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The Giants might be victims of their own success. Starting Friday night, the Giants will start a three-game set with the Dodgers, with first place in the National League West on the line. — but did anyone expect the Giants to be in such a position last October? The doldrums of aimlessness, ends-meeting roster construction, and perennial .500 baseball have Giants fans justly thirsty for playoff baseball in 2025.

Giants ace Logan Webb's stellar outing agains the Dodgers fueled San Francisco's 6-2 win over Los Angeles on Friday night at Dodger Stadium.

Last year, the Giants finished fourth in the NL West, way out of contention. This season, they are only a game behind L.A. and relevant again in the fight for the top spot

The San Francisco Giants' infield has been one of the trickiest to figure out in the MLB, and third baseman Matt Chapman's trip to the injured list with a sprained hand does not help. Casey Schmitt has stepped in and stabilized the corner for now, recording two hits and two RBI on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies. Willy Adames, while not in the same free fall that he was during the first month of the season, is still grossly underperforming, slashing .203/.288/.339 with seven home runs. Dominic Smith feels like a very uninspiring Band-Aid at first base and Tyler Fitzgerald has been arguably the most underwhelming player for the Giants who is both still on the team and gets consistent playing time.

The San Francisco Giants are currently 40-29, only one game behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in the National League West. If the Giants want to make real noise down the stretch and into the postseason, the club will need to acquire a power bat for the middle of the lineup. The trade deadline is 48 days away, plenty of time for more sellers to emerge. One seller could be a fellow NL West team that is currently .500 and in fourth place of the division.

The San Francisco Giants' batting lineup has really struggled this season. They got some bad Matt Chapman news to pile on to the problem on Friday. Chapman is eligible to return from the Injured List on June 20 from his right hand issue. But ESPN's Buster Olney writes that Chapman may not return until July. MORE: Barry Bonds' greatness shown through Aaron Judge stats comparison Olney also reported that Chapman had a meeting with a specialist on Friday. Chapman got hurt sliding back into first base on Sunday. The Giants placed him on the IL on Tuesday. MORE: Yankees' J.C. Escarra is secretly one of the best catchers in MLB Chapman has been a leader for the Giants so far, with 12 home runs, 12

The Giants might be victims of their own success. Starting Friday night, the Giants will start a three-game set with the Dodgers, with first place in the National League West on the line. — but did anyone expect the Giants to be in such a position last October? The doldrums of aimlessness, ends-meeting roster construction, and perennial .500 baseball have Giants fans justly thirsty for playoff baseball in 2025.

The San Francisco Giants have a brilliant starting rotation and bullpen. Heliot Ramos and Jung Hoo Lee are having All-Star-caliber seasons, and Ramos made the team a year ago. Among the Giants' six qualifying hitters, the lowest is free-agent signee Willy Adames, who is batting .204. To make matters a bit worse, San Francisco just lost third baseman Matt Chapman for an undetermined amount of time due to an injury.

New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge is having one of the best hitting seasons in the history of baseball. San Francisco Giants legend Barry Bonds had four seasons better than this, in a row. Controversy or not, there's no questioning Bonds' place as the most prolific power hitter to ever step onto a baseball diamond. Here's how the comparison with Judge breaks down: Judge has a 1.264 OPS this season through June 12 From 2001 through 2004, Bonds put up full-season OPS marks of 1.379, 1.381, 1.278 and 1.422 Bonds also outdid Judge in three of those four seasons in the league-adjusted OPS+, which compares a hitter's output to the league average in that given year's hitting environment. So this

New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge is having one of the best hitting seasons in the history of baseball. San Francisco Giants legend Barry Bonds had four seasons better than this, in a row. Controversy or not, there's no questioning Bonds' place as the most prolific power hitter to ever step onto a baseball diamond. Here's how the comparison with Judge breaks down: Judge has a 1.264 OPS this season through June 12 From 2001 through 2004, Bonds put up full-season OPS marks of 1.379, 1.381, 1.278 and 1.422 Bonds also outdid Judge in three of those four seasons in the league-adjusted OPS+, which compares a hitter's output to the league average in that given year's hitting environment. So this

