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Logan Porter Logan Porter Back with Giants as NRI
Fri, Oct 24, 2025, 3:18 PM
The Giants re-signed Porter to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training Friday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
Analysis: Porter played five games with the Giants in 2025 and slashed .212/.346/.316 with six home runs over 73 contests at Triple-A Sacramento. He'll return to Sacramento to begin the 2026 season, giving San Francisco some experienced catching depth. |
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Jung Hoo Lee Jung Hoo Lee Logs three hits in season finale
Mon, Sep 29, 2025, 10:49 AM
Lee went 3-for-4 with two RBI in Sunday's 4-0 win over the Rockies.
Analysis: Lee recorded three singles in the season finale, driving in the team's final runs on a two-run base hit in the eighth. With that, the 27-year-old outfielder recorded his 34th multi-hit performance in 150 regular-season appearances. During that span, he slashed .266/.327/.407 with 73 runs scored, 55 RBI, 51 extra-base hits -- including eight long balls -- 10 stolen bases and an 11.5 percent strikeout rate across 617 plate appearances. |
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Rafael Devers Rafael Devers Caps off season with 35th homer
Mon, Sep 29, 2025, 10:46 AM
Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Sunday's 4-0 win over the Rockies.
Analysis: Devers launched his 35th homer of the 2025 campaign in the fourth inning, extending his hit streak to eight games. He later reached base on a fielder's choice in the eighth before coming around to score the Giants' final run. Devers was traded to San Francisco in June and appeared in 163 regular-season games between the Giants and Red Sox. Overall, he slashed .252/.372/.479 with 109 RBI, 99 runs scored and one stolen base across 729 plate appearances. His 35 homers marked his highest total since 2021. |
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Matt Chapman Matt Chapman Doubles in season finale
Mon, Sep 29, 2025, 10:43 AM
Chapman went 1-for-4 with a double in Sunday's 4-0 win over the Rockies.
Analysis: Chapman lined a double to left field in the fourth inning, marking his 23rd two-bagger of the 2025 campaign. The third baseman took a slight step back in his second season with San Francisco, during which he missed significant time due to a sprained right hand. Over 128 regular-season games, the 32-year-old slashed .231/.340/.430 with 76 runs scored, 61 RBI, 21 home runs and nine stolen bases across 535 plate appearances. |
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Willy Adames Willy Adames Launches 30th homer
Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 4:50 PM
Adames went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-0 victory over the Rockies.
Analysis: Adames became the first Giant to hit 30 home runs in a season since 2004, when Barry Bonds hit 45. It was an up-and-down campaign overall for Adames, his first with San Francisco, but he finished strong, going 5-for-20 (.250) with a pair of homers and four RBI in his last five games. The 30-year-old shortstop slashed .225/.318/.421 with 87 RBI, 94 runs scored and 12 stolen bases across 686 plate appearances. |
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Spencer Bivens Spencer Bivens Earns two-inning save
Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 4:44 PM
Bivens earned the save in Sunday's 4-0 win over the Rockies, issuing one walk while striking out three across two scoreless innings.
Analysis: Bivens will finish the year with three saves, two of which came in the final two games. The 31-year-old right-hander pitched 81 innings for the Giants this season, working to a 4.00 ERA with a 1.33 WHIP and 61:25 K:BB. |
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Logan Webb Logan Webb Grabs win in finale
Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 4:39 PM
Webb (15-11) earned the win in Sunday's 4-0 victory over the Rockies, allowing just three hits over 5.1 scoreless innings. He struck out eight.
Analysis: Webb was solid down the stretch, posting a 2.87 ERA in his last nine outings (53.1 innings). The right-hander wrapped up the season on a high note, as he matched a career high with his 15th win. Webb will finish another strong campaign with a 3.22 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and a career-best 224 strikeouts across 34 starts (207 innings). |
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Casey Schmitt Casey Schmitt Idle Sunday
Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 1:23 PM
Schmitt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Analysis: Schmitt will take a seat to close out the season after he had started each of the previous three games. Christian Koss will fill in for Schmitt at the keystone and will bat eighth. |
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Wilmer Flores Wilmer Flores Scores in win
Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 9:32 AM
Flores went 1-for-3 with a run scored in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Rockies.
Analysis: The 34-year-old lined a single to right field in the second inning before coming around to score on a three-run homer by Casey Schmitt. Since Bryce Eldridge was called up in mid-September, Flores has appeared in six of the Giants' last 12 games, batting .286 with three RBI, three runs scored and a home run in just 14 plate appearances during that span. Overall, he's slashing .242/.307/.380 with 71 RBI, 44 runs scored, 16 long balls and a stolen base across 462 plate appearances in 124 outings this season. |
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Tristan Beck Tristan Beck Earns second hold of 2025
Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 9:30 AM
Beck picked up a hold in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Rockies, tossing a scoreless inning.
Analysis: Beck retired all three batters he faced on just seven pitches, five of which were strikes. The right-hander has logged three consecutive scoreless outings, allowing two hits and one walk while striking out three in 4.2 innings during that span. Overall, he owns a 4.69 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 40:15 K:BB across 55.2 innings in 30 appearances this season. |
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Casey Schmitt Casey Schmitt Cracks three-run homer in win
Sat, Sep 27, 2025, 7:07 PM
Schmitt went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Rockies.
