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It looked like Barry Zito had pitched his way out of the Giants' rotation for the final time last week, but instead they gave him another start last night and he lost on...
September 3, 2013 at 8:40 AM -
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The Giants have activated outfielder Angel Pagan from the 60-day disabled list. He will lead off tonight against the Diamondbacks. Pagan suffered the injury on May 25...
August 30, 2013 at 6:40 PM -
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Heading into Monday's start at Coors Field all indications were that Barry Zito was pitching for his spot in the Giants' rotation and he predictably struggled, so now...
August 29, 2013 at 7:40 AM -
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This disappointing 2013 season for Giants outfielder Andres Torres just got even more disappointing. Alex Pavlovic of the San Jose Mercury News reports that Torres will...
August 27, 2013 at 7:40 PM -
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With the Cardinals right on their heels, the Pirates continue to hang tough in the National League Central. They maintained a one-game lead in the division with a 3-1...
August 24, 2013 at 6:40 AM -
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The Giants have placed starter Matt Cain on the 15-day disabled list after being hit by a Gaby Sanchez line drive in the fourth inning of yesterday's start against the...
August 23, 2013 at 4:40 PM -
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The good news for Barry Zito is that Giants manager Bruce Bochy has decided to leave him in the rotation for at least one more start after dropping some hints about...
August 23, 2013 at 9:40 AM -
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UPDATE: Good news. Amy Gutierrez of CSNBayArea.com passes along word that Cain has been diagnosed with a right forearm contusion after X-rays came back negative. 11:36...
August 22, 2013 at 9:40 PM -
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Just when you thought this season couldn't get any worse for the Giants, Matt Cain was forced to leave tonight's start against the Pirates in the top of the fourth...
August 22, 2013 at 8:40 PM -
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For years Barry Zito‘s big contract has been the primary reason for his remaining in San Francisco's rotation, but with just six weeks to go until he can be cut...
August 22, 2013 at 7:40 AM -
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Maybe someone will pick Jeff Francoeur up for their bench after the Giants designated the 29-year-old outfielder for assignment on Tuesday, but it's far from a given...
August 20, 2013 at 10:40 PM -
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While still maintaining his innocence Tuesday, Ryan Dempster decided not to appeal the five-game suspension handed down by MLB. He started serving the penalty with...
August 20, 2013 at 5:40 PM -
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The Giants made a flurry of 25-man and 40-man roster moves before Tuesday night's game vs. the Red Sox. Our friends at CSNBayArea.com have the goods: The Giants recalled...
August 20, 2013 at 4:40 PM -
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Sixteen months after undergoing Tommy John elbow surgery Brian Wilson is back in the big leagues, as Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that the Dodgers will...
August 19, 2013 at 11:40 AM -
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Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com has the details: Sandoval revealed that he's dropped 22 pounds in six weeks, and he has his oldest brother, Luis, to thank for it. Luis...
August 18, 2013 at 8:40 AM -
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When Angel Pagan underwent surgery to repair a torn tendon in his left hamstring in June, he was far from a lock to make it back this season. While it doesn't matter...
August 17, 2013 at 8:40 AM -
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On the heels of a five-game winning streak, the Nationals were three outs away from reaching the .500 mark for the first time since July 19 when Rafael Soriano took the...
August 15, 2013 at 5:40 PM -
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During his rapid ascent to the Majors, Giants first baseman Brandon Belt was ranked as highly as the #23 overall prospect by Baseball America prior to the 2011 season...
August 15, 2013 at 4:40 PM -
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Dodgers manager Don Mattingly avoided giving any sort of definitive answer regarding the team's plans for Brian Wilson, but Steve Dilbeck of the Los Angeles Times writes...
August 15, 2013 at 8:40 AM -
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During the first inning of last night's Nationals-Giants game starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez and right fielder Jayson Werth had a verbal altercation in the Washington...
August 14, 2013 at 8:40 AM -
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Chase Hughes of CSNWashington.com has the story: During the first inning of the Nationals and Giants game on Tuesday night, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area's broadcast caught...
