<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-justin-verlander-roger-clemens-mlb-history');   ga('set', 'title', 'Justin Verlander joins Roger Clemens in MLB history with latest gem');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/JV.jpg"><figcaption>D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Justin Verlander joins Roger Clemens in MLB history with latest gem</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-17T15:30:47-07:00">September 17th, 3:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-17T15:30:47-07:00">September 17th, 3:30pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s been said that San Francisco Giants veteran pitcher <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-rumors-no-doubt-justin-verlander-return-21st-season">Justin Verlander will return for his 21st season</a>. However, he still needs to finish his 20th.</p><p>On Wednesday, Verlander <a href="https://x.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1968427092392988796" rel="noopener">etched his name</a> in the history books alongside the likes of Roger Clemens, per Sarah Langs of MLB.com.</p><p>Over the course of four games, Verlander has allowed one or no runs. Additionally, he is the only pitcher 42 years plus since Clemens in 2005 to achieve such a feat over 125 seasons.</p><p>In 2005, Clemens went 13-8 with a 3.91 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 179.1 innings pitched with the Houston Astros.</p><p>This is the latest historical feat Verlander has achieved. Recently, he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-justin-verlander-exclusive-company-10-strikeout-orioles">completed a season high of 121 pitches</a> after striking out 10 against the Baltimore Orioles.</p><p>Currently, Verlander is 3-10 with an ERA of 3.94 along with 124 strikeouts. Over a 20-year career, he has notched 265 wins, a 3.32 career ERA, 3,540 strikeouts, and 3,550.1 innings pitched.</p><p>Additionally, Verlander is a three-time Cy Young Award winner, an MVP, and has two World Series titles in 2017 and 2022.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Giants are 75-76 on the year. Ultimately, the Giants did not secure a spot in the postseason. Also, they are in the midst of a four-game losing streak.</p><h2><b>The comparison between Justin Verlander and Roger Clemens</b></h2><p>In addition to their longevity, Verlander and Clemens each were two of the defining pitchers of their eras.</p><p>A major difference between them is a place in Cooperstown. Verlander is likely to be a Hall of Famer, whereas Clemens won’t be inducted due to allegations of steroid use.</p><p>Nevertheless, both have accomplished plenty throughout their careers, particularly in the playoffs.</p><p>Overall, Clemens was 12-8 with an ERA of 3.75 and 173 strikeouts in 35 appearances. Much like Verlander, he won two World Series titles in 1999 and 2000 with the New York Yankees.</p><p>Whereas Verlander has an 17-12 record with a 3.58 ERA and 244 strikeouts in 38 appearances. Meanwhile, Clemens has seven Cy Young Awards to his name.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Justin Verlander joins Roger Clemens in MLB history with latest gem

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-bob-melvin-lets-frustrations-out-after-painful-loss-to-diamondbacks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants’ Bob Melvin lets frustrations out after painful loss to Diamondbacks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Giants-manager-Bob-Melvin-6-looks-down.jpg"><figcaption>© Robert Edwards-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Giants’ Bob Melvin lets frustrations out after painful loss to Diamondbacks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-17T00:57:28-07:00">September 17th, 12:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-17T00:57:28-07:00">September 17th, 12:57am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Over the past few weeks, it looked like a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-sfs-trend-goes-500-games-back">huge door opened up for the San Francisco Giants</a> in the playoff race. The New York Mets were floundering, and the Giants have been playing much better baseball as of late — even taking care of business against good teams such as the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs. But their playoff hopes are dwindling by the second now that they’ve returned to playing poor baseball.</p><p>On Tuesday, the Giants lost yet another crucial game against <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/why-diamondbacks-will-clinch-nl-wild-card-spot">another playoff hopeful in the Arizona Diamondbacks</a>, this time suffering a 6-5 defeat courtesy of a walk-off infield single from Jordan Lawlar — giving San Francisco its fourth consecutive defeat and their seventh in the past 10 games.</p><p>Giants manager Bob Melvin couldn’t do anything else but <a href="https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/casey-schmitt-wilmer-flores-arizona-diamondbacks/1875136/" rel="noopener">express his frustrations</a> regarding the way his team lost the game, as they were shut out of the game by the Diamondbacks from the fourth inning onwards.</p><p>“It’s frustrating. It’s frustrating. All these games we lose like that are frustrating, especially against a lefty we’ve had trouble against, and had a tough time with him last time. To be able to score four in the first, get another one in the third. After that, [it] didn’t even feel like we got a baserunner,” Melvin said, per Angelina Martin of NBC Sports Bay Area.