September list of opponents is an impressive one, with six games apiece against the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres, and three each against the Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals.

Miami Marlins (49-85, fifth in the NL East) vs. San Francisco Giants (67-68, fourth in the NL West) San Francisco; Friday, 10:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Adam Oller (1-1, 5.23 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, eight strikeouts); Giants: Blake Snell (2-3, 3.76 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 106 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Giants -261, Marlins +213; over/under is 7 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants host the Miami Marlins on Friday to begin a three-game series. San Francisco is 38-28 in home games and 67-68 overall. Giants hitters have a collective .309 on-base percentage, the 10th-ranked percentage in the NL. Miami has a 49-85 record overall and a 24-41 record on the road. The Marlins have a 35-17

The Seattle Mariners are coming off two consecutive series wins against the Tampa Bay Rays and the San Francisco Giants. The series wins came during the first six games managed by Dan Wilson — who was hired on Aug. 22 after the organization fired nine-year manager Scott Servais. The Mariners played with a newfound energy and the outfield tandem of Randy Arozarena, Julio Rodriguez and Victor Robles made team history on Wednesday when they became the first outfield trio to all homer and have multiple hits in the same game in 18 years.

Aaron Civale and Aaron Ashby combined on a two-hit shutout and William Contreras stole home to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Francisco Giants 6-0 on Thursday. The NL Central-leading Brewers (77-56) won two of three from the Giants.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 78 55 .586 — Atlanta 73 60 .549 5 New York 70 64 .522 8½ Washington 61 73 .455 17½ Miami 49 85 .366 29½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 77 56 .579 — Chicago 68 66 .507 9½ St. Louis 67 67 .500 10½ Cincinnati 63 70 .474 14 Pittsburgh 62 71 .466 15 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 79 54 .594 — Arizona 76 58 .567 3½ San Diego 76 60 .559 4½ San Francisco 67 68 .496 13 Colorado 50 85 .370 30 Wednesday's Games Chicago Cubs 14, Pittsburgh 10 Houston 10, Philadelphia 0 Oakland 9, Cincinnati 6 Washington 5, N.Y. Yankees 2 Atlanta 5, Minnesota 1 St. Louis 4, San Diego 3 Milwaukee 5, San Francisco 3 Colorado 8, Miami 2 Arizona 8, N.Y. Mets 5 L.A.

Aaron Civale threw seven scoreless innings, William Contreras stole home and the Milwaukee Brewers earned a series win over the visiting San Francisco Giants with a 6-0 triumph Thursday afternoon. Garrett Mitchell homered and Jackson Chourio drove in a pair of runs for the Brewers, who were playing the Giants in the first of two series over a 15-day stretch. The playoff hopefuls will meet Sept. 10-12 in a rematch at San Francisco.

A month since Farhan Zaidi declared the Giants' rotation the best in baseball, those dreams have fizzled out along with their playoff hopes. In the ideal scenario, Logan Webb and Blake Snell would have given them a two-headed monster at the top, Robbie Ray would look more like the 2021 Cy Young winner than a grizzled veteran coming off major surgery, and their pair of promising rookies would continue to build on strong first impressions. On their most pivotal trip of the season, with their playoff hopes hanging in the balance, no San Francisco starter even threw a pitch in the sixth inning or later. Hayden Birdsong walked off the mound Thursday afternoon with an out left in the fourth inning, and by the time the frame was over the Giants were in a six-run hole.

A month since Farhan Zaidi declared the Giants' rotation the best in baseball, those dreams have fizzled out along with their playoff hopes. In the ideal scenario, Logan Webb and Blake Snell would have given them a two-headed monster at the top, Robbie Ray would look more like the 2021 Cy Young winner than a grizzled veteran coming off major surgery, and their pair of promising rookies would continue to build on strong first impressions. On their most pivotal trip of the season, with their playoff hopes hanging in the balance, no San Francisco starter even threw a pitch in the sixth inning or later. Hayden Birdsong walked off the mound Thursday afternoon with an out left in the fourth inning, and by the time the frame was over the Giants were in a six-run hole.

