The Spring Breakout games are meant to be Major League Baseball's way of showcasing its best prospect talent, but the San Francisco Giants drew a team led by a familiar face. The Giants will host the Texas Rangers on March 15 in Scottsdale, Ariz., with the game time and rosters to be named later. The Rangers, of course, are led by manager Bruce Bochy, who has won more than 2,000 career games and led San Francisco to three World Series titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014. This past spring Bochy had one of his coaches handle the managing duties for the Spring Breakout game.

President of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi addressed whether the San Francisco Giants have started talking to Blake Snell about a contract extension.

The San Francisco Giants' hopes of improving their standing in the National League wild-card race will have to come at the expense of their local rivals when the Oakland Athletics host a two-game series starting Saturday afternoon. The Giants, just 49-55 on the morning of July 26 and a potential seller at the trade deadline, took advantage of a bubble in their schedule to go 12-4 in a stretch of 16 straight games against teams with losing records. The Giants did manage to win the series finale, and now hope to ride that momentum against two more below-.500 teams -- the A's and Chicago White Sox -- before embarking on a rugged slate the rest of the season.

While this has been one of the more confusing seasons of the past few years for the San Francisco Giants, there have been a few bright spots regarding young talent. It's fair to say that the campaign has been a disappointment, but the young players have given some hope for the future of this organization. Ultimately, the Giants are going to be judged on whether they make the postseason or not. Only 3.5 games out in the National League Wild Card, they certainly have an opportunity to do so.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 71 50 .587 — Atlanta 64 57 .529 7 New York 62 59 .512 9 Washington 55 67 .451 16½ Miami 45 76 .372 26 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 69 52 .570 — Cincinnati 60 61 .496 9 St. Louis 60 61 .496 9 Chicago 60 63 .488 10 Pittsburgh 56 64 .467 12½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 71 51 .582 — Arizona 69 53 .566 2 San Diego 69 53 .566 2 San Francisco 62 62 .500 10 Colorado 44 78 .361 27 Thursday's Games Milwaukee 6, L.A. Dodgers 4 Oakland 7, N.Y. Mets 6 San Francisco 6, Atlanta 0 Philadelphia 13, Washington 3 Friday's Games Chicago Cubs 6, Toronto 5, 10 innings Kansas City at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m. Seattle at Pittsburgh, 6:40 p.m. Washington

Logan Webb threw 7 2/3 shutout innings, Grant McCray had his first career hit and home run, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 6-0 on Thursday to avoid a sweep. Braves: RHP Spencer Schwellenbach (4-5, 3.95 ERA) is scheduled to start on Friday when the Braves begin a three-game series at the Angels.

James Tibbs III is already a Top 100 prospect in baseball and he was selected in the first round by the San Francisco Giants just last month. First baseman Bryce Eldridge, a former prep star from Vienna, Va., was the Giants' first-round pick in 2023 and he's already the No. 1 prospect in the organization and playing for High-A Eugene. Bleacher Report recently projected what next July's draft would look like with a first-round mock draft. The site had the Giants picking No. 14 overall, which would mean no playoffs for San Francisco.

The active leader in games played, McCutchen has played in 36 different ballparks during his 16-year major-league career. “They love where they're from, and they love their teams,” McCutchen, who played one season for the Giants, said of A's fans. What the Giants and A's have right now is their last proper Bay Bridge Series, set to meet for the 147th and 148th time in the regular season.

The active leader in games played, McCutchen has played in 36 different ballparks during his 16-year major-league career. “They love where they're from, and they love their teams,” McCutchen, who played one season for the Giants, said of A's fans. What the Giants and A's have right now is their last proper Bay Bridge Series, set to meet for the 147th and 148th time in the regular season.

The active leader in games played, McCutchen has played in 36 different ballparks during his 16-year major-league career. “They love where they're from, and they love their teams,” McCutchen, who played one season for the Giants, said of A's fans. What the Giants and A's have right now is their last proper Bay Bridge Series, set to meet for the 147th and 148th time in the regular season.

The San Francisco Giants knew just how crucial their four-game set against the Atlanta Braves was going to be for their playoff hopes. The Braves are their direct competitor for a playoff spot after all. Alas, the Braves won the first three meetings thanks to dominant pitching in the first two games and some incredible slugging from Atlanta in the third. Webb, much like Blake Snell and Kyle Harrison were earlier in the series, was on point against the Braves.

The 2024 MLB season did not get off to a great start for San Francisco Giants' ace Blake Snell. Since that point in time, Snell has been one of the best starting pitchers in baseball. Looking ahead to the upcoming MLB offseason, Snell will have the opportunity to opt out of his deal and re-enter free agency if he chooses to do so. MLB insider Jon Heyman of the New York Post has made his prediction for what Snell will do.

The San Francisco Giants still have a lot of work to do, but for one day, their ace Logan Webb and rookie center fielder Grant McCray stopped the bleeding.

I want you to know I share your grief. The question was asked during the days of roughly 150 home runs from the middle of the order, and the answer was generally given in the form a stream of tobacco juice landing directly on your new Converse sneakers.

Giants center fielder Grant McCray blasted his first MLB home run in Thursday's game against the Braves.

The San Francisco Giants announced on Wednesday that they have optioned infielder/DH Marco Luciano and selected the contract of outfielder Grant McCray. Given the front office's comments about Luciano after the deadline, this move came as a bit of a surprise in that the Giants are currently in need of an everyday DH. McCray was just named the number 11 prospect in the Giants system in MLB Pipeline's new rankings, and has been a bit up and down in the system since he was drafted.

If my columns had the shelf life of Farhan Zaidi's post-trade deadline comments, I'd be out of a gig. Two weeks ago, Zaidi, made two downright outlandish claims after a quizzical series of moves. The first was that the Giants believed they could still make the playoffs, off the back of “the best rotation in baseball.” The second was that trading the team's best power hitter, Jorge Soler, would help the team because it would allow top prospect Marco Luciano to carve out regular at-bats as the team's designated hitter.

If my columns had the shelf life of Farhan Zaidi's post-trade deadline comments, I'd be out of a gig. Two weeks ago, Zaidi, made two downright outlandish claims after a quizzical series of moves. The first was that the Giants believed they could still make the playoffs, off the back of “the best rotation in baseball.” The second was that trading the team's best power hitter, Jorge Soler, would help the team because it would allow top prospect Marco Luciano to carve out regular at-bats as the team's designated hitter.

If my columns had the shelf life of Farhan Zaidi's post-trade deadline comments, I'd be out of a gig. Two weeks ago, Zaidi, made two downright outlandish claims after a quizzical series of moves. The first was that the Giants believed they could still make the playoffs, off the back of “the best rotation in baseball.” The second was that trading the team's best power hitter, Jorge Soler, would help the team because it would allow top prospect Marco Luciano to carve out regular at-bats as the team's designated hitter.

Logan Webb threw seven-plus shutout innings, Grant McCray had his first career hit and home run, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 6-0 on Thursday to avoid a sweep. The Giants snapped a four-game losing skid behind Webb’s performance. Webb (11-8) threw 104 pitches, striking out seven and holding the Braves to four hits.