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Matt Chapman hit a two-run homer to help the Giants to a win Saturday over the Angels.
Chapman got the Giants off to a nice start with a two-run blast off Kyle Hendricks in the first. The 31-year-old third baseman has homered four times while driving in 14 runs over the first 20 games; putting him at over a 100-RBI pace. Chapman has been known for his ups and downs as a hitter, but an .865 OPS over his first 72 at-bats would count more towards the former than the latter.
Mike Trout hit a pair of solo homers in the Angels’ 3-2 loss to the Giants on Saturday.
Trout passed Tim Raines for 68th place on the all-time homer list with the pair of roundtrippers. He’s already up to eight blasts on the season, and he’s plated 16 in the first 19 games of 2025. Trout’s batting average is still an issue, but the talent is still obviously there. It’s fun to see after his injury-riddled past few campaigns.
Ryan Walker allowed one hit and no runs while completing a scoreless ninth to get a save Saturday against the Angels.
Kyle Hendricks worked five innings while allowing three runs and taking a loss Saturday to the Giants.
Lander Roupp worked seven innings while striking out nine and allowing two runs in a win over the Angels on Saturday.
Roupp, 26, allowed only five hits in the contest,a nd the 6-foot-1 right-hander issued just one free pass. Both runs came off the bat of Mike Trout, as Trout took Roupp deep twice for solo shots. When he wasn’t facing the future Hall of Famer, things went swimmingly as no other hitter for the Angels was able to get an extra-base knock. Roupp has fanned 17 over his last two starts, and he’ll get a chance to keep missing bats against the Brewers on Thursday.
Austin Reaves tallied 16 points (5-of-13 FGs, 3-of-3 FTs), three rebounds, three assists and three three-pointers in 37 minutes in Saturday’s Game 1 loss to the Timberwolves.
While Luka Doncic went off for 37 points, Reaves and LeBron James combined to score 35 in Saturday’s Game 1 defeat. And this wasn’t the easiest matchup for Reaves during the regular season. In three meetings with the Timberwolves, he averaged 17.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.0 three-pointers while shooting 42.5 percent from the field. Reaves is one of many Lakers who will need to bring more to the table if they’re to win this series. Game 2 is scheduled for Wednesday, with the Lakers aiming to even the series before it shifts to Minneapolis.