Giants Rally In 8th Inning To Defeat Brewers
Pinch hitter Jeff Francoeur's broken-bat single in the bottom of the eighth inning drove in the go-ahead run in the San Francisco Giants' 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night.
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Pinch hitter Jeff Francoeur's broken-bat single in the bottom of the eighth inning drove in the go-ahead run in the San Francisco Giants' 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night.
Chad Gaudin regained his dominant form last time out and will try to maintain that Monday night while helping the San Francisco Giants end their recent woes at home.
"We're going to have to change this up," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "We're not getting any production from our lead-off hitters. We're definitely going through a tough time and we're going to change things up here a little bit."
Wil Myers homered and four relievers allowed one hit over 4 1-3 scoreless innings to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Sunday.
Wil Myers had an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays to a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.
Struggling San Francisco Giants left-hander Barry Zito will not make his next scheduled start Sunday at Tampa Bay. Giants manager Bruce Bochy announced the news before Friday's game against the Rays.
The right-hander goes for a fifth consecutive winning start Friday night when the Rays continue their push for the AL East lead with the San Francisco Giants making their second-ever visit.
Each team sends disappointing starters to the mound Thursday night, as Cole Hamels looks to help Philadelphia avoid a 10th loss in 11 games while facing Matt Cain and visiting San Francisco.
The $1 million contract former SF Giants closer Brian 'The Beard' Wilson signed with the L.A. Dodgers is filled with plenty of performance bonuses.
Chad Gaudin threw seven sharp innings, Brett Pill and Brandon Crawford hit homers, and the San Francisco Giants snapped a five-game losing streak with a 9-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.
At long last, the trade deadline will have passed by the time the Philadelphia Phillies host the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.
Hunter Pence quickly became a fan favorite in Philadelphia because of his hard play, general quirkiness, and most famously his slogan, "Let's go eat!" which became jargon for Philadelphians.
Carlos Ruiz and Michael Young hit two-run homers to back John Lannan, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the SF Giants 7-3 Tuesday night.
Closer Brian "The Beard" Wilson, who played such an integral role in the San Francisco Giants' 2010 World Series win, has chosen to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The San Francisco Giants are listening on potential trades for outfielder Hunter Pence, starter Tim Lincecum and reliever Javier Lopez, their three major free agents, but a person connected to the Giants organization pegged the price as "very strong" on Pence and Lincecum.
Philadelphia tries to end an eight-game skid Tuesday night when it faces a struggling Barry Zito and the San Francisco Giants.
President Barack Obama said the San Francisco Giants are making a "habit" of dropping in at the White House as he honored them Monday for their World Series win in 2012.
The outfield trading market, once bordering on woeful, looks a bit better with Hunter Penceavailable and hitting well. Giancarlo Stanton, Michael Cuddyer and Jose Bautista remain all but certain to stay put, but Pence is a big add to a fairly thin group.
Travis Wood pitched a four-hitter over 7 innings and had a home run among his two hits in helping the Chicago Cubs complete a 3-game sweep in San Francisco for the first time in 20 years, beating the Giants 2-1 Sunday.
Nate Schierholtz homered off ex-teammate Sergio Romo with one out in the ninth inning to lift the Cubs to a 1-0 win over the Giants on Saturday night.
Brandon Belt's baserunning gaffe in the seventh inning cost the Giants a run. His fielding error in the ninth cost the defending World Series champs the game.
Julio Borbon and Junior Lake scored on an error by San Francisco first baseman Brandon Belt in the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 3-2 win over the Giants on Friday night.
The San Francisco Giants activated Joaquin Arias from the disabled list on Friday, more than two weeks after the reserve infielder underwent an emergency appendectomy.
When Alfonso Soriano signed his rich contract with the Chicago Cubs prior to the 2007 season, he pledged that helping the long-suffering franchise end its World Series drought was at the forefront of his decision.
Building a basketball arena on the San Francisco waterfront could cost $1 billion, an estimate Golden State Warriors President Rick Welts said is likely to grow as the team analyzes the site at Piers 30-32.
