HOFer Mays wins lifetime achievement award
Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays has been named the inaugural winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest.
Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays has been named the inaugural winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest.
Our voters mostly agree that the two best teams in baseball reside in Southern California. After that? You might be surprised where your favorite squad lands.
— Andrew Knapp hit the winning single in the ninth inning, Bryce Harper hit a tying solo homer in the seventh and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5 on Wednesday.
Yes, it's early. But that's not going to stop us from reading into what we've seen from the best -- and worst -- in baseball so far.
— Buster Posey had his first multihomer game in nearly five years, Alex Dickerson and Wilmer Flores connected during a six-run eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants muscled past the Philadelphia Phillies 10-7 Tuesday night.
— Alex Wood pitched five innings in his season debut and four relievers completed a three-hitter as the San Francisco Giants scored an unearned run Sunday to beat the Miami Marlins 1-0 and avert a series sweep.
Giants closer Jake McGee and right-hander Logan Webb went on the injured list before Sunday's game at Miami because they are feeling lingering effects from the COVID-19 vaccine.
— Jorge Alfaro hit a game-ending, two-run double, and the Miami Marlins rallied from two-run deficits in the ninth and 10th innings to beat the San Francisco Giants 7-6 Saturday night.
— Starling Marte snapped an eighth-inning tie with a three-run homer and the Miami Marlins defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-1 on Friday night.
San Francisco Giants right-hander Johnny Cueto has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained lat muscle.
The Dodgers remain a clear No. 1 at the top -- but there is plenty of movement after that.
— Johnny Cueto pitched neatly into the sixth inning before exiting with a tight lat muscle, and the San Francisco Giants finished off the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 Wednesday.
— Wilmer Flores' tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh held up in a strange, back-and-forth game that featured four two-run homers in the first inning alone, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 on Tuesday night.
— Joey Votto splashed a home run into McCovey Cove beyond the right-field arcade, Jesse Winker hit a two-run homer, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 on Monday night.
— Anthony DeSclafani and three relievers combined to scatter eight hits and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 4-0 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
Yankees announce they have traded Thairo Estrada to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for cash considerations.
— Brandon Crawford delivered the decisive hit for a second straight day, connecting for a three-run homer in the sixth inning as the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Saturday.
— Johnny Cueto got within an out of a complete game, Brandon Crawford broke up a scoreless tie with a bases-loaded, two-run double in the seventh inning, and the San Francisco Giants won their home opener 3-1 against the Colorado Rockies on Friday.
— Chris Flexen returned to the big leagues with a win after a year in South Korea, Mitch Haniger and Ty France each hit a homer and the Seattle Mariners beat the San Francisco Giants 4-0 on Saturday night.
— Buster Posey and Evan Longoria both homered for the second straight game, and the San Francisco Giants took advantage of the Seattle Mariners' bullpen issues for a 6-3 win Friday night.
Here's how all 30 teams stack up exactly one week since Opening Day.
— Alex Dickerson scored on Donovan Solano's sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 Wednesday to take two of three.
— Victor Caratini hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer and Yu Darvish pitched six strong innings for the San Diego Padres, who beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Tuesday night.
— Padres star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. hurt himself taking a hard swing Monday night and immediately left the game against the San Francisco Giants.
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Dodgers | 14 | 4 | .778 | - | W1 |
San Francisco | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3 | L1 |
San Diego | 10 | 10 | .500 | 5 | L3 |
Arizona | 9 | 10 | .474 | 5.5 | W4 |
Colorado | 6 | 12 | .333 | 8 | W2 |