A former St. Louis Cardinals slugger might play a key role in the National League West race this year. The NL West is undoubtedly the toughest division in Major League Baseball in 2025. The reigning world champion Los Angeles Dodgers held the divisional lead entering Wednesday, but breathing down LA's neck were the San Diego Padres (half-game back) and San Francisco Giants (game-and-a-half back). Whichever of these teams makes a big splash before the trade deadline might be able to gain some separation.

Justin Verlander was in position for his first win with the San Francisco Giants — but he walked away empty-handed.

Justin Verlander was in position for his first win with the San Francisco Giants — but he walked away empty-handed. Verlander pitched five innings Tuesday night against the Chicago Cubs before giving a 5-3 lead to San Francisco's bullpen. The three-time AL Cy Young Award winner ended up with another no-decision, but the Giants scored nine times in the 11th for a 14-5 victory. "It's crazy, because he could easily have four or five wins at this point," San Francisco manager Bob Melvin said.

Justin Verlander was in position for his first win with the San Francisco Giants — but he walked away empty-handed. Verlander pitched five innings Tuesday night against the Chicago Cubs before giving a 5-3 lead to San Francisco's bullpen. The three-time AL Cy Young Award winner ended up with another no-decision, but the Giants scored nine times in the 11th for a 14-5 victory. "It's crazy, because he could easily have four or five wins at this point," San Francisco manager Bob Melvin said.

Justin Verlander was in position for his first win with the San Francisco Giants — but he walked away empty-handed. Verlander pitched five innings Tuesday night against the Chicago Cubs before giving a 5-3 lead to San Francisco's bullpen. The three-time AL Cy Young Award winner ended up with another no-decision, but the Giants scored nine times in the 11th for a 14-5 victory. "It's crazy, because he could easily have four or five wins at this point," San Francisco manager Bob Melvin said.

While the Chicago Cubs' bats came through in the clutch by forcing extra innings Tuesday night, Ryan Pressly certainly didn't rise to the occasion. Chicago trailed the San Francisco Giants 5-3 entering the bottom of the ninth, until RBI singles from Justin Turner and Kyle Tucker tied the score. The teams remained locked at 5-5 through the 10th, leading the Cubs to turn to their All-Star closer in Pressly in the 11th. Pressly immediately gave up a double, a single and a sacrifice bunt, allowing the Giants to jump ahead by two.

San Francisco Giants (23-14, third in the NL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (22-15, first in the NL Central) Chicago; Wednesday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Robbie Ray (4-0, 3.05 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Cubs: Ben Brown (3-2, 4.88 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 35 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -142, Giants +120; over/under is 7 runs […]

The San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs might've played the craziest 11th inning in MLB history last night. Then in the top half of the 11th at Wrigley Field, the Giants scored nine runs. In the history of their franchise that began in 1883, they had never scored that many runs in a single extra inning, per MLB stat expert Sarah Langs.

San Francisco Giants (23-14, third in the NL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (22-15, first in the NL Central) Chicago; Wednesday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Robbie Ray (4-0, 3.05 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Cubs: Ben Brown (3-2, 4.88 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 35 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -142, Giants +120; over/under is 7 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants play the Chicago Cubs after Heliot Ramos had four hits against the Cubs on Tuesday. Chicago has a 22-15 record overall and a 10-8 record in home games. Cubs hitters are batting a collective .261, the top team batting average in the NL. San Francisco has a 23-14 record overall and an 11-9 record on the road. The Giants

San Francisco Giants (23-14, third in the NL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (22-15, first in the NL Central) Chicago; Wednesday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Robbie Ray (4-0, 3.05 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Cubs: Ben Brown (3-2, 4.88 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 35 strikeouts) Cubs -142, Giants +120; over/under is 7 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants play the Chicago Cubs after Heliot Ramos had four hits against the Cubs on Tuesday. Chicago has a 22-15 record overall and a 10-8 record in home games. Cubs hitters are batting a collective .261, the top team batting average in the NL. San Francisco has a 23-14 record overall and an 11-9 record on the road. The Giants are 16-0 in games when

A highly-tense, extremely dramatic, nail-biting 9-run win.

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants has ended his homerless drought at 21 games. Lee launched a two-run shot off Chicago Cubs starter Colin Rea in the top of the third inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Tuesday. With one out and a runner at first, and the Giants nursing a 2-0 lead, Lee drilled a 93.9-mile-an-hour fastball and deposited it into the bleachers in right field.

Kyle Harrison was getting thrown into the fire. The Giants and Cubs entered the 11th inning tied at five. Ryan Walker and Erik Miller failed to protect San Francisco's two-run lead in the ninth, leaving Justin Verlander still searching for his first win as a Giant.

The San Francisco Giants etched their name into history Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, erupting for a record-setting nine-run 11th inning to rout the Cubs 14-5. With the game tied late, San Francisco delivered its most explosive frame of the season, shattering the previous Wrigley Field record for the most runs scored in extra innings. The offensive surge began when Patrick Bailey lined a go-ahead RBI single to center, scoring Christian Koss. Bailey's knock unleashed a cascade of hits – Jung Ho Lee followed with a run-scoring single, and Matt Chapman drove in two more with a liner to left. Lee also launched a two-run homer earlier in the contest, putting the exclamation point on a multi-hit

Justin Verlander was in position for his first win with the San Francisco Giants — but he walked away empty-handed. Verlander pitched five innings Tuesday night against the Chicago Cubs before giving a 5-3 lead to San Francisco's bullpen. The three-time AL Cy Young Award winner ended up with another no-decision, but the Giants scored nine times in the 11th for a 14-5 victory.

The Giants signed Willy Adames to a franchise-record contract with the hope that he could impact the game on both sides of the ball. Adames committed two errors in Monday's 9-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs that brought his total on the year to seven — tied for the most in baseball entering Tuesday. The advanced metrics don't support Adames either; along with the errors, Adames has been worth -6 defensive runs saved and -5 outs above average. Prior to Tuesday's game, Adames spoke at length with reporters about his defensive struggles.

The Giants signed Willy Adames to a franchise-record contract with the hope that he could impact the game on both sides of the ball. Adames committed two errors in Monday's 9-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs that brought his total on the year to seven — tied for the most in baseball entering Tuesday. The advanced metrics don't support Adames either; along with the errors, Adames has been worth -6 defensive runs saved and -5 outs above average. Prior to Tuesday's game, Adames spoke at length with reporters about his defensive struggles.

1910 — Chief Bender of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a 4-0 no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians. 1926 — Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators records his 400th career win when he defeats the St. Louis Browns, 7-4. 1937 — St. Louis’ Joe Medwick hit two home runs and two doubles to lead the Cardinals to a 15-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

1919 — Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators pitched 12 scoreless innings in a duel with Jack Quinn of the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds. Future football star George Halas, batting leadoff for the Yankees, went 0-for-5, striking out twice. 1919 — Hod Eller of the Cincinnati Reds pitched a no-hitter to beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-0.

1901 — Earl Moore of the Cleveland Indians pitched nine hitless innings against the Chicago White Sox before giving up two hits in the 10th to lose 4-2. 1937 — Ernie Lombardi of the Cincinnati Reds went 6-for-6 in a 21-10 rout of the Phillies in Philadelphia. 1947 — In his first game outside of New York City, Jackie Robinson has two hits and scores twice in the Dodgers’ 6-5 loss to the Phillies.