Giants Without Hit For 7 2/3 Innings, Lose To Cubs
Jon Lester pitched 7 2/3 innings of no-hit ball, helping the sizzling Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants on Friday.
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Jon Lester pitched 7 2/3 innings of no-hit ball, helping the sizzling Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants on Friday.
The Giants are trying to lock down a playoff spot and rediscover the touch that gave them the best record in baseball at the All-Star break.
Matt Moore struck out seven over 5 1-3 innings for his first career victory at AT&T Park, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Wednesday.
Zack Greinke threw six solid innings to continue his mastery of San Francisco and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Johnny Cueto and the Giants 4-3 on Tuesday night.
The Giants took 2 of 3 from the Braves and remained 2 games behind the 1st-place Dodgers in the NL West.
Matt Kemp hit a three-run homer and Mike Foltynewicz pitched 7 2/3 strong innings, leading the Atlanta Braves over San Francisco 3-1 on Saturday night.
Jeff Samardzija and two relievers combined on a seven-hitter and the Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 7-0 on Friday night.
San Francisco lefty Matt Moore lost his no-hit bid with two outs in the ninth inning on a soft, clean single by Corey Seager, and the Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 Thursday night.
Brandon Crawford hit a shot to right field, and for a moment, it seemed San Francisco might finally break through. The fly ball died on the warning track.
Corey Seager, Justin Turner and Adrian Gonzalez combined for eight hits and four RBIs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers roughed up Madison Bumgarner again to beat the San Francisco Giants.
With 38 games left and three teams standing between the Mets and the second NL wild card, manager Terry Collins is convinced his ballclub can still make a serious push for the playoffs.
The Mets had lost five of six before topping the team that began the day leading the NL West. The Giants dropped to 11-22 since the All-Star break.
Johnny Cueto pitched 7 effective innings and ended his 6-start winless streak as the Giants beat the Mets 8-1 Friday night.
Madison Bumgarner hit a go-ahead 2-run homer and the Giants came back from 4 runs down to beat the Mets 10-7 on Thursday night.
Andrew McCutcheon had two hits, including a two-run homer, as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from a four-run deficit to complete a three-game sweep of the freefalling San Francisco Giants.
