Through nine games, the Giants have faced three teams: the Miami Marlins, the San Diego Padres, and the Cleveland Guardians. They’ve only lost two games, winning both the Marlins and Padres series and sweeping the Guardians. While their team offense ranks 18th in baseball, with exactly a 100 wRC+ (meaning exactly average), their starting pitching has been elite in every sense of the word, carrying the team out to their hot start.
The Giants lead the league in SP (starting pitching) WAR (1.7), FIP (1.62), K/9 (11.47), and are tied for first in xFIP (2.