Giants Injuries Could Derail Hopes Of Rebound Season
The San Francisco Giants had high hopes for the 2018 season, but injuries to two key pitchers within the last week could derail their playoff hopes.
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The San Francisco Giants had high hopes for the 2018 season, but injuries to two key pitchers within the last week could derail their playoff hopes.
Jeff Samardzija was about as dominant as a pitcher can be, short of throwing a no-hitter or perfect game.
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.
Even though the San Francisco Giants remain 22 games out of first place in the National League West Division, the team currently is riding its longest winning streak of the 2017 season, having won all six games last week. Can the Giants turn it around?
San Francisco dropped to 1 1/2 games behind the Mets for the top wild card and remained a game up on St. Louis for the second spot after the Cardinals lost to Cincinnati.
The San Francisco Giants may have the worst bullpen in Major League Baseball history.
Yoenis Cespedes homered for the third time in two days to help split the four-game series.
The Atlanta Braves beat Jeff Samardzija and the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Monday.
The expensive additions of Jeff Samardzija and Johnny Cueto have catapulted the Giants into the top of the league.
Brandon Crawford drove in four runs and Jarrett Parker homered to lead Jeff Samardzija and the streaking San Francisco Giants past the San Diego Padres 8-2 on Tuesday night.
Jeff Samardzija pitched eight strong innings, Joe Panik had four hits and Brandon Crawford homered for the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants.
Jeff Samardzija (3-1) went 5 2/3 innings and snapped a tie with a two-run single for the Giants, who won their fifth in six games.
Jeff Samardzija learned the hard way last season that the grass wasn't necessarily greener on the south side of Chicago than it was during his six-plus seasons on the north side - not by a long shot.
Trevor Brown made the San Francisco roster with his defense. He's proving he can give the Giants some timely offense, too.
Jeff Samardzija retired 15 consecutive batters after allowing a triple on his third pitch of the game, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1 on Thursday night.
Jeff Samardzija pitched two innings in his first game in a Giants uniform, giving up a run and two hits Wednesday as San Francisco beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 in the exhibition opener for both teams.
After an offseason spending spree that targeted most of San Francisco's glaring holes, manager Bruce Bochy heads into spring training with fewer questions than ever about the Giants roster.
Thanks to making a big splash in the free agency, the San Francisco Giants now have the best chance of winning next year's World Series with 6/1 odds according to Bovada.lv.
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