Yankees, Reds Signal Interest In Hunter Pence
The New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds are among the latest teams to check in on the San Francisco Giants' Hunter Pence, but there doesn't appear to be a match with those teams at this point.
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The New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds are among the latest teams to check in on the San Francisco Giants' Hunter Pence, but there doesn't appear to be a match with those teams at this point.
File under "gloriously inevitable": The Richmond Flying Squirrels, Double-A affiliate of the SF Giants, on Aug. 1 will hold "Salute to Scandal Night," in which fans, in honor of disgraced NYC mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner.
Philadelphia tries to end an eight-game skid Tuesday night when it faces a struggling Barry Zito and the San Francisco Giants.
President Barack Obama said the San Francisco Giants are making a "habit" of dropping in at the White House as he honored them Monday for their World Series win in 2012.
The outfield trading market, once bordering on woeful, looks a bit better with Hunter Penceavailable and hitting well. Giancarlo Stanton, Michael Cuddyer and Jose Bautista remain all but certain to stay put, but Pence is a big add to a fairly thin group.
Travis Wood pitched a four-hitter over 7 innings and had a home run among his two hits in helping the Chicago Cubs complete a 3-game sweep in San Francisco for the first time in 20 years, beating the Giants 2-1 Sunday.
Nate Schierholtz homered off ex-teammate Sergio Romo with one out in the ninth inning to lift the Cubs to a 1-0 win over the Giants on Saturday night.
Brandon Belt's baserunning gaffe in the seventh inning cost the Giants a run. His fielding error in the ninth cost the defending World Series champs the game.
Julio Borbon and Junior Lake scored on an error by San Francisco first baseman Brandon Belt in the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 3-2 win over the Giants on Friday night.
The San Francisco Giants activated Joaquin Arias from the disabled list on Friday, more than two weeks after the reserve infielder underwent an emergency appendectomy.
When Alfonso Soriano signed his rich contract with the Chicago Cubs prior to the 2007 season, he pledged that helping the long-suffering franchise end its World Series drought was at the forefront of his decision.
The Cincinnati Reds found just about every way to beat the San Francisco Giants this season after falling in frustrating fashion to the World Series champions last October.
Chad Gaudin (4-1, 2.15) is enjoying an impressive stretch for the SF Giants, going 4-0 with a 2.23 ERA in seven starts since replacing the injured Ryan Vogelsong (broken hand) in the rotation.
Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run double to help Bruce Bochy earn his 1,500th win as a manager, and the San Francisco Giants split a straight doubleheader with the Cincinnati Reds with a 5-3 victory in the nightcap Tuesday.
