Melvin will deploy his three best starters to close out the first half. On Friday, two-time All-Star Logan Webb will face Dustin May on Friday to begin the series. On Sunday, fellow All-Stars Robbie Ray and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will battle before they both head to Atlanta for the Midsummer Classic.

Its last day of service was July 1, according to an Instagram post. "It's with a heavy heart that we say farewell to our San Francisco location…where it all started for District in 2007,

At Mays' wishes, earnings from the auction will go to the Say Hey! Foundation, specifically toward education, training and health care for youth.

San Francisco Giants pitcher Justin Verlander allowed a season-high six runs over three innings against the Athletics

Rodríguez’s revamped slider generated considerable horizontal break during that first bullpen session, moving more like a traditional sweeper. But when Rodríguez unveiled his new slider in a game only days after picking it up, he threw the pitch with an unforeseen power and force that combining sweeping movement with hard velocity.

Three members of a Bay Area family, one of whom is a brother of a former San Francisco Giants pitcher, are still missing in Texas after devastating flash floods over the Fourth of July weekend.

Along with the heater, Harris’ curveball features straight down movement around 78 mph and generates 2700-2800 RPMs, or revolutions per minute. Harris’ slider, a pitch that also gets labeled as a sweeper, features a mid-80s velocity and a similar spin rate to the curveball.