Dodgers rally in 11th inning to beat Giants before All‑Star break
San Francisco Giants pitcher Robbie Ray throws against the Dodgers during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani sits in the dugout before a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Dodgers' Freddie Freeman hits an RBI double against the San Francisco Giants during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Dodgers'
San Francisco Giants Select Tennessee SS Gavin Kilen No. 13 in 2025 MLB Draft
The San Francisco Giants found their shortstop of the future on Rocky Top. With the No. 13 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, the Giants selected Tennessee's Gavin Kilen, a poised and polished shortstop who anchored the Vols' infield in his lone season in Knoxville. Kilen is now the second Tennessee player taken in the first round, joining left-handed pitcher Liam Doyle — a testament to the strength of Tony Vitello's program, which has produced multiple first-rounders in three of the last four drafts. Kilen, a native of Milton, Wisconsin, has taken the long, patient route to the pros.
Freddie Freeman's bloop single in 11th starts winning rally as Dodgers beat Giants 5-2
SAN FRANCISCO -- - Freddie Freeman blooped a single into shallow right-center with two outs in the 11th inning to score James Outman for the go-ahead run, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Sunday for a winning series, one day after snapping a season-worst, seven-game losing streak. Spencer Bivens (2-3) intentionally walked Shohei Ohtani to start the 11th and retired Mookie Betts and Will Smith before Freeman delivered with a ball that dropped between three Giants.
SF Giants select shortstop Gavin Kilen with No. 13 overall pick of MLB Draft
The Giants have selected shortstop Gavin Kilen out of Tennessee with the 13th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. Kilen spent the first two years of his collegiate career with Louisville before transferring to Tennessee, where he had a slash line of .357/.441/.671 with 15 homers and 46 RBIs as a junior.
Dodgers' two-out rally puts away rival Giants in extras
The Los Angeles Dodgers strung together two-out bloop singles by Freddie Freeman and Andy Pages around an infield hit by Teoscar Hernandez, all producing a run, in a relatively quiet 11-inning uprising that produced a 5-2 road victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon. Baseball's traditional first half was extended by two innings when Giants pinch-hitter Luis Matos smacked a one-out, two-run home run off Dodgers closer Tanner Scott in the last of the ninth, drawing the hosts even at 2-2.
Giants Offense Was Shut Down in First Ever Showdown Against Dodgers Megastar
The chase for the National League West crown has been one of the more tightly contested divisional races so far this season, with both the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers leading the crowded field. The three-time MVP winner completely shut down the Giants' lineup, striking out four hitters while allowing zero runs.
Following arduous Tommy John recovery, SF Giants' Robbie Ray back to All-Star form
Robbie Ray remembers when everything clicked. It was April 26, 2025 — 724 days since Ray underwent two surgeries that, in effect, robbed him of two seasons. Ray began the frame with a strikeout, then induced a groundout and a fly out. As Ray walked back to Oracle Park's third-base dugout, he realized his timing was back.