Farewell To The Freak: Lincecum Signs Deal With Angels
The Los Angeles Angels confirmed Friday that two-time NL Cy Young Award winner and San Francisco Giants Tim Lincecum has completed a deal with the team.
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The Los Angeles Angels confirmed Friday that two-time NL Cy Young Award winner and San Francisco Giants Tim Lincecum has completed a deal with the team.
Josh Reddick was trying to make something happen, hoping to put himself into position to score. He's likely going to miss a month at minimum as a result of a fractured thumb.
Bruce Bochy met Jeff Samardzija as the big right-hander came into the dugout after the eighth inning and told him he was done for the night.
Khris Davis hit his fourth home run in two games, Danny Valencia drove in two and the Oakland Athletics completed a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers.
Sources say the Los Angeles Angels are closing in on a deal to sign two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
Most teams in MLB have played close to 40 games at this point of the season, meaning the fantasy baseball season is one quarter over. If you've been waiting for that veteran to come around and start hitting, it's time to give up on the dream. If that pitcher still has an ERA way north of five runs per game, you may need to look elsewhere for wins and strikeouts. This is the time of the year when trends become permanent, really. Sticking too long with players headed for bad seasons only can hurt your team.
Manager Bruce Bochy successfully challenged to get a game-ending double play after Brandon Crawford singled in a run in the ninth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on Sunday to complete a four-game sweep.
Danny Valencia hit three home runs, including a two-run shot in the ninth inning that lifted the Oakland A's to a 7-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.
Joe Panik swatted a 3-run homer that provided all the offense Jeff Samardzija and the Giants needed in a 3-1 victory over the Diamondbacks.
Danny Valencia hit his first two home runs in more than seven months, and that was just the start of his contribution to the A's 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.
The San Francisco Giants finally beat Zack Greinke, although that hasn't been all that unusual for anyone this season.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the San Francisco Giants 4-0 on Tuesday night for their sixth victory in eight games.
The Boston Red Sox continued their strong hitting with a 13-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.
Edwin Encarnacion hit a 2-run homer, Aaron Sanchez struck out five over seven innings, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Monday night
Oakland scored in each of the first three innings to open a 4-1 lead before the Red Sox charged ahead with a six-run inning.
We've all heard the story from a friend how he or she simply drafted their fantasy baseball team and forgot all about it until finding out they won the league in October. Generally, that doesn't happen very often thanks to injuries, slumps and inevitable bad luck. You have to stay on top of your team's roster all summer long to win.
The Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 2-0 on Sunday.
Manny Machado hit two of Baltimore's season-high six homers, including a grand slam, and the Orioles scored all their runs on long balls in an 11-3 rout of the A's on Sunday.
Matt Duffy hit a game-ending RBI double with two out in the 13th inning, sending the Giants to a 2-1 victory over the Rockies on Saturday.
Marcus Semien homered and drove in three runs, and the A's snapped a 4-game losing streak by beating the Baltimore Orioles 8-4 Saturday in the opener of a split doubleheader.
Madison Bumgarner survived a shaky 2nd inning and the Giants ended a 3-game losing streak to Colorado, beating the Rockies 6-4 on Friday night.
Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story each homered and drove in three runs, and the Colorado Rockies set a franchise record with a 13-run fifth inning in a 17-7 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night.
On a day the Athletics grabbed a big lead and got to nemesis Felix Hernandez, they still couldn't pull out a victory.
Brandon Phillips, Eugenio Suarez and Zack Cozart homered in a five-run first inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Jake Peavy for the first time in a 7-4 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.
Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 8-2 on Tuesday night.
