Giants Fail To Strike A Deal With Padres For Closer Bell
The Giants and Padres had until 1:00 p.m. ET Friday to agree on a trade, and it hasn't happened, according to Scott Miller of CBSSports.com.
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The Giants and Padres had until 1:00 p.m. ET Friday to agree on a trade, and it hasn't happened, according to Scott Miller of CBSSports.com.
Orlando Cabrera drove in San Francisco's only run with an RBI groundout in the third. The Giants, losers of five of seven, fell three games behind first-place Arizona in the NL West.
The New York Yankees became the first team in major league history to hit three grand slams in a game Thursday in a wet, wild 22-9 romp over the Oakland Athletics.
Carlos Beltran shook of the pain around his right wrist to hit his first home run since being traded to San Francisco, powering the Giants past the San Diego Padres 2-1 on Wednesday night.
Coco Crisp homered twice and drove in five runs, going 4 for 4 with a three-run shot in the 10th inning that sent the Oakland Athletics to a 6-4 win over the New York Yankees Wednesday night.
The reigning World Series champion Giants fell two games behind the first-place Diamondbacks in the NL West after Arizona won at Washington.
Brandon Allen hit two tape-measure homers, Eric Sogard connected for one that barely cleared the wall and the Oakland Athletics hung on to beat the New York Yankees 6-5 on Tuesday night.
The Oakland Athletics have traded third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff and cash to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named or cash.
Luis Perez pitched brilliantly in his first big league start, combining with Casey Janssen on a one-hitter, and Jose Bautista connected for his majors-best 36th home run to send the Toronto Blue Jays over the Oakland Athletics 1-0 Sunday.
Pablo Sandoval hit a tie-breaking two-run homer with two out in the 11th inning to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros Sunday.
Rich Harden matched his career high with 11 strikeouts and didn't allow a hit until the fifth, Josh Willingham hit a two-run homer, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.
Wandy Rodriguez pitched eight innings and had a two-run single to lead the Astros to a 6-0 win over the slumping Giants on Friday night.
The A's got only two runners to third base and were shut out for the 12th time this season.
Mike Minor pitched six crisp innings to outduel Tim Lincecum, and Chipper Jones homered for the only run as the Atlanta Braves defeated the San Francisco Giants 1-0 Thursday night.
Matt Cain snapped his three-game losing streak with five-hit ball over eight innings, and the San Francisco Giants held on for a 7-5 victory over the Braves on Wednesday night.
San Francisco closer Brian Wilson will get another night off after flying to Pensacola, Fla., to have his ailing elbow checked out by Dr. James Andrews.
Kurt Suzuki hit two solo homers and right fielder David DeJesus cut down pinch-runner Blake Davis at the plate to end the game, helping the Oakland Athletics edge the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 on Wednesday.
Josh Willingham hit a home run and had two hits, Coco Crisp drove in two runs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-4 Tuesday night.
The Giants lost their starter in the third inning, the latest in an increasingly dire stretch of injuries for the defending champs.
The Baltimore Orioles picked up a rare victory on the road with a 6-2 win over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.
Freddie Freeman capped a three-run rally with a two-run, bases-loaded single to lift Atlanta to a 5-4 win over the Giants on Monday night.
David Murphy hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 7-6 on Sunday for a three-game series sweep.
Ryan Vogelsong pitched into the eighth inning to earn his career-high 10th win and the San Francisco Giants used four home runs to beat the slumping Florida Marlins 5-2 Sunday.
Brandon McCarthy (5-6) was knocked out of the game when he was struck by Chavez's line drive in the fourth, sidelined by a bruised right knee.
The Giants, starting a 10-game trip, lost for the 12th time in 17 games and continued to sputter on offense. They're next to last in the majors in runs and have totaled 15 in the past eight games.
