San Francisco Giants at Texas Rangers

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Cal Quantrill (4-3, 3.62) got the ball off one of his sharpest turns of the year, a 5.1-inning, 1-run outing against Tampa Bay that included 7 strikeouts, while Logan Webb (6-7, 3.74) brought a similarly clean line from his last trip out against Milwaukee into the 7:05 PM CT opener at Globe Life Field.

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Giants(47-65)

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5

+1.5-182+120o8.5+120

Rangers(55-57)

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1

-1.5+178-122u8.5-120

Best BetRangers -129

Postgame

This one didn't come close. Quantrill's strikeout stuff never showed up in the box score that mattered, and the bear case — a team in freefall — is exactly what beat us: Texas got buried by its own glove before the bats ever got going. The sharp money on San Francisco called it.

Pregame

Texas is only lightly favored at home despite a better overall record, and there's been real money on the Giants to pull the upset. We're still backing the Rangers — Quantrill has been the more reliable arm of late, and a home crowd against a last-place team should matter after a rough road trip.

Both rotations are picking up slack for banged-up staffs around them. Texas is still without Jack Leiter, Jakob Junis and Jordan Montgomery, and the lineup is missing Josh Jung and both of its primary catchers in Danny Jansen and Kyle Higashioka. San Francisco has its own mess behind the plate with Jesus Rodriguez out, Matt Chapman still getting his abdomen checked, and Harrison Bader done for the season.

Logan Webb

(8-7)·3.50 ERA

Jul 29 vs Brewers

W

6.0IP

2ER

4K

1BB

96P

08/03 Lineup

Cal Quantrill

(4-4)·3.44 ERA

Jul 28 @ Rays

W

5.1IP

1ER

7K

1BB

69P

08/03 Lineup

None of that stopped the market from treating this like a near coin flip going in, with the price on Texas tightening as the day went on even as sharp money stacked up on the Giants. San Francisco is knee-deep in a deadline sell-off that's already put names like Luis Arraez and Robbie Ray on the block, while the Rangers had been trying to add pieces on the cheap to hang around the Wild Card race.

The line score tells the story better than any recap could: Texas managed just a single run across 9 innings and made 5 errors in the process, turning a manageable Webb outing into a laugher. The Giants scratched across single runs across four different innings, and by the time Texas got its lone run in the bottom of the 9th, the game was long decided.

San Francisco Giants

(13)

• 10-Day-ILHarrison Bader (CF) — Giants manager Tony Vitello said Thursday that Bader (foot) won't return from the 10-day injured list before the end of the season, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.08/02
• 10-Day-ILMatt Chapman (3B) — Chapman will undergo another MRI on Monday since his abdominal strain remains bothersome when running, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.08/02
• 10-Day-ILJesus Rodriguez (C) — The Giants placed Rodriguez on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to right elbow neuritis, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.08/02
• 10-Day-ILCasey Schmitt (LF) — Schmitt (knee) underwent a debridement of his lateral meniscus Friday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.07/31
• 10-Day-ILJonah Cox (CF) — Cox (oblique) went 0-for-3 in Triple-A Sacramento's 5-4 win over Tacoma on Wednesday.07/30
• 10-Day-ILVictor Bericoto (RF) — Giants manager Tony Vitello said Saturday that Bericoto (oblique) may be ready to return from the 10-day injured list "within a couple of weeks, could be sooner," MLB.com reports.07/27
• 15-Day-ILTrevor McDonald (SP) — McDonald is scheduled to undergo UCL reconstruction surgery in early August, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.07/29
• 60-Day-ILJoel Peguero (RP) — Peguero (hamstring) threw a 15-pitch live bullpen session Friday at the Giants' facility in Arizona, MLB.com reports.08/02
• 60-Day-ILMatt Gage (RP) — Gage will be re-evaluated in one month after an MRI revealed a moderate left flexor strain, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.08/02
• 60-Day-ILRowan Wick (RP) — The Giants placed Wick (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Sunday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILHayden Birdsong (RP) — Birdsong underwent successful UCL reconstruction surgery on his right elbow Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILRandy Rodriguez (RP) — The Giants placed Rodriguez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILJose Butto (RP) — The Giants transferred Butto (arm) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08

Texas Rangers

(13)

• 10-Day-ILJosh Jung (3B) — Jung (calf) did some running Monday, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.08/03
• 10-Day-ILKyle Higashioka (C) — Higashioka is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.07/21
• 10-Day-ILCody Freeman (3B) — Freeman (neck) will begin a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League on Monday.07/20
• 15-Day-ILJakob Junis (RP) — The Rangers placed Junis on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a left adductor strain.07/30
• 15-Day-ILJack Leiter (SP) — Leiter (ankle) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session with more intensity Saturday, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.07/24
• 60-Day-ILCody Bradford (SP) — Bradford (elbow) struck out seven and allowed four hits and no walks over four scoreless innings in a rehab start Thursday for Triple-A Round Rock.07/31
• 60-Day-ILJordan Montgomery (SP) — Montgomery (elbow) is scheduled to make another rehab start Sunday, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.07/30
• 60-Day-ILJose Corniell (RP) — The Rangers placed Corniell on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with an elbow injury, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.07/30
• 60-Day-ILDanny Jansen (C) — Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Saturday that Jansen (forearm) is dealing with setbacks that put his return in doubt, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.07/30
• 60-Day-ILJalen Beeks (RP) — The Rangers transferred Beeks (forearm) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.07/21
• 60-Day-ILMichael Helman (CF) — Texas transferred Helman (hand) to the 60-day injured list Friday.06/19
• 60-Day-ILRobert Garcia (RP) — The Rangers transferred Garcia (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.06/01
• 60-Day-ILCarter Baumler (RP) — Baumler (intercostal) has been shut down from his rehab assignment, MLB.com reports.05/23

That kind of sloppy night is exactly what's sinking a Rangers team that came into Tuesday on a 5-game skid — and it's now 6. Texas signaled at the deadline it wanted to keep pushing for a playoff spot, but nights like this are why the Wild Card picture keeps sliding away from them.

San Francisco Giants

(47-65)

Aug 2L@ Padres4-5

Aug 2L@ Padres5-6

Aug 1L@ Padres0-7

Jul 31W@ Padres4-1

Jul 29Wvs Brewers16-3

Texas Rangers

(55-57)

Aug 2L@ Astros3-7

Aug 1L@ Astros4-5

Aug 1L@ Astros2-11

Jul 30L@ Rays2-3

Jul 29L@ Rays0-3

For the Giants, it's a rare bright spot in a season that's about tearing things down and evaluating what's left. Webb did his job, the bats did enough, and San Francisco heads out of Texas with a road win while the Rangers search for answers.