Cain Takes No Hitter Into 8th, Giants Top Rockies 4-2
Matt Cain carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning and finished the job himself, pitching the San Francisco Giants to a 4-2 victory over the fading Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
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Matt Cain carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning and finished the job himself, pitching the San Francisco Giants to a 4-2 victory over the fading Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
Troy Tulowitzki capped a four-hit night with an RBI double in the 10th inning and the Colorado Rockies gave their faint playoff hopes a boost with a 10-9 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.
Tim Lincecum threw eight stellar innings, Pat Burrell hit a two-run homer and the San Francisco Giants retained their slim lead in the NL West with a 2-1 win over the faltering Colorado Rockies on Friday night.
Juan Uribe hit a grand slam and a two-run homer, both shots coming during a nine-run second inning that sent the San Francisco Giants past the Chicago Cubs 13-0 Thursday night.
Randy Wells pitched 7 2-3 innings and Kosuke Fukudome homered to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night.
Matt Cain and three relievers combined on a two-hitter, Buster Posey homered and the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants beat Carlos Zambrano and the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Tuesday.
With just two weeks remaining in the regular season, the San Francisco Giants and its fans are hopeful that the playoffs might also be around the corner.
Jose Guillen hit a grand slam and drove in six runs, Barry Zito won for the first time in two months and the San Francisco Giants regained first place in the NL West with a 9-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.
The Giants fell a half-game back of San Diego after the Padres won 8-4 at St. Louis. San Francisco dropped two games behind Atlanta in the NL wild-card race.
Randy Wolf pitched a three-hitter for his first complete game of the season and the Milwaukee Brewers kept the San Francisco Giants from extending their lead in the NL West with a 3-0 victory Friday night.
Aubrey Huff hit a three-run homer, Buster Posey had a solo shot and the San Francisco Giants moved into first place in the NL West with a 10-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night.
Former San Francisco Giants slugger and National League MVP Kevin Mitchell has been ordered to stand trial after he was accused of assaulting a man at a golf club in Southern California.
Matt Cain pitched seven shutout innings and Mike Fontenot broke a scoreless tie with a two-out RBI single in the seventh inning off San Francisco nemesis Chad Billingsley, leading the Giants to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.
Manager Bruce Bochy wasn't about to point blame at one defensive hiccup. The San Francisco Giants have to score. Barry Zito's winless streak reached a career-worst 12 outings and he lost his seventh straight game because of a fielding error by Juan Uribe, and the Giants fell 1-0 to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.
