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Locked On Giants podcast is your daily ticket to stay ahead of the game and the first to know the latest news, analysis, and insider info for the San Francisco Giants and Major League Baseball. Hosted by Ben Kaspick, a lifelong Giants fan and former RotoGraphs and Beyond the Box Score contributor, the Locked On Giants podcast provides your daily Giants fix with expert, local analysis, and coverage of all aspects of the Giants franchise, including game breakdowns and transactions in a data-dr ...
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The San Francisco Giants found a way to beat the Seattle Mariners today despite Blake Snell's shaky outing, final score 4-3. Blake Snell only lasted three innings today as he couldn't find the strike zone. He issued six walks today, but did strike out five batters and gave up just two runs. Mike Yastrzemski had a great day at the dish as he want 3-…
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The San Francisco Giants fell to the Seattle Mariners 6-5 in extra innings tonight at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. Hayden Birdsong was wild today for the San Francisco Giants, as he only lasted four innings before yielding to the bullpen. Tyler Rogers imploded later on and gave up four runs in one inning without recording a single out. This was one of…
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The San Francisco Giants are reportedly eyeing a major deal to keep star third baseman Matt Chapman in San Francisco for the foreseeable future. After a standout first season with the Giants, Chapman has the option to opt out of his contract at the season’s end. With his blend of power, speed, defense, durability, and leadership, Chapman could soli…
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In what felt almost like a must-win game, Bob Melvin and the San Francisco Giants opted to use ... Erik Miller and Spencer Bivens in perhaps the highest leverage pitching situation of the season?! Indeed, the Melvin and the Giants' front office appear to have shot themselves in the foot based on how yesterday's ninth inning unfolded. Taylor Rogers …
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The San Francisco Giants couldn't pull off the sweep over the Chicago White Sox as they fell in the final game of the series 6-2 and spoiled a phenomenal start by Logan Webb in the process. After turning in 8 innings of two run ball, the San Francisco Giants couldn't give Logan Webb any run support. Ultimately the bullpen imploded in the 9th inning…
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Robbie Ray shined today as he led the San Francisco Giants to a 4-1 win over the Chicago White Sox. After failing to get out of the first inning in his last start, Robbie Ray tossed 6.2 innings while only surrendering one run and striking out nine batters in the process. This is the longest Robbie Ray has pitched in a game this season, and he tied …
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Looking for in-depth San Francisco Giants coverage that captures every twist and turn of the season? In this episode, Kyle Harrison’s powerful performance shines as the Giants grind out a crucial 5-3 win against the lowly White Sox. Even with early offensive struggles, the Giants rallied in the fifth inning, showcasing resilience when it mattered m…
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The San Francisco Giants took down the Chicago White Sox today at Oracle Park, final score 5-3. Kyle Harrison tossed six innings of one run ball while striking out five, and the San Francisco Giants offense came alive for 12 hits. While this team has been absolutely terrible all season at hitting with runners in scoring position, they turned around…
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Be honest, you don't really care about the Bay Bridge Series, but now that it's gone, you pine for it. The Giants made their last visit to the Oakland Coliseum over the weekend for the final Bay Bridge Series, splitting the two games with their soon-not-to-be cross-bay rivals. Next year, the Giants will travel to their OWN AAA ballpark to play the …
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The San Francisco Giants’ playoff hopes are hanging by a thread, and every game counts. In a nail-biting finish, the Giants managed to salvage a crucial victory in Game 2 against the Oakland A’s, thanks to a late-game surge powered by Heliot Ramos, Jerar Encarnacion, and Michael Conforto, and a clutch performance by Blake Snell and Ryan Walker. Wit…
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The San Francisco Giants blasted back to back bombs in extra innings to beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 in the final game of the last Bay Bridge series. Blake Snell was utterly dominant again in this one but JP Sears matched him blow for blow. Tied at one entering extra innings, Jerar Encarnacion and Michael Conforto blasted back-to-back jacks that …
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The San Francisco Giants were completely shut down by Osvaldo Bido the Oakland Athletics, falling 2-0 in their first game of a two-game set at the Oakland Coliseum. Hayden Birdsong pitched well today after a disastrous start in his prior outing, but the San Francisco Giants kept him on a short leash as he only threw 78 pitches over 4.2 innings desp…
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This episode dives deep into the ongoing debates surrounding the San Francisco Giants’ leadership, responding to listener-submitted questions. The discussion begins with a breakdown of the criticisms and strengths of Bob Melvin’s managerial style. The episode then shifts to the broader concerns about the SF Giants’ front office. With Farhan Zaidi f…
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In a crucial showdown against the Braves, Logan Webb delivered when it mattered most, leading the San Francisco Giants to a much-needed victory. After dropping the first three games of the series, the Giants were on the brink of falling 5.5 games back in the wild card race. But Webb’s brilliance on the mound kept the Giants within striking distance…
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The San Francisco Giants avoided the sweep today with a 6-0 win over the Atlanta Braves. This was the biggest win of the season for a team that is hanging on to their playoff hopes by a thread, and Logan Webb pitched like it today. The San Francisco Giants ace tossed 7.2 innings of dominant shutout ball while striking out seven. Rookie Grant McCray…
