Giants' Sandoval To Work On Weight Loss During DL Stint
Pablo Sandoval's latest injury is weighing heavily on the San Francisco Giants. The Giants have asked Sandoval to prioritize losing weight while he's on the disabled list.
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Pablo Sandoval's latest injury is weighing heavily on the San Francisco Giants. The Giants have asked Sandoval to prioritize losing weight while he's on the disabled list.
After taking Tuesday's opener 8-2 behind an impressive effort from prized pitching prospect Gerrit Cole, Pittsburgh's bats led the way Wednesday in a 12-8 victory. Starling Marte, Jordy Mercer, Andrew McCutchen and Gaby Sanchez - the top four hitters in the batting order - went a combined 13 for 19 with eight runs.
The Oakland Athletics may have to overcome some difficult circumstances to extend streaks of 10 straight home wins and six in a row at home over the New York Yankees.
In what is believed to be a baseball first when it comes to ceremonial first pitches, 13-year-old Nick LeGrande made the toss before the Yankees-Athletics game on Wednesday night from his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri, by using a telerobotic pitching machine.
Brandon Moss hit a two-run homer and a solo shot for his third career two-homer game, and the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 5-2 on Wednesday night to win their 10th straight home game.
Starling Marte had a career-high four hits and scored four times and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 12-8 on Wednesday night.
Oakland Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes was unable to play Wednesday evening against the New York Yankees due to left hamstring tightness, and is unlikely to play Thursday as well.
San Francisco Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro is out indefinitely with an injury to the pinkie finger on his left hand.
San Francisco pitcher George Kontos has been suspended for three games by Major League Baseball, which said he intentionally threw a pitch at Pittsburgh's Andrew McCutchen, and Giants manager Bruce Bochy has been banned for one.
The Oakland Athletics are enjoying their longest home win streak in seven seasons as well as their longest at home against the New York Yankees in 12 years.
Francisco Liriano tries to build on another superb performance as the Pirates continue a three-game set against the injury-plagued San Francisco Giants on Wednesday evening.
Derek Norris homered and drove in four runs and Bartolo Colon pitched six scoreless innings to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 6-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.
Gerrit Cole took a shutout into the seventh inning of his major league debut and hit a two-run single in his first at-bat Tuesday night, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-2 victory in front of a festive crowd.
The San Francisco Giants have put third baseman Pablo Sandoval on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left foot.
The San Francisco Giants are never afraid to make a trade in July, and they have two World Series titles in the last three years to show for it. But it's been years since the Giants have needed to trade for a starting pitcher in July.
Sabathia (6-4, 3.74) is 3-1 with a 1.94 ERA in his last seven matchups, and the Bay Area native is 2-0 with a 2.49 ERA in his last three visits to Oakland. He also enters this game having won back-to-back starts but is 0-2 with a 6.29 ERA in his last four on the road.
Consider Tuesday's Giants-Pirates game to be a must-see, as Pittsburgh has called up top prospect Gerrit Cole, who will take the mound and make his major-league debut opposite Tim Lincecum.
Third baseman Josh Donaldson sees plenty of similarities between this Oakland team and the one that stunned the Texas Rangers on the season's final day last fall.
The San Francisco Giants are still deciding whether Pablo 'Panda' Sandoval needs a stint on the disabled list, but manager Bruce Bochy said on Monday that he'll at least be out "the next few days."
Chad Gaudin pitched six strong innings, Marco Scutaro and Brandon Belt homered and the Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 on Sunday.
The Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland A's 4-2 on Sunday to salvage a split of their four-game series.
Madison Bumgarner (5-4) gave the Giants a quality start, pitching five effective innings to end a four-game losing streak.
The San Francisco Giants have activated infielder Tony Abreu from the 60-day disabled list and optioned infielder Nick Noonan to Triple-A Fresno.
Matt Cain and the San Francisco Giants were on the brink of giving Patrick Corbin his first loss in 10 decisions this season.
Josh Donaldson hit his first career grand slam, Josh Reddick made a homer-saving catch in the ninth inning, and the Oakland Athletics rallied from a three-run deficit Friday night for a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
