Michael Conforto scored on Mark Canha's sacrifice fly with one out in the ninth inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night after being no-hit through six innings.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 69 47 .595 — New York 61 55 .526 8 Atlanta 60 55 .522 8½ Washington 54 64 .458 16 Miami 43 75 .364 27 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 67 49 .578 — St. Louis 60 58 .508 8 Chicago 59 60 .496 9½ Pittsburgh 56 59 .487 10½ Cincinnati 56 61 .479 11½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 67 49 .578 — San Diego 66 52 .559 2 Arizona 64 53 .547 3½ San Francisco 61 58 .513 7½ Colorado 43 74 .368 24½ Friday's Games Washington 3, L.A. Angels 2, 10 innings San Diego 6, Miami 2, 10 innings Milwaukee 8, Cincinnati 3 Chicago Cubs 7, Chicago White Sox 6 St. Louis 8, Kansas City 5 Colorado 6, Atlanta 5 Arizona 3, Philadelphia 2 Seattle 6, N.Y. Mets 0 San

Bob Melvin explained why he went with Ryan Walker as the Giants' new closer after Camilo Doval was optioned to the minors on Friday.

San Francisco Giants fans most likely have fond memories of 2014 where they won their last World Series title which is approaching the 10-year anniversary. A major part of that team was Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner who spoke with Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area about memories of that playoff run and how he was feeling during that time. As said before, tons of people from that Giants championship team will celebrate Saturday at Oracle Park for the decade anniversary which prompted Bumgarner to remember his conversations with manager Bruce Bochy. Bumgarner had the mindset that he wanted to contribute by any means necessary in the eventual final two games of the series despite throwing 117 pitches in Game 5, which ended up being a shutout.

Michael Conforto scored on Mark Canha's sacrifice fly with one out in the ninth inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night after being no-hit through six innings. Canha lifted a 2-2 fastball from Shelby Miller to deep left to score Conforto, who had walked. Heliot Ramos led off the inning with a grounder up the middle that Tigers second baseman Colt Keith misplayed for an error.

The Detroit Tigers play the second game of their series against the San Francisco Giants at 4:05 p.m. Saturday at Oracle Park.

Michael Conforto scored on Mark Canha's sacrifice fly with one out in the ninth inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night after being no-hit through six innings. Detroit Tigers | Tigers retire Hall of Famer Jim Leyland's No. 10 Canha lifted a 2-2 fastball from Shelby Miller to deep left to score Conforto, who had walked. Heliot Ramos led off the inning with a grounder up the middle that Tigers second baseman Colt Keith misplayed for an error.

Mark Canha savored every moment of his ninth-inning heroics in the Giants' thrilling 3-2 comeback win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night at Oracle Park.

Two teams with game-finishing issues continue their interleague series Saturday afternoon when the Detroit Tigers get a rematch with the San Francisco Giants. Having sent former All-Star closer Camilo Doval to the minor leagues earlier in the day, the Giants didn't need a closer to put the bow on a 3-2, walk-off win over the Tigers in the opener of a three-game series on Friday. The loss was the second straight endured in the bottom of the ninth by the Tigers, who saw Tyler Holton and Will Vest blow a lead in Seattle on Thursday before Jason Foley and Shelby Miller were unable to retain a lead the next night in San Francisco.

Facing these circumstances Friday night, the score even at 2 in their first game against the Tigers, Giants manager Bob Melvin didn't have a closer to call on. After Camilo Doval was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento before the game, Melvin tapped Tyler Rogers for the highest-leverage situation of their eventual 3-2 win. The submarining set-up man recorded a 1-2-3 inning, but afterward the manager named a different reliever when asked about ninth-inning duties going forward. Ryan Walker will handle ninth-inning duties in Doval's absence, Melvin said, but the crossfiring right-hander was unavailable after pitching in their previous two games.