A month since Farhan Zaidi declared the Giants' rotation the best in baseball, those dreams have fizzled out along with their playoff hopes. In the ideal scenario, Logan Webb and Blake Snell would have given them a two-headed monster at the top, Robbie Ray would look more like the 2021 Cy Young winner than a grizzled veteran coming off major surgery, and their pair of promising rookies would continue to build on strong first impressions. On their most pivotal trip of the season, with their playoff hopes hanging in the balance, no San Francisco starter even threw a pitch in the sixth inning or later. Hayden Birdsong walked off the mound Thursday afternoon with an out left in the fourth inning, and by the time the frame was over the Giants were in a six-run hole.

Aaron Civale and Aaron Ashby combined on a two-hit shutout and William Contreras stole home to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Francisco Giants 6-0 on Thursday. The NL Central-leading Brewers (77-56) won two of three from the Giants.

On Wednesday, the San Francisco Giants announced that they waived three players in what was a pretty surprising move. Among them were two left-handed relievers in Taylor Rogers and Tyler Matzek, as well as veteran infielder Thairo Estrada. Not only was Estrada one of the most veteran players on the team, but he was one of the leaders. In 2023, he won the Willie Mac Award.

The Brewers close out their brief three-game homestand against the Giants at American Family Field on Thursday afternoon.

Unable to have a stretch of consistent winning throughout the year, the Giants find themselves on the outskirts of the Wild Card race where it looks like they won't be able to mount a late charge and steal one of the final three spots. In the meantime, though, San Francisco at least is getting back one of their most important players after they announced Patrick Bailey has been reinstated from the injured list.

Patrick Bailey was back behind the plate Thursday for the Giants' series finale against the Brewers. Bailey was activated from the injured list after a minimum 10-day stay with an oblique strain. In a corresponding move, the Giants designated Andrew Knapp for assignment, leaving them with Bailey and Curt Casali as their catching duo — at least until rosters expand to 28 on Sunday. The Brewers have gone 3-for-3 stealing bases over the first two games of the series, so the Giants were looking forward to getting Bailey's defensive acumen back.

Patrick Bailey was back behind the plate Thursday for the Giants' series finale against the Brewers. Bailey was activated from the injured list after a minimum 10-day stay with an oblique strain. In a corresponding move, the Giants designated Andrew Knapp for assignment, leaving them with Bailey and Curt Casali as their catching duo — at least until rosters expand to 28 on Sunday. The Brewers have gone 3-for-3 stealing bases over the first two games of the series, so the Giants were looking forward to getting Bailey's defensive acumen back.

Freddy Peralta pitched six scoreless innings, William Contreras capped a five-run fifth inning with a two-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers hung on to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Wednesday night. RHP Hayden Birdsong (3-3, 4.57 ERA) starts for the Giants and RHP Aaron Civale (4-8, 4.84) goes for the Brewers when the three-game series concludes Thursday afternoon.

The San Francisco Giants lost a big-money international rookie due to injury, but all signs are positive as his rehab starts positive. Jung-hoo Lee won't return from injury this season, but has made a big step in joining the team for the rest of their road series this year. San Francisco signed Lee to a massive six-year, $113 million contract this past offseason.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 78 55 .586 — Atlanta 73 60 .549 5 New York 69 64 .519 9 Washington 61 73 .455 17½ Miami 48 85 .361 30 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 76 56 .576 — Chicago 68 66 .507 9 St. Louis 66 67 .496 10½ Cincinnati 63 70 .474 13½ Pittsburgh 62 71 .466 14½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 79 54 .594 — Arizona 76 57 .571 3 San Diego 76 59 .563 4 San Francisco 67 67 .500 12½ Colorado 50 84 .373 29½ Wednesday's Games Chicago Cubs 14, Pittsburgh 10 Houston 10, Philadelphia 0 Oakland 9, Cincinnati 6 Washington 5, N.Y. Yankees 2 Atlanta 5, Minnesota 1 St. Louis 4, San Diego 3 Milwaukee 5, San Francisco 3 Colorado 8, Miami 2 Arizona 8, N.Y. Mets 5 L.A.

Will the Boston Red Sox significantly improve the starting rotation this winter? Boston will enter the offseason with the starting rotation being among the team's biggest roster holes for the second straight season. The Red Sox have some work to do and there will be plenty of options available in free agency who can help for the 2025 campaign and beyond. The Red Sox were mentioned as the sixth-best landing spot for San Francisco Giants ace Blake Snell by Bleacher Report's Zachary Rymer.

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