Giants Hope To Regain Mojo At Cincinnati
The San Francisco Giants' run to last year's World Series title nearly ended in the division series until they swept their road games against the Cincinnati Reds.
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The San Francisco Giants' run to last year's World Series title nearly ended in the division series until they swept their road games against the Cincinnati Reds.
Madison Bumgarner scattered four hits over seven innings, Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer and the San Francisco Giants ended their longest losing streak in three years with a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
Justin Miller, a pitcher for four teams including the San Francisco Giants during a major league career that spanned seven seasons, has been found dead. He was 35.
Nolan Arenado hit a game-ending single with two outs in the ninth inning Saturday to lift the Colorado Rockies to a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants, losers of six straight for the first time in three years.
After their 2012 World Series Championship, the San Francisco Giants and two key players on the team are among this year's nominees for the ESPY Awards to be held July 17. In addition, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick - who led his team to a Super Bowl appearance - is also a nominee.
Buster Posey homered among his three hits for the Giants, who have lost five straight and seven of their last eight.
A man accused of throwing a bottle at a police officer following the San Francisco Giants' World Series win last October has been acquitted of all charges, according to the public defender's office.
San Francisco (38-40) has lost nine of 12 to fall a season-worst two games under .500. The Giants, who have gone 4 for 25 with runners in scoring position during their four-game skid, suffered five straight defeats April 23-28.
The Giants have been active in raising money for Bryan Stow's mounting medical bills and to otherwise keep him in the public consciousness. Giants third-base coach Tim Flannery, who's also a musician, has used his band, The Lunatic Fringe, to benefit Stow's cause. Obviously, the cause is important to Flannery, and the topic is understandbly a sensitive one.
The Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2 on Wednesday night for a three-game sweep of the defending World Series champions.
Los Angeles handed the defending World Series champions their third loss in a row and eighth in 11 games, dropping them under .500 for the first time since losing to the Dodgers on opening day.
Mike Kickham is hoping his second major league start will be significantly better than the first. The left-hander matches up with another rookie starter in Stephen Fife on Tuesday night as the San Francisco Giants visit the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Retired outfielder Randy Winn is getting an informal taste of coaching in the San Francisco Giants' farm system to see if it's something he would like to pursue on a full-time basis.
The defending World Series champions wasted another superb outing from Madison Bumgarner, who pitched into the eighth inning but made two ill-fated pitches to Los Angeles Dodgers rookie phenom Yasiel Puig that made the difference in a 3-1 loss Monday night.
Rookie sensation Yasiel Puig hit his seventh home run in 20 major league games and added a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning against Madison Bumgarner, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night.