</p><p>“To lose like that where a ball doesn’t … even leave the infield, it’s really frustrating. We’ve got to step on the bag at first. Got to make a cleaner play.”</p><p>From the fourth to ninth inning, the Giants could muster all of one baserunner. That baserunner ended up being out on second base anyway after the subsequent batter proceeded to ground into a double play.</p><p>That inexcusable drought from the plate is unrecoverable from for most teams, and this is the exact kind of offensive ineptitude that the Giants cannot afford especially as they watch their playoff dreams slip away from their fingertips.</p><h2>Bob Melvin and the Giants are falling off the pace</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Sep-15-2025-Phoenix-Arizona-USA-San-Francisco-Giants-first-baseman-Rafael-Devers-16-throws-to-first-base-against-the-Arizona-Diamondbacks-during-the-fourth-inning-at-Chase-Field.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Following their latest defeat, the Giants now find themselves three games back of the Mets for the third and final NL Wild Card spot, with the Diamondbacks being the Mets’ stiffest competition. With 11 games to go, that is not insurmountable, but considering the Giants’ play as of late, that may as well be impossible to recover from.</p><p>Crazier things have happened in the past; but do the Giants have one last gasp left in them?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants’ Bob Melvin lets frustrations out after painful loss to Diamondbacks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-logan-webb-fantasy-football-admission');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants ace Logan Webb makes stunning fantasy football admission');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Logan-Webb-1.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Giants ace Logan Webb makes stunning fantasy football admission</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-16T17:51:20-07:00">September 16th, 5:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-16T17:53:38-07:00">September 16th, 5:53pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants are locked in a tight battle for a spot to compete in the 2025 MLB postseason, but that didn’t stop their ace from drawing attention for something far from the diamond. During an appearance on the On Base with Mookie Betts podcast, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-logan-webbs-hyped-up-reaction-beating-brewers-cubs">star pitcher Logan Webb</a> casually admitted he’s juggling eight fantasy football leagues—an unexpected revelation amid a high-stakes playoff chase.</p><p>Bleacher Report later posted the moment on its X (formerly known as Twitter) account, sharing a clip of the Giants veteran discussing his fantasy football obsession with Betts and revealing <a href="https://x.com/BleacherReport/status/1968098211194867958" rel="noopener">just how deep</a> into the hobby he’s gotten.</p><p>“Giants’ ace Logan Webb reveals he’s in EIGHT fantasy football leagues 😳”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Giants' ace Logan Webb reveals he's in EIGHT fantasy football leagues 😳 <a href="https://t.co/6BsWRmHFMU">pic.twitter.com/6BsWRmHFMU</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1968098211194867958?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The fantasy football revelation from Webb, while light-hearted, comes at a critical moment. The Giants playoff race remains razor-thin, with San Francisco sitting at 75-75 heading into Game 2 of a three-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight. The club is tied with the Cincinnati Reds and trails both the New York Mets, who currently hold the final Wild Card spot, and the fourth-place Diamondbacks in the NL Wild Card standings. With only 12 games remaining, every decision matters—on and off the field.</p><p>Fans had mixed reactions. Some viewed the hobby as amusing and a harmless way to decompress during a long season. Others questioned whether juggling eight leagues was wise amid a high-pressure playoff chase, noting that perception matters—especially when you’re one of the clubhouse’s main leaders.</p><p>Despite the chatter, Webb remains the anchor of the Giants pitching rotation. He’s logged 193+ innings with a 14-10 record and a 3.34 ERA this season. However, he struggled in his last outing against the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving up six earned runs in just four innings. That performance only magnified scrutiny heading into a massive four-game rematch.</p><p>His workload has been among the heaviest in the league, and with injuries depleting the rotation, the pressure to lead both statistically and emotionally has never been greater for the right-hander.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-sf-calling-up-top-prospect-bryce-eldridge-amid-playoff-push">As the Giants prepare</a> for their crucial four-game series against the Dodgers starting Thursday, all eyes will be on Webb. If San Francisco hopes to stay alive in the postseason hunt, they’ll need their ace fully locked in—on the mound, not in his fantasy lineups.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants ace Logan Webb makes stunning fantasy football admission

