San Francisco Giants' Wilmer Flores hits a two-run double against the Cleveland Guardians during the seventh inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Thursday, June 19, 2025. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Logan Webb pitched seven splendid innings, pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores delivered a go-ahead double and the San Francisco Giants beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 on Thursday to stop a four-game losing streak.

One of the four players acquired in the Rafael Devers trade is a $44 million righty pitcher with a track record of throwing up to 103 mph.

Wilmer Flores delivered the clutch hit the Giants have been starved for all series

The Boston Red Sox (39-37) visit the San Francisco Giants (42-33) on Friday in Rafael Devers ' first game against his former team since being traded. First pitch from Oracle Park is scheduled for 10:15 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Red Sox vs. Giants odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets. Season series: First meeting; Red Sox won 2-1 last season. Boston got back in the win column on Wednesday with a 3-1 win over the Seattle Mariners while covering as a -119 road favorite. 3B Marcelo Mayer had a solo home run while SS Trevor Story hit a go-ahead 2-run homer in the series-clinching win. The Red Sox have won 7 of their last 8 games.

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced a roster move ahead of Thursday's game against the San Diego Padres.

By STEVE KRONER Updated 6:55 PM EDT, June 19, 2025 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Logan Webb pitched seven splendid innings, pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores delivered a go-ahead double and the San Francisco Giants beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 on Thursday to stop a four-game losing streak. Webb (7-5) gave up seven hits but struck out nine. The right-hander did not issue a walk as he lowered his ERA to 2.49. Cleveland starter Gavin Williams held the Giants scoreless through six innings, but San Francisco got to the Guardians' bullpen in the seventh. Casey Schmitt greeted Matt Festa (1-1) with a single to open the inning. Festa walked Jung Hoo Lee before Patrick Bailey laid down a sacrifice bunt. Nic Enright

Cleveland Guardians Cleveland Guardians fail to cash in on Gavin Williams' scoreless effort in 2-1 loss to San Francisco Cleveland starter Gavin Williams held the Giants scoreless through six innings, but San Francisco got to the Guardians' bullpen in the seventh. Credit: (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Cleveland Guardians' Angel Martínez, left, is tagged out at home during a baseball game in San Francisco, Thursday, June 19, 2025. Author: Steve Kroner (Associated Press) Published: 7:40 PM EDT June 19, 2025 Updated: 7:40 PM EDT June 19, 2025 SAN FRANCISCO — Logan Webb pitched seven splendid innings, pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores delivered a go-ahead double and the San Francisco Giants beat the Cleveland Guardians

22,126. That's how many different cards Shohei Ohtani has according to the popular collectors' site Trading Card Database, at least at the moment. Check back in a day and the number is bound to go up even more. For collectors who came of age in the 1970s or 1980s, such a number seems absolutely bonkers. After all, there was a time the game's top superstars might have only one or two cards a year. June 1968; San Francisco Giants first baseman Willie McCovey in action. / Malcolm Emmons-Imagn Images Take San Francisco Giants legend Willie McCovey as an example. At the time of his retirement following the 1980 season, he had a total of 225 different cards. It would have by no means been easy, but

When Buster Posey took over as the San Francisco Giants president of baseball operations, there was a lot of work to be done. It was now up to Posey to start fixing the roster, bringing in more impactful players to help push the team to the next level. A splash was immediately made in free agency, signing shortstop Willy Adames to an seven-year, $182 million contract, the largest in franchise history. Future Hall of Famer, starting pitcher Justin Verlander, was also signed.

