Giant Blowout: National League Wins All-Star Game 8-0
Melky Cabrera and Pablo Sandoval sent the National League to a big early lead. Matt Cain and the rest of an imposing pitching staff finished off a Giant blowout in the All-Star game.
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Melky Cabrera and Pablo Sandoval sent the National League to a big early lead. Matt Cain and the rest of an imposing pitching staff finished off a Giant blowout in the All-Star game.
Mayor Kevin Johnson announced the formation of an exploratory committee to look at the viability at bringing a major league baseball team to the River City.
Ryan Zimmerman's line drive to right-center kept going — and going and going — until it landed in the first row, highlighting another big Fourth of July for the resurgent third baseman and as the NL East-leading Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 9-4 Wednesday.
The Washington Nationals became the latest team to beat up on Tim Lincecum, pounding the Giants' struggling right-hander early and often in a 9-3 victory on Tuesday..
Tim Lincecum won for the first time in nearly two months and the San Francisco Giants held the Dodgers scoreless for the third straight game in a 3-0 win Wednesday to complete a series sweep.
Ryan Vogelsong picked up where Barry Zito left off and the San Francisco Giants had the Los Angeles Dodgers once again searching for answers and runs.
No Giant had ever thrown a perfect game until Matt Cain took the hill on June 13, 2012. The entire team contributed, but Cain rightfully receives credit for the perfecto.
Albert Pujols hit a three-run homer, Mark Trumbo added a three-run triple while driving in five runs, and Mike Trout matched his career high with four hits in the Los Angeles Angels' 12-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.
Albert Pujols hit a three-run homer, Mark Trumbo added a three-run triple while driving in five runs, and Mike Trout matched his career high with four hits in Los Angeles' 12-5 victory over San Francisco on Tuesday night.
Five days after throwing a perfect game, Giants pitcher Matt Cain made an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman listing the Top Ten "Things I Want Achieve Now That I've Thrown A Perfect Game."
Matt Cain followed up his perfect game by persevering through five difficult innings, and Brandon Crawford had an early two-run double among the Giants' 13 hits in a 5-3 win over the Angels on Monday night.
Matt Cain tossed and turned and managed all of about four hours of sleep following his history-making gem for the Giants.
Matt Cain pitched the 22nd perfect game in major league history and first for the Giants, striking out a career-high 14 and getting help from two spectacular catches to beat the Houston Astros 10-0 on Wednesday night.