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-sfs-trend-goes-500-games-back');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants’ eye-popping trend that goes 500 games back');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Sep-15-2025-Phoenix-Arizona-USA-San-Francisco-Giants-first-baseman-Rafael-Devers-16-throws-to-first-base-against-the-Arizona-Diamondbacks-during-the-fourth-inning-at-Chase-Field.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Giants’ eye-popping trend that goes 500 games back</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-16T17:19:03-07:00">September 16th, 5:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-16T17:19:03-07:00">September 16th, 5:19pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants kicked off their series against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 8-1 loss. The defeat dropped Bob Melvin’s team down to 75-75 on the season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-rafael-devers-blockbuster-red-sox-trade">San Francisco brought in Rafael Devers</a> to boost itself into the postseason for the first time since 2021. However, Logan Webb and Co. need to break out of a habit that the team has been stuck in for years.</p><p>Over the last few seasons, the Giants have finished right on the cusp of the playoffs multiple times. Regardless of the drama circling around the team, San Francisco always puts forth a respectable product in the regular season. However, an average record is not going to cut it this year. It is up to the Giants to see if they can string together some wins and climb clear over .500.</p><p>If past seasons are any indication, San Francisco is destined to finish the season at 81-81. According to sports statistician Jay Cuda, the Giants have <a href="https://twitter.com/JayCuda/status/1967632063122886687" rel="noopener">lost as many games as they have won</a> over their last 500 games. That is tough to do for a Major League Baseball team making changes each season. And yet, San Francisco has become the definition of an average baseball team.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="ca">san francisco giants record <a href="https://t.co/KSre60ScZ4">pic.twitter.com/KSre60ScZ4</a></p><p>— Jay Cuda (@JayCuda) <a href="https://twitter.com/JayCuda/status/1967632063122886687?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Heading into its series against Arizona, San Francisco is under pressure to go on a winning streak. Melvin’s team is a couple games out of the last National League Wild Card spot. However, there is a lot of competition for the final playoff berth. For a team struggling with consistency, the Giants have their work cut out for them over their last 12 games of the regular season.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-logan-webb-sounds-off-buster-poseys-trade-move">Webb has defended the front office’s moves this season</a>, but patience is running out in San Francisco. If Melvin cannot inspire his team to track down teams like the New York Mets, he might be looking for a new job this winter. For now, Giants fans can only hope that their team will wake up and go on a run to end the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants’ eye-popping trend that goes 500 games back

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-sf-calling-up-top-prospect-bryce-eldridge-amid-playoff-push');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants calling up top prospect Bryce Eldridge amid playoff push');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Giants-2023-first-round-draft-pick-Bryce-Eldridge-poses.jpg"><figcaption>© Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Giants calling up top prospect Bryce Eldridge amid playoff push</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-14T23:13:34-07:00">September 14th, 11:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-14T23:13:34-07:00">September 14th, 11:13pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants’ playoff hopes looked cooked not too long ago, but somehow, thanks to the New York Mets’ collapse, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/1-giants-player-who-must-step-up-nl-wild-card-race">Giants are suddenly in realistic playoff contention</a>. Their 10-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, which marks their second consecutive defeat in as many days, has put them 1.5 games behind the Mets at the time of writing, but with 13 games to go in their season, they certainly have enough time to make up that deficit before the regular season ends.</p><p>With the postseason in their sights, the Giants are loading up, calling on all hands on deck to prepare them for what is shaping up to be the most crucial stretch of the 2025 season. To that end, the Giants, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, <a href="https://x.com/MLBONFOX/status/1967449936066388010" rel="noopener">are calling up</a> top prospect Bryce Eldridge, a first baseman who’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-buster-posey-bryce-eldridge-update">currently mashing in the minors</a>.</p><p>Across three minor league levels, Eldridge has tallied 25 home runs and 84 runs batted in in 2025 while slashing .260/.331/.512. It’s clear that Eldridge is knocking on the door of a call-up for the Giants, and there might not be a better time for them to do so than now, especially when they’re in the middle of a crucial series against division rival Dodgers that could mean the difference between competing in October or watching the postseason from their respective couches.</p><p>Eldridge is only 20 years of age, and yet he’s been displaying advanced hitting acumen against older opposition. This has led the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/3-giants-prospects-untouchable-trade-talks">Giants to believe that he is ready</a> to take that next step and help them in their push for the third and final Wild Card spot in the National League.