The Boston Red Sox are set to make a major Kristian Campbell decision, sending him down to the Minor Leagues after a rough first stint in the Major Leagues.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 45 29 .608 — Philadelphia 44 30 .595 1 Atlanta 33 39 .458 11 Washington 31 44 .413 14½ Miami 29 43 .403 15 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 45 29 .608 — Milwaukee 40 35 .533 5½ St. Louis 39 35 .527 6 Cincinnati 39 36 .520 6½ Pittsburgh 29 46 .387 16½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 46 29 .613 — San Francisco 42 33 .560 4 San Diego 39 34 .534 6 Arizona 37 37 .500 8½ Colorado 17 58 .227 29 Wednesday's Games Cincinnati 4, Minnesota 2, 6 innings Colorado 3, Washington 1 Philadelphia 4, Miami 2 Atlanta 5, N.Y. Mets 0 Toronto 8, Arizona 1 Cleveland 4, San Francisco 2 L.A. Dodgers 4, San Diego 3 Pittsburgh at Detroit, ppd. St. Louis at Chicago

The San Francisco Giants avoided a sweep at the hands of the Cleveland Guardians thanks to a clutch hit from the man they've looked to all season long. Trailing by a run after a stellar seven-inning start by Logan Webb, Wilmer Flores put the Giants up in bottom of the seventh, scoring Casey Schmitt and Jung Hoo Lee on a double down the left-field line.

The San Francisco Giants received Matt Chapman news.

The Giants are a bit thin at third base these days. Starter Matt Chapman is out with sprained ligaments in his right hand. Backup Casey Schmitt has fouled multiple balls off his foot within the past week, including one that caused him to leave the game on Sunday against the Dodgers. “We're going to play banged up over the course of the season,” manager Bob Melvin said before Thursday's series finale against Cleveland.

Barry Bonds has been around a lot lately. The legendary slugger has been hanging out at the ballpark with the San Francisco Giants, and there's a reason. The late, great Mays loved being around the Giants. Now, Bonds hopes to follow suit.

30 1 / 30 Cleveland Guardians vs. San Francisco Giants, June 18, 2025 By Paul Hoynes, cleveland.com SAN FRANCISCO — Daniel Schneemann had his first two at-bats against future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander on Wednesday night at Oracle Park. The first encounter ended in an infield single. The second led the Guardians to a 4-2 victory over Verlander and the Giants, as Schneemann hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning. More Guardians coverage Slade Cecconi's unique pitching motion helped snap losing streak: Guardians takeaways Guardians, San Francisco Giants starting lineups for June 18, 2025: Game 72 Inside the Guardians' bullpen rollercoaster that nearly derailed a win in San Francisco How

It's a half hour home to Palo Alto, but nobody in the Darby household is complaining about the commute. The family's first destination was even closer to home after Zander, a former three-sport standout at Palo Alto High School, was drafted by the Giants last summer. “Literally our whole family, we ran over to the Giants team store at the Stanford shopping center and bought hats and shirts,” Liz Darby said.

Time to jump into the wayback machine. In fact, let's go all the way to 1962 and the release of the blockbuster film “How the West Was Won.” The cast reads like a who's who of Hollywood heavy hitters: John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Gregory Peck, James Stewart, Karl Malden, Eli Wallach and Debbie Reynolds. The film earned eight Academy Award nominations and won three Oscars. If “How the West Was Won” doesn't do it for you, then perhaps “Wild, Wild West” is more your speed. The 1999 film features Will Smith, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline and Salma Hayek. Not quite as many A-listers, but you get the point: It takes a village. This year, the wild, wild (National League) West will be won by the team best

The Cleveland Guardians will look to complete their first three-game sweep since April when they wrap up an interleague series against the host San Francisco Giants on Thursday afternoon. The Guardians have made the most of 13 total hits in the first two games of the set, getting a key home run from Gabriel Arias in a 3-2 win in the opener and a three-run shot from Daniel Schneemann during a 4-2 triumph in the rematch. The wins improved the Guardians to just 12-14 in interleague play. Three of those victories came April 18-20 at Pittsburgh in the club's most recent three-game sweep.

Baseball will forever be his game. Now, T-R photographer Andrew Dolph gets the privilege of documenting the high school game.