Buster Posey's Three-Run Homer Helps Lift Giants Past Cubs
Buster Posey twice watched plays he was part of go to replay, first on a three-run homer that held up and then a stolen base.
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Buster Posey twice watched plays he was part of go to replay, first on a three-run homer that held up and then a stolen base.
Chicago beat the Giants 5-3 on Monday night in the champion Cubs' first visit to AT&T Park since eliminating San Francisco in Game 4 of the NL Division Series last October.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are heading home still holding the second NL wild-card spot in spite of a second series loss to the last-place Giants this season.
The San Francisco Giants placed first baseman Brandon Belt on the seven-day concussion list Saturday and called up third baseman Pablo Sandoval.
The San Francisco Giants defeated the Oakland Athletics 11-2 on Thursday night.
The A's beat the San Francisco Giants 6-1 on Wednesday night.
San Francisco beat the Oakland Athletics 10-4 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak.
Marcus Semien's big swing ended a hectic and roster-changing day for the Athletics and sent the San Francisco Giants tumbling deeper into their season-long abyss.
Kyle Farmer's two-run double in the 11th inning in his first major league at-bat lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers to their eighth straight win, 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday night.
Tyler Beede is expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering a groin strain while warming up for his last start
Brandon Belt doubled in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the seventh inning in support of starter Jeff Samardzija.
Cueto, who holds a 6-7 record and 4.59 ERA, is currently on the DL with blisters. Samardzija is 4-11 with a 5.05 ERA.
It's the first win by a Giants starting pitcher since July 5.
The Pittsburgh Pirates kept clearing the fences, and the San Francisco Giants were left arguing plate umpire Chris Conroy's tough strike zone.
Pablo Sandoval is back with the San Francisco Giants after agreeing Saturday to a minor league contract with his original major league team.