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The San Francisco Giants are hanging on by a thread after dropping their third consecutive game to the Atlanta Braves tonight at Oracle Park. This one was pretty much over before the San Francisco Giants ever set foot in the batters box after Robbie Ray gave up a grand slam and five runs in the first inning before ultimately falling 13-2. Four diff…
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The San Francisco Giants suffered another gut-wrenching, one-run loss to the Atlanta Braves, a team they’re fiercely competing with for a wild card spot. With the wild card standings on the line, the Giants are in a must-win situation for the next two games to secure the tiebreaker over Atlanta, a factor that could be decisive as the season progres…
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The San Francisco Giants fell to the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in another extra innings game between the two teams. After the Atlanta Braves scored the go ahead run with a single to score the Manfred Man in the 10th inning, the San Francisco Giants failed to score their ghost runner at second base in the bottom of the inning for the second consecutive nig…
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In this episode, we dive deep into the intense pitching duel between Blake Snell and Chris Sale that had San Francisco Giants fans on the edge of their seats. Snell, continuing his historic run with the SF Giants, has showcased his dominance by posting a staggering 0.99 ERA and holding opponents to a .097 batting average over his last seven starts.…
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The San Francisco Giants fell 1-0 to the Atlanta Braves in the first game of their four-game set at Oracle Park. With Blake Snell and Chris Sale pitching today, runs and hits were at a premium as the starters gave up a combined five hits and zero runs while striking out 23 batters. The Atlanta Braves lone run came in the 10th inning when the Manfre…
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The Giants have been slowly creeping up in the standings and suddenly find themselves 2 games above .500 and only 1.5 games back of the wild card with 42 to play. We discuss their playoff chances, their recent trades, the demotion of Doval, Snell's resurgence and no-hitter, the all-important 4-game series with the Braves this week and much, much mo…
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The San Francisco Giants are just 1.5 games back in the wild card standings, and the team they’re chasing is the Atlanta Braves. As the Giants gear up for a pivotal four-game series against the Braves starting tonight, every pitch and every play will matter. Join us as we dive into this crucial matchup, breaking down what the Giants need to do to s…
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The San Francisco Giants pulled off a dramatic win in Washington D.C., overcoming two rain delays and a blown save by closer Camilo Doval. Despite the challenges, the resilient Giants clawed their way back, securing a marathon victory and pushing their record above .500. The win was a testament to their determination, as they continue to fight for …
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The San Francisco Giants outlasted the Washington Nationals in a grueling, marathon-type game that lasted well over five hours, eventually winning 9-5. Two rain delays severely derailed the flow of this game, the first coming in the top of the third and the second coming in the top of the eighth. Starting pitchers for both teams were negatively imp…
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The San Francisco Giants got back in the win column today as they beat the Washington Nationals 7-4. Blake Snell got the start today for the San Francisco Giants and struck out eight Nationals hitters over six innings of work while limiting them to just three runs. At the plate, the San Francisco Giants offense finally showed up with runners in sco…
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In this episode, we dive deep into the San Francisco Giants’ ongoing struggles with situational hitting, which were painfully evident in their recent loss to the Washington Nationals. Despite having an above-average offense overall, as indicated by their 104 wRC+ this season, the Giants continue to falter in crucial moments. We analyze how their po…
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The San Francisco Giants pitching staff fell apart today as they were smacked by the Washington Nationals 11-5. Hayden Birdsong had his worst outing of his brief MLB career, lasting just two innings and surrendering seven runs. The bullpen was not much better, as they gave up 10 hits and four runs over six innings of work. In total, it took the San…
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The San Francisco Giants, with their ace Logan Webb on the mound against a struggling Patrick Corbin, needed to win to pull back to .500 for the first time since June 1. That's exactly what the Giants did, and it started off with a bang. Tyler Fitzgerald homered again—his 11th in his last 17 games—as he continued to etch his name into SF Giants lor…
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The San Francisco Giants kept the good times rolling today with a 4-1 win over the Washington Nationals. Logan Webb spun 5.2 innings of one run ball for the San Francisco Giants while Tyler Fitzgerald and Matt Chapman launched a pair of home runs. With the win tonight, the San Francisco Giants are now 8-2 in their last 10 games, but, more important…
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San Francisco Giants starter Blake Snell pitched a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds in the Giants' series opener in Cincinnati. It was the culmination of a stretch of absolute dominance by Snell, whom the SF Giants held onto at the trade deadline despite some belief that they may trade him. Blake Snell's no-hitter came one game after Giants st…
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The San Francisco Giants take down the Cincinnati Reds 8-2 in the rubber match of the three game set at the Great American Ballpark to take the series two games to one. The San Francisco Giants smashed three more home runs today, a theme in this series as they crushed eight homers in this series alone, the most in any series this season for the San…
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The San Francisco Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds today 6-4 at the Great American Ballpark. Kyle Harrison couldn't get past the fourth inning as he gave up four home runs tonight before exiting this one. The San Francisco Giants offense was lifeless until late in this one, but did launch three home runs of their own in the final three innings of…
