{"id":427257,"date":"2026-08-08T09:34:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/427257\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:34:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:34:35","slug":"san-francisco-giants-and-detroit-tigers-play-in-game-2-of-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/427257\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers play in game 2 of series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Detroit Tigers<\/a> (56-60, fourth in the AL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants<\/a> (49-67, fourth in the NL West)<\/p>\n

San Francisco; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Jackson Jobe<\/a> (0-0); Giants: Landen Roupp<\/a> (7-10, 4.34 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 120 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Tigers -144, Giants +128; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants take a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the Detroit Tigers.<\/p>\n

San Francisco is 49-67 overall and 27-27 in home games. The Giants have the seventh-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .412.<\/p>\n

Detroit has a 56-60 record overall and a 26-33 record in road games. The Tigers have gone 26-41 in games when they have allowed at least one home run.<\/p>\n

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Willy Adames<\/a> has 24 doubles, a triple and 19 home runs for the Giants. Osleivis Basabe<\/a> is 8 for 24 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Riley Greene<\/a> has 25 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 54 RBI for the Tigers. Dillon Dingler<\/a> is 14 for 50 with four home runs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 4-6, .239 batting average, 4.64 ERA, outscored opponents by one run<\/p>\n

Tigers: 6-4, .323 batting average, 2.97 ERA, outscored opponents by 49 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Giants: Marcelo Mayer<\/a>: 10-Day IL (forearm), Casey Schmitt<\/a>: 10-Day IL (leg), Matt Chapman<\/a>: 10-Day IL (leg), Trevor McDonald: 15-Day IL (elbow), Joel Peguero<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Matt Gage<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesus Rodriguez<\/a>: 10-Day IL (elbow), Harrison Bader<\/a>: 10-Day IL (plantar fasciitis), Victor Bericoto<\/a>: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jose Butto<\/a>: 60-Day IL (arm), Hayden Birdsong<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm), Randy Rodriguez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rowan Wick<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Tigers: Jack Flaherty: 15-Day IL (flexor), Kerry Carpenter<\/a>: 10-Day IL (heel), Justin Verlander<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip), Parker Meadows<\/a>: 60-Day IL (head\/arm), Matt Vierling<\/a>: 10-Day IL (adductor), Burch Smith<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brant Hurter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (back), Will Vest<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bailey Horn<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Wenceel Perez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (face), Trey Sweeney<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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