</p><p>He has been displaying considerable power potential, but it will be a test, as it is for any hitter in MLB, to perform in the Giants’ home park of Oracle Park.</p><h2>Charing Bryce Eldridge’s path to playing time for the Giants</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Wilmer-Flores.jpg"><figcaption>D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The 16th overall pick of the 2023 MLB Draft, Eldridge has been a fast-riser in the minors, and he’s projected for a future value of 70 when it comes to game and raw power — putting him in a spot to hit 30 to 40 home runs once he matures even further.</p><p>At present, the Giants have been cycling Rafael Devers and Wilmer Flores between first base and designated hitter. Flores has an OPS of .684 on the season, so it makes sense for Eldridge to replace him first and perhaps take a few starts from him to end the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants calling up top prospect Bryce Eldridge amid playoff push

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Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-san-francisco-announces-injury-moves-dodgers">San Francisco Giants are trying to salvage</a> what is left of the 2025 Major League Baseball season. One of the Giants players who is doing everything he can to win is veteran pitcher Justin Verlander. Verlander has posted a 3.94 earned run average this season for the team, while playing in 26 games.</p><p>It seems that the hurler <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/09/14/darryl-kile-heart-disease-st-louis-cardinals/86144898007/" rel="noopener">isn’t quite ready yet</a> either to walk away from baseball.</p><p>“There’s no doubt that Justin Verlander, 42, will come back for at least his 21st season next year after the finishing kick with the San Franciso Giants. He has yielded a 2.44 ERA in his last 10 starts, including seven dominant innings Friday when he gave up just one run to the Los Angeles Dodgers,” USA Today’s Bob Nightengale wrote on Sunday.</p><p>The Giants hold a 75-73 record on the season. San Francisco has won six of their last 10 contests.</p><h2><b>Justin Verlander has been a bright spot for the Giants</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-justin-verlander-believes-he-found-a-fix-to-problems">Verlander joined the Giants</a> before the 2025 season. He has been around several teams in his long MLB career. He has helped San Francisco’s rotation this season, as he is third on the team this season in innings pitched and strikeouts. Verlander has posted 124 strikeouts on the campaign.</p><p>The Giants have several new faces this season on the roster. San Francisco is under new management, who has not been afraid to make big trades. The team traded with the Boston Red Sox for Rafael Devers earlier this year.</p><p>“One of the keys to the Giants’ dramatic turnaround was Buster Posey, president of baseball operations. He had heart-to-heart conversations with several of their top players, subtly reminding them of his expectations,” Nightengale added.</p><p>Time will tell if San Francisco holds on to Verlander for next season. The 42-year-old hurler is a nine-time All-Star, who also is a two-time World Series champion. The hurler has tons of other awards in his trophy case.</p><p>The Giants are playing the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants rumors: ‘No doubt’ Justin Verlander will return for 21st season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-san-francisco-announces-injury-moves-dodgers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants announce 2 injury moves before Dodgers rematch');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Giants-manager-Bob-Melvin.jpg"><figcaption>Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Giants announce 2 injury moves before Dodgers rematch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-13T15:59:22-07:00">September 13th, 3:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-13T16:04:33-07:00">September 13th, 4:04pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants will play the Los Angeles Dodgers once again on Saturday after earning a 5-1 victory on Friday. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-patrick-bailey-walks-off-dodgers-extra-innings-grand-slam">Patrick Bailey delivered a walk-off grand slam</a> to send the Oracle Park fans home happy on Friday night. The Giants are looking for another big win against their National League West rival on Saturday, however, <a href="https://x.com/SFGiants/status/1966990818633543715" rel="noopener">they announced two moves</a> before the game.</p><p>Dominic Smith was placed on the 10-day injured list due to a right hamstring strain, the team announced. In a corresponding move, the Giants reinstated Jerar Encarnacion from the injured list.</p><p>Smith, 30, has quietly enjoyed a productive season with the Giants. In his first season with San Francisco, the veteran is hitting .284/.333/.417 to go along with a .750 OPS across 63 games played. The left-handed hitter has not played in many contests overall, but the Giants have benefitted from his presence while on the field.</p><p>Smith will be missed while on the injured list.</p><p>Encarnacion, a 27-year-old, has only played in 10 games this year. During that span, he has hit .167/.167/.400. His numbers don’t jump off the page, but it is a rather limited sample size to say the least. San Francisco is hopeful he will make an impact upon his return.</p><p>The Giants are competing for a postseason spot. They would love nothing more than to upset the Dodgers once again. Perhaps <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-patrick-bailey-history-not-seen-1969">Patrick Bailey will lead the Giants</a> to another huge victory.</p><p>First pitch is scheduled for 9:05 PM EST as the Giants host the Dodgers once again at Oracle Park in San Francisco.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants announce 2 injury moves before Dodgers rematch

