Cain Sharp 1 Year After Perfecto, Giants Rout Pirates
Matt Cain allowed two hits over 6 2-3 innings and the San Francisco Giants pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0 on Thursday night.
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Matt Cain allowed two hits over 6 2-3 innings and the San Francisco Giants pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0 on Thursday night.
The San Francisco Giants have called up catcher Hector Sanchez and right-handed reliever Jake Dunning. To make room for the newcomers, San Francisco sent first baseman Brett Pill to Triple-A Fresno.
Pablo Sandoval's latest injury is weighing heavily on the San Francisco Giants. The Giants have asked Sandoval to prioritize losing weight while he's on the disabled list.
After taking Tuesday's opener 8-2 behind an impressive effort from prized pitching prospect Gerrit Cole, Pittsburgh's bats led the way Wednesday in a 12-8 victory. Starling Marte, Jordy Mercer, Andrew McCutchen and Gaby Sanchez - the top four hitters in the batting order - went a combined 13 for 19 with eight runs.
Starling Marte had a career-high four hits and scored four times and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 12-8 on Wednesday night.
San Francisco Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro is out indefinitely with an injury to the pinkie finger on his left hand.
San Francisco pitcher George Kontos has been suspended for three games by Major League Baseball, which said he intentionally threw a pitch at Pittsburgh's Andrew McCutchen, and Giants manager Bruce Bochy has been banned for one.
According to a posting on Bryan Stow's website, his insurance company has stopped paying for his rehabilitation in Bakersfield so now he's been forced to come home even as his condition seems to be worsening.
Francisco Liriano tries to build on another superb performance as the Pirates continue a three-game set against the injury-plagued San Francisco Giants on Wednesday evening.
Gerrit Cole took a shutout into the seventh inning of his major league debut and hit a two-run single in his first at-bat Tuesday night, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-2 victory in front of a festive crowd.
The San Francisco Giants have put third baseman Pablo Sandoval on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left foot.
The San Francisco Giants are never afraid to make a trade in July, and they have two World Series titles in the last three years to show for it. But it's been years since the Giants have needed to trade for a starting pitcher in July.
Consider Tuesday's Giants-Pirates game to be a must-see, as Pittsburgh has called up top prospect Gerrit Cole, who will take the mound and make his major-league debut opposite Tim Lincecum.
The San Francisco Giants are still deciding whether Pablo 'Panda' Sandoval needs a stint on the disabled list, but manager Bruce Bochy said on Monday that he'll at least be out "the next few days."
Chad Gaudin pitched six strong innings, Marco Scutaro and Brandon Belt homered and the Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 on Sunday.
