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Giants vs. Padres Wednesday Betting Prediction - NL West battle continues

The San Francisco Giants (61-65) hit a home run to begin Tuesday's game at Petco Park but couldn't produce any more offense in a 5-1 defeat to the San Diego Padres (70-56).

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Giants fall back to earth with 5-1 loss to Padres

As the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres were taking the field for Tuesday night’s baseball buffoonery, I channeled the energy of my coworker Bryan Murphy and took to Bluesky with a somber reality.

MLB News / MLB on ClutchPoints / August 19

San Francisco’s Muni public transit takes hilarious shot at Dodgers in new ad

The San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers are in a tight divisional race. Both teams are fighting for the top spot in the National League West. The Giants and Dodgers are fiery rivals, and San Francisco’s “Muni” public transportation system is joining in.

Bob Melvin News / San Francisco Giants on SI / August 19

Giants Star Recently Requested One Interesting Change From Manager Bob Melvin

The San Francisco Giants 2025 season has quickly spiraled out of control the last few weeks, going from one of the more pleasant surprises in the league to being on the outside looking in of the playoff picture in the National League.

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The 'MLB franchise home run leaders' quiz

How many of the career leaders in home runs for every MLB franchise can you name in five minutes?

The 'Most 40 home run seasons in MLB history' quiz

The 'Active MLB players to hit .300 multiple times' quiz

The 'Yearly MLB on-base percentage leaders' quiz

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / August 19

Giants Relief Pitcher Has Been Among Most-Improved Players in Baseball

It has been a strange season for the San Francisco Giants, but the franchise might be able to take away that they are heading in the right direction when it is all said and done. To start the year, the Giants were one of the biggest surprises in baseball.

San Francisco Giants News / Total Apex Sports / August 19

San Francisco Giants Offense With a Historic Start

The offense of the San Francisco Giants had a historic start last night on the road against the San Diego Padres. It was the fifth time since at least 1900 that the team had started a game with back-to-back home runs.

Heliot Ramos News / MLB on ClutchPoints / August 19

Giants’ Heliot Ramos gives up-close-and-personal take on controversial fan interference call

The San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres added another dramatic chapter to their rivalry with a controversial fan interference call that overturned a potential home run.

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / August 19

Giants Former Slugger Has Historic Power Surge To Start Tenure With Royals

San Francisco Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey made a difficult decision ahead of the MLB trade deadline, pivoting from being an aggressive buyer to selling and taking advantage of the market in that fashion.

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / August 19

Giants Might Land in Non-Traditional Division in Potential MLB Realignment

Rob Manfred, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, as many things on his mind and two of them are expansion and realignment. During an appearance on ESPN as part of MLB’s Little League World Series game, he paired the two desires together as something he hopes to pursue by the time his term as commissioner ends in 2029.

Heliot Ramos News / Field Level Media / August 19

Heliot Ramos, Giants look to add to Padres' recent woes

With some San Francisco Giants fans demanding the dismissal of manager Bob Melvin after the team's recent swoon all but ended their playoff hopes, outfielder Heliot Ramos stuck up for his skipper.

Rafael Devers News / Fastball on SI / August 19

Rafael Devers Part of Powerful San Francisco Giants History in Latest Win

The San Francisco Giants defeated the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Monday night, moving to 61-64 on the season. The loss was the fourth straight for San Diego, who are now 69-56.

MLB News / Yardbarker / August 19

Standout Korean infielder to ask to be posted for MLB teams

Sung Mun Song is seeking to become the next standout to join MLB.

Watch: Jung Hoo Lee catches a fly ball between his knees

The 25 greatest designated hitters in MLB history

The 'World Series MVPs' quiz

Christian Koss News / Just Baseball / August 19

Christian Koss Has Given the Giants a Much-Needed Feel Good Story

The San Francisco Giants are in the midst of one of the worst stretches of baseball we’ve seen this year. They’ve been the worst team in the league since acquiring Rafael Devers, and aside from a few bright moments, there hasn’t been much to cheer about.