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-patrick-bailey-history-not-seen-1969');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patrick Bailey makes Giants history not seen since 1969');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Giants-Patrick-Bailey.jpg"><figcaption>© Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Patrick Bailey makes Giants history not seen since 1969</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-13T07:12:25-07:00">September 13th, 7:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-13T08:39:29-07:00">September 13th, 8:39am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey had a special night on Friday in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-patrick-bailey-walks-off-dodgers-extra-innings-grand-slam">the team’s win over the Los Angeles Dodgers</a>. The Giants won the game 5-1 in 10 innings after Bailey hit a walk-off grand slam. That moonshot was the first time in decades that a Giants catcher <a href="https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1966738546837831836" rel="noopener">accomplished a feat like that</a>.</p><p>“The last time, and only other time a Giants’ catcher hit a walk-off grand slam was 56 years ago: Jack Hiatt on April 25, 1969, in the bottom of the 13th inning in a 12-8 victory over the Houston Astros,” USA Today’s Bob Nightengale wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Giants starting pitcher Justin Verlander <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/patrick-bailey-hits-walk-off-grand-slam-to-beat-dodgers" rel="noopener">was left in awe</a> after Bailey’s heroics.</p><p>“That was a special game,” Giants pitcher Justin Verlander said, per MLB.com. “That was one of the more fun games in a regular season I’ve been a part of. Obviously, we know where we’re at, playing the Dodgers at home. It was one of those games that had a bit of a playoff atmosphere to it from the beginning and one of those games that you just never know who’s going to step up and make a great play and take a great at-bat.”</p><p>The Giants have struggled in recent months, after looking at one point like a contender for the National League West crown. With the win, San Francisco improved to 75-72 on the season.</p><h2><b>Giants are trying to end the season on a high note</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Matt-Chapman-2.jpg"><figcaption>Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>San Francisco has been above .500 for a good portion of the season, but things went off the track in recent weeks. After the team traded for Rafael Devers, the club started to lose games and their spot in the division standings.</p><p>Things are better. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/1-giants-player-who-must-step-up-nl-wild-card-race">Giants have won seven of their last 10 games</a>, and again have a winning record. San Francisco is now seven games behind in the division.</p><p>Bailey’s home run in the Dodgers game was just his sixth all season. The Giants catcher is hitting .220 this season with 50 RBIs. He has collected hits in his last four game appearances, helping to lift the Giants offense.</p><p>The Giants catcher has done some pretty wild things this season at the plate. He hit a walk-off inside-the-park home run back in July. He is now the first player in MLB history to record a walk-off inside-the-park home run and a walk-off grand slam in a season, per MLB.com.</p><p>“Both are definitely pretty cool,” Bailey said. “I’m definitely not as tired this one as the inside-the-parker.”</p><p>San Francisco again plays the Dodgers on Saturday. Los Angeles leads the NL West by 2½ games heading into Saturday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patrick Bailey makes Giants history not seen since 1969

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-patrick-bailey-walks-off-dodgers-extra-innings-grand-slam');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants’ Patrick Bailey walks off Dodgers with extra innings grand slam');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Patrick-Bailey-comes-through-for-Giants.jpg"><figcaption>Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Giants’ Patrick Bailey walks off Dodgers with extra innings grand slam</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-13T00:23:02-07:00">September 13th, 12:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-13T00:43:09-07:00">September 13th, 12:43am</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-los-angeles-pitching-exemplified-new-mlb-record">rotation continued to dominate</a> in the series opener against the San Francisco Giants Friday. Yoshinobu Yamamoto was sensational, allowing just one run on one hit and one walk while striking out 10 in seven innings. But Justin Verlander kept the Giants in the game. He matched Yamamoto, limiting the Dodgers to one run in seven frames.