Giants Break Out Of Offensive Funk With 13-8 Win Over Twins
The San Francisco Giants busted out of their offensive slump without a couple of key players.
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The San Francisco Giants busted out of their offensive slump without a couple of key players.
"It's been frustrating," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said.
Hunter Pence's RBI single opened the scoring in a four-run 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants overcame a rough outing.
"Those tack-on runs hurt us there," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said.
Josh Donaldson hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the 10th inning against his former club, Justin Smoak.
Struggling reliever Sam Dyson was traded to the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night, less than a week after he was designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers.
Where and who do they center their questions around for both Bay Area teams?
Jesse Hahn was admittedly a little too excited in the first inning after coming off the disabled list earlier in the day.
Backed by an early lead and supported with solid defense, Chase Anderson turned in another gem for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Oakland Athletics first baseman Yonder Alonso only trails Miguel Cabrera in all-star votes for American League first basemen.
Ryon Healy homered twice to drive in a career-high five runs, single-handedly backing Sean Manaea's fourth straight winning start.
Early on, it looked like Jeff Samardzija was headed for yet another rocky night at Miller Park.
If things don't change soon for both Bay Area ball clubs they'll be left in the dust with no postseason entry in sight.
They had lost 10 straight series before taking two of three from the Giants.
The National League's top team showed it can win American League-style slugfest, too.
Former major leaguer Jim Piersall, who bared his soul about his struggles with mental illness in his book "Fear Strikes Out," has died. He was 87.
The Giants are calling for help once again.
Corey Kluber pitched six shutout innings and struck out 10 in his first start since May 2.
As if being down 4-0 with runners in scoring position wasn't bad enough...
Scherzer struck out 11 in a five-hitter and the Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep.
Sean Manaea was on top of his game Wednesday night.
Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper has agreed to drop his appeal of a four-game suspension and will have one game shaved from the punishment.
Gio Gonzalez pitched into the seventh inning to win for the first time in more than a month.
Trevor Bauer struck out an AL-best 14 in seven innings, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 9-4 on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball has announced that Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper and San Francisco Giants pitcher Hunter Strickland will be suspended.
