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Trey Lipscomb records RBI in Nationals’ win at San Francisco

Former Vol Trey Lipscomb records RBI in the Nationals’ win at San Francisco.

Washington (5-6) defeated San Francisco (4-8), 5-3, on Tuesday at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California.

Former Vol Trey Lipscomb started at third base for the Nationals. He went 0-for-3 and recorded one RBI on a sacrifice fly in seventh inning to give Washington a 4-3 lead.

Lipscomb played at Tennessee from 2019-22 and appeared in 103 games, including 78 starts.

He recorded a .331 batting average, 24 home runs, 103 RBIs, 83 runs, 37 walks and seven stolen bases for the Vols. During the 2022 campaign, he became the first Vol since Cody Hawn (22) in 2009 to hit 20-plus home runs in a season.

Lipscomb appeared in 66 games in his final season at Tennessee in 2022. He totaled 22 home runs, 84 RBIs, 68 runs, 89 hits, 19 doubles, three triples, 26 walks and four stolen bases.

Tennessee won the Southeastern Conference East division, the league regular-season and tournament championships in 2022.

He was selected by Washington in the third-round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft (No. 84 overall).

PHOTOS: Trey Lipscomb through the years

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Trey Lipscomb steals home at San Francisco

Former Vol Trey Lipscomb steals home in Washington’s win at San Francisco.

Washington (4-6) defeated San Francisco (4-7), 8-1, on Monday at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California.

Former Vol Trey Lipscomb started at third base for the Nationals. He went 3-for-5, recording one RBI, one run and three stolen bases. Lipscomb stole home during the second inning.

He is the fourth rookie to steal home for Washington since 2005: CJ Abrams (2022), Trea Turner (2016) and Bryce Harper (2012).

Lipscomb played at Tennessee from 2019-22 and appeared in 103 games, including 78 starts.

He recorded a .331 batting average, 24 home runs, 103 RBIs, 83 runs, 37 walks and seven stolen bases for the Vols. During the 2022 campaign, he became the first Vol since Cody Hawn (22) in 2009 to hit 20-plus home runs in a season.

Lipscomb appeared in 66 games in his final season at Tennessee in 2022. He totaled 22 home runs, 84 RBIs, 68 runs, 89 hits, 19 doubles, three triples, 26 walks and four stolen bases.

Tennessee won the Southeastern Conference East division, the league regular-season and tournament championships in 2022.

He was selected by Washington in the third-round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft (No. 84 overall).

PHOTOS: Trey Lipscomb through the years

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49ers punter Mitch Wishnowsky punts ball out of Giants’ Oracle Park in San Francisco

The Giants celebrated the home opener in San Francisco with the help of Mitch Wishnowsky and other members of the 49ers.

After seven games on the road, the San Francisco Giants finally returned to the Bay Area for their first game of the season at Oracle Park. To help celebrate the home opener Friday, the Giants welcomed a few members of the San Franciso 49ers to Willie Mays Plaza.

Wide receiver Deebo Samuel and linebacker Fred Warner stepped to the mound for traditional first pitches before the Giants hosted the San Diego Padres. However, the Giants had something special in mind for 49ers punter Mitch Wishnowsky.

Wishnowsky marked the Giants home opener with a ceremonial “first punt.” The 49ers punter launched a football from right field into the water of McCovey Cove.

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First pitches and punts from the 49ers helped serve the Giants luck on Friday as they registered a walk-off 3-2 win over the Padres.

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Giants fans gave Pablo Sandoval a very warm ovation to welcome him back to San Francisco

This is so cool for Pablo Sandoval.

One of the most beloved players in San Francisco Giants history is officially back with the organization, and fans are so happy to have him back.

Third baseman Pablo Sandoval, who won three titles with the Giants during his seven seasons with the franchise, signed a minor-league deal with the team this offseason to make his grand Giants return after a few years out of the MLB.

As he entered the game for San Francisco in the sixth inning of the team’s spring training game against the Oakland A’s on Tuesday, he got a roaring ovation from the crowd and his teammates.

It’s one that seemingly left Sandoval a bit emotional as the crowd gave him such a warm welcome back to the franchise where he forged his legend.

