Ryan Pepiot pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings on Sunday against the San Francisco Giants, but then it all fell apart in the sixth inning when five straight hitters reached against him. The Giants won 7-1,

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The San Francisco Giants have a tough decision to make regarding manager Bob Melvin, and one insider believes this season could be his last with the team.

The Giants were beaten by the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night, marking their 14th loss in their last 15 home games.

The MLB playoff picture is starting to take shape here in the middle of August, though there is always the potential for a major shakeup if one of the teams on the fringe of contention gets hot.

Not much news. The Giants signed veteran RHP JT Brubaker to a Minor League deal and assigned him to AAA Sacramento. Brubaker has a 3.38 ERA in 16 innings in the Majors this year, all with the Yankees. ACL infielder Ramon Peralta, a 2021 international free agent, was released.

Whether the Giants truly believe they can crawl back into contention or not, it will have to start with playing one clean game.

In Sunday's setback, the Dodgers jumped out to a quick 4-0 through one inning before holding off the Padres, 5-4. Los Angeles scored seven runs in the first inning in the last two games to make a huge statement to its division rivals.