</p><p>The matchup went to extra innings tied 1-1 when LA’s bullpen faltered. Blake Treinen recorded the first out in the bottom of the 10th before manager Dave Roberts gave the ball to Tanner Scott. The Dodgers’ closer loaded the bases by intentionally walking Casey Schmitt to face Patrick Bailey. And the Giants’ catcher <a href="https://x.com/MLB/status/1966727388814819511" rel="noopener">made him pay</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">PATRICK BAILEY WITH THE WALK-OFF GRAND SLAM AS THE GIANTS TAKE DOWN THE DODGERS 🔥</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/vItSjQlm7D">pic.twitter.com/vItSjQlm7D</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1966727673528381881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Bailey belted a 96 mph four-seamer 388 feet to left center for a walk-off grand slam. It was the third-year pro’s sixth home run of the season and the 11th Scott has surrendered in 2025.</p><h2><b>Patrick Bailey powers Giants past Dodgers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Patrick-Bailey.jpg"><figcaption>Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Bailey is best known for his work behind the plate. The 26-year-old catcher won a Gold Glove in his first full season in the majors last year. But on Friday, he let his bat do the talking, crushing an absolute no-doubter off Scott.</p><p>The grand slam was actually the backstop’s second dramatic game-winner this year. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-patrick-bailey-walks-off-phillies-inside-the-park-home-run">Bailey hit a walk-off, inside-the-park home run</a> in July. He was the first catcher to accomplish the feat since 1926.</p><p>The Giants have been red-hot over the last three weeks. The team is 14-4 since August 22. Friday’s win pulled San Francisco within a half-game of the third Wild Card berth, currently held by the New York Mets.</p><p>The Giants made up major ground after falling to 7.5 games back in the Wild Card standings in late August. Prior to their 18-game hot streak the team was seven games under .500. With the victory over the Dodgers, San Francisco improved to 75-72 on the season.</p><p>The Dodgers’ loss snapped a four-game winning streak. It also marked another <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-fans-erupt-waste-yoshinobu-yamamoto-near-no-hitter">low point for the Dodgers’ bullpen</a>. While San Francisco is playing for a Wild Card berth, Los Angeles is in a tight division race with the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers lead the NL West by 2.5 games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants’ Patrick Bailey walks off Dodgers with extra innings grand slam

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Downing-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Matt Chapman’s suspension overturned amid successful appeal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T16:00:41-07:00">September 12th, 4:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T16:17:45-07:00">September 12th, 4:17pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants open a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. San Francisco is competing for a postseason berth, giving the matchup against its division rival added significance. The team anticipated being shorthanded for the series opener after Matt Chapman was given a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-matt-chapman-suspension-rockies">one-game suspension</a>. But the Giants received a <a href="https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/matt-chapman-suspenion-appeal-ruling/1873944/" rel="noopener">positive update</a> prior to the matchup.</p><p>Chapman was successful in his appeal of the suspension, per NBC Sports Bay Area. The Commissioner’s Office agreed to drop the suspension and issue a fine instead. While the Giants third baseman was scheduled to miss Friday’s game against the Dodgers, the decision allows him to face LA.</p><h2><b>Matt Chapman cleared for Giants clash with Dodgers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Matt-Chapman-2.jpg"><figcaption>Stan Szeto-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>MLB issued the suspension after an incident involving the Colorado Rockies on September 2. Colorado starter Kyle Freeland didn’t like how Rafael Devers reacted after hitting a two-run homer in the first inning. As the two players shouted at each other, the benches cleared.</p><p>Chapman, sticking up for his teammate, ran to the mound and appeared to shove Freeland before an umpire separated them. When the dust settled, Chapman, Freeland and Willy Adames were ejected from the game.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="es">BENCHES CLEAR IN COLORADO <a href="https://t.co/ufPGgKB6WB">pic.twitter.com/ufPGgKB6WB</a></p><p>— DNVR Rockies (@DNVR_Rockies) <a href="https://twitter.com/DNVR_Rockies/status/1963041138610471258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While Freeland and Adames received fines, MLB opted to suspend Chapman for the shove. The ninth-year veteran <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-matt-chapman-why-appealed-1-game-suspension">immediately appealed his suspension</a>, which allowed him to remain in the Giants lineup until a ruling was issued. Had the commissioner upheld the decision, Chapman would have been forced to miss Friday’s matchup against Los Angeles.</p><p>The Giants can’t afford to lose the five-time Gold Glove winner. While the team is eight games back in the division, San Francisco is only 1.5 games behind the New York Mets for the third Wild Card berth. The Giants are hoping to reach the postseason for the first time since 2021.