SAN FRANCISCO — With a full week, instead of just a few minutes, to prepare this time around, the Giants didn’t find any more success against Javier Assad. Assad, who blanked San Francisco when called into emergency duty last week at Wrigley Field, was just as effective as the Cubs’ scheduled starter in a rematch...

SAN FRANCISCO — In celebration of Pride Night, every Giants player wore a rainbow logo on their cap representing the LGBTQ+ community when they hosted the Cubs on Friday.  Starting pitcher Landen Roupp, however, made an alteration seen before by some big-league players, inscribing a Bible verse in silver adjacent to the rainbow logo. Giants pitcher...

Almost four months since pitchers and catchers reported for spring training, there are still plenty of firsts for the Giants’ rookie manager.