Keith Brooks & Carmichael Dave - July 22, 2013
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Paul Goldschmidt hit a sacrifice fly and a double against All-Star Madison Bumgarner, Cody Ross added a late two-run single, and the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks held off a late rally by the San Francisco Giants for a 3-1 win Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Bartolo Colon pitched a four-hitter for his third shutout this season and center fielder Chris Young robbed Albert Pujols of a home run to help the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-0 on Sunday.
Buster Posey hit a two-run homer and Matt Cain bounced back from two rough starts to earn his first win in more than a month as the San Francisco Giants beat the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks for a second straight night, winning 4-3 on Saturday.
C.J. Wilson outpitched Dan Straily, retiring 18 consecutive batters at one point, and Alberto Callaspo homered to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 2-0 Saturday night.
Home Run Derby champion Yoenis Cespedes was not in the Oakland Athletics' starting lineup for the second straight game because of a sore left wrist.
Even the sea gulls are throwing the struggling San Francisco Giants for a loss this year.
Yoenis Cespedes was the last member added to the Monday night Home Run Derby contest. It didn't take him very long to reward American League team captain Robinson Cano. "I said, 'Let me choose somebody that's not in the All-Star [Game] so he can get an opportunity to be here,'" Cano said earlier in the day. "He accepted." No, he dominated.