</p><p>Chapman has overall been a steady presence for San Francisco in 2025. However he struggled at the start of August before landing on the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-matt-chapman-il-hand-injury">10-day IL with a hand injury</a>.</p><p>Since returning to the lineup on August 23, Chapman has been hot. The former All-Star is slashing .327/.441/.673 with five homers, 12 RBI and 15 runs over his last 17 games. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-matt-chapman-home-run-vs-cubs">Chapman joined the 200-home run club</a> in that stretch and is up to 21 long balls on the season.</p><p>The Giants are relying on Chapman for their playoff push. Now he’ll suit up for Friday’s opener against the Dodgers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Matt Chapman’s suspension overturned amid successful appeal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-joey-chestnut-aiming-wild-feat-dodgers-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Joey Chestnut aiming for wild feat at Giants-Dodgers game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Joey-Chestnut-attends-CFP-national-championship-media-day.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Joey Chestnut aiming for wild feat at Giants-Dodgers game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T13:23:02-07:00">September 12th, 1:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T13:23:38-07:00">September 12th, 1:23pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants (74-72) are gearing up for a huge series with the Los Angeles Dodgers (82-64) this weekend, as they try to separate themselves from the Cincinnati Reds and cut into the one-and-a-half-game advantage the New York Mets currently hold for the third and final National League Wild Card slot. Bob Melvin and his ballclub are not the only ones who are bringing lofty ambitions with them to Oracle Park. Joey Chestnut is returning to the Bay Area with a big appetite and empty stomach.</p><p>The number one competitive eater in the world grew up in Vallejo, California and is excited to be back in a familiar place. He is not in attendance as strictly a fan, however. Chestnut is coming to the ballpark <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46227776/joey-chestnut-99-impossible-chicken-nuggets-nine-innings-giants-dodgers" rel="noopener">to complete the 99/9 challenge</a>, via ESPN’s Anthony Gharib. He will attempt to eat 99 Impossible Foods-brand nuggets across nine innings during Friday night’s NL West clash. One fan will qualify for the opportunity to battle this modern-day Goliath.</p><p>The 17-time Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest champion has broken many records and conquered many seemingly improbable feats during his legendary run. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/joey-chestnut-demolishes-three-fans-pierogi-eating-competition-cavs-game">dominated three fans in a pierogi competition</a> at a Cleveland Cavaliers game in March of 2024 and will look to reign supreme at a sporting event once again.</p><p>“I’ve done a lot of wild challenges over the years, but 99 nuggets in nine innings is a new one for me, and I’m fired up,” Chestnut said, per Gharib. Doing it back in the Bay where I grew up, at Oracle Park with the Giants, makes it even better,” Chestnut said. “I’m a big fan, and it feels like a home game! … I’ve been training, I’m feeling good, so 99 should go down no problem. Honestly, just talking about it is making me hungry. … I hope they’ve got a few extras ready.”</p><h2><b>Will the all-time great eater bring the Giants some extra luck?</b></h2><p>Joey Jaws’ affiliation with the plant-based Impossible Foods led to his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celebrity/joey-chestnut-working-on-returning-to-competition-after-ban">one-year ban from Nathan’s</a> Fourth of July festivities in 2024, but he has clearly maintained a strong working relationship with the company. The 99/9 challenge is obviously an opportunity to get more exposure on the product.</p><p>While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celebrity/exclusive-joey-chestnut-goes-machine-mode-dominate-eating-competitions">Joey Chestnut is in “machine mode</a>,” the Giants will be focused on ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto and a superb LA lineup. The Japanese right-hander was one out away from tossing a no-hitter against in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-fans-erupt-waste-yoshinobu-yamamoto-near-no-hitter">Dodgers’ brutal loss</a> to the Baltimore Orioles last Saturday, so San Francisco could have a grueling test ahead of itself. The home team will have its own high-profile hurler on the mound, however.</p><p>Future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander has been terrific over his last three starts — two runs allowed and 21 strikeouts in 17 innings pitched — so fans should expect a show. But if the game does take a turn for the worse, Chestnut will do his best to impress the crowd.</p><p>Verlander, Chestnut, Shohei Ohtani and plant-based nuggets all in one place at the same time. Only in America.