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Blake Snell turned in his first career no-hitter tonight as the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 at the Great American Ballpark. Prior to tonight, Blake Snell had never thrown a pitch in the 9th inning of his professional career but was able to go the distance tonight on just 114 pitches. Snell struck out 11 batters while only walk…
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The San Francisco Giants made a series of roster moves ahead of Game 1 of a crucial road trip through Cincinnati and Washington D.C. The SF Giants most notably added Jerar Encarnacion to the 40-man roster and major league roster, while also adding newly acquire Mark Canha. The Giants also activated Sean Hjelle off the bereavement list. Derek Hill w…
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The San Francisco Giants sent a clear message with their trade deadline moves and non-moves: they believe their starting pitching has the potential to be great and that it could carry them to the postseason and beyond. Logan Webb, the staff ace and MLB leader in innings pitched, had struggled over his last three starts (and in the All-Star Game), a…
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The San Francisco Giants took down the Oakland Athletics in the final game of the Bay Bridge Series at Oracle Park. Logan Webb went the distance as he tossed a five-hit shutout and showed everyone once again why he's the ace of the San Francisco Giants. Webb struck out six and leaned heavily on his changeup on the process. Brett Wisely drove in the…
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The San Francisco Giants fell to the Oakland Athletics 5-2 in the first game of the final "Bay Bridge Series" at Oracle Park. Robbie Ray surrendered three home runs in his second outing of the season over just 4.1 innings pitched. The offense wasn't much better, as the San Francisco Giants scratched across two runs late, which came when the game al…
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The San Francisco Giants traded Jorge Soler and Luke Jackson in a salary dump. They sold from an area of surplus, trading Alex Cobb to the Guardians for a compelling 19-year-old LHP. And they acquired Mark Canha, shoring up a small but meaningful need for a player to pair with LaMonte Wade Jr. at 1B in Wilmer Flores' absence to to be a potentially …
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With today's 3 PM PT trade deadline looming, the San Francisco Giants have already made a significant splash, sending Jorge Soler and Luke Jackson to the Atlanta Braves. After the deadline has passed, Locked On Giants will publush a full episode breaking down all of the Giants' activity (and potential non-activity), but today's episode focuses on t…
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Following the San Francisco Giants' extremely frustrating 2-5 road trip to begin the second half, it was looking like they were trending strongly towards selling at Tuesday's 3 PM Pacific trade deadline. The Giants had one more series—four games against the Colorado Rockies—to prove to upper management that the team should be held together or added…
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The San Francisco Giants finished off the sweep of the Colorado Rockies today at Oracle Park with a 5-4 win. Erik Miller started a bullpen game for the San Francisco Giants which featured six different pitchers for the Giants and he delivered another shutdown inning to set tone for the rest of the game. But the San Francisco Giants won this game wi…
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The San Francisco Giants took both games against the Colorado Rockies in today's double header at Oracle Park, winning the second game 5-0. Hayden Birdsong picked up where Blake Snell left off, and punched out eight Rockies over five scoreless innings of work. Tyler Fitzgerald continued his unreal tear at the dish as he launched yet another home ru…
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The San Francisco Giants defeated the Colorado Rockies 4-1 in the first game of a scheduled double-header today, and the second game of the four-game set, behind a career-best effort from Blake Snell. The big offseason signing struck out a career-high 15 batters through six innings of work, the first pitcher to do so since at least 1901. Pat Bailey…
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The San Francisco Giants returned home today to the friendly confines of Oracle Park and it paid off big time as they win 11-4 over the Colorado Rockies. Tyler Fitzgerald and Kyle Harrison showed San Francisco Giants fans how bright the future could be, as the two budding stars showed out today. Tyler Fitzgerald launched two more home runs, giving …
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Full description of today's episode of Locked On Giants to come... Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/LOSFGiants?sid=YouTube Locked On MLB League-Wide: Every Team, Prospects & More 🎧 https://linktr.ee/LockedOnMLB The best daily San Francisco Giants podcast. Whether the Giants are winning championships or retooling…
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The San Francisco Giants got back in the swing of things today as their offense scored eight runs in their victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Robbie Ray made his long-awaited debut for the San Francisco Giants and lived up to "former Cy Young Award Winner" expectations, as he tossed five hitless innings. The offense found success with runners in…
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The San Francisco Giants dropped another one to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, final score tonight 5-2. This marks their seventh consecutive loss at Chavez Ravine, and the team has been flat out bad since the All-Star break. The offense went 1-9 with runners in scoring position tonight after coming up hitless in such situations last nig…
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Full description of today's episode of Locked On Giants to come... Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/LOSFGiants?sid=YouTube Locked On MLB League-Wide: Every Team, Prospects & More 🎧 https://linktr.ee/LockedOnMLB The best daily San Francisco Giants podcast. Whether the Giants are winning championships or retooling…
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The San Francisco Giants fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 in the first game of a four-game series at Dodger Stadium. The San Francisco Giants couldn't buy a hit with runners in scoring position today, as they went 0-7 in such situations. Blake Snell was good again tonight for the San Francisco Giants as he tossed six innings of two-run ball agai…
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