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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 last time the San Francisco Giants had the No. 13 overall pick, the year was 2022 and they selected Patrick Bailey. Previously, the last time the Giants took a player out of Florida State University, they selected Buster Posey No. 5 overall. The SF Giants' No. 13 pick on Sunday night wasn't a catcher, but it was a well-rounded, polished outfiel…
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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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Hayden Birdsong to the rescue. The San Francisco Giants needed a win on Sunday to avoid being swept by the Colorado Rockies in their first series out of the All-Star break. And Birdsong—with 27 swings and misses—put the SF Giants on his back. Birdsong's 27 whiffs came in Denver, a notoriously tough place to pitch, and in only six innings of work. A…
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The San Francisco Giants rode rookie Hayden Birdsong to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies, avoiding the sweep at Coors Field. Hayden Birdsong struck out 12 Rockies hitters over six innings of work on the mound, the most strikeouts in a single game by a San Francisco Giants' rookie since Tim Lincecum back in 2007. Jorge Soler launched a 478 foot h…
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The San Francisco Giants had ideas of making a second half run, but ensured a loss in their first series out of the All-Star Break today after falling to the Colorado Rockies, final score 4-3. Logan Webb gave up two home runs tonight, something he's been more susceptible to as the season has gone on after giving up just two home runs in the first t…
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The San Francisco Giants couldn't capitalize on a fantastic outing by Kyle Harrison as they fall to the Colorado Rockies 7-3. Kyle Harrison tossed five shutout innings at Coors Field before yielding to the bullpen, who promptly surrendered the San Francisco Giants early lead. They also had a bit of bad luck, as Brett Wisely ripped a would-be double…
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The San Francisco Giants kick off the second half of their season tonight (even though they've played 97 games and have just 65 remaining, so they're well past the true halfway point). The Giants have a soft portion of their schedule essentially from now until early September, and they must take advantage. It all kicks off tonight with the SF Giant…
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The San Francisco Giants are a disappointing 47-50 at the All-Star break, but contrary to popular belief, their sub-.500 record has more to do with run prevention than run scoring. The Giants' position players, led by young players and veterans alike, were mostly solid in the 2024 season's first half. Patrick Bailey added offense to his superb defe…
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The San Francisco Giants had won the first game in six consecutive series, but nonetheless they had dropped their last two series. Going into Sunday's first-half finale against the Twins, the Giants were at risk of dropping their third straight series after winning the opening game. It would've been a really tough blow that would've pushed the SF G…
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Mike Yastrzemski and the San Francisco Giants walk-off the Minnesota Twins in a wild 3-2 win at Oracle Park to close out the first half of the season. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth, Mike Yastrzemski gave one a ride to triples alley that Manuel Margot dove for but couldn't get to, allowing Yastrzemski to get to third base on the play…
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The San Francisco Giants fell to the Minnesota Twins 4-2 in the second game of their three-game set. With the game tied in the bottom of the eighth inning, Patrick Bailey launched a 417 foot triple to the deepest part of Oracle Park, narrowly missing a home run on a ball that would have been a bomb in 29/30 MLB parks. The San Francisco Giants faile…
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The San Francisco Giants' last two series have been defined by disappointment, mostly because they won the first game only to lose the next two both times. Last night against the Minnesota Twins, the Giants won their sixth straight series opener, with the Giants able to secure series wins four times despite the two recent letdowns. Can the Giants b…
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The San Francisco Giants beat the Minnesota Twins, 7-1, in the first game of their three-game matchup ahead of the MLB All-Star Break. Brett Wisely was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle, but still smashed three hits tonight, including two into triples alley, and plated two runs while scoring one himself. Kyle Harrison took a step forward as a…
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Two series in a row, the San Francisco Giants have won the first game only to lose the final two. It's a brutal result for a team that has been struggling to reach and surpass the .500 mark all season. If the Giants could've just won two of those four games, they would be 47-47. Instead, the SF Giants are 45-49 as they enter the final series of the…
