Giants Minor League Pitcher Paul Davis Suspended
San Francisco right-hander Paul Davis and New York Mets right-hander Estarlin Morel have been suspended under baseball's minor league drug program.
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San Francisco right-hander Paul Davis and New York Mets right-hander Estarlin Morel have been suspended under baseball's minor league drug program.
All-Star Buster Posey drove in a season-high five runs and Chad Gaudin and three relievers combined on a five-hitter, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 10-1 victory against the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
When the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres meet again Friday night, one pitcher starts for the first time since his misdemeanor charge was publicized, while the other takes a major league mound for the first time in nearly two years.
The San Diego Padres got off to a good start against All-Star lefty Madison Bumgarner, scoring two runs on three hits in the first inning. They wouldn't score again all night.
Pablo Sandoval hit his first home run since May 21, and All-Star Madison Bumgarner settled down to allow just four hits in seven innings as the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 Thursday night.
The A's have gone from plucky to scary and lead the AL West again (with the league's second-best record). The Giants? Well, they're summoning up memories of the Bad Old Days.
Since the San Francisco Giants took two of three from San Diego three weeks ago, little has gone right for the reigning World Series champions.
David Ortiz led the Red Sox to an 11-4 win over the Mariners Wednesday night, becoming baseball's all time leader in hits as a designated hitter. Are Ortiz' accomplishments enough to get him in the Hall of Fame, where there are no designated hitters?
Former Giants prospect Zack Wheeler pitched seven sharp innings, Marlon Byrd homered again and the New York Mets completed their first sweep in San Francisco since 1994 with a 7-2 win Wednesday.
A San Francisco Giants pitcher has been charged with lewdness after police say he touched a woman's breast at a Las Vegas hospital earlier this year.
San Francisco hopes for a strong bounce-back effort Wednesday from Matt Cain as the Giants face their former draft pick Zack Wheeler of the NY Mets for the first time.
Jeremy Affeldt had another poor outing for the SF Giants. He's merely one example of how things have turned from bad to worse for the defending World Series champions. "We're giving up more runs than we're getting and I'm a big part of that," Affeldt said. "I really stink."
Veteran outfielder Jeff Francoeur agreed to terms on a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday.
The San Francisco Giants placed backup catcher Hector Sanchez on the disabled list with a strained right shoulder in one of several roster moves made by the slumping World Series champions.
The Giants scored more than four runs for just the fourth time in 22 games but still lost and fell a season-high nine games under .500. San Francisco also has the worst record in the majors (17-34) since May 13.
The Giants enter this game having batted .197 during a 2-12 stretch and fell 4-3 in 16 innings in Monday's series opener.
Eric Young scored on shortstop Brandon Crawford's fielding error with two outs in the 16th inning, and the New York Mets outlasted the San Francisco Giants 4-3 in a game that ended early Tuesday morning.
The SF Giants placed infielder Joaquin Arias on the 15-day disabled list Monday with appendicitis. Nick Noonan was recalled from Triple-A Fresno to fill Arias' spot.
The New York Mets' Matt Harvey is hoping to start the All-Star game in front of his home crowd at Citi Field next week. Delivering a strong showing in front of NL manager Bruce Bochy would surely help his chances.
A.J. Ellis hit a 3-run double in the 9th inning, All-Star Clayton Kershaw made a third straight stellar start and the Dodgers beat the slumping Giants 4-1 on Sunday.
The San Francisco Giants were caught batting out of order against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, wiping away Buster Posey's RBI double in the first inning.
Madison Bumgarner drove in two runs and struck out nine in seven innings, and the San Francisco Giants overcame an embarrassing lineup mistake to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Saturday night.
Not long after his earliest exit in nearly four years, Matt Cain sat in the Giants' dugout and stared blankly at the floor.
Juan Uribe matched his career high with seven RBIs, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers rout the struggling San Francisco Giants 10-2 on Friday night.
Outfielder Cole Gillespie was called up from Triple-A Fresno by the Giants before their game with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.
