Buster Posey Named NL Comeback Player Of The Year
MLB.com has revealed its Comeback Player of the Year for both the National and American Leagues. The NL winner is Giants catcher Buster Posey, while the AL winner is Rays closer Fernando Rodney.
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MLB.com has revealed its Comeback Player of the Year for both the National and American Leagues. The NL winner is Giants catcher Buster Posey, while the AL winner is Rays closer Fernando Rodney.
After an 8-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in Game Four of the NLCS, the San Francisco Giants enter familiar territory—facing the threat of elimination from the postseason.
Adam Wainwright threw seven innings of four-hit ball and the St. Louis Cardinals roughed up Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants in an 8-1 rout Thursday night that gave them a 3-1 lead in the NL championship series.
San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy is hoping change will be a good thing as his team seeks to even up things with the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 4 of the NLCS on Thursday evening.
The trip to the bullpen didn't only lead to better results from Lincecum, it also allowed him to clear his mind after a season where it seemed like everything began to snowball on him early and he couldn't recover.
Where does one start equal more than 33? How does one single game redeem an entire season? The answer to those riddles lies in the postseason.
The St. Louis Cardinals may need to overcome a major absence if they're going to take a commanding lead in the NL championship series.
After the San Francisco Giants got two quality starts from Vogelsong and Cain, Lincecum and Zito get named as starters for Games 4 and 5, while Bumgarner is sent to the bullpen.
Matt Cain lost for the second time this postseason, giving up three runs on five hits in 6 1-3 innings. The Giants, who entered the game batting just .217 in the postseason, were 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position.
San Francisco Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro was in the starting lineup for Wednesday's NLCS Game 3 against the Cardinals in St. Louis. Scutaro was injured when Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday aggressively collided with him in Game 2 to break up a double play.
Giants manager Bruce Bochy expects Marco Scutaro to be in his lineup card for Game 3 of the NL championship series, two days after St. Louis slugger Matt Holliday plowed into the San Francisco second baseman.
After Cardinals outfielder's hard slide that eventually took San Francisco Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro out of Game 2, the infielder is ready to start Game 3 and holds no ill feelings towards the opposition.
Bruce Bochy expects Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro to be on his lineup card for Game 3 of the NL championship series. And the San Francisco manager isn't interested in any retaliation talk.
Matt Holliday's chop-block on Marco Scutaro may have done more than a Hunter Pence dugout sermon to build a fire under the San Francisco Giants and their fans.
It's unclear whether Marco Scutaro will play in Game 3 of the NLCS in St. Louis Wednesday. The Giants second baseman was injured after Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday aggressively collided with Scutaro behind the base.
San Francisco Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelsong leads his team to a win in Game 2 of the NLCS, adding another chapter to his inspirational baseball story.
San Francisco Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro left Game 2 of the NL championship series after five innings because of an injured left hip.
Marco Scutaro bounced back from Matt Holliday's hard slide by delivering a big hit of his own that helped the San Francisco Giants get their first home win this postseason.
Prices are based on demand but are still much lower than the secondary market for tickets.
Ryan Vogelsong is looking forward to pitching at home, where his ERA was 2.86 compared to his 3.87 road mark in the regular season.
Tim Lincecum is set to start Game 4 of the NL championship series for the San Francisco Giants, as long as he's not needed in relief for Monday night's Game 2.
In the regular season, San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy was forced to go with a closer by committee, but in the postseason it appears he'll have go to go with a rotation by committee.
San Francisco Giants' starting rotation continues their sub-par outings. With these performances from their starting pitching, the status of future starts come into question for later games of the NLCS.
