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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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Former ESPN Radio Host Joe Aguiar, teams up with Sports Podcasters Jace Garcia and Sean Scanlon, to talk about the New York Football Giants. The guys discuss the highlights of the previous game, preview the week's coming matchup, take a look around the NFL and make weekly picks, plus they'll tell you who to start on your Fantasy Team.
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The San Francisco Giants couldn't avoid the sweep today as they fell 5-3 to the St. Louis Cardinals. The loss pushes the San Francisco Giants losing streak to five games. Sonny Gray was dominant on the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals and carried a perfect game into the 7th inning. Brandon Crawford made a nice play at third late in the game to spo…
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The San Francisco Giants pitching was pulverized by the St. Louis Cardinals today as they fall 9-4 at Busch Stadium. Four home runs from the St. Louis Cardinals was more than enough to beat the San Francisco Giants today as the offense was inconsistent with runners in scoring position yet again. Jordan Hicks struggled in the humid heat today as he …
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The San Francisco Giants participated in an historic and memorable game at Rickwood Field tonight, and unfortunately came out on the losing end. Keaton Winn was roughed up again, highlighting the Giants' pitching woes, which are an underrated reason why the SF Giants have fallen to four games under .500. The Giants are at a point where they may nee…
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The San Francisco Giants fell to the St. Louis Cardinals tonight 6-5 in a historic game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama which paid homage to Willie Mays and the Negro Leagues. The event was dripping in pageantry, featuring numerous tributes to players of the Negro Leagues past. Amidst the historic moment, Keaton Winn was terrible on the mo…
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The San Francisco Giants, all of baseball, and truly the world at large lost a legend on Tuesday. Willie Mays, perhaps the greatest baseball player who ever lived, passed away peacefully at the age of 93. Mays was beloved from coast to coast and from generation to generation. His death came just two days before he was set to be honored in a game pl…
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The San Francisco Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs 6-5 today at Wrigley Field to wrap up their series on Chicago's North Side. Erik Miller got the start for the San Francisco Giants in yet another bullpen game for the orange and black. After falling behind 6-1, Jorge Soler launched an 8th inning grand slam 444 feet to bring the San Francisco Giants …
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The San Francisco Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field 5-2 tonight, but the real story today is the passing of Willie Mays at 93 years old. The San Francisco Giants announced the devastating news in the 5th inning of today's game and broadcaster Jon Miller artfully walked the line between eulogizing Willie Mays and still calling the gam…
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In perhaps the San Francisco Giants' most dramatic win of the season, Thairo Estrada blasted a go-ahead, three-run home run in the ninth inning with the Giants down by two runs. The SF Giants and Cubs exchanged blows late in the game, but the Giants ultimately prevailed thanks to Estrada's blast. The Giants also exhibited strong defense (and more o…
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The San Francisco Giants out-homered the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field today in a 7-6 win. Three different San Francisco Giants smashed home runs, but it was Thairo Estrada who had the biggest blast of them all with a three-run jack in the top of the ninth inning which gave the San Francisco Giants a one run lead. Jordan Hicks tossed five scoreless…
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It's quickly becoming by far the best story of the 2024 season for the San Francisco Giants. Heliot Ramos, drafted out of high school as a teenager, is finally breaking out at the major-league level before our very eyes. Ramos, given a chance to play everyday due to injuries in the outfield, has been on a tear for over a month and it's getting hard…
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The San Francisco Giants unleashed a can of you-know-what against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the series finale at Oracle Park, as they won by a final score of 13-6. Jorge Soler had a great game, as he led the San Francisco Giants with three hits, four RBI, and a three-run home run. Spencer Bivens made his MLB debut for the San Francisco G…
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The San Francisco Giants continued to struggle offensively with runners in scoring position as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim won again today, 4-3. Heliot Ramos did everything he could, including launch a two-run homer and an RBI double, but the rest of the San Francisco Giants offense was putrid. Just 1-13 with runners in scoring position and s…
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The San Francisco Giants dropped their first game of their three-game set against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, falling 8-6 at Oracle Park. Spencer Howard just didn't have it on the mound tonight for the San Francisco Giants and was shelled early on. A Heliot Ramos three-run bomb put the San Francisco Giants within striking distance late, but …
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There seems to be a commonly held belief that the San Francisco Giants' offense has been bad so far in 2024. But is it really true? The Giants boast an above-average wRC+, and they're above average in batting average and on-base percentage. Their power has been subpar, and their hitting with runners in "scoring position" has been bottom five in the…
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If the San Francisco Giants could acquire Bo Bichette in exchange for Marco Luciano and Carson Whisenhunt, should they do it? That mailbag question and many others are discussed on today's edition of the Locked On Giants podcast, including: What do you think about Heliot Ramos’ hot streak, specifically how likely it is he maintains his strong plate…
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The San Francisco Giants have now won back-to-back series against Texas teams that are under-performing but dangerous. The Giants won two out of three against the defending World Series Champion Texas Rangers, and they followed it up with a really nice home series win against the Houston Astros, who are always dangerous despite their subpar record.…
