Webb turned in the first of many quality starts as the Giants (4-1) beat the Houston Astros (2-3) on Tuesday night at Daikin Park, 3-1, allowing one earned run over seven innings with six strikeouts, the only blip on his line being a solo home run.

The San Francisco Giants improved to 3-1 on Monday night, defeating the Houston Astros 7-2 on the road in their series opener. It was a big night for Giants starting pitcher Jordan Hicks, who hails from Houston and got to pitch in his hometown.

The San Francisco Giants (3-1) and Houston Astros (2-2) will battle on Wednesday at Daikin Park, starting at 4:10 p.m. ET.The Astros (+116 underdog on the moneyline to win) take the field at home

The San Francisco Giants opened up a three-game series with the Houston Astros Monday night. On the back of their starter, the Giants were able to win the game 7-2. The starting pitcher for the game was Jordan Hicks. He was the 105th pick in the 2015 MLB draft out of high school in Houston.

The San Francisco Giants know that if they want to improve this season, they need players to step up in their lineup. They appear to have the pitching to compete for a playoff spot in the National League,

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Verlander and Jim Crane, the owner of the Houston Astros, each had interest in Verlander returning to Houston for the 2025 season. But when president of baseball operations Buster Posey approached Verlander about joining the Giants, the Astros weren’t in a position to extend Verlander an offer. So, to San Francisco the future Hall of Famer went.

San Francisco Giants broadcaster and former MLB pitcher Mike Krukow called the new "torpedo" bats from the Yankees "genius" and expects all hitters to try them.