SF Giants Minor Leaguer Suspended For 50 Games
San Francisco Giants third baseman Nathanael Javier has been suspended 50 games for violating baseball's minor league drug program.
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San Francisco Giants third baseman Nathanael Javier has been suspended 50 games for violating baseball's minor league drug program.
Hyun-Jin Ryu and two relievers combined on a five-hitter that sent the Los Angeles Dodgers past the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Tuesday night.
The Athletics, who clinched their second straight division title Sunday, remain a game behind the Red Sox for the best record in the majors following Boston's 8-3 loss at Colorado.
Former Giants closer Brian Wilson returns to San Francisco for the first time since signing with the Dodgers in July. Wilson spent seven seasons with the Giants and recorded the final out for the 2010 World Series champions.
The Oakland Athletics aren't satisfied with a second straight AL West title. Jed Lowrie will try to keep them rolling and help Oakland earn a share of the best record in the league Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Angels.
Ryan Garko has been added to the Stanford baseball staff as an assistant coach. Garko, a 2003 Stanford graduate, joins his alma mater after a pro career that included five seasons in Major League Baseball.
Jed Lowrie hit a three-run homer, Brandon Moss added a two-run shot and the Oakland Athletics kept rolling toward the postseason with their fifth straight victory, 10-5 over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.
The Oakland A's have September figured out. Don't be surprised if this is the year they figure out October, too.
Although the Oakland Athletics have clinched a second straight AL West title, they still have something to play for with home-field advantage in a division series up for grabs.
Coco Crisp hit a 3-run homer, Daric Barton and Jed Lowrie each had a solo shot and the Oakland A's wrapped up their 2nd straight AL West title while overpowering the Minnesota Twins 11-7 Sunday.
The Yankees saw their AL wild-card hopes dim Sunday with a crushing 2-1 loss to the Giants.
Ryan Vogelsong gave up five runs, and the San Francisco Giants managed just six hits against Ivan Nova in a 6-0 loss to the New York Yankees on Saturday.
Yoenis Cespedes and Josh Donaldson homered, Alberto Callaspo had two hits and drove in two runs, and Bartolo Colon pitched six shutout innings as the Oakland Athletics trimmed their magic number to two with an 11-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
Alex Rodriguez set a major league record with his 24th career grand slam, passing Lou Gehrig with a tiebreaking shot in the seventh inning that sent the New York Yankees to a 5-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.
The Oakland Athletics are closing in on another AL West title, and giving the ball to Bartolo Colon should get them even closer. It could also improve his chances at another AL Cy Young Award.
The Giants will counter the Yankees two-time Cy Young Award winner CC Sabathia with one of their own in Tim Lincecum .
Coco Crisp hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Oakland Athletics lowered their magic number to clinch the AL West to four with a back-and-forth 8-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.
Fans of the Oakland A's are being asked to arrive to the ballpark a bit earlier, after new security measures were implemented Thursday at O.co Coliseum.
The Dodgers became the first team to clinch a postseason berth, wrapping up their first NL West title since 2009 when they rallied past the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 on Thursday behind two homers from Hanley Ramirez.
Madison Bumgarner struck out 10 in seven innings of four-hit ball, outpitching Jonathon Niese to lead the San Francisco Giants over the New York Mets 2-1 Thursday.
Though they come off a disappointing result, the Oakland Athletics figure to have a good chance to clinch their second straight division title by the end of their four-game home series with the struggling Minnesota Twins.
Josh Satin hit a two-run single to cap a four-run rally in the ninth inning that sent the New York Mets past the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Wednesday night.
Josh Hamilton hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth inning then put the Angels ahead with a sacrifice fly in the 11th, leading Los Angeles over the Oakland Athletics 5-4 Wednesday.
Matt Cain has been very good since a rather forgettable outing against the New York Mets. His chance to exact some revenge is now at hand.
The Oakland Athletics have that September swagger again. And it's looking a lot like a year ago when they rallied to win the AL West and stun the Texas Rangers on the season's final day -- with walkoffs and whipped cream pie celebrations.
