Resurgent Peavy Leads Giants Past Phillies, 5-4
The San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Friday night.
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The San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Friday night.
Khris Davis hit a tiebreaking 3-run homer in the eighth inning and the Oakland A's beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-4 on Friday night.
Joe Panik hit a bases-loaded triple, Mac Williamson launched a 446-foot home run and the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 Thursday for their 12th win in 14 games.
A day after one of their worst offensive games of the season, the San Francisco Giants had their best.
It happens every year in fantasy baseball: Players get drafted every March that end up struggling during the first six weeks of the season, so owners drop them. Yet by late June, those players recover and really start to hit. They'll end up where they should by September with good stats.
Jeff Samardzija threw a four-hitter and the Giants won their 6th consecutive game Friday by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1.
Billy Burns singled off reliever Fernando Salas with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to lift the A's to a 3-2 victory over the Angels on Friday night.
Texas pitcher Colby Lewis took a no-hitter into the ninth inning against Oakland, but had to settle for a two-hitter and a 5-1 victory over the A's Thursday.
Johnny Cueto struck out nine over seven innings for his team-leading 10th win, and the San Francisco Giants completed a sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers with a 10-1 victory Wednesday.
Smart fantasy baseball owners will analyze the standings in their league to see where their team needs improvement—and perhaps where the team can spare some statistics in a trade. Picking up new players only makes sense if these moves help the team in the standings, after all.
Anyone who has watched San Francisco Giants batting practice knows that lurking somewhere in the DNA of pitching Madison Bumgarner lurks a few stray genes belonging to a slugger.
Brandon Belt hit a two-run homer off rookie Julio Urias in the sixth inning to help Jake Peavy earn his 150th career win, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Sunday night.
The Athletics snapped their seven-game losing streak with a win over the Reds Sunday.
Joe Panik hit a game-tying single in the 10th inning and scored on Buster Posey's RBI single, and the Giants beat the Dodgers 5-4.
Jay Bruce hit a two-run homer off Daniel Mengden and made a run-saving catch at the end as the Cincinnati Reds held on for a 2-1 victory.
Clayton Kershaw outdueled Johnny Cueto and the Dodgers beat the Giants 3-2 on Friday night.
Oakland has lost a season-high six straight games, all on the road.
The man who has provided the San Francisco Giants one of the signature moments in franchise history has signed a minor-league deal with the team.
A home run in the eighth inning helps the San Francisco Giants beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 to split the series.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0 on Wednesday night.
Zach Davies took a no-hitter into the seventh before allowing a two-out home run to Oakland's Billy Butler, and the Milwaukee Brewers withstood a shaky ninth inning to hold on for a 5-4 win .
This week, we're taking a special look at New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia. The big guy hasn't been fantasy relevant since 2012, but suddenly, Sabathia is looking good again. Currently, his ERA would be the lowest of his long career if he could keep it going through the end of the year. That begs the question: Can Sabathia keep it up through the end of the year? We think so, and we explain why in this week's fantasy baseball advice column. Read on!
The St. Louis Cardinals came from behind for the second straight game to beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Sunday night.
Evan Gattis homered for the third straight game, helping the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2 Sunday for a three-game sweep.
Johnny Cueto worked around a season-worst five walks and back soreness to post his ninth win, tying for the major league lead, in the San Francisco Giants' 5-1 victory on Friday night.
