5 Things: Midwest And West Coast Baseball Is Where It's At

With just one week to go before the 2016 Midsummer Classic, the Major League Baseball action just gets better and better. Last week, we saw history from a Chicago Cubs third baseman, while the Oakland Athletics demonstrated they're still the dominant Bay Area baseball franchise. Teams in Cleveland and Detroit put together big win streaks, while a San Diego Padres outfielder became a one-man show—and the Los Angeles Angels scored three touchdowns in Fenway Park.

• Jul 6, 2016

Giants Beat Padres 4-3 In 10 innings, 13th Win In 14 Games

Brandon Crawford's alert baserunning in the second inning gave the Giants an early lift. His long single in the 10th capped another walkoff win.

• May 25, 2016

Crawford, Samardzija Lead Giants Past Padres Again, 8-2

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.

• May 25, 2016

Pence's Bloop Double In 9th Lifts Giants Past Padres 1-0

Belt led off the ninth with a single against Brad Hand (1-1). Brandon Crawford and Gregor Blanco both struck out swinging before Pence lofted a shallow fly on a 1-1 pitch.

• May 24, 2016

Cueto, Pence Lead Giants Past Padres 2-1

Johnny Cueto threw a four-hitter and Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer, leading the San Francisco Giants to their seventh straight win with a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.

• May 19, 2016

Bumgarner's Complete Game, Crawford's 5 RBIs Carry Giants

Madison Bumgarner threw a five-hitter and struck out 11 for his first complete game this season and Brandon Crawford homered and drove in all five runs.

• May 18, 2016

Giants' Cueto Goes The Distance In 1-0 Win Over Padres

With Madison Bumgarner still working out the kinks in his delivery, Johnny Cueto has emerged as the Giants de facto ace through the first month of the season.

• Apr 27, 2016

Bumgarner Wins For First Time In Four Starts Since Opener

Bumgarner (2-2) struck out nine in 6 2-3 innings to snap a two-start skid with his first victory in four starts since April 4 at Milwaukee.

• Apr 26, 2016

Heston Strikes Out 4 In 4 Scoreless Innings For Giants

Chris Heston stepped in when Madison Bumgarner was scratched and pitched four scoreless innings to help the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 8-1 on Sunday.

• Mar 14, 2016

California To Big-League Ballplayers: Stop Chewing Tobacco

California lawmakers have taken the first step toward accomplishing something Major League Baseball could never do: Stop players from stuffing those big wads of chewing tobacco into their mouths during games. With Gov. Jerry Brown signing a bill earlier this week banning the use of smokeless tobacco in all California ballparks, a practice dating to the days of Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb now seems headed toward the sport's endangered species list.

• Oct 13, 2015

Baby Born At Giants-Padres Game

• Sep 25, 2015

Veteran Umpire Engages In Childish Staredown

• Sep 25, 2015

5 Things: Yogi Berra's Death And Major Milestones

As teams compete for playoff stops in these final weeks, baseball lost an icon who was a postseason fixture throughout his long career.

• Sep 25, 2015

Giants Use 10 Pitchers In 5-4 Loss To Padres, Fall 7 Back

• Sep 24, 2015

Bumgarner Nearly Perfect As Giants Blank Padres 8-0

Madison Bumgarner lost his bid for a perfect game on a base hit with two outs in the eighth inning, the only blemish for the San Francisco Giants ace Saturday night in an 8-0 victory over the San Diego Padres.

• Sep 12, 2015

Top 3 Winners, Losers From MLB Trade Deadline

• Aug 3, 2015

Indians Send Reliever Rzepczynski To Padres

• Jul 31, 2015

Belt, Posey Gang Up On Padres' Pen In 7-1 Giants Win

• Jul 22, 2015

Nate, Cory, and Jason Ross Show - July 22nd, 2015

• Jul 22, 2015

Giants Aim To Stay Hot In San Diego

• Jul 22, 2015

Heston Shuts Down Pads, Sanchez Hits Slam In 9-3 Giants Win

• Jul 22, 2015

Heston Starts As Giants Face Padres

• Jul 21, 2015

Hudson Isn't Sharp In Return To Giants, Loses 4-2 To Padres

• Jul 21, 2015