Nationals Shut Down Lincecum, Giants
The punchless Giants, blanked for the second time in three games, have lost six of their last eight.
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The punchless Giants, blanked for the second time in three games, have lost six of their last eight.
Ryan Vogelsong won while making his first start in almost seven years, pitching effectively into the sixth inning against his former team and leading the San Francisco Giants over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 Thursday.
Cliff Pennington opened the 10th inning with a triple off the glove of left fielder Vernon Wells and the Oakland Athletics went on to beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 Wednesday.
San Francisco wasted a strong outing by Madison Bumgarner (0-4), who allowed only one run and five hits in six innings with one walk and seven strikeouts.
The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum has been renamed the Overstock.com Coliseum under a $7.2 million, six-year deal approved Wednesday by the board that oversees the Coliseum complex.
A's starter Brandon McCarthy (1-2) surrendered seven runs and 14 hits over 5 1-3 innings in his fifth start, in Oakland's 8-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.
Darren Ford scored on a fielder's choice in the 10th inning and came home with the tying run as a pinch runner in the eighth, helping the San Francisco Giants snap a four-game losing streak.
Gio Gonzalez was charged with five runs—four earned—and eight hits over five innings on Monday night in a 5-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels.
No longer the stressed-out, pressing third baseman he was a year ago, Pablo Sandoval is nearly 40 pounds lighter and has a spring in his step once again.
Oakland has now gone 18 innings since last scoring and was shut out in consecutive games for the first time since May 2008.
The Braves knocked Madison Bumgarner (0-3) out early, taking the opener of a weekend series and rematch of last fall's NL division series won by the World Series champion Giants.
Felix Hernandez took a shutout into the eighth inning and Adam Kennedy's home run was all the Seattle Mariners needed to beat the Oakland Athletics Thursday night.
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig will not consider changing Barry Bonds' records following the slugger's conviction on obstruction of justice last week.
Gonzalez was touched for four runs and eight hits in six innings during Wednesday's loss to the Boston Red Sox.
Matt Cain was far from his best, wrestling with his command as he lasted just 4 2-3 innings, allowing six runs and nine hits.
San Francisco third baseman Pablo Sandoval was scratched from the Giants' starting lineup against Colorado after straining his right triceps during batting practice Wednesday.
Brett Anderson struck out eight and outdueled usual Oakland nemesis John Lackey for his first victory of the season.
The San Francisco Giants beat Colorado 6-3 Tuesday night, spoiling Rockies ace Ubaldo Jimenez's return from the disabled list.
The San Francisco Giants fan who was severely beaten outside Dodger Stadium remains in a medically induced coma and under heavy sedation after suffering seizures.
Tim Lincecum took a no-hitter into the seventh inning at Coors Field and San Francisco Giants routed the Colorado Rockies 8-1.
Trevor Cahill pitched eight solid innings, Josh Willingham broke out of a slump with a two-run single in the fifth, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Sunday.
The A's beat the Detroit Tigers 6-2 in Oakland on Saturday night for their second home win this season.
The Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 8-4 on Friday night for manager Jim Leyland's 1,500th career win.
Matt Cain had his third strong outing in three appearances this season and Pablo Sandoval hit a three-run homer to lift the San Francisco Giants to their third straight victory.
San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow remained in a coma Friday after he was severely beaten outside Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles two weeks ago.
