McCovey Chronicles

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Hayden Birdsong vs. Zac Gallen The San Francisco Giants continue this three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight from Oracle Park. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Hayden Birdsong, who enters today’s game with a 5.14 ERA, 5.14 FIP, with 60 strikeouts to 30 walks in 49 innings pitched. His last … [Read more...] about 9/4 Gamethread: Giants vs. Diamondbacks

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Yesterday’s action on the farm. Just three games for the San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates on Tuesday, as we start to wrap up the season. Low-A San Jose had the day off, and the seasons are over in the ACL and DSL, but High-A Eugene, AA Richmond, and AAA Sacramento all had excitement to recap. Let’s get into … [Read more...] about Minor League roundup, September 3: Richmond gets a new star and a new home

Yastrzemski and Pence chat about what it’s like to play right field at Oracle Park, and share some of their tips and tricks. Good morning, baseball fans! As I sat down to write this last night, I decided I would check in on the San Francisco Giants vs. Arizona Diamondbacks game to see what kind of tone we were looking at for this morning. I thought, “Well, the game’s only … [Read more...] about Wednesday BP: Watch Mike Yastrzemski and Hunter Pence on playing right field at Oracle Park

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images The Giants and the Diamondbacks. Also, the Giants and the Giants. The top and bottom halves of the first inning of Tuesday night’s game were nearly identical. In the top half, Geraldo Perdomo led off for the Arizona Diamondbacks and, facing a young pitcher trying to solidify his role in the Majors (Kyle Harrison), smacked a … [Read more...] about A tale of two teams

Photo by Tony Avelar/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images Casey Schmitt and Blake Sabol were optioned. With 24 games remaining and their playoff odds sitting at a meager 0.3%, the San Francisco Giants have finally turned to their future. Ahead of a home series opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Giants announced that infielder Marco Luciano and outfielder Luis … [Read more...] about Giants call up Marco Luciano, Luis Matos