MLB News / San Francisco Giants on SI / August 19

Giants vs. Padres Tuesday Betting Prediction - San Francisco starting to build momentum

The San Francisco Giants (61-64) held off the San Diego Padres (69-56) on Monday, 4-3 to avenge a three-game sweep by their division rivals last week. Last week, these teams were going in opposite directions as San Diego was on fire and San Francisco was struggling.

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The '2024 NFL rushing TD leaders' quiz

The 'Second-overall NFL Draft picks' quiz

The 'Most multi-HR games by MLB team' quiz

The 'Season rushing TD leaders by NFL team' quiz

Justin Verlander News / San Francisco Giants on SI / August 19

Giants Have Let Down Justin Verlander In Multiple Ways This Season

It has been a terrible second half of the season for the San Francisco Giants, who have been in a complete free fall. At the All-Star break, the Giants were still very much in the playoff picture in the National League.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / August 19

Heliot Ramos, Robbie Ray lead Giants past Padres

The San Francisco Giants have been a comically atrocious team against left-handed pitchers this year, but if you only watched Monday’s game, you wouldn’t know it.

MLB News / Field Level Media / August 19

Giants belt three first-inning homers, hold off Padres

Wilmer Flores' two-run shot capped a three-homer first inning for the visiting Giants and Robbie Ray fired 6 2/3 solid innings in San Francisco's 4-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday.

Heliot Ramos News / MLB on ClutchPoints / August 19

Giants’ Heliot Ramos hit with intense backlash after ripping fans

The San Francisco Giants are facing more than just on-field struggles after outfielder Heliot Ramos ignited a firestorm with fans. Following San Francisco’s steep drop in the standings, Ramos passionately defended manager Bob Melvin, prompting major backlash across social media.

Drew Gilbert News / A to Z Sports / August 17

Former Tennessee Vols star Drew Gilbert almost made a big splash - literally - with his first big MLB career milestone

It had been a slow start to his first stint as a Major League Baseball outfielder for former Tennessee Vols star Drew Gilbert. That's not surprising given it's his first action in the big leagues after a strong year in the minors.

Jung Hoo Lee News / Larry Brown Sports / August 18

Watch: Jung Hoo Lee catches a fly ball between his knees

San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee made one of the most difficult catches imaginable during Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Rays DH Yandy Diaz hit a sharp fly ball to center to lead off the fourth inning of Sunday’s game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Ca.

San Francisco Giants News / Fastball on SI / August 16

San Francisco Giants Make Embarrassing History Not Seen in 124 Years

The San Francisco Giants were beaten by the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night, marking their 14th loss in their last 15 home games. According to Giants reporter Susan Slusser, that marks some unwanted history not seen in the last 124 years.

San Francisco Giants News / MLB Trade Rumors / August 16

Struggling Giants place slumping 3B on 10-day IL

His slump has been just one factor in a team-wide offensive shortage over the last month, which has led to the Giants’ big slide down the standings.

Rays come back three times, hand Giants 6th straight loss

Defunct MLB stadiums we wish were still around

The '100-hit MLB season leaders since 2021' quiz

Matt Chapman News / Athlon Sports / August 13

Matt Chapman Update Surfaces After Removal From Giants' Lineup

The San Francisco Giants have lost four straight games and now face an uphill battle to return to the postseason, currently sitting 5.5 games back of the third NL Wild Card spot.

San Francisco Giants News / Just Baseball / August 13

Why The Giants Can Still Compete After Selling At The Deadline

While the San Francisco Giants have been one of the worst teams in baseball across the last month, they aren’t out of it…yet. While it seems like a long shot, there’s still a fighting chance for San Francisco to sneak their way into the 2025 playoffs.

Justin Verlander News / MLB Trade Rumors / August 10