August 13, 2013 at 5:40 PM -
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Bryce Harper is out of today's game against the Giants due to flu-like symptoms. He came down with it yesterday. Scott Hairston will take his place. I highlight this...
August 13, 2013 at 3:40 PM -
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After hearing the outcry over a thrown banana, Alexander Poulides reached out to the San Jose Mercury News on Monday and said that he was the tosser and that it was a...
August 12, 2013 at 3:40 PM -
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Adam Jones took to the Twitter after yesterday's Giants-O's game: I want to thank whatever slapdick threw that banana towards my direction in CF in the last inning. Way...
August 12, 2013 at 5:40 AM -
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Alex Rodriguez slugged his first home run of the 2013 season - a second-inning solo shot - Sunday off Tigers ace Justin Verlander. It was A-Rod's 648th career homer and...
August 11, 2013 at 12:40 PM -
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Before we move along to the next chapter of this running drama, let's review a timeline of events: Jack Clark, a player for the Giants, Cardinals, Red Sox, Padres and...
August 11, 2013 at 11:40 AM -
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A day after carrying his Orioles to a ten-inning victory over the Giants, first baseman Chris Davis hit home run #42 of the season, a solo shot, in the eighth inning...
August 10, 2013 at 5:40 PM -
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Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks will miss the remainder of the 2013 season as he will undergo surgery on his injured left hamstring, reports Todd Rosiak of the...
August 9, 2013 at 9:40 PM -
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Five of the seven losing teams on Thursday scored one run. This means something. This is important. [sculpts Devil's Tower out of his mashed potatoes, scares family]...
August 9, 2013 at 3:40 AM -
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Phillies catching prospect Tommy Joseph has been shut down for the remainder of the season after continuing to experience symptoms following a May concussion. Joseph was...
August 8, 2013 at 11:40 AM -
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The Giants are in last place in the NL West and are playing some ugly baseball lately. Madison Bumgarner was unable to play the "we just got to play them one game at a...
August 8, 2013 at 6:40 AM -
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Never has a team fallen so far, so rapidly. Jeff Francoeur is making his third career start in center field as the Giants take on the Brewers in San Francisco tonight...
August 7, 2013 at 4:40 PM -
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UPDATE, 6:25 p.m. ET: Chris Cotillo of MLB Daily Dish says the deal has been called off because the two sides could not come to an agreement on a designated callup date...
August 6, 2013 at 1:40 PM -
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Out since mid-May with a fractured hand, Giants starter Ryan Vogelsong is expected to come off the disabled list and pitch Friday against the Orioles. Even before the...
August 6, 2013 at 8:40 AM -
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After agreeing to a reported one-year, $1 million contract with the Dodgers last week, former Giants closer Brian Wilson is ready to get tuned up for a return to the...
August 5, 2013 at 6:40 PM -
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The Giants will go with a new lead-off hitter tomorrow. Since losing Angel Pagan to a strained left hamstring, Gregor Blanco and Andres Torres have shared...
August 4, 2013 at 4:40 PM -
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The Rays are 24-6 since June 28 and currently trail the Red Sox by just one game in the AL East. David Price went nine innings - allowing just one run on five hits and...
August 4, 2013 at 6:40 AM -
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After allowing four runs in three and one-third innings to the Phillies on Tuesday, an outing which boosted his ERA to 5.09, Giants manager Bruce Bochy moved him from...
August 2, 2013 at 6:40 PM -
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On Tuesday, we learned that the Dodgers and Brian Wilson agreed on a Major League contract. The former Giants closer is fully recovered from Tommy John surgery on his...
August 2, 2013 at 4:40 PM -
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Giants 2, Phillies 1: A few days ago Jonathan Papelbon watched his team lose another game and said "I definitely didn't come here for this." Well, they didn't show up at...
August 2, 2013 at 3:40 AM -
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After giving up 11 runs and pitching just 10 innings in his last three starts, Barry Zito is apparently on his way out of the Giants rotation. The team has listed its...
