The two-way Japanese star, who did not pitch in all of 2024, was also the team’s designated hitter and hit in the leadoff. He grounded out in his first two at-bats and then struck out twice.

Los Angeles Dodgers (57-39, first in the NL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (52-44, third in the NL West) San Francisco; Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (8-7, 2.77 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 109 strikeouts); Giants: Robbie Ray (9-3, 2.63 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 122 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dodgers -141, Giants +118; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: Both the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday. San Francisco is 28-19 at home and 52-44 overall. The Giants have the best team ERA in the NL at 3.53. Los Angeles has a 24-22 record on the road and a 57-39 record overall. The Dodgers lead the NL with 144

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Kim Hye-seong delivered a clutch RBI single to lead his side to a 2-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, outshining compatriot Lee Jung-hoo in the second game of their MLB face-off. His season batting average moved to .345 with 13 RBIs.

The San Francisco Giants squandered an opportunity to gain ground in the NL West Saturday, as the Los Angeles Dodgers ended a seven-game skid with a 2-1 victory. The Giants fell to third place in the division after the loss, as San Francisco now trails LA by five games. The Giants hosted a Barry Bonds bobblehead giveaway and the all-time home run leader was in attendance, even throwing out the first pitch before the game. Bonds received a warm welcome from the San Francisco crowd and showed his appreciation with a message posted on Instagram.

The Giants celebrated baseball's all-time home run leader with a bobblehead giveaway and Barry Bonds showed his appreciation.

The San Francisco Giants have had a nice season overall, but it hasn't all been sunshine and rainbows. Willy Adames is someone who started the season disappointing, but has played his way into good graces by putting together a very nice stretch during the summer months. In 36 games since the start of June, Adames has posted a .258/.347/.476 slash line. Here are a couple other players the Giants could benefit from having a similar turnaround.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 54 40 .574 — New York 55 41 .573 — Miami 43 51 .457 11 Atlanta 42 52 .447 12 Washington 38 57 .400 16½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 56 39 .589 — Milwaukee 55 40 .579 1 St. Louis 50 46 .521 6½ Cincinnati 49 47 .510 7½ Pittsburgh 38 58 .396 18½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 57 39 .594 — San Diego 51 43 .543 5 San Francisco 52 44 .542 5 Arizona 46 49 .484 10½ Colorado 22 73 .232 34½ Friday's Games Baltimore 5, Miami 2 N.Y. Yankees 11, Chicago Cubs 0 Colorado 3, Cincinnati 2 Milwaukee 8, Washington 3 Minnesota 2, Pittsburgh 1 N.Y. Mets 8, Kansas City 3 Atlanta 6, St. Louis 5 San Diego 4, Philadelphia 2 L.A. Angels 6, Arizona 5 San

Ohtani goes three scoreless innings, bullpen allows just one run over six innings as Dodgers defeat the Giants 2-1.

One of the most fun events of All-Star weekend, the MLB All-Star Futures Game, took place on Saturday and put the spotlight on a pair of San Francisco Giants pitching prospects. Former Giants pitcher Tim Hudson, who played with current San Francisco president of baseball operations Buster Posey, was the National League's pitching coach for the day.

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor recorded his 200th career stolen base in the fourth inning of Saturday's game, joining an exclusive club in the process. By swiping second, Lindor became just the third shortstop in MLB history (with a minimum of 70% of games played at the position) to tally both 200 home runs and 200 stolen bases. The other two members of that club are Hall of Famer Derek Jeter and 2007 NL MVP Jimmy Rollins. Lindor, 31, has 19 home runs and 15 stolen bases through his first 94 games.

It appears safe to say that San Francisco Giants legend Will Clark will not be sending Boston Red Sox radio broadcaster Will Flemming a Christmas card this year. Clark is fuming mad that Flemming told a story about new Giants star Rafael Devers blowing Clark off, when he was going to help Devers work out at first base.

The San Francisco Giants made one of the biggest splash signings of this past offseason when they shelled out a franchise-record-setting contract for star shortstop Willy Adames. The former Milwaukee Brewers slugger was one of the most sought-after free-agent shortstops in recent memory, possessing a potent combination of elite offense and defense. The Giants saw a true franchise cornerstone in Adames, but the first several months of the year resulted in their new superstar putting up less-than-stellar numbers at the plate. For whatever reason, he came out the gates extremely slow to start his tenure in the Bay, struggling more than just about anybody else in a San Francisco lineup that has had their issues this season.

To be clear, Tyler Rogers isn't complaining. “So I'm pretty much available for the All-Star Game.” No pitcher in the majors has appeared in more games since 2020 than Rogers, and the numbers say the 34-year-old reliever has never been more effective than he has been this season. While Rogers didn't want to advocate for himself because he wasn't familiar with the selection process, his teammates and coaches were willing to say what he wasn't.

To be clear, Tyler Rogers isn't complaining. “So I'm pretty much available for the All-Star Game.” No pitcher in the majors has appeared in more games since 2020 than Rogers, and the numbers say the 34-year-old reliever has never been more effective than he has been this season. While Rogers didn't want to advocate for himself because he wasn't familiar with the selection process, his teammates and coaches were willing to say what he wasn't.

The San Francisco Giants believed they were getting a difference maker this past offseason when they signed Willy Adames to a lucrative deal to become their shortstop of the future. Adames has struggled mightily during his first year in the Bay Area, looking like a shell of himself on both sides of the ball that started to make people feel nervous about his large contract. Thankfully, the slugger has gotten hot in the summer months and just reminded everyone of his ceiling as he played hero in Game 1 of their rivalry series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Rafael Devers trade shocked the baseball world, as the Boston Red Sox gave up on their best hitter and a man who they had given a massive $313.5 million contract. The face of the Red Sox was gone with the snap of a finger, shipped off to the San Francisco Giants. More interesting was the fact that Devers went to a team with a Gold Glove third baseman, seeing as how the Red Sox' decision to move him to DH had been a major point of contention between him and the front office — along with their subsequent request that he shift to first base to replace the injured Triston Casas.

There was a lot of excitement this past offseason when the San Francisco Giants landed Willy Adames in free agency. Finally signing a coveted star player that other teams around the league were interested in acquiring, adding someone of his talent to this roster was being framed as the move that would allow the Giants to truly compete in the National League. Unfortunately, the success of San Francisco in the first half of this year has largely been in spite of the star slugger. It has not been a pretty beginning to Adames' tenure in the Bay Area, and many were beginning to worry that Buster Posey's first notable signing was going to be a flop.

The LA Dodgers (56-39) visit the San Francisco Giants (52-43) Saturday for the second game of their 3-game series. First pitch from Oracle Park is at 4:05 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Dodgers vs. Giants odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets. Season series: Tied 2-2. The Dodgers have now lost their last 7 games after going 9-1 in their previous 10. They fell to the Giants Friday in the opener 8-7. SP Dustin May allowed 7 runs in 4 2/3 innings, as the Giants scored 5 in the fifth inning to take an 8-2 lead. The Dodgers rallied for 4 runs in the sixth and another in the seventh but didn't score after that. DH Shohei Ohtani drove in

Credit to longtime Giants announcer Mike Krukow for being honest.

San Francisco has a good one behind the plate.