Jeff Samardzija

The Giants lost in their third-straight game, as they fell to the visiting Nationals 6-3. While San Francisco avoided getting out for the second game in a row, Jeff Samardzija had one of his poorest starts of the season, and the bullpen didn’t provide much help.

The Giants dropped a 5-1 contest against the Cubs on Thursday afternoon to wrap up a seven-game road trip with a 3-4 record. Jeff Samardzija pitched 7 solid innings against his former club but the San Francisco offense faltered.

During Jeff Samardzija’s 6 1/2 seasons with the Chicago Cubs, he struggled through losing years and a rebuilding process that ultimately included his departure via trade. The San Francisco Giants right-hander gets a close look at what the Cubs assembled as he faces the reigning World Series champions to close out a four-game Wrigley Field series on Thursday.

When Madison Bumgarner went on the DL after his dirt biking accident in April, it seemed like plenty of doom and gloom was in store for the Giants. With a four-time All-Star shaped hole left in the pitching lineup, the Giants were forced to insert former fifth round draft pick Ty Blach into the starting rotation. Will it obviously hurts the Giants to not have Bumgarner out their on the mound, his injury has been giving a silver lining due to Blach’s stellar play so far this season.

Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow joined the Murph and Mac Show on Wednesday morning, and argued that the Giants were right to intentionally hit Arizona’s Paul Goldschmidt Tuesday, as retaliation for what happened to Buster Posey in the home opener.

The Giants put together a ninth inning rally but it wasn’t enough to come back as the Giants lost their fourth game of 2017 to Arizona.

The Giants are looking to bounce back and split the season opening series with Arizona tonight when Jeff Samardzija toes the rubber. Here’s a look at how he’s fared as a Giant against the D’backs.

Samardzija was brilliant in his final start of Spring

The Giants used some good starting pitching and a Brandon Crawford home tun to beat the A’s.

Joe Castellano is an insider on the ground covering the San Francisco Giants and 49ers. He is the host of the Inside China Basin podcast, with updates three times a week during the season, delivering up to date Giants news and information. In the most recent episode of Inside China Basin, Castellano speaks with Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija and catcher Trevor Brown.