Analysis: Schmitt put the Giants on the board and gave them a 3-2 lead with his long shot off Kyle Freeland in the third inning. It was Schmitt's 12th home run on the season, which is more than he tallied in the two years prior combined (11). He has a .707 OPS with nine runs, three homers and nine RBI in 78 plate appearances since Sept. 1. |
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Spencer Bivens Spencer Bivens Collects second save of 2025
Sat, Sep 27, 2025, 7:01 PM
Bivens closed things out in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Rockies after striking out one batter across two-thirds of an inning to come away with the save.
Analysis: Ryan Walker was brought in to close things out in the ninth inning, but he was pulled after yielding a solo homer to Jordan Beck before allowing two more baserunners. The Giants turned to Bivens, who proceeded to strike out Warming Bernabel before plunking Ryan Ritter to load the bases, but Bivens was able to secure the win after getting Ezequiel Tovar to pop out in foul territory. Biven sits at a 4.10 ERA and 1.35 WHIP across 79 innings this season. |
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Justin Verlander Justin Verlander Ends 2025 season strong
Sat, Sep 27, 2025, 6:37 PM
Verlander (4-11) earned the win against the Rockies on Saturday, allowing two runs on five hits and one walk while striking out seven across six innings.
Analysis: Verlander got off to a shaky start by yielding solo home runs to Hunter Goodman and Brenton Doyle in the first and second innings, respectively. The veteran right-hander managed to settle in to keep the Rockies off the board for the rest of his outing, and he finished his quality start with 17 whiffs on 92 pitches. Verlander struggled in the first half of the season, failing to log a win while posting a 4.70 ERA and 1.42 WHIP across 76.2 innings prior to the All-Star break. However, the three-time Cy Young winner came alive after the break, going 4-4 across 14 starts with a robust 2.99 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 70:26 K:BB over 75.1 frames. Verlander will turn 43 in February but intends to continue his storied major-league career in 2026, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. |
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Patrick Bailey Patrick Bailey On bench Saturday
Sat, Sep 27, 2025, 12:05 PM
Bailey is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Analysis: Bailey will take a seat for the second time in three games, giving way to Andrew Knizner behind the plate. Bailey is 20-for-69 (.290) with four home runs in September. |
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Drew Gilbert Drew Gilbert Not facing LHP
Sat, Sep 27, 2025, 12:00 PM
Gilbert is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against Colorado, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Analysis: Gilbert will take a seat for a second consecutive game, dodging a matchup against southpaw Kyle Freeland on Saturday. Jerar Encarnacion will draw the start in right field. |
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Rafael Devers Rafael Devers Doubles in win
Sat, Sep 27, 2025, 10:21 AM
Devers went 1-for-2 with three walks, a double and a run scored in Friday's 6-3 win over the Rockies.
Analysis: The 28-year-old drew a walk in the first inning before coming around to score on a two-run homer by Willy Adames. Devers added a double in the second, marking his first two-bagger since Sept. 10. He has reached base safely in 10 consecutive games, slashing .211/.348/.474 with three home runs and a 30.4 percent strikeout rate in 46 plate appearances during that span. Overall, he's slashing .252/.373/.476 with 107 RBI, 97 runs scored, 34 long balls and one stolen base across 721 plate appearances in 161 games between the Giants and Red Sox. |
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Drew Gilbert Drew Gilbert Idle Friday
Fri, Sep 26, 2025, 5:19 PM
Gilbert is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Colorado, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Analysis: Gilbert will get the night off Friday after making back-to-back starts in right field. Grant McCray will draw the start in right instead. Gilbert hasn't had a multi-hit performance since Sept. 1. |
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Trevor McDonald Trevor McDonald Picking up another start
Fri, Sep 26, 2025, 1:47 PM
McDonald is slated to start Friday's game against the Rockies in San Francisco.
Analysis: The rookie right-hander will be awarded another turn through the rotation after he performed well against the Dodgers in his first MLB start this past Sunday, striking out three while allowing one earned run on six hits and one walk over six innings. McDonald will look to build on that performance with another positive outing against the Rockies, which could improve his chances of being part of the Giants' Opening Day rotation in 2026. |
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Andrew Knizner Andrew Knizner Triples in win
Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 1:04 PM
Knizner went 1-for-2 with two RBI, a triple and a walk in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Cardinals.
Analysis: Knizner appeared in just his fifth game this month, during which he's batting .333 with two RBI in 13 plate appearances. The backup catcher hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning and added an RBI triple in the eighth to give the Giants the lead. With that, the 30-year-old recorded the first three-bagger of his seven-year big-league career. He's slashing .227/.298/.307 with 11 runs scored, five RBI and a homer in 85 plate appearances this season. |
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Casey Schmitt Casey Schmitt Tallies three hits in win
Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 12:59 PM
Schmitt went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Cardinals.
Analysis: Schmitt doubled in the second inning before coming around to score San Francisco's first run. He also added two singles, marking his fifth multi-hit effort over 18 games this month. During that span, he's batting .246 with eight runs scored, six RBI, three doubles and two home runs in 71 plate appearances. Overall, the 26-year-old infielder is slashing .240/.310/.398 with 37 RBI, 33 runs scored and 11 long balls across 340 plate appearances in 92 outings this season. |
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