Cain Outduels Hamels As Giants Top Phillies
Matt Cain pitched into the eighth inning to outduel Cole Hamels and lead the San Francisco Giants to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.
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Matt Cain pitched into the eighth inning to outduel Cole Hamels and lead the San Francisco Giants to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.
Cliff Pennington had three hits to remain the hottest hitter in the major leagues since the All-Star break, Brandon McCarthy pitched eight innings and the Oakland Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Tuesday night.
Rookie right-hander Vance Worley threw a three-hitter and Chase Utley hit an inside-the-park homer to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Francisco Giants.
Conor Jackson hit a two-run double in the seventh inning and the Oakland Athletics rallied from three runs down to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-5 on Monday night.
This is supposed to be an off day for the San Francisco Giants, but members of the baseball team will spend their afternoon with the Commander-in-Chief.
Jonathan Lucroy and Yuniesky Betancourt drove in two runs each, and the Milwaukee Brewers held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2 on Friday night.
The New York Yankees ambushed the Oakland Athletics early for a 17-7 victory in the searing heat Friday night.
Giants catcher Buster Posey has cleared another hurdle in his long road to recovery, getting the screws removed from his surgically repaired left ankle.
Hideki Matsui hit his 500th professional homer Wednesday and drove in three runs to lead the Oakland Athletics over the Detroit Tigers 7-5.
Clayton Kershaw was one pitch better than Tim Lincecum in a matchup of All-Star aces, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers past the San Francisco Giants 1-0 Wednesday.
Brandon Belt hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning in his first game back in the majors and the Giants finally gave Madison Bumgarner some run support at home while beating the Dodgers.
Miguel Cabrera and Carlos Guillen each hit a two-run homer in Detroit's six-run fifth inning, and the Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 8-3 on Tuesday night.
The Houston Astros have traded second baseman Jeff Keppinger to the San Francisco Giants for two Double-A pitchers.
Ryan Vogelsong pitched into the seventh inning and combined with two relievers on a seven-hitter, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Next stop for the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants? The White House.
Tim Lincecum and three relievers combined on a four-hitter and Cody Ross homered as the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants beat San Diego 6-1 Friday night.
Josh Willingham homered and drove in two runs, Jemile Weeks singled twice and scored, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Friday night.
The San Francisco Giants have placed outfielder Pat Burrell on the 15-day disabled list with a foot injury and purchased the contract of catcher Hector Sanchez from Triple-A Fresno.
Oakland Athletics left-handed pitcher Brett Anderson will miss the rest of the season after having reconstructive surgery on his elbow, according to the team.
Aubrey Huff hit a tying homer off All-Star closer Heath Bell leading off the ninth inning and Mike Fontenot brought in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the 12th.
The San Francisco Giants are talking to former Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman about a scouting job.
The Athletics come out of the All-Star break with the third-worst record in the American League at 39-53 and are 12 games behind Texas in the AL West after being swept by the Rangers in a four-game series.
The Giants open a four-game series at San Diego on Thursday, beginning the season's second half in first place for the first time since 2003 and looking every bit the surprising contender they were a year ago.
Before the players hit the field for Major League Baseball's All-Star game, sports fans got to hear from another all-star in action: Brad Pitt...
Bruce Bochy of the Giants became a winner in his second All-Star try, following a defeat in 1999, and his closer Brian Wilson, the 10th NL pitcher, got two outs for the save.