August 1, 2013 at 10:40 AM -
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4:20 p.m. EDT: Sadly, oh so very sadly, that last deal may have been Drew Butera from the Twins to the Dodgers for a player to be named. 4:15 p.m. EDT: Per ESPN.com's...
July 31, 2013 at 1:40 PM -
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If the Giants make a trade before Wednesday's 4:00 p.m. EDT deadline, it's probably going to include lefty specialist Javier Lopez. According to Jon Heyman of...
July 31, 2013 at 11:40 AM -
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Giants fans are sure to love this: Brian Wilson has agreed to a minor-league deal with the Dodgers, according to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports. As of yesterday the...
July 30, 2013 at 12:40 PM -
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CBS Sports' Jon Heyman reports that the Reds have inquired about the availability of Giants' outfielder Hunter Pence. Nothing appears to be imminent, as Heyman writes...
July 29, 2013 at 4:40 PM -
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The former Giants closer will soon have his pick of playoff contenders, it seems: Former #SFGiants closer Brian Wilson has 5 offers-from 4 NL teams and 1 AL team with...
July 29, 2013 at 1:40 PM -
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The defending World Series champs are toast. Madison Bumgarner threw eight scoreless innings, allowing only four hits and striking out seven, but the Giants managed no...
July 28, 2013 at 6:40 AM -
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As first reported by Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle, the Giants have acquired right-hander Guillermo Moscoso from the Cubs for a player to be named later...
July 26, 2013 at 6:40 PM -
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Wednesday's 8-3 loss to the Reds had to be particularly frustrating for Giants fans, considering that... - Hunter Pence went 5-for-5 and the team as a whole collected 15...
July 24, 2013 at 11:40 PM -
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Last night's Giants victory was the 1,500th of manager Bruce Bochy's career, making him the 21st manager in baseball history to reach that milestone. Of those 21...
July 24, 2013 at 8:40 AM -
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After they wrap up a three-game set at home against the Cubs on Sunday, the Giants will head east to face the Phillies on Tuesday, July 30. On their day off on Monday...
July 23, 2013 at 8:40 PM -
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We heard earlier this month that Brian Wilson was close to auditioning for teams, but the tryouts have apparently already begun. According to Andrew Baggarly of...
July 22, 2013 at 7:40 PM -
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Giants reliever Jeremy Affeldt suffered a strained left groin during a relief appearance Saturday night against the Diamondbacks and has now been placed on the disabled...
July 21, 2013 at 1:40 PM -
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A lot of people have speculated that the Giants would entertain trades for Tim Lincecum. The once-great, now in transition starter is under contract through the end of...
July 19, 2013 at 11:40 AM -
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From beat writer Richard Durrett of ESPN Dallas: Many of the same teams that have had strong interest in Chicago Cubs right-hander Matt Garza were on hand to watch his...
July 14, 2013 at 11:40 AM -
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It took a whopping 148 pitches, but Tim Lincecum recorded his first career no-hitter Saturday in the Giants' 9-0 victory over the Padres. It was the most pitches thrown...
July 13, 2013 at 10:40 PM -
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Pablo Sandoval hit an RBI double with two outs in the top of the fifth inning. Before Hunter Pence could see a pitch from Padres starter Sean O'Sullivan, shortstop...
July 12, 2013 at 9:40 PM -
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Per CSN Bay Area's Andrew Baggarly, Giants manager Bruce Bochy says he plans to platoon newcomer Jeff Francoeur and 32-year-old Japanese rookie Kensuke Tanaka in left...
July 12, 2013 at 6:40 PM -
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The Padres gave their fans some good news today, activating second baseman Jedd Gyorko and first baseman Yonder Alonso from the disabled list. Both are in tonight's...
July 12, 2013 at 4:40 PM -
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Matt Cain failed to make it out of the first inning Wednesday, allowing five of the seven batters he faced to reach base before being yanked after throwing 36 pitches...