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joey Chestnut aiming for wild feat at Giants-Dodgers game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/1-giants-player-who-must-step-up-nl-wild-card-race');   ga('set', 'title', '1 Giants player who must step up in NL Wild Card race with Mets, Reds');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-Giants-player-who-must-step-up-in-NL-Wild-Card-race-with-Mets-Reds.jpg"></figure><h1>1 Giants player who must step up in NL Wild Card race with Mets, Reds</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T09:00:47-07:00">September 12th, 9:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T09:00:47-07:00">September 12th, 9:00am</time><address><a>RB Hayek</a>RB Hayek has been writing about sports for over a decade and is currently a member of ClutchPoints' editorial team after primarily focusing on betting content. In addition, he is also a published author of thriller novels, available on Amazon.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants are in the middle of the NL Wild Card race, trailing the New York Mets by 1.5 games for the final spot. Additionally, they are tied with the Cincinnati Reds. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-fatal-flaw-that-will-doom-2025-postseason-hopes">some believe the Giants will fail</a>, there is still a chance they can make it as the last NL Wild Card entrant.</p><p>San Francisco currently <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb?tab=playoffs" rel="noopener">has +570 odds to make the playoffs,</a> according to FanDuel. There are 16 games left in the season. Ultimately, there is still time. But the team must act now. They cannot afford any more crushing defeats. Likewise, they must figure out a way to go on a run, especially with the playoffs getting close.</p><p>The Giants begin a big three-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers this weekend. Also, they will play four games at Chavez Ravine next weekend. Sandwiched in between that is a three-game trip to the desert to face the Arizona Diamondbacks. The season concludes with a six-game homestand that sees them face the St. Louis Cardinals and Colorado Rockies.</p><p>The team has had many ups and downs this season. Now, with so much on the line, everything has to go right. Here is how their season has gone, and the one Giants player who must step up.</p><h2><b>How the Giants’ season has gone</b></h2><p>The campaign started off pretty well. Initially, the team went 19-12 in April, and were 32-26 after two months. The Giants held a 45-40 record entering July, displaying another month of hot streaks and cold falls. Then, they sputtered out of the gate after the All-Star Break and were 54-55 going into August. At the time, it seemed like the team was dead in the water.</p><p>The Giants hit their absolute bottom point when they were 61-68 after August 22, 2025. Most people wrote them off and assumed they wouldn’t be competing. Then, something happened. They got hot. The Giants won six games in a row. Next, they tacked on another five wins in a row shortly after. Slowly and steadily, they climbed back into the race.</p><p>It brings them to this point in time, where the Giants are tied with the Reds while still trailing the Mets. Meanwhile, the Mets are starting to stumble out of the NL Wild Card spot.</p><h2><b>Players who have helped San Francisco in NL Wild Card race</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-matt-chapman-home-run-suspension-appeal">Matt Chapman has delivered results</a> for the majority of the season and is one of the best players in the batting order. Currently, he is batting .243 with 21 home runs, 56 RBIs, and 68 runs. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-willy-adames-feat-last-done-2007-barry-bonds">Willy Adames is setting franchise records</a> and playing out of his mind as he attempts to keep his team in the race. So far, he is batting .229 with 28 home runs, 81 RBIs, and 87 runs.</p><p>These players have been solid and are picking it up as the playoffs approach. Likewise, the rotation has put up better results recently, while trying to overcome earlier struggles. The bullpen is the second-best in the game of baseball.</p><p>With all this going on, there is one Giants player who must step up. Overall, he has not been the best since the team acquired him. San Francisco needs him to be at his best, especially if they want to get a good return on their investment. That Giants player is Rafael Devers.</p><h2><b>Rafael Devers must pick things up</b></h2><p>When the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-rafael-devers-blockbuster-red-sox-trade">Giants traded for Devers</a>, they believed they would get an ultra-power hitter who could also hit the baseball in all directions. They believed they got an elite first baseman who would take them far. So far, it has not exactly worked out that way.</p><p>Devers is batting .260 with 31 home runs, 102 RBIs, and 89 runs. However, he is only hitting .247 with 16 home runs, 44 RBIs, and 42 runs over 74 games with the Giants. Devers has a .355 on-base percentage and an .824 ops. Also, he has a .469 slugging percentage. While the power has been there, the consistency has not.</p><p>Devers has 68 hits for the Giants, 13 of them being doubles. While looking at the large scope of things, there are some concerns. Devers has struck out 95 times, which translates to a 30.6% strikeout rate. Alarmingly, that is much higher than his 21% career strikeout rate. The Giants need him to be better at the plate to have a chance to catch the Mets or fend off the Reds.</p><p>Devers needs to show up for the Giants as he did for the Red Sox for many seasons. Moreover, they need him to be at his best for every game, including the seven games against the Dodgers. The time is now for the slugger to get hot if the Giants want to make the MLB playoffs and enter as the final NL Wild Card entrant.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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