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SAN FRANCISCO – The Giants erupted for three runs in the seventh inning and parlayed that into a second straight come-from-behind victory over the San Diego...
June 19, 2013 at 4:40 PM
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Tempers flare early when San Francisco Giants' Madison Bumgarner's pitch sails behind Padres' Jose Guzman
June 19, 2013 at 4:40 PM
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Things got quite lively at AT&T Park in the top of the second inning Wednesday, when Madison Bumgarner's first pitch sailed behind first baseman Jesus Guzman. Guzman...
June 19, 2013 at 1:40 PM
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SAN FRANCISCO – Centerfielder Angel Pagan and third baseman Pablo Sandoval received their marching orders Wednesday in terms of their rehab assignments. Pagan is...
June 19, 2013 at 12:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants' Angel Pagan will test hamstring Thursday; Sandoval slated to play this weekend for San Jose
June 19, 2013 at 12:40 PM
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It appears as if second baseman Marco Scutaro's sore left pinkie held up well after his first game back, certainly well enough for manager Bruce Bochy to trot him out...
June 19, 2013 at 11:40 AM
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SAN FRANCISCO – Manager Bruce Bochy isn't afraid to admit that the Giants are "fortunate" to be in as good of shape as they are in the NL West despite a prolonged...
June 18, 2013 at 11:40 PM
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Giants score two runs in eighth, beat Padres 5-4
June 18, 2013 at 11:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants starting shortstop Brandon Crawford was replaced in the fourth inning with sprained middle and index fingers on his right hand.
June 18, 2013 at 9:40 PM
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Starting shortstop Brandon Crawford was replaced in the fourth inning after spraining the middle and index fingers on his right hand. It appeared as if Crawford hurt his...
June 18, 2013 at 8:40 PM
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Here are the starting lineups for the San Diego Padres and Giants for the second game of the teams' three-game series at AT&T Park on Tuesday night: PADRES 2B...
June 18, 2013 at 6:40 PM
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It's conceivable that the Giants will be near full strength Monday night, when they kick off a nine-game road trip with a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The first...
June 18, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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Giants second baseman will make his first start since being hit by a pitch last week
June 18, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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The Giants signed their No. 1 draft pick, Florida high school shortstop Christian Arroyo. It's being reported by Baseball America that the 25th overall pick received...
June 18, 2013 at 3:40 PM
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SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Giants, one of the most active sports teams on social media, today unveiled a new cafe at their ballpark dedicated to all of those...
June 18, 2013 at 11:40 AM
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Giants will begin Arroyo at shortstop, but he could eventually wind up catching or at second base.
June 18, 2013 at 11:40 AM
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SAN FRANCISCO – "The Boys Are Back In Town" blared over the sound system at AT&TPark on Monday night as the Giants returned from a nine-game road trip...
June 18, 2013 at 1:40 AM
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SAN FRANCISCO – "The Boys Are Back In Town" blared over the sound system at AT&T Park on Monday night as the Giants returned from a nine-game road trip...
June 18, 2013 at 12:24 AM
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Giants bullpen outpitched by Padres
June 18, 2013 at 12:24 AM
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The Giants and San Diego Padres are tied at 3 in the top of the 12th inning. Therefore, we offer you these notes until we have a game story to pass along. - Shortstop...
June 17, 2013 at 11:40 PM
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SAN FRANCISCO – Third baseman Pablo Sandoval is expected to begin a rehab assignment Friday in San Jose, manager Bruce Bochy said. Sandoval is on the 15-day...
June 17, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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Pablo Sandoval 'doing really well right now,' Bruce Bochy says
June 17, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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Accused of murder in his native Dominican Republic four years ago, slugger is now back with San Jose Giants attempting to make his major league dreams a...
June 17, 2013 at 6:40 PM
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Left-handed pitcher Barry Zito has been lights out at home this season. That's just the news the Giants need on the heels of a 4-5 road trip. Zito takes the mound...
June 17, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum isn't in a 46-start slump; this is the pitcher he has become.
June 17, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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Giants games this season are usually decided on the mound. They're 20-8 when they get a quality start, 15-25 when they don't. But tonight's game turned in left field...
June 16, 2013 at 10:40 PM
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Giants finish losing trip in fitting fashion as shaky defense contributes to 3-0 loss in Atlanta
June 16, 2013 at 8:40 PM
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GIANTS VS. SAN DIEGOMonday: Giants' Barry Zito (4-5, 4.79) vs. Edison Volquez (5-5, 5.87), 7:15 p.m. CSNBA Tuesday: Giants' Matt Cain (5-3, 4.