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The San Francisco Giants took the rubber match today at Oracle Park over the Houston Astros, 5-3 final score. Logan Webb tossed six strong innings and added to his case to make the 2024 National League All-Star team. The San Francisco Giants big fourth inning was key in their win today, after a pitch nearly hit Mike Yastrzemski in the face, the tea…
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The San Francisco Giants fell to the Houston Astros 3-1 today at Oracle Park. The offense continues to be a huge problem for the San Francisco Giants, as they mustered just three hits today in the loss, with Brett Wisely providing the lone RBI on a solo home run. Aside from Wisley, the San Francisco Giants only managed to put one runner in scoring …
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The San Francisco Giants outlasted the Houston Astros and eventually picked up the walk-off win in the 10th inning, and win by a score of 4-3. After giving up two runs in the top of the 10th inning, the San Francisco Giants strung together a series of hits and capitalized on a couple of Houston Astros miscues to score three runs in the bottom of th…
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All told, the San Francisco Giants had a nice series vs. the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers. The Giants took two out of three but lost in the finale, squander a chance to sweep. After losing the first two games of their six-game road trip, the SF Giants overall rebounded nicely to have a .500 trip against two contending teams. Heliot…
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The San Francisco Giants couldn't finish off the sweep against the Texas Rangers in the final game of their three-game series, falling 7-2 at Globe Life Field in Arlington. Keaton Winn returned from the injury list today and got the start for the San Francisco Giants, but was ineffective on the mound as he surrendered seven runs over just 4 1/3 inn…
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The San Francisco Giants have now won three games in a row after taking down the Texas Rangers 3-1 in Arlington. Heliot Ramos continued to carry the San Francisco Giants offense as he accounted for all three of their RBI today. He also launched his 6th home run of the season. Cal Poly product Spencer Howard drew his first start in a San Francisco G…
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The San Francisco Giants took down the Texas Rangers 5-2 on the strength of three home runs and a strong pitching performance from Logan Webb. Wilmer Flores accounted for two of the San Francisco Giants three home runs, and has now homered three times in the last two games. Logan Webb tossed seven innings of two-run ball on the way to the win over …
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The San Francisco Giants have certainly had their ups and downs 63 games into the 2024 season. The Giants started off very slowly with the bats and struggled to even reach the .500 mark for much of the early part of the season. Then, after weeks of struggling to play consistent baseball, the Giants went on a hot streak and pulled to two games over …
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The San Francisco Giants needed a spark—badly—as they risked losing their seventh straight game and potentially being swept by the D-backs. Heliot Ramos, in the midst of what's looking like it could be a legitimate breakout season, provided that spark. The Giants outfielder reached base all six times he came to the plate in the SF Giants' resoundin…
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The San Francisco Giants bats finally showed up in the desert as they smash three home runs on their way to a 9-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The win stops the San Francisco Giants season-high six-game losing streak and gives them their first win in the month of June. Wilmer Flores came up with the big hit with runners on base that has e…
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The San Francisco Giants fell 8-5 to the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight at Chase Field, extending their season-high losing streak to six games. Kyle Harrison pitched well enough to keep the San Francisco Giants in this game late, but Luke Jackson imploded in the 7th inning, surrendering four runs and creating an insurmountable deficit for the struggl…
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The San Francisco Giants nearly pulled off another comeback win on the road, but the Arizona Diamondbacks had other plans as Pavin Smith blasted a walk-off two run home run to dead center field to defeat the San Francisco Giants 4-2. The San Francisco Giants had several chances to take the lead in this one, but went just 1-6 with runners in scoring…
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The San Francisco Giants could've really used a win in their series finale against the Yankees, and it looked like they were going to do so. But Camilo Doval, who isn't having his best season to date, blew a two-run ninth-inning lead. It's the third time in the last couple of weeks that the Giants have blown multiple-run ninth-inning leads, which i…
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Although they couldn't complete the sweep, the San Francisco Giants won another series, this time against the team that came into town with the best record in baseball. The Giants started out the season slowly, but they're playing great baseball as of late. Tuesday's 1-0 win was particularly impressive for the Giants, as they outdueled one of the b…
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The San Francisco Giants bullpen did a phenomenal job today going toe-to-toe with Cy Young candidate Zack Wheeler and the Philadelphia Phillies, as the San Francisco Giants came out with another walk-off win, 1-0, at Oracle Park. Luis Matos was the hero again as he lifted a sacrifice fly to left field that scores Tyler Fitzgerald and won the game. …
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LaMonte Wade Jr. has been one of the best hitters in baseball this year, period. Among hitters with at least 160 plate appearances, Wade's .470 OBP is best in the sport by a mile, and his 19.9% walk rate also ranks first. But the San Francisco Giants will be without Wade for an unknown amount of time after he came up limping legging out a double in…
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The San Francisco Giants got a little bit of revenge at Oracle Park today as they beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4. The bottom of the order has been producing well as of late and continued to do so today with Brett Wisely, Heliot Ramos, and Mike Yastrzemski accounting for six of the San Francisco Giants eight RBI. Blake Snell got the start for th…