Facing these circumstances Friday night, the score even at 2 in their first game against the Tigers, Giants manager Bob Melvin didn't have a closer to call on. After Camilo Doval was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento before the game, Melvin tapped Tyler Rogers for the highest-leverage situation of their eventual 3-2 win. The submarining set-up man recorded a 1-2-3 inning, but afterward the manager named a different reliever when asked about ninth-inning duties going forward. Ryan Walker will handle ninth-inning duties in Doval's absence, Melvin said, but the crossfiring right-hander was unavailable after pitching in their previous two games.

Detroit Tigers' Gio Urshela (13) slides home to score against San Francisco Giants catcher Curt Casali during the second inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) AP By Evan Woodbery | [email protected] Mark Canha drove in the winning run against his former team as the Detroit Tigers suffered their second consecutive walk-off loss, falling to the San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Saturday night at Oracle Field. The Tigers (55-62) lost to the Seattle Mariners in the ninth inning on Thursday night and were hoping to shake off the frustration in a new series against the Giants (60-58). It wasn't to be. If you purchase a product or register for an account through

The Detroit Tigers needed just nine outs for a no-hitter, but instead lost on another walk-off, this time at the hands of former Tiger Mark Canha.

On a night where Robbie Ray didn't have his best fastball or his best command, when their touch-and-go offense was held hitless for more than half the game, the Giants still managed to pull out the unlikeliest of victories Friday to begin a crucial home stand. Ray turned in his longest outing yet since returning from Tommy John surgery and was still out of the game by the time his run support arrived, but the Giants' bats woke up just in time to walk off the Tigers, 3-2, by way of Mark Canha's ninth-inning sacrifice fly and move two games over .500 for the first time since the end of May.

Detroit Tigers rookie Wenceel Pérez, who suffered abdominal tightness, has a .143 batting average with four walks, 13 strikeouts in his last 15 games.

The right-hander has struggled to find the form that made him an All-Star in 2023 in 46 appearances this season for San Francisco, and he has a career-worst 4.70 ERA. "When you're a guy like him, you don't expect to hear that, so he's processing it right now and hopefully he takes it the right way and gets back here and does the role that he's done in the past very successfully," Giants manager Bob Melvin said. "It'll be the guy we feel like has the best opportunity to do it without throwing everything else into disarray," Melvin said. Doval (4-1, 22 saves) has had an uncharacteristically mistake-laden year.

There is perhaps no player more synonymous with the last of the Giants' third World Series title of their dynastic era than Madison Bumgarner, the hard-nosed horse of the pitching staff who started six games that October, tossed two complete game shutouts and came out of the bullpen to record the final three outs of Game 7. The 10-year reunion set to take place Saturday at Oracle Park would have felt empty without him. But the elusive Bumgarner will be there, the Giants announced Friday, along with a guest list of 36 other players, coaches and front office members from the 2014 championship team. Among the notable absences are Bruce Bochy and Pablo Sandoval, who are still active in the game,

There is perhaps no player more synonymous with the last of the Giants' third World Series title of their dynastic era than Madison Bumgarner, the hard-nosed horse of the pitching staff who started six games that October, tossed two complete game shutouts and came out of the bullpen to record the final three outs of Game 7. The 10-year reunion set to take place Saturday at Oracle Park would have felt empty without him. Among the notable absences are Bruce Bochy and Pablo Sandoval, who are still active in the game, and Tim Lincecum, who has kept an even lower profile in retirement than Bumgarner.

After struggling in his first two stints as a major leaguer, San Francisco Giants outfielder Heliot Ramos has put things together in 2024. Carrying that positive momentum over into the second half proved to be difficult for Ramos at the start. Unfortunately for the Giants, another one of their key young players, catcher Patrick Bailey, was also going through a slump. Looking for their All-Star outfielder to reset, Bob Melvin sat him down for two games.

There was plenty of chatter about San Francisco Giants pitcher Blake Snell at the trade deadline. Many of them had a need for an ace-level pitcher like Snell as they make potential runs to the postseason.