Tigers Win 6-2 Over Giants
Anibal Sanchez pitched six strong innings, and Dixon Machado hit his first career home run to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday.
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Anibal Sanchez pitched six strong innings, and Dixon Machado hit his first career home run to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday.
The Giants tweeted it out Thursday morning.
This wasn't an ideal matchup for the San Francisco Giants - a rookie lefty against a Detroit lineup full of powerful right-handed hitters.
Martinez homered, Fulmer pitched eight innings and the Tigers snapped San Francisco's six-game win streak with a 5-3 victory over the Giants on Tuesday.
The 2014 World Series MVP consistently clocked his fastball in the low 90s and was mostly crisp with his off-speed pitches but frequently fell behind in the count and got hit hard early.
Jae-Gyun Hwang homered in his major league debut.
The San Francisco Giants have placed closer Mark Melancon on the disabled list.
Back-to-back wins over the slumping Colorado Rockies won't get the San Francisco Giants back into contention in the NL West.
The San Francisco Giants are calling up Jae-gyun Hwang.
He's continuing his rehab in Sacramento.
For a night, the San Francisco Giants delivered the key hits with runners in scoring position.
Posey is batting .340 with 10 homeruns and 30 RBIs during the season.
Both teams are in last place and need a shakeup before the July 31 trade deadline.
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Matt Kemp hit a two-run homer off Cory Gearrin in the 11th inning to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 5-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night.
