When the Giants left San Francisco last week with a 9-3 record, most fans probably would have signed up for a .500 road trip with visits to the Yankees, Phillies and Angels. Through five games, the Giants are 3-2, and despite a loss on Tuesday, they’re playing some of their best ball of the season.
One of the most appealing parts of the Giants 12-5 start has been the impressive depth showcased from game to game. Each day, it seems like a different Giant steps up and delivers. On Monday it was Tyler Fitzgerald busting out for a massive day in which he was just a single shy of the cycle. His three run bomb in the Giants’ six run second inning was his first of the year. He later tripled, and scored a trio of runs as well in the Giants’ 10-4 win.
It marked his first real big game of 2025 after a slow start. Following the game, Fitzgerald expressed gratitude towards the Giants new regime, stating that he might not have had the same leash to figure things out at the Major League level under previous management.
Willy Adames also joined the home run party in the city of Brotherly love. He followed up Fitzgerald’s first bomb of the year with his first. Adames, considered to be one of the Giants’ biggest power threats heading into the season, got off the snide with his first bomb as a Giant, long overdue.
Maybe that’s the one that breaks the dam for a struggling Adames. He’s not the only big bat in the Giants lineup trying to find his stride, which makes the 12-5 start that much more eye opening. Matt Chapman has struggled early on after a blistering Spring Training and a solid first couple of series. Heliot Ramos has also cooled off considerably after a great start. The Giants will need both to pick up the slack when the red hot Jung Hoo Lee comes back down to Earth from his scorching stretch.
Robbie Ray has been one of the Giants’ best arms through the season’s first three weeks. Ray takes the hill this afternoon in Philly, and brings with him a sub three ERA, with 13 strikeouts in 15 innings. Most recently, he got the Giants a big series opening win in the Bronx, pitching through a hellscape of Northeastern sleet only a psychopath would wish to pitch in.
If you come to the Giants bulletin for updates on Jung Hoo Lee’s league leading double count, you’ll always be satisfied. He’s got nine doubles, and it seems like once a game the Giants Korean center fielder is scampering around first before cruising into second following loud contact. He’s also added a triple and three homers. His OPS has fallen, yes falle, to 1.051. He’s enjoying 2025.