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Plus: A Padres knuckleballer on the advantages to throwing (relative) gas and what Jon Singleton has learned with age.
Eno Sarris29
With Cobb on the injured list, Winn met the challenge by reaching the seventh inning in a 5-2 victory against the Mets.
Andrew Baggarly91
Cobb's surgery isn't a comfortable start to what was already going to be a tricky offseason, but it won't likely change the Giants' plans.
Grant Brisbee96
The Diamondbacks were playing with aggression to win. The Giants seemed to be playing not to lose.
Andrew Baggarly247
When the Giants are going good, they're entertaining. And these next 18 games have the potential to be very entertaining — and dramatic.
Andrew Baggarly67
This weekend the Giants couldn't spring back into favored status in this race. But they sure could've played their way out of it.
Andrew Baggarly99
Spencer Steer's two-out double prevented Cobb from securing the no-hitter, but the Giants suddenly have life after a weeks-long funk.
Grant Brisbee123
Two more losses in Atlanta and the Giants could leave here tied for fifth place in the wild-card standings.
Andrew Baggarly199
Cobb smiles through the pain in remembering his many procedures. Plus items on McCormick, Casas, Freddy Peralta, Lucas Erceg and more.
Eno Sarris14
The Giants already have a pitching staff that can accommodate a guy who starts once a week. Now they need to convince Ohtani to join them.
Andrew Baggarly179
The Giants were just handed a low-hanging opportunity to seize control. They failed to capitalize, but they remain in good playoff position.
Andrew Baggarly104
When a team is running on fumes, there's no more effective tonic than a highly effective starting performance.
Andrew Baggarly49
After all their determination not to be beaten again with blasts, the Giants were done in by a bloop Sunday in Mexico City.
Andrew Baggarly50
At 35 years, 199 days, Cobb became the oldest Giant to throw a shutout since 36-year-old Mark Gardner in 1998.
Andrew Baggarly98
Our 2023 fantasy baseball pitcher sleepers include Jeffrey Springs, Hunter Brown and 6 more breakout candidates.
Jake Ciely1
MLB is allowing pitchers to have PitchCom input devices this season, which could save pitchers precious seconds in the pitch clock era.
"This feels like one of the best rotations I've been a part of," said Cobb, who has pitched much better than his traditional stat line.
Andrew Baggarly68
The Giants entered the lockout with plenty of work left to do, but in good position to attack those holes once a new CBA is finalized.
Andrew Baggarly103
Unlike some of the Giants' recent free-agent pitching signings, Cobb is coming off a quality season, but there are health concerns.
Grant Brisbee187
The free-agent market for starting pitchers is deep. Here are the top 25, with a look at their long-term and short-term projections.
Aaron Gleeman56
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