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The San Francisco Giants dropped the final game of their series against the Toronto Blue Jays, falling today 5-3 at Oracle Park. Jordan Hicks got the start for the San Francisco Giants and looked shaky again. He hit a wall in the bottom of the fourth inning and never regained his form on the bump as he surrendered all five of the Toronto Blue Jays …
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The San Francisco Giants couldn't recover from a 6th inning shellacking by the Toronto Blue Jays as they fall 10-6. Logan Webb, who got the start tonight, was cruising through the early innings of this one before surrendering a three-run bomb in the 5th inning that put the San Francisco Giants down by one. Then in the sixth, the Toronto Blue Jays s…
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The San Francisco Giants shook up their roster prior to their Tuesday night showdown with the Toronto Blue Jays, and they were immediately rewarded with some exciting results. The Giants trailed 3-2 going into the bottom of the ninth, after Tyler Fitzgerald had homered in the bottom of the eighth to make it a one-run game. Patrick Bailey hit a one-…
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Two days after trading Austin Slater, the San Francisco Giants parted ways with another veteran. Nick Ahmed was designated for assignment today, clearing the way for Brett Wisely and Tyler Fitzgerald to hold down the shortstop position. The SF Giants also have Marco Luciano and Casey Schmitt as shortstop options on the 40-man roster. The Giants are…
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The San Francisco Giants lost a tough series to finish up their road trip, and they traded away their longest-tenured player in a somewhat surprising pre-deadline move, but ultimately yesterday was a day of excitement as Logan Webb and Heliot Ramos were named to their first All-Star teams. It's a long time coming for Webb, who's been one of the bet…
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The San Francisco Giants fought hard but couldn't overcome the Cleveland Guardians in the final game of their road trip, as they fell 5-4 at Progressive Field. Hayden Birdsong pitched well in his third career MLB start, only surrendering two runs in 4.2 innings of work, but labored through the fourth and fifth innings before he was pulled with two …
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The San Francisco Giants dropped the second game of their three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Kyle Harrison made his return from injury for the San Francisco Giants and did not look very sharp. He battled to make it out of the first inning, surrendering three runs in the process, but settled down somewhat after. …
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The San Francisco Giants picked up a big win on the road today against the Cleveland Guardians. final score 4-2. The bullpen deserves a ton of credit for their herculean effort in many games as of late, but perhaps none were better than today's outing. Seven different San Francisco Giants held down the potent Cleveland Guardians, limiting them to j…
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Even though the San Francisco Giants entered their three-game series in Atlanta coming off a big series win over the Dodgers, the task still looked tall. The Giants haven't played well this season both on the road and against teams at or over .500. Given the SF Giants' position in the standings, however, suggests that they need to have at least a s…
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The San Francisco Giants celebrated Independence Day this season with a 4-2 win over the Atlanta Braves. With the win, the San Francisco Giants win the series and have now won their last three-consecutive series against the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Atlanta Braves respectively. Logan Webb was dominant today for the San Francisco Gi…
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The San Francisco Giants fell 3-1 to the Atlanta Braves today in the second game of their three-game set. Chris Sale was dominant on the mound today, much like he has been all season long, as he struck out nine batters and only surrendered one run over six innings of work. Jordan Hicks appears to be hitting a wall for the San Francisco Giants right…
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The San Francisco Giants needed to keep their recent momentum going, but it was looking like a tough task as they began a difficult road trip through Atlanta and Cleveland. Hayden Birdsong made just his second career start, and he was going up against a pitcher with an ERA in the 1.00s. It was Birdsong, however, who earned the win and propelled the…
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The San Francisco Giants defeated the Atlanta Braves tonight 5-3 in a solid all-around game from the entire team. Hayden Birdsong drew his second career start and tossed five innings of two-run ball. He got some decent run support from the San Francisco Giants offense today, as they launched three home runs on their way to victory. Jorge Soler, who…
