Scutaro Shows Off Dare And Dash, Giants Top Padres
Marco Scutaro came up with a rare play, taking an extra base after a walk Tuesday as the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 4-2.
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Marco Scutaro came up with a rare play, taking an extra base after a walk Tuesday as the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 4-2.
What the Giants fear is the worst-case scenario: that he gets knocked around similarly to last year when the season starts and they are forced to consider removing him from the rotation.
"A dream," is what Marco Scutaro says he's living on a bustling spring morning as camp winds down and expectations for 2013 wind up. "Pretty much, it was a blessing from above."
Ryan Vogelsong appears ready for the season to start now after working six strong innings to help lead the Giants to a 9-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Monday.
The San Francisco Giants and reigning NL MVP Buster Posey have quietly begun talks about a new contract extension. A deal is not imminent, but talks are ongoing.
Barry Zito pitched five effective innings and Buster Posey hit a go-ahead single in the ninth to lift the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 on Sunday.
San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval had to cut short a Saturday catch-and-throw session because of ongoing right elbow pain.
The San Francisco Giants' two-time Cy Young Award winner struggled again on Saturday in his fourth start of the spring. The right-hander gave up five runs and six hits in three-plus innings, including a long homer to Yoenis Cespedes, as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Giants 12-5.
Brandon Belt raised his spring average to.439 with two homers, a ground-rule double, and a single while driving in four runs.
San Francisco right-hander Ryan Vogelsong and Milwaukee left-hander Chris Narveson each pitched six impressive innings in a neat 0-0, 10-inning tie between a Giants split squad and the Brewers on Wednesday.
Brandon Crawford had three hits and an RBI, leading a San Francisco Giants split squad to a 6-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.
Barry Zito struck out five in a row in the first and second innings, but Brandon Mauer shut down the Giants and led the Seattle Mariners to a 6-3 victory over San Francisco on Tuesday.
It appears Zack Greinke's first regular-season start for the Los Angeles Dodgers will be pushed back by at least a few days. Greinke originally had been slated to start April 2 against San Francisco.
San Francisco Giants pitcher Barry Zito has filed a lawsuit for $3 million against a former friend for allegedly duping him out of that money in a "fitness software scheme that never materialized."
That secret, free, street spot you've kept quiet about when you go to a Giants game? Forget about it. Change is coming, baseball fans - so bring some change to AT&T Park.