June 16, 2013 at 8:40 PM
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Bruce Bochy says surgery remains an option for Angel Pagan
June 16, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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Angel Pagan will run the curve of the infield today, the latest step in a rehab process that he admitted has been reset this week. Pagan had a platelet-rich plasma...
June 16, 2013 at 4:40 PM
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Tim Lincecum beat the Braves on Mother's Day and now will try to do it on Father's Day. According to ESPN Stats & Info, he would become just the second pitcher in...
June 16, 2013 at 2:40 PM
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Sergio Romo had faced 98 batters coming into Saturday's game and walked just three of them. Three. That's not abnormal for him, either. Romo walked just 10 guys a year...
June 15, 2013 at 6:40 PM
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Sergio Romo blows save in San Francisco Giants' 6-5 loss to Atlanta Braves
June 15, 2013 at 4:40 PM
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Marco Scutaro took a step in the right direction today, taking BP with the rest of the Giants. Scutaro didn't appear to be swinging anywhere near full strength, although...
June 15, 2013 at 12:40 PM
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Easy to see this one coming. Brandon Belt sits against the lefty, Buster Posey gets a day at first base, his fourth start there this season. Last year he started 29...
June 15, 2013 at 10:40 AM
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When they tell the stories of Matt Cain's perfect game in the years to come, the afternoon golf swing will be part of the legend. Madison Bumgarner gave Cain's historic...
June 14, 2013 at 9:40 PM
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Giants' Madison Bumgarner dominates Braves again, flirts with no-hitter
June 14, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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A bunch of injury updates today, and the news is mostly good. We'll start with Santiago Casilla, who began the road trip on two crutches, went down to one and now is...
June 14, 2013 at 3:40 PM
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From Atlanta, home of a fried chicken meal to be eaten later. If anyone is familiar with the downtown area and has suggestions, I'm all ears. Blanco CF Abreu 2B Posey C...
June 14, 2013 at 1:40 PM
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Bruce Bochy said he would "ham and egg" it with the lineup until the Giants got healthy, and so far he's ended up with a breakfast plate from the Four Seasons. The...
June 13, 2013 at 9:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants salvage the final game of their series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, as Matt Cain, pitching on the anniversary of his perfect game, allows two...
June 13, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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GIANTS AT ATLANTAFriday: Giants' Madison Bumgarner (5-4, 3.58) vs. Kris Medlen (3-6, 2.87), 4:30 p.m.
June 13, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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The shuttle from Fresno to Pittsburgh continues ... Brett Pill was optioned back to Fresno and Ramon Ramirez was designated for assignment. Right-hander Jake Dunning and...
June 13, 2013 at 2:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants send Brett Pill back to Fresno, designate Ramon Ramirez for assignment
June 13, 2013 at 2:40 PM
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Happy Perfect Cain Day. Blanco CF Crawford SS Posey C Pence RF Belt 1B Torres LF Arias 3B Noonan 2B Cain RHP - Dan Otero has a 0.99 ERA for the A's Triple-A club and is...
June 13, 2013 at 12:40 PM
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SANTA CRUZ -- Ending two years of medical care at facilities around California, San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow recently returned to Santa Cruz.
June 13, 2013 at 9:40 AM
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This isn't hard to figure out. The Giants have played 64 games and given up 10 or more runs in seven of them. That's the highest total in the National League and already...
June 12, 2013 at 9:40 PM
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Marco Scutaro wants to play through finger injury but might have to join Pablo Sandoval and Angel Pagan on the disabled list.
June 12, 2013 at 9:40 PM
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A day after Pablo Sandoval was put on the disabled list and hours after Marco Scutaro was diagnosed with a serious finger injury, Barry Zito had yet another disastrous...
June 12, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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George Kontos took his demotion well, saying he would go down to Fresno and "get right and pick up where I left off." He probably doesn't want to pick up exactly where...
June 12, 2013 at 3:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy is suspended for Wednesday's game and pitcher George Kontos suspended three games, fined for beaning Pittsburgh's Andrew...
June 12, 2013 at 3:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro has finger injury that usually takes two months to heal
June 12, 2013 at 2:40 PM
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Marco Scutaro was diagnosed with mallet finger on Wednesday, a finger injury that usually needs two months to heal. But the Giants second baseman intends to try and play...
June 12, 2013 at 1:40 PM
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From Pittsburgh, where the forecast is ugly and getting uglier. The Giants are in a little bit of a box. They can't come here for a makeup game before the Philadelphia...