We’re sure San Francisco will get Sandoval up to the majors at some point this season, as he’s clearly a fan favorite.

For Sandoval, this has to be such a cool moment to see everything in his baseball career come full circle in such heartwarming fashion.

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Best bets: 2024 San Francisco Giants World Series odds, win total and more

Analyzing the 2024 San Francisco Giants World Series odds, futures and projected win total with expert MLB picks and predictions.

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The San Francisco Giants went 79-83 (.488) in 2023. They were quite good in May-June, going 35-20 with a run differential to match. But the Giants then faded down the stretch, especially late. They went just 9-19 after Sept. 1, and it was the San Francisco offense failing to match its early-season production that sent the club tumbling below .500.

Gone are longtime Giants SS Brandon Crawford (member of the ballclub since 2011), 3B JD Davis (18 HR in 2023), and OF Joc Pederson (15 HR in 2023). Incoming are OF Jung Hoo Lee, an all-around 25-year-old talent from the Korean Baseball Organization, 3B Matt Chapman (17 HR, .754 OPS in 2023 with Toronto Raptors) and OF Jorge Soler (36 HR, .853 OPS with Miami Marlins last season).

Let’s analyze the San Francisco Giants’ World Series odds, along with their projected win total, playoff, division and NL odds as we make our expert MLB picks and predictions.

San Francisco Giants World Series odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday, March 24, at 10:31 p.m. ET.

Odds: +4500 (bet $100 to win $4,500)

At +4500, San Francisco has an implied probability of winning the World Series of 2.17% or 45/1 fractional odds.

The Giants have middle-of-the-pack odds to win the World Series championship. The Los Angeles Dodgers (+350), Atlanta Braves (+450), and Houston Astros (+800) have the shortest odds. The Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies and Oakland Athletics have the longest odds; all 3 are pegged at +50000.

With the San Diego Padres stepping back from being a monster-payroll club and the Rockies being where they are in rebuild mode, there is hope for a bit of a San Francisco surge. The Dodgers and Braves suck up a lot of oxygen on the NL side of this equation. What’s left figures on a bit of long-odds value on a couple teams. The Giants are one of those teams. Backing the GIANTS (+4500) to win the World Series for a 45-1 payoff is worth a small wager.

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San Francisco Giants playoff odds

Will they make the playoffs: Yes +115 | No -135

The up vote here has a 46.51% implied probability. With the Giants inking RP Jordan Hicks (3.29 ERA in 61 1/3 IP in 2023) and SP Blake Snell (2.25 ERA in 180 IP in 2023), and with the highly-rated-defensively Lee ticketed for center field, expect San Francisco to be solid on the pitching-and-defense side of the run-differential equation. Look for an offense that had a solid .750 OPS on Flag Day to retain maybe not that level but something closer to it than the .654 OPS posted the rest of the way last season.

An expectation of the Giants being a 50% proposition to make the playoffs is reasonable. BACK SAN FRANCISCO (+115) to reach the postseason.

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San Francisco Giants win total

Over/Under: 83.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

The key is likely the offense. Last season, the Giants ranked 24th in MLB with 4.16 runs per game. Again, that figure is based on a late-season slide: when the club wrapped up a 10-game winning streak June 21, its season average was sitting at 4.99 RPG.

Even a partial rally in that department should set up San Francisco with a reasonable bad-luck base around 80 games.

BACK THE GIANTS OVER 83.5 (-110).

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To win NL West Division

  • Los Angeles Dodgers -550 (bet $550 to win $100)
  • San Francisco Giants +1000 (bet $100 to win $1,000) 
  • Arizona Diamondbacks +1100 (bet $100 to win $1,100)
  • San Diego Padres +1100 (bet $100 to win $1,100)
  • Colorado Rockies +25000 (bet $100 to win $25,000)

San Francisco’s implied probability of winning the NL West is 9.09% or 10/1 fractional odds. The deep and talented Dodgers, at -550, have implied odds of 84.75%. Any value upside with this set of 5 clubs is more likely on Los Angeles than on the Giants or the 3 others.

STEER CLEAR.

