San Francisco Giants News

If someone told Giants’ manager Bruce Bochy on Sunday morning that his two starting pitchers, Chris Stratton and Matt Moore, would combine to throw 13.2 innings and allow two earned runs against the Washington Nationals that day, San Francisco’s skipper probably wouldn’t have believed it.

In the top half of the seventh inning on Sunday night, Pablo Sandoval unleashed a memorable swing against Scherzer, and it silenced fans at Nationals Park.

The Giants have dealt with their fare share of nightmare scenarios this season, and on Sunday night in Washington, D.C., they almost had to deal with another.

Even though he’s spent just over two years in the Giants’ Minor League system, Suarez has clearly made a strong case for a September call-up, and his Saturday evening performance was no exception.

Chris Stratton’s career hasn’t exactly followed a fairytale script. But on Sunday afternoon in Washington, D.C., Stratton authored the most memorable story of his Major League career to date, as the Giants’ rookie tossed 6.2 innings of shutout ball in his team’s victory.

The 25-year-old has the versatility to play both in the infield and outfield and will almost certainly start the second contest of Sunday’s doubleheader after Calixte was not in the lineup in game one.

The Washington Nationals lost outfielder Bryce Harper to a knee injury in the first inning, but still came out on top against the Giants

The wet weather in Washington, D.C. has put a damper on the Giants’ weekend series against the Nationals, and on Saturday night, the rain impacted more than just the start time of the game.

No shortage of players the Giants expected to depend on in 2017 have battled injuries and suffered through extended stints on the disabled list. Closer Mark Melancon is not an exception.

A long anticipated potential rematch between Giants’ reliever Hunter Strickland and Nationals’ outfielder Bryce Harper will have to wait.