Matt Chapman belted a two-run homer and turned in several key defensive plays to lead the visiting San Francisco Giants to a 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

And, of course, the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their 2024 World Series title, first with a pregame ceremony that featured Kirk Gibson, Billie Jean King and Ice Cube, then with an adventurous win over the Detroit Tigers and reigning Triple Crown winner Tarik Skubal.

Jordan Hicks pitched an efficient five-plus innings, Tyler Fitzgerald smacked a two-run homer and scored a run, and the Giants beat the Tigers, 4-3. In their final tuneup for the regular season, they got to slap hands on the infield grass for the 21st time since they began Cactus League play last month.

Not the 2014 Giants, but the 2010 San Francisco team that won the first of three World Series titles in a five-year span. "The 2009 Giants had made the big leap, from 72 wins to 88. Naturally ...

Opening Day for the Cincinnati Reds is right around the corner, with the San Francisco Giants set to visit Great American Ball Park on Thursday.

An outfielder for the Mets, A's, Angels, and Brewers who later won a World Series as a coach on the 1989 Oakland A's has passed away.