The San Francisco Giants are heading into the stretch run of the baseball season hovering around the .500 mark after a year of ups and downs. It has been a challenging season for the Giants, as they have never really been able to string together a month in which they really gained ground in a tough National League West.

SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Giants outrighted struggling infielder Thairo Estrada to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday as part of a lineup shakeup ahead of their series opener against the Miami Marlins at Oracle Park.

Roddery Munoz will start for the Miami Marlins aiming to shut down Heliot Ramos and the San Francisco Giants on Sunday at 4:05 p.m. ET.The Giants’ .240 batting average ranks 18th in the