Surging A's Take On Struggling Lincecum, Giants In Bay Bridge Series
The surging Oakland A's go for a seventh consecutive home win over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night when the Bay Bridge Series continues.
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The surging Oakland A's go for a seventh consecutive home win over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night when the Bay Bridge Series continues.
Tim Lincecum is broken and now Barry Zito is becoming Barry Zito again. The once-dominant starting rotation now has two major holes in its foundation, and it's a guess how long Matt Cain, Madison Bumgarner and Ryan Vogelsong can hold it down.
John Madden muses with the KCBS morning crew on the Miami Heat's win in the NBA Finals, along with 49ers running back Brandon Jacobs heartfelt meeting with a young fan and previews the latest edition of the Bay Bridge series.
Ryan Vogelsong (6-3) gave up three runs and seven hits over seven innings, walked none and struck out six in his first regular-season start against the Angels.
Eight days ago Brandon Belt was hitting .224, shaking his head after most at-bats and working tirelessly before batting practice to try to level out his swing.
Los Angeles battered Barry Zito (5-5) for eight runs on nine hits in just 3 1-3 innings, starting with Albert Pujols' first-inning homer before the pitcher had recorded an out.
Former San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds. Guilty on a technicality. Cycling legend Lance Armstrong. Not even prosecuted. Now baseball great Roger Clemens. Acquitted on all counts.
Less than a week after tossing the first perfect game in San Francisco Giants history, Matt Cain pitched a series of jokes on The Late Show With David Letterman Monday.
Ryan Theriot had three hits and drove in two runs for the Giants, who rewarded Matt Cain (9-2) for his resilience in his first start since throwing the 22nd perfect game in major league history against Houston last Wednesday.
Justin Smoak's one-out single in the bottom of the ninth scored pinch-runner Munenori Kawasaki from second when the throw home hit Kawasaki in the back, giving the Mariners a 2-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.
Casper Wells and Jesus Montero greeted Lincecum with long first-inning home runs, Franklin Gutierrez's infield single in the sixth gave Seattle the lead for good and the Mariners snapped a six-game losing streak with a 7-4 win over the San Francisco Giants.
The San Francisco Giants opened a three-game interleague series with a 4-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.
Maligned for a disappointing 2-7 start to the season in San Francisco, Tim Lincecum is still beloved in Seattle from his high school days at suburban Liberty High to his college career across town at Washington.
Huff sprained his right knee while trying to jump over the dugout railing and join the postgame celebration of Matt Cain's perfect game Wednesday night.
J.D. Martinez hit his first career grand slam and the Houston Astros avoided a three-game sweep with a 6-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday.