July 12, 2013 at 8:40 AM -
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MLB.com released a list of their best-selling jerseys and Giants catcher Buster Posey is No. 1, followed by Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. Here's the top 20, which is...
July 11, 2013 at 12:40 PM -
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Santiago Casilla hasn't appeared in a game for the Giants since May 20 because of a cyst on his right knee. But the setup man is about ready to return. According to beat...
July 10, 2013 at 6:40 PM -
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Less than an hour ago we learned about Chad Gaudin getting arrested for lewdness. Then the Giants-Mets game started and Matt Cain came in and pitched all of two-thirds...
July 10, 2013 at 2:40 PM -
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Saw this via Deadspin, which saw reported in today's Las Vegas Review-Journal. Giants pitcher Chad Gaudin was arrested back in January after allegedly groping a woman...
July 10, 2013 at 12:40 PM -
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Last night the Mets and Giants played 16 innings on the West Coast, which caused me to stay up until 3:00 a.m. and tweet some very stupid things. It also allowed Brandon...
July 9, 2013 at 8:40 AM -
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Ain't that a daisy? Sources: Francoeur agrees with #SFGiants. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 9, 2013 I'd be inclined to joke that this should fix...
July 9, 2013 at 6:40 AM -
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Dodgers manager Don Mattingly caught the Giants batting out of order in the bottom of the first inning this evening. Ken Rosenthal tweeted the details: #SFGiants bat out...
July 6, 2013 at 5:40 PM -
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We learned yesterday that the Dodgers and Giants had both submitted offers to the Miami Marlins on starter Ricky Nolasco. According to the report, the Dodgers were...
July 6, 2013 at 3:40 PM -
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Yasiel who? Juan Uribe was the story for the Dodgers last night, as he drove in seven runs in a 10-2 win over the Giants. Yes, seven of them. Uribe went 3-for-5 on the...
July 6, 2013 at 6:40 AM -
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Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco is putting up his best numbers since 2008. Through 18 starts, the right-hander has a 3.85 ERA and is averaging 3.6 strikeouts for every one...
July 5, 2013 at 6:40 PM -
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Reds 3, Giants 0: Homer Bailey does it again. You can read about all of the important details of his no-hitter here and here. Less mentioned in the aftermath? (a) Homer...
July 3, 2013 at 4:40 AM -
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TOP OF THE NINTH: Bailey made a nice play on a high-bouncing comebacker from the Giants' No. 8 hitter, Brandon Crawford, to get the first out in the ninth and struck out...
July 2, 2013 at 6:40 PM -
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According to George King of the New York Post the Braves and Giants "have an interest" in trading for Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain. King adds that both teams had a...
July 2, 2013 at 9:40 AM -
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With the White Sox bringing up the rear in the AL Central, they are expected to make a plethora of players available over the next month leading up to the July 31...
June 30, 2013 at 8:40 PM -
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Down to his last at-bat in this afternoon's game against the Giants, Michael Cuddyer extended his club record hitting streak to 27 games and his club record on-base...
June 30, 2013 at 5:40 PM -
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Rockies outfielder Michael Cuddyer extended his hitting streak to 26 games with a two-out RBI single to center off of Giants starter Matt Cain this afternoon. As it...
June 29, 2013 at 3:40 PM -
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On Tuesday the Dodgers had ten year-old Casey Johnstone throw out the first pitch of the Dodgers-Giants game. Johnstone is notable for a viral YouTube video in which he...
June 27, 2013 at 7:40 AM -
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When Angel Pagan discussed the small tear in his left hamstring tendon over the weekend, he said that he would miss about six weeks if the injury required surgery. It...
June 24, 2013 at 6:40 PM -
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I'm not calling any race yet because it feels like every time I call a race or, at the very least, count a team out, they go on some run and make me look dumb. The 2010...
June 24, 2013 at 10:40 AM -
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After two weeks on the DL Pablo Sandoval has been activated by the Giants. To make room for him the Giants optioned Nick Noonan to Fresno. Sandoval hit .289 with eight...
June 24, 2013 at 7:40 AM