Wilson's Beard Bringing Added Attention To Giants
Brian Wilson's bushy facial hair is attracting serious attention for the San Francisco closer. His bright orange good-luck shoes have become a sideshow these days.
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Brian Wilson's bushy facial hair is attracting serious attention for the San Francisco closer. His bright orange good-luck shoes have become a sideshow these days.
Manager Bobby Cox said Derek Lowe, Tommy Hanson and Tim Hudson are the Braves' first three starters in the series. Lowe will start in Thursday's Game 1 at San Francisco against Tim Lincecum.
Aaron Rowand and Barry Zito account for nearly a third of the San Francisco Giants' payroll this season, making $30.5 million between them.
Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run homer, Ryan Ludwick and Matt Stairs also connected and the San Diego Padres put San Francisco's potential clinching party on hold for at least a day with a dramatic 6-4 victory Friday night.
Daric Barton homered in his first two at-bats, including a grand slam just inside the right-field foul pole, and Trevor Cahill pitched seven sharp innings for his 18th victory to lead the Oakland Athletics over the Seattle Mariners 9-0 on Friday night.
Even Andres Torres had his doubts he could return from an emergency appendectomy in time to help the Giants in the stretch run.
Gio Gonzalez battled through early control problems to throw seven scoreless innings and the Oakland Athletics defeated the Seattle Mariners 8-1 on Thursday night.
Pablo Sandoval hit a splash shot into McCovey Cove, Andres Torres and Buster Posey also connected and the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants beat Arizona 4-1 Thursday for a three-game sweep.
Pat Burrell hit a three-run homer to back Tim Lincecum, and the first-place San Francisco Giants remained two games ahead of San Diego in the NL West with a 3-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.
Torii Hunter's two-out single drove home Jeff Mathis in the 11th inning, and the Los Angeles Angels wrapped up their home schedule with a 2-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday.
Juan Uribe matched a career best with his 23rd home run and the first-place San Francisco Giants increased their NL West lead over San Diego to two games with a 4-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
Torii Hunter opened the scoring with a home run and his center field replacement, rookie Peter Bourjos, robbed Landon Powell of a homer to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.
Tim Lincecum's turn in the rotation is being pushed up a day to Wednesday against Arizona, making the San Francisco Giants' ace available for a one-game playoff Monday with San Diego if the NL West title comes to that.
Pinch-hitter Hideki Matsui tied the game with an RBI single off Justin James, and the Oakland rookie forced in two more runs by hitting one batter with the bases loaded and walking another, helping the Los Angeles Angels beat the Athletics 6-5 on Monday night.
Tim Lincecum threw eight stellar innings, Pat Burrell hit a two-run homer and the San Francisco Giants retained their slim lead in the NL West with a 2-1 win over the faltering Colorado Rockies on Friday night.
The Texas Rangers moved a step closer toward winning their first division title in more than a decade by beating the Oakland Athletics 10-3 on Friday night.
Dallas Braden allowed one hit in eight innings and the Oakland Athletics beat Texas 5-0 on Thursday night, stalling the Rangers' pursuit of their first AL West title since 1999.
Juan Uribe hit a grand slam and a two-run homer, both shots coming during a nine-run second inning that sent the San Francisco Giants past the Chicago Cubs 13-0 Thursday night.
Randy Wells pitched 7 2-3 innings and Kosuke Fukudome homered to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night.
Mark Teahen hit a go-ahead double with two outs in the ninth right after pinch-hitter Mark Kotsay's tying RBI single and the Chicago White Sox rallied past the Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Wednesday.
The San Jose city council has reaffirmed its commitment to Major League Baseball and the community in the form of a resolution as it seeks to bring the Oakland A's to San Jose. Voters will decide this spring whether to use public money for a stadium.
Trevor Cahill pitched eight solid innings for his team-leading 17th win and the Oakland Athletics beat Chicago 7-2 on Tuesday night, sending the White Sox to their eighth consecutive loss and handing the AL Central title to the Minnesota Twins.
Bonser won for the first time in more than two years, Chris Carter finally got his first major league hit and the Oakland Athletics sent the White Sox to their seventh straight loss, beating Chicago 3-0 on Monday night.
Randy Wolf pitched a three-hitter for his first complete game of the season and the Milwaukee Brewers kept the San Francisco Giants from extending their lead in the NL West with a 3-0 victory Friday night.
Aubrey Huff hit a three-run homer, Buster Posey had a solo shot and the San Francisco Giants moved into first place in the NL West with a 10-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night.