To win National League

Odds: +2200 (bet $100 to win $2,200)

Based on the Giants being a likable club to make the playoff field and do so at a value price and based on the nature of the baseball playoffs, SAN FRANCISCO (+2200) has a sliver of value and is worth some minimal futures action.

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The Giants say they were ‘agreeable’ to signing Shohei Ohtani to record-breaking $700 million deal

The Giants really tried to land Shohei Ohtani.

The San Francisco Giants tried everything they could to land Shohei Ohtani, according to team baseball operations president Farhan Zaidi.

Per The Athletic’s Andrew Baggarly, Zaidi said this week that the Giants were “agreeable” to the same record-breaking $700 million deal that Ohtani signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers this month.

Of course, Ohtani ultimately chose Los Angeles over San Francisco, but it sounds like the Giants at least gave it the old college try.

If you’re a Giants fan, that has to be devastating to hear that Ohtani just didn’t want to play in San Francisco with Los Angeles on the table.

However, you’d at least have to be glad they made a real attempt to sign the superstar? … Maybe?

Okay, we get this stinks for Giants fans, and it absolutely heightens the rivalry between San Francisco and Los Angeles.

The Giants did sign prized outfielder Jung Hoo Lee on Tuesday to a big contract, so they’ve at least got that going for them.

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Eli Manning is still trolling Tom Brady even in an alternate baseball universe

Eli Manning still found a way to subtly flex on Tom Brady during a day that is supposed to be about him.

Tom Brady could have been one of the greatest baseball players ever, but we’ll never know.

Brady probably reminds you of that random kid in your fourth-grade class who was just good at everything, including sports they didn’t play. That kid was so good, you’re still made about it till this day. Earlier this year, after retiring, Brady was even filmed on a basketball court casually giving his son bucket after bucket because, of course, he can.

He’s now resurfaced from his “I’m good at everything” bunker to remind us, with a new promo from Topps, that he could have repeated his illustrious career as a baseball player.

Thankfully, Eli Manning, crusher of the New England Patriots’ dreams, is here to tell Tom that the Giants —San Fransico, that is — still would have beaten him in another sport.

 

Bruce Bochy’s recliner joke perfectly summed up his journey to a Rangers World Series win

Bruce Bochy went from relaxing in retirement to leading a World Series effort for the Rangers.

The Texas Rangers have won their first World Series in franchise history, and they have future Hall of Fame manager Bruce Bochy to thank for that.

After leading the San Francisco Giants to three titles as manager, Bochy came out of retirement this past offseason after a few years away to manage the Rangers.

It wound up working out spectacularly, as Bochy led the Rangers to a championship over the Arizona Diamondbacks in his first season managing the dugout.

While reflecting after the big win on how he got to this moment, Bochy recalled how he was relaxing in a recliner in Nashville, Tennessee, before he got the call to come back to the majors.

It’s really neat to hear Bochy describe how dramatically his life changed and how much it means to him to get to celebrate yet another impressive title effort.

While Bochy didn’t really need to do anything else to confirm his future Hall of Fame status, this is just the icing on the cake for the legendary manager.

Now, he can return to Arlington to help Texas potentially win another title next year.

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The Giants hilariously had all their rookies dress up as Ken from Barbie for their trip to Arizona

The San Francisco Giants rookies have huge Barbie dreams, and it’s giving big “Ken-ergy.”

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie was released earlier this year, and it has inspired countless inside jokes, memes, and now costumes. The San Francisco Giants have huge Barbie dreams, and it’s giving big “Ken-ergy.”

In an annual rookies tradition that produces phenomenal photos, the Giants did not disappoint. During a recent road trip, the 2023 rookies gathered for fun, and a local reporter realized what was happening in real time.

Instead of all dressing the same, each rookie came dressed as different versions of the character Ken. There was Rollerblading Ken, Mechanic Ken, and, of course, Cowboy Ken.

Fans instantly asked her to share, and though she couldn’t take photos inside the clubhouse, pictures and videos from the Giants’ Twitter account and other players’ accounts slowly trickled in.

I can’t get over how much they enjoyed this, and they are doubling down on the joke. You love to see it.

This is wholesome content, and I will not accept anything else.