Giants Eliminate Dodgers From Playoff Contention, Zito Sharp In Victory
The Los Angeles Dodgers were eliminated from playoff contention, their wild-card hopes dashed Tuesday night with a 4-3 loss to Barry Zito and the San Francisco Giants.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers were eliminated from playoff contention, their wild-card hopes dashed Tuesday night with a 4-3 loss to Barry Zito and the San Francisco Giants.
To former A's and Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, playing for a pennant contender can be the tipping point in picking an MVP.
Elian Herrera singled in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night that kept their postseason hopes alive.
Pinch hitter Xavier Nady homered off Huston Street to tie the game with one out in the ninth and Hunter Spence hit a go-ahead, two-run shot as the Giants rallied to beat the San Diego Padres 7-5 Sunday.
The San Diego Padres beat the NL West champion San Francisco Giants 7-3 on Saturday night.
Ryan Vogelsong pitched six strong innings and Buster Posey increased his lead in the NL batting race, but not before giving the San Francisco Giants a big scare in a 3-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
Midseason acquisitions Hunter Pence and Marco Scutaro each hit two-run homers in the second inning to back Barry Zito, and the NL West champion San Francisco Giants beat Arizona 7-3 Thursday in their regular-season home finale.
The San Francisco Giants have informed Melky Cabrera's agent they won't bring the suspended outfielder back at any point this postseason.
Matt Cain pitched seven innings and had two hits and an RBI to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 6-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.
Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run homer and a pair of sacrifice flies for a career-high five RBIs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the NL West champion San Francisco Giants 7-2 on Tuesday night.
The San Francisco Giants have no plans to bring back suspended outfielder Melky Cabrera for the postseason if the club is still playing when he is eligible to return.
If you want to see the San Francisco Giants live and in person, 2012 playoff tickets are being sold exclusively online and aren't as plentiful this time around.
When the San Francisco Giants clinched the National League West title over the weekend, it wasn't just a great moment for the players and local fans. It was, and will continue to be, a banner moment for the team's front office and the City's economy as well.
Yonder Alonso's two-run single in the seventh inning snapped a tie and helped the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 on Sunday.
The San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres to clinch the National League West Division Title.