June 12, 2013 at 12:40 PM
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Say, how 'bout that double play that Tony Abreu and Brandon Crawford turned in the eighth inning? Quick hands, slick throws, nice chemistry shown by two guys who have...
June 11, 2013 at 9:40 PM
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Marco Scutaro feared his left pinkie finger was broken when he got hit by a 94 mph fastball Tuesday night. X-rays were negative, but Scutaro may still be dealing with a...
June 11, 2013 at 8:40 PM
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The Giants' leading hitter was hit on the hand with a 94 mph fastball against the Pittsburgh Pirates
June 11, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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Giants also want Pablo Sandoval to lose weight
June 11, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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Marco Scutaro leaves game after being hit by pitch, will see hand specialist
June 11, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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It turns out Pablo Sandoval does have a hairline fracture ... and a tendon strain. The fracture occurred three to four years ago and was never an issue. Sandoval might...
June 11, 2013 at 3:40 PM
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Nick Noonan isn't in Pittsburgh yet, but he's on the way. Pablo Sandoval was just placed on the D.L. with a left foot strain. Larry Baer said on 95.7 The Game that...
June 11, 2013 at 1:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval will be worked hard during time on disabled list for foot injury, manager Bruce Bochy says
June 11, 2013 at 12:40 PM
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Music critic Jim Harrington's take on the musical choices of our Bay Area ballplayers.
June 10, 2013 at 6:40 PM
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Vote on which San Francisco and Oakland players have the better walk-up music as they head to the batter's box.
June 10, 2013 at 6:40 PM
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Bryan Srabian served as Giants' manager of game entertainment from 1998-2007, a tenure that spanned the move from Candlestick Park to AT&T Park.
June 10, 2013 at 6:40 PM
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GIANTS AT PITTSBURGHTuesday: Giants' Tim Lincecum (4-5, 4.75) vs. Gerrit Cole (MLB debut); 4:05 p.m., CSNBA Wednesday: Giants' Barry Zito (4-4, 4.
June 10, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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Giants, A's and long-time custodians of baseball entertainment provide their insight into the songs that blare over stadium loudspeakers across an entire...
June 10, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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Some off-day notes as the Giants (and the beat writers) trade 106-degree Phoenix for Pittsburgh, where it's apparently 73 degrees, muggy and raining. If you missed it...
June 10, 2013 at 11:40 AM
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In a solid start against the Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants starter Tim Lincecum was able to rely on his curveball more than he had in about two years.
June 10, 2013 at 10:40 AM
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A rookie almost always walks away with the baseball after his first career hit. On Sunday, Juan Perez boarded the flight to Pittsburgh with two baseballs tucked into a...
June 9, 2013 at 6:40 PM
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Pablo Sandoval might be headed to disabled list with nagging foot injury
June 9, 2013 at 4:40 PM
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Pablo Sandoval had an MRI this morning and is awaiting results. He seemed to be walking better than he was in St. Louis, for what it's worth. That hiccup cost Sandoval...
June 9, 2013 at 12:40 PM
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As expected, Pablo Sandoval is off a few hours after aggravating a left foot strain. Torres LF Scutaro 2B Posey C Pence RF Arias 3B Belt 1B Perez CF Crawford SS Gaudin...
June 9, 2013 at 11:40 AM
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The Giants had scored seven runs in the five games before they came to Phoenix, so manager Bruce Bochy switched things up. Buster Posey now hits third, probably for...
June 9, 2013 at 12:40 AM
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San Francisco Giants use a sixth-run fourth inning to beat the N.L. West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks.
June 8, 2013 at 11:40 PM
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Some quick notes from Phoenix, where it is currently 106 degrees. (On a related note: I'm never moving out of the Bay Area!) - Juan Perez had just gotten back from a...
June 8, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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Some Saturday afternoon roster action! Tony Abreu was brought off the 60-day D.L. today and added to the big league roster. The infielder is hitting .300 in 15 games for...
June 8, 2013 at 3:40 PM
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This isn't how the Giants have lost games this season. The starting pitching has been terrible and the lineup can go silent at times, but far more often than not, the...
June 7, 2013 at 11:40 PM
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Giants lose 3-1, waste seven strong innings by Matt Cain
June 7, 2013 at 6:40 PM
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The wait for Angel Pagan finally ended Friday, when the Giants placed their leadoff hitter on the disabled list after a second MRI on his strained left hamstring. Pagan...
June 7, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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