San Francisco Giants closer Jake McGee converted his third straight save opportunity in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Rangers. McGee entered the game up two in the ninth inning and pitched a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout to end the game. McGee had stumbled for a few outings but is back on track and has 10 saves and a 4.50 ERA on the season. He remains a top fantasy closer option at this time.

San Francisco Giants closer Jake McGee picked up his ninth save of the season in Monday's 3-1 win over the Rangers. McGee entered the game in the ninth inning up by two. He struck out Nate Lowe, allowed a single, got the second out, allowed another single, and then got the third out. McGee has now converted back-to-back saves, which is encouraging given that he had allowed runs in each of his three previous outings. The veteran now owns a 4.80 ERA and 33.8% strikeout rate on the season. He ...

San Francisco Giants closer Jake McGee righted the ship in Friday's 5-4 win over the Padres, picking up his eighth save of the season. McGee came on to pitch the ninth inning up a run. He allowed a leadoff walk to Jake Cronenworth but then struck out the next three hitters to end the game. McGee had allowed runs in each of his three appearances prior to Friday, so it was nice to see him turn in a solid outing. The 34-year-old still owns an inflated 5.41 ERA but has converted eight of nine save...

San Francisco Giants closer Jake McGee had an awful outing in Tuesday's Game 2 8-6 loss to the Rockies. McGee entered the game to pitch the seventh inning up by four runs. He got the first out, allowed a single, got the second out via strikeout, but then allowed a single, a two-RBI double, and another RBI single before being removed from the game. McGee was replaced by Camilio Doval, who eventually allowed McGee's final runner to score. His final stat line was 2/3 innings pitched with four runs...

San Francisco Giants closer Jake McGee saw an inning of work in a non-save situation in Friday's 5-3 win over the Marlins. McGee entered the game to pitch the ninth inning up by four runs. He struck out the first two hitters, then Miguel Rojas reached first base on a Wilmer Flores throwing error. Jesus Aguilar then took McGee deep to make the score 5-3, but McGee was able to strike out Garrett Cooper to end the game. McGee has been one of baseball's best closers to start the season, ...

San Francisco Giants closer Jake McGee continued to do what he has done all season in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Marlins, notching his league-most seventh save. McGee came on to pitch the ninth inning up by three and proceeded to strike out the side to end the game. The 34-year-old has been stellar for the Giants at the end of games this season, converting seven of eight saves with a 2.61 ERA and a 34.1% strikeout rate. He is looking like a fantasy stud in terms of relief pitchers/closers for ...

San Francisco Giants closer Jake McGee returned from the injured list Tuesday after recovering from COVID-19 vaccine reactions to pitch in Tuesday's 10-7 win over the Phillies. McGee entered to pitch the ninth inning up by four runs and allowed one run on a solo home run to Rhys Hoskins. He walked none and struck out Bryce Harper to end the game. While the result wasn't great, the important thing is that McGee is healthy and can return to closing games out for the Giants. With six saves, a ...

San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb (vaccine side effects) and relief pitcher Jake McGee (vaccine side effects) have been placed on the COVID-19 injured list. Both players received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and are feeling some side effects, though with no minimum stay for players placed on the list, the Giants are hoping that both Webb and McGee will be feeling better in the next day or two. Webb was slated to enter the rotation with Johnny Cueto (lat) sidelined while ...

San Francisco Giants closer Jake McGee earned his league-leading sixth save of the season in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Reds. McGee came on to pitch the ninth inning up by three and pitched a scoreless inning, allowing just a two-out single and recording a strikeout for the final out. McGee has been stellar for the Giants this season, converting all of his save opportunities without allowing a run. He has turned out to be a high-end fantasy closer to start the season and should be in fantasy ...

San Francisco Giants closer Jake McGee picked up his fifth save of the season in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the Reds. McGee entered to pitch the ninth inning up by a run and faced four batters, walking one and striking out two to close the door. The Giants have turned to McGee frequently in the first few weeks of the season and he has delivered, allowing no runs with nine strikeouts over his 6 1/3 innings of work. He is looking like a higher-end fantasy closer given his performance so far as well ...