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Giants trade struggling catcher Erik Kratz to Rays days after DFA originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com Erik Kratz is no longer in the Giants organization. Three days after San Francisco designated the veteran catcher for assignment, the Giants traded the 38-year-old to the Tampa Bay Rays. The Tampa Bay Times' Marc Topkin first reported the news Thursday, and the Giants announced the news shortly thereafter. Continue to Article

May 16, 2019 8:03:pm EST

Anderson had an opposite field double that left the bat at 108.9 mph -- giving him the 12th hardest-hit ball of the year by a Giant -- and a seeing-eye single. He became the first pitcher in Giants history to have two hits in his debut and the first to do it for any team since the Mets' Steven Matz in 2010. So yes, for a few days, Shaun Anderson has bragging rights over Madison Bumgarner. Continue to Article

May 15, 2019 7:59:pm EST

originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com Shaun Anderson had a grand total of zero hits this season in Triple-A for the Sacramento River Cats. But he wasted no time getting his first career hit as a big leaguer. The Giants' top pitching prospect hammered a double off the right-center field wall at Oracle Park on Wednesday in his first MLB at-bat. Continue to Article

May 15, 2019 4:50:pm EST

Red Sox reportedly on Madison Bumgarner's no-trade list originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com We're now a little less than halfway through May, and the contenders and pretenders are starting to separate themselves from the pack in the MLB. And one of those teams is the San Francisco Giants. The Giants, 39 games into their season, find themselves in last place in the NL West and 8.5 games off the pace in the division. Continue to Article

May 12, 2019 9:45:am EST

Gerardo Parra hit a grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning Saturday to rally the visiting Washington Nationals to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was the first hit in a Nationals uniform for Parra, who signed with Washington on Thursday after he was cut loose by the San Francisco Giants earlier in the week. Dodgers starter Walker Buehler held the Nationals scoreless over seven innings before turning things over to the bullpen. Continue to Article

May 12, 2019 12:37:am EST