DENVER — Orlando Arcia hit a two-run, single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 8-7 on Thursday to snap a five-game losing streak. With the Rockies trailing 7-5, Sam Hilliard walked with one out in the ninth against Randy Rodriguez (3-1) and Thairo Estrada hit what was ruled a double to left field to put runners on second and third. Ryan McMahon walked to load the bases. Brenton Doyle then hit a potential game-ending double-play grounder that was bobbled by Casey Schmitt, allowing a run to score and keeping the bases loaded. Pinch-hitter Hunter Goodman struck out before Arcia delivered on a 3-2 pitch for the Rockies. Colorado improved

The San Francisco Giants have been rejuvenated by the roster shakeup by president of baseball operations Buster Posey, and it's carried them on a six-game winning streak. It's unclear if those moves were enough to change the trajectory of a woeful offense, and they should be seeking upgrades ahead of the trade deadline. “The Giants believe in stability and continuity so, outside of adding another bat, don't expect a lot of moves from them at this deadline,” Bowden wrote.

After dispatching one second-place team during the week, the Los Angeles Dodgers will face another one when they host the San Francisco Giants on Friday in the start of a three-game weekend series. It is the longest wait for the first Dodgers-Giants game in a season since 1999. While the Dodgers just took two of three on the road against the San Diego Padres, the Giants enter the series after doing the same against the reeling Colorado Rockies to move into second place in the National League West. The Dodgers are one game ahead of the Giants, two in front of the Padres.

Former Atlanta Braves shortstop Orlando Arcia was a hero for the Colorado Rockies Thursday evening. Down 7-6 in the bottom of the ninth with two outs and the bases loaded, Arcia hit a two-run single to win it against the San Francisco Giants. Along with the walk-off, he had at least one RBI in the final two games of the Giants series.

San Francisco Giants (40-29, second in the NL West) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (41-28, first in the NL West) Los Angeles; Friday, 10:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Logan Webb (5-5, 2.58 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 101 strikeouts); Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6-4, 2.20 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 86 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dodgers -172, Giants +144; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Francisco Giants to start a three-game series. Los Angeles has a 23-11 record in home games and a 41-28 record overall. The Dodgers have the top team batting average in MLB play at .265. San Francisco is 40-29 overall and 18-18 on the road. The Giants are 22-3 in games when they

DENVER — Orlando Arcia hit a two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 8-7 on Thursday to snap a five-game losing streak. With the Rockies trailing 7-5, Sam Hilliard walked with one out in the ninth against Ra3ndy Rodriguez (3-1) and Thairo Estrada hit what was ruled a double to left field to put runners on second and third. Ryan McMahon walked to load the bases. Brenton Doyle then hit a potential game-ending double-play grounder that was bobbled by Casey Schmitt, allowing a run to score and keeping the bases loaded. Pinch-hitter Hunter Goodman struck out before Arcia delivered on a 3-2 pitch for the Rockies. Colorado improved

Orlando Arcia hit a two-run, single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 8-7 on Thursday to snap a five-game losing streak. With the Rockies trailing 7-5, Sam Hilliard walked with one out in the ninth against Ra3ndy Rodriguez (3-1) and Thairo Estrada hit what was ruled a double to left field to put runners on second and third. Ryan McMahon walked to load the bases.

DENVER -- - Orlando Arcia hit a two-run, single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 8-7 on Thursday to snap a five-game losing streak. With the Rockies trailing 7-5, Sam Hilliard walked with one out in the ninth against Ra3ndy Rodriguez (3-1) and Thairo Estrada hit what was ruled a double to left field to put runners on second and third. Ryan McMahon walked to load the bases. Brenton Doyle then hit a potential game-ending double-play grounder that was bobbled by Casey Schmitt , allowing a run to score and keeping the bases loaded. Pinch-hitter Hunter Goodman struck out before Arcia delivered on a 3-2 pitch for the Rockies. Colorado

The San Francisco Giants have had an outstanding 2025 season so far, and much of it has been due to their left-side infield defense, which, between Matt Chapman and Willy Adames, has been outstanding. Unfortunately, Chapman sprained his hand recently and was placed on the 10-day injured list, which is no doubt a tough issue to overcome for a team that is riding high on a 40-28 record currently. Ultimately, the next man up was Casey Schmitt, a utility infielder who had recently come back from an injury of his own, only a few weeks prior. Replacing a multi-time Platinum Glove Award winner and former All-Star is no easy task, both from the team's perspective and from the perspective of the player who has to try and replicate that level of success.