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It's hard to believe, but the San Francisco Giants have passed the halfway point of the 2024 season. The Giants entered the year with high expectations, and there's no doubt they've fallen short of those expectations so far. The SF Giants have played inconsistent baseball, at times playing great and at times playing quite poorly. The Giants have ce…
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The San Francisco Giants entered this homestand reeling. The Giants had lost five of six games on its most recent homestand, and they faced a four-game series against a competitive Cubs team followed by three against the dreaded Dodgers. What did the Giants do? They took three of four from the Cubs and two of three from LA. Spencer Bivens was the s…
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The San Francisco Giants took down the Los Angeles Dodgers today in the final game of their three-game set, and in the final instillation of this rivalry at Oracle Park for the 2024 season. The San Francisco Giants not only plate 10 runs in the victory, but they also got a huge lift from Spencer Bivens in his first career start. In what was expecte…
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The San Francisco Giants couldn't pull off a second walk-off win in as many days, as the Los Angeles Dodgers win 14-7 in extra innings at Oracle Park. The San Francisco Giants had the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th with the winning run at third base and only one out, but couldn’t manage to get the run home. The Los Angeles Dodgers responded…
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The Dodgers have had the San Francisco Giants' number this year. And for the last few years, as a matter of fact. However, Friday night was different. Logan Webb put together another great start and the SF Giants blasted three home runs—including Brett Wisely's booming walk-off shot in the bottom of the ninth—to send the Giants to their fourth vict…
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The San Francisco Giants walked-off the Los Angeles Dodgers in the bottom of the ninth inning at Oracle Park in a 5-3 victory over the hated rivals. It was the smallest guy on the field for the San Francisco Giants who had the biggest impact in this game, as Brett Wisely launched the two-run blast to secure the win. Logan Webb was dominant in this …
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The San Francisco Giants couldn't finish off the four-game sweep against the Chicago Cubs today as they fell 5-3 at Oracle Park. After trailing early, the San Francisco Giants plated three runs in the 6th inning to tie the game. But once in extra innings, embattled reliever Luke Jackson gave up a two-run bomb which put the Chicago Cubs back on top.…
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The San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs tonight at Oracle Park in Hayden Birdsong's MLB debut. The highly-touted prospect tossed 4 2/3 innings tonight and held the Cubs to three runs while fanning five. The bottom of the San Francisco Giants order did a ton of damage to the Chicago Cubs tonight, as they got home runs from their 7th, 8th, and…
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The San Francisco Giants' pitching staff has been decimated by injuries. So much so that the Giants were forced to go with back-to-back bullpen games in their first two games against the Cubs. Despite the dire situation, with the team mired in a five-game losing streak, the Giants won both games. Last night, the bullpen was absolutely stellar as th…
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The San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 in the second game of a four-game series tonight at Oracle Park. The San Francisco Giants Bullpen did an outstanding job of limiting the Chicago Cubs offense, as six different pitchers for the San Francisco Giants held the Chicago Cubs to just four hits and one run. The late-inning offense trend co…
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The San Francisco Giants, losers of five straight, badly needed a win. It was the Giants' first home game since last week's passing of Willie Mays, and as expected, the Giants put together a moving pregame celebration. All SF Giants also wore the No. 24 in Mays' honor. Despite all that, the Giants fell behind 4-0 to the Cubs and looked to be headed…
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The San Francisco Giants scored five unanswered runs, including three in the bottom of the ninth inning, to beat the Chicago Cubs in a walk-off win. Wilmer Flores drew a bases-loaded walk to score the winning run, but it was Spencer Howard's phenomenal pitching that kept the San Francisco Giants in this one late. He posted eight strikeouts over 4.2…
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The San Francisco Giants were riding high one game into their six-game road trip against two teams they are directly competing with in the wild card race. Thairo Estrada hit a huge, ninth-inning three-run homer to give the SF Giants the lead and eventually the win. But after that, the Giants dropped their next five games and lost the legendary Will…
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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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