Zito Delivers Again, Giants Sweep Rockies
Barry Zito pitched another gem and the San Francisco Giants completed a sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 10-0 win Wednesday.
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Barry Zito pitched another gem and the San Francisco Giants completed a sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 10-0 win Wednesday.
Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant spent his basketball off day at the San Francisco Giants' ballpark on a spectacular Bay Area afternoon, signing autographs and meeting players Wednesday.
Barry Zito hasn't lost in his last 11 starts against the Colorado Rockies, and the San Francisco Giants have won 15 of his outings in a row including last year's postseason.
Angel Pagan hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning to cap San Francisco's rally from a four-run deficit and the Giants went on to beat the Colorado Rockies for the eighth straight time, 9-6 on Tuesday night.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum looks to start 2-0 for the first time in three seasons while trying to help the San Francisco Giants to an eighth consecutive victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.
Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer in the first inning that held up, Buster Posey added a late RBI single and the San Francisco Giants snapped the Colorado Rockies' five-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory Monday night.
The Giants' Madison Bumgarner has performed well in recent outings against Colorado and will try to build on a splendid season debut in Monday night's series opener.
Matt Cain became the first Giants pitcher to allow nine runs in an inning since 1902 when Matt Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals tagged him Sunday in a 14-3 romp over San Francisco.
Barry Zito saved San Francisco's season by beating the Cardinals last fall in the NL championship series, then delivered again with a 1-0 victory over St. Louis on Friday.
The San Francisco Giants open at home against the Cardinals Friday afternoon, but first they'll celebrate their second World Series championship in three years.
The Cardinals come to AT&T Park on Friday for the Giants' home opener, and Zito will be on the mound to face them once again amid much fanfare as the city celebrates another title during a festive pregame ceremony.
Tim Lincecum walked seven, matching a career worst, yet still managed to get the win when Pablo Sandoval and Hunter Pence homered to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.
Two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum is confident he can bounce back from the worst season of his career.
Madison Bumgarner pitched two-hit ball over eight innings, giving the San Francisco Giants a 3-0 win against the Dodgers while overshadowing the major league debut of high-priced Los Angeles pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu on Tuesday night.
It was a pitchers' duel between the Giants' Matt Cain and the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw in Los Angeles Monday afternoon.
Clayton Kershaw launched his first career home run to break a scoreless tie in the eighth inning, then finished off a four-hitter Monday that led the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Francisco Giants 4-0 on opening day.
The Giants are favored by some to win the NL West again. The Dodgers finished second last year.
The San Francisco Giants made their final roster moves over the weekend in preparation for Monday's Opening Day battle with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
We've not seen anything like Buster Posey in this generation. Derek Jeter comes to mind -- both he and Posey led their teams to two World Series titles in what essentially were two of their first three full seasons. But Jeter doesn't have an MVP award. Nor a Comeback Player of the Year trophy.
Yoenis Cespedes hit a three-run home run and the Oakland Athletics held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Saturday in the final tuneup for both teams.
Noonan cracked the San Francisco Giants' opening day roster Friday night, only two weeks after being optioned to the Triple-A Fresno club.
Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval is still a possibility for opening day at Dodger Stadium, and he returned to the lineup as designated hitter in a 3-1 victory against the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.
Baseball fever is heating up throughout the Bay Area ahead of opening day, with both the A's and Giants optimistic about a chance to return to the postseason.
The Giants rewarded the NL MVP and batting champion catcher with a $167 million, nine-year contract Friday, a deal that includes a club option for 2022 that could raise the value to $186 million over a decade.
A man was arrested at AT&T Park on Thursday night for allegedly kicking another man during a fight at the San Francisco Giants' exhibition game against the Oakland A's.