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The San Francisco Giants got a taste of their own medicine today, falling to the New York Mets, 4-3, after a three-run ninth inning propelled the New York Mets to a walk-off win at Citi Field. Logan Webb tossed seven strong innings of one-run ball, and recorded eight strikeouts, but the bullpen couldn't hold the lead. With Camilo Doval unavailable …
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The San Francisco Giants overcame yet another late-game deficit as they beat the New York Mets 7-2 in extra innings. Trailing 2-1 going into the 9th inning, Lamonte Wade Jr drove in the tying run with a pinch hit single. Then in extra innings, the San Francisco Giants plated five runs with Mike Yastrzemski swatting a three-run triple in the rally. …
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The San Francisco Giants pulled out yet another comeback win on this road trip, this time taking down the New York Mets 8-7 at Citi Field. Patrick Bailey smashed an 8th inning grand slam to give the San Francisco Giants a one-run lead. Things got dicey for Camilo Doval in the ninth inning, but Matt Chapman made the defensive play of the season to s…
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The San Francisco Giants turned two months of Drew Pomeranz into several years of Mauricio Dubón thanks to briefly moving him to the bullpen prior to the 2019 trade deadline. The Brewers enjoyed great success from Pomeranz after acquiring him in that trade, and Pomeranz turned that into a lucrative deal with the Padres. Pomeranz was good when on th…
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The San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates just played one of the wildest series in MLB history. For the first time in MLB history, all three games of a three-game series featured comeback wins of four or more runs. For the SF Giants, it was the first time in franchise history that they had won two games in a row, with both being on the road, …
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The San Francisco Giants orchestrated another huge late-game comeback to win the final game of the series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Entering the 8th inning down 6-2, Matt Chapman blasted a three-run bomb to fuel a five-run inning to take the lead. The bullpen did their job after, as Randy Rodriguez and Tyler Rogers held onto the l…
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The San Francisco Giants showed some guts today as they battled their way back into this game after falling behind 5-0, ultimately picking up the extra-innings win over the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 9-5. Luis Matos energized the San Francisco Giants with a hustle double in the 9th inning, and later scored on a Lamonte Wade Jr single to tie t…
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The San Francisco Giants were riding high, and it looked like they were on their way to their fifth straight victory. The Giants took a 6-2 lead into the bottom of the ninth, and that's where the nightmare began. Luke Jackson got the first hitter out, but then things unraveled for him and eventually SF Giants closer Camilo Doval. The Giants survive…
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The San Francisco Giants win streak came to an end against the Pittsburgh Pirates after the bullpen blew a four-run lead in the ninth inning. The loss spoils a great outing from Logan Webb, who tossed six innings of two-run ball. Thairo Estrada and Matt Chapman both homered in this one, and the San Francisco Giants' young bats contributed as well. …
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Luis Matos, Heliot Ramos, and Marco Luciano have brought a jolt of energy (and an influx of wins) to the San Francisco Giants as injury replacements over the last week or two. The trio of young Giants are essentially replacing Austin Slater, Nick Ahmed, and Michael Conforto, who are all on the injured list. What should the SF Giants do when those v…
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The San Francisco Giants were in need of a spark, and instead they got a supernova. Luis Matos, recently called up from Triple-A as a fill-in for one of the Giants' many injured players, drove in 17 runs in a six-game span on his way to NL Player of the Week honors. No Giants player had accomplished the feat since Brandon Belt in 2018. Matos wasn't…
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The San Francisco Giants finished off the sweep against the Colorado Rockies to close out the homestand at Oracle Park with a 6-3 record. Matt Chapman is heating up and the youth movement is in full swing, as Heliot Ramos, Luis Matos, and Marco Luciano all contributed to this win today. Jordan Hicks had another rock solid outing on the mound as wel…
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The San Francisco Giants picked up an Orange Friday win over the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park. Luis Matos drove in five runners and Marco Luciano picked up his first career RBI. Sean Hjelle and the rest of the bullpen pitched lights out in the win. Matt Chapman smacked his 200th career double, shoutout Jean Segura, and the San Francisco Giants w…
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The San Francisco Giants have had a suboptimal first quarter of their season. At the 45-game mark, the Giants are 20-25, certainly not what the organization expected after investing so much money into the 2024 roster. Injuries and underperformance from key players have been a big part of the team's early struggles. But are those injuries a blessing…
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The San Francisco Giants needed a win—badly. Losers of five straight games to Los Angeles this season, the SF Giants were in danger of being swept at home and falling to a season-worst six games below .500. But Logan Webb and the Giants had other ideas, as they put it all together in a satisfying 4-1 win over their hated rivals. The Giants have bee…
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The San Francisco Giants avoided being swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers for the second time this season, as they pulled out a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Oracle Park. Logan Webb tossed six scoreless innings, showing again why he's one of the best pitchers in baseball. Luis Matos showed what he can do on both offense and defense, as he d…
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The San Francisco Giants look completely overmatched against the Los Angeles Dodgers, as they fell again to their arch rivals 10-2 at Oracle Park today. Keaton Winn had another blow up fourth inning, punctuated by a moonshot home run from Shohei Ohtani. This season, the San Francisco Giants are winless against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with a record…
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