Daily Madden: Giants Fans Relieved By Lincecum's Strong Start
Tim Lincecum threw seven scoreless innings for his first win since April 28 as the Giants swept the Dodgers at AT&T Park Wednesday to move into a tie for first place.
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Tim Lincecum threw seven scoreless innings for his first win since April 28 as the Giants swept the Dodgers at AT&T Park Wednesday to move into a tie for first place.
Yesterday's 3-0 whitewashing of the Los Angeles Dodgers finally put the San Francisco Giants where they feel they belong, in first place in the National League West, now tied with L.A.
With Cueto looking to win a career-best fifth straight start and Bumgarner seeking a fifth consecutive winning decision, the Reds and surging Giants open a four-game set Thursday night at AT&T Park.
Tim Lincecum won for the first time in nearly two months to end the worst drought of his career, throwing four-hit ball over seven innings, and the San Francisco Giants held the Dodgers scoreless for the third straight game in a 3-0 win Wednesday.
A victory by the Giants in Wednesday's series finale at AT&T Park would move them into a first-place tie, giving the struggling Dodgers company atop the division for the first time since they took over the lead April 11.
The Coast Guard suspended its search Tuesday for a man who fell into San Francisco Bay Monday night off Pier 32 in San Francisco.
Ryan Vogelsong pitched seven innings to outduel San Francisco nemesis Clayton Kershaw for the second time this season to help the Giants move within a game of Los Angeles for first place in the NL West.
Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run double and sacrifice fly to help Barry Zito end a three-start losing streak, and the San Francisco Giants beat the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers 8-0 on Monday night.
In recent series in San Diego and Seattle, there appeared to be as many Giants fans as Padres or Mariners fans in the local ballparks.
Monday night, the San Francisco Giants come home to host their arch rivals, the hated Los Angeles Dodgers, at AT&T Park.
Derek Norris hit a three-run shot with two outs in the ninth inning for his first major league home run, and the Oakland Athletics walked off with a stunning 4-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.
The San Francisco Giants backed Madison Bumgarner's fourth straight win with just enough offense, holding on for a 9-8 victory over the Oakland A's on Saturday.
Tim Lincecum looks back at his extreme, 30-pound weight loss before this season and wishes he had approached it all differently.
Brandon Belt hit a tying two-run double and scored on Hector Sanchez's single during a four-run ninth inning, and the San Francisco Giants rallied past the Bay Area rival Oakland Athletics 5-4 on Friday night.
Former NL MVP Jeff Kent will reportedly be on Survivor: Philippines. This report comes from survivorfever.net in a listing of cast members (they have five so far) for the upcoming 25th season. It will air on CBS starting in September.
