The San Francisco Giants do not exactly have an elite farm system, but they do have a bona fide superstar at the top of their rankings who they have a ton of hope tied up into. Young first baseman Bryce Eldridge ranks as the No. 19 overall prospect in Major League Baseball according to MLB Pipeline, and he's far and away the top name in the Giants organization. Despite being just 20 years old, San Francisco promoted Eldridge a couple weeks ago from Double-A to Triple-A following a strong start to the season in 34 games with Richmond.

The San Francisco Giants' teams of 2010, 2012 and 2014 will live forever. Three times in five years, with the fun alternating pattern, they were World Series champions. Manager Bruce Bochy, now with the Rangers, may call it quits soon. The Athletic's Jim Bowden expects this to be the last season for Bochy before retirement.

This weekend the Giants and Dodgers face each other again in Los Angeles. Back in the day, that meant that Dodgers closer Eric Gagne would, at times, get the chance to face Giants slugger Barry Bonds. During an appearance on The Morning Roast on 95.7 FM, Gagne was asked a pointed question about Bonds and the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, who is one of baseball's best hitters and, when pitching, its only two-way player.

Control was an issue for Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who issued five walks and threw 56 of 102 pitches for strikes.

Despite being tied for first place in the toughest division in the league, a top MLB insider does not expect

There is not a team Clayton Kershaw has faced more than the San Francisco Giants, and the Los Angeles Dodgers' legend will get his next shot against his club's fiercest rival at home on Saturday. Kershaw (1-0, 4.35 ERA) will make the 61st appearance and 59th start against the Giants over his 18-year career and will have some lofty numbers to live up to. Not only does Kershaw have a career 2.04 ERA against the Giants, to go along with a 26-16 record, he has 408 strikeouts in 397 1/3 innings.

In Friday's win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants starter Logan Webb mixed things up again, catcher Andrew Knizner helped out and shortstop Willy Adames stayed hot.

San Francisco Giants (41-29, second in the NL West) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (41-29, first in the NL West) Los Angeles; Saturday, 10:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Landen Roupp (4-4, 3.42 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw (1-0, 4.35 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 15 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dodgers -179, Giants +149; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Los Angeles has a 23-12 record in home games and a 41-29 record overall. The Dodgers have a 26-8 record in games when they hit two or more home runs. San Francisco has a 41-29 record overall and a 19-18 record in road games. The Giants

Casey Schmitt admired his work for half a second. Schmitt didn't need to watch the ball soar through the night. Schmitt, instead, stared at the faces in his dugout — a dugout he ignited with his first career grand slam. It wasn't just a swing that shocked ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto and served as redemption for Thursday afternoon's costly error.

Teoscar Hernandez provided all the Dodgers' offense against the Giants but the All-Star slugger's efforts weren't enough as LA came up short.

Logan Webb came up with a dominant show and Casey Schmitt provided the offensive fireworks as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Friday night in the opener of a key NL West showdown in Major League Baseball (MLB). Webb (6-5) was sharp across seven innings, allowing just two hits and two runs while striking out four and walking three — picking up his first win since May 16.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto gives up six hits and five earned runs as the San Francisco Giants defeat the Dodgers to move into a first-place tie with L.A. in the NL West.

Injured Giants third baseman Matt Chapman said Friday he will wear a splint on his right hand for one more week, then potentially begin rehab exercises next week. Chapman visited Dr. Steven Shin in Los Angeles on Friday after being placed on the 10-day injured list on June 10 (retroactive to June 9) with right-hand inflammation, saying Shin was “pleasantly surprised” with how fast he was healing. The Giants haven't provided an official timeline on Chapman's return, but Chapman estimated he will be ready to return in three to four weeks. Casey Schmitt is replacing Chapman at third base for the time being.

The San Francisco Giants are playing some great baseball, but they are going to still be without their star third baseman for quite some time. With the Giants getting into the middle of June right in the mix for first place in the National League West, the franchise has to be ecstatic about their performance so far. Coming into the year, San Francisco was slated to be the fourth best team in the division with the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and Arizona Diamondbacks ahead of them.

Starting pitchers Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell had throwing sessions Friday that went well, lending optimism to a Los Angeles Dodgers’ staff battered by injuries. Glasnow threw two innings in a simulated game at Dodger Stadium, where the NL West-leading Dodgers opened a three-game series against the second-place San Francisco Giants. “I thought the stuff was really good,” manager Dave Roberts said.

The San Francisco Giants (40-29) have enjoyed a stirring first 69 games to their 2025 MLB campaign, and they have done so by understanding their identity. Top-notch pitching and timely hitting put this team in position to grab first place in the National League West, which it can do by overpowering the Los Angeles Dodgers (41-28) this weekend. The five-time Gold Glove third baseman (two-time platinum winner) is currently on the injured list after jamming his right hand while sliding back into first base in a June 8 win versus the Atlanta Braves. Chapman is unlikely to return by June 20, which is when he is first eligible to come off the IL, but fans may not have to wait too much longer beyond that date to see him back in action.

Giants Gold Glove third baseman Matt Chapman gets some seemingly encouraging news about his right hand sprain

San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman can begin rehabbing his sprained right hand in a week. The Giants were in town to open a three-game series at Dodger Stadium. Chapman got hurt sliding into first base against Atlanta last Sunday.

The San Francisco Giants continue to win games and are seemingly getting better and better to start the season. With the team being double-digit games over the .500 mark, they are proving to be a true contender in the National League.

San Francisco Giants third baseman and Gold Glover Matt Chapman will see a hand specialist Friday, with concerns he could be out through at least the end of June.