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• Bumgarner takes big step, returns to mound
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner threw off a mound Monday for the first time since suffering a broken pinkie on his pitching hand, moving the 2014 World Series MVP...
  Share • May 14, 2018 at 8:40 PM
• Cutch's milestone helps Giants outpace Reds
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Andrew McCutchen doubled twice to reach 1,500 hits for his career, Brandon Belt homered and the San Francisco Giants beat Cincinnati, 10-7, on Monday night to end the...
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• Giants ace Bumgarner throws 1st bullpen session since injury
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner threw off a mound Monday for the first time since surgery in March to have three pins inserted into the broken...
  Share • May 14, 2018 at 6:40 PM
• Giants place Alen Hanson on the DL, call up Austin Slater
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  With Joe Panik on the DL, Alen Hanson joined the Giants and provided an unexpected boost.But now Hanson is joining Panik on the disabled list.
  Share • May 14, 2018 at 3:40 PM
• Giants place INF Hanson on DL, recall OF Slater
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO The San Francisco Giants have placed infielder Alen Hanson on the 10-day DL with a left hamstring strain.
  Share • May 14, 2018 at 3:40 PM
• Hanson goes on DL; Giants call up Slater
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants second baseman Alen Hanson was placed on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to Sunday, with a left hamstring strain, and the club called up outfielder Austin...
  Share • May 14, 2018 at 3:40 PM
• Madison Bumgarner injury update: Giants pitcher (broken pinky) could be back sooner than expected
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Bumgarner was scheduled to throw a bullpen session Monday and against live hitters next week, with his projected return perhaps moving up.
  Share • May 14, 2018 at 12:40 PM
• Holland turns luck around for slumping Giants: 'We needed that in the worst way'
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants were in desperate need for a stopper on Sunday. But Madison Bumgarner and Johnny Cueto are on the shelf. So they turned to Derek Holland and he delivered the...
  Share • May 13, 2018 at 9:40 PM
• Shaw mashes 10th HR for Sacramento
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Here's MLB Pipeline's roundup of the top prospect performances in the Minor Leagues on Sunday.
  Share • May 13, 2018 at 9:40 PM
• Reds open series vs. Giants in search of seventh straight win (May 13, 2018)
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO -- One team happy to be home meets another that's enjoying itself on the road Monday night when the San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds open a...
  Share • May 13, 2018 at 6:40 PM
• Madison Bumgarner Could Be Back Sooner Than Expected
  From the Web › NBC
  PITTSBURGH -- Madison Bumgarner needed four rehab starts last season before a return to the big leagues. The Giants have already discussed cutting that way back this...
  Share • May 13, 2018 at 5:40 PM
• Giants Snap Six-Game Losing Streak
  From the Web › NBC
  PITTSBURGH — It wasn't a surprise that a former Pirates outfielder came up big in his return to PNC Park. It was kind of a surprise that it wasn't Andrew...
  Share • May 13, 2018 at 5:40 PM
• Madison Bumgarner could be back sooner than expected
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants are facing their second straight season of missing Madison Bumgarner for an extended period time. There could be good news this time around.
  Share • May 13, 2018 at 3:40 PM
• Behind Derek Holland and two home runs, Giants snap six-game losing streak
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Derek Holland has his best day as a Giant and the bats finally woke up in the series finale to avoid being swept again as the Giants pulled out a Mother's Day...
  Share • May 13, 2018 at 3:40 PM
• Hernandez, Hundley help Giants beat Pirates 5-0, stop slide (May 13, 2018)
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  PITTSBURGH Gorkys Hernandez homered off Ivan Nova to spark a five-run sixth inning, Nick Hundley added a three-run drive and the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh...
  Share • May 13, 2018 at 3:40 PM
• Giants play Reds to open 7-game homestand
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants return to AT&T Park on Monday for a seven-game homestand starting with three games against the Reds. Right-hander Chris Stratton (3-3, 4.60 ERA), coming off a...
  Share • May 13, 2018 at 2:40 PM
• Hundley slugs 3-run HR, backs Holland's 7 K's
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Nick Hundley's three-run home run capped a five-run inning that helped the Giants beat the Pirates, 5-0, at PNC Park on Sunday and head home with a much needed ego boost...
  Share • May 13, 2018 at 2:40 PM
• Hanson day to day; Bumgarner to throw BP
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Second baseman Alen Hanson was out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Pirates at PNC Park. Hanson slightly strained his left hamstring during...
  Share • May 13, 2018 at 11:40 AM
• MLB Pirates vs Giants Box score
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  May 13 (OPTA) - Box score from Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants on Saturday Pittsburgh 6, San Francisco 5 San Francisco ab r h rbi bb so avg Blanco lf 3 0 0 0...
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• Jeff Samardzija, Tony Watson can't make Giants' rallies hold up
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  PITTSBURGH Jeff Samardzija was not brought here to be the ace or leader of a staff. He wasnt even the biggest pitching addition of
  Share • May 13, 2018 at 3:40 AM
• McCutchen, Giants hope to solve Pirates (May 13, 2018)
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  If Andrew McCutchen wants his return to Pittsburgh to be anything other than deeply bittersweet, he and the San Francisco Giants are going to need to solve the Pirates...
  Share • May 12, 2018 at 10:40 PM
• Giants look to Holland in PNC Park finale
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Left-hander Derek Holland, another member of the Giants' reconstituted pitching staff, will try to rebound from an uneven outing when he faces right-hander Ivan Nova...
  Share • May 12, 2018 at 10:40 PM
• Giants drop back-and-forth game vs. Pirates
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants reliever Tony Watson hit Jordy Mercer with a pitch in the eighth inning with the bases loaded to score the deciding run in San Francisco's 6-5 defeat Saturday at...
  Share • May 12, 2018 at 10:40 PM
• Giants put a twist on recent form in sixth straight loss
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants took a different route, but the destination was the same on Saturday night: Another loss in the Keystone State, and the second straight in...
  Share • May 12, 2018 at 9:40 PM
• Pirates top Giants 6-5 for 5th straight win (May 13, 2018)
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  PITTSBURGH Gregory Polanco and Francisco Cervelli homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates took advantage of a sloppy inning by former closer Tony Watson to slip by the San...
  Share • May 12, 2018 at 9:40 PM
• WATCH: Reds vs Giants
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants can get back to over .500 with a win over the Reds. Watch on NBC Sports Bay Area and streaming live right here.
  Share • May 12, 2018 at 6:40 PM
• Pence (thumb) resumes rehab assignment
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The battered Giants got some encouraging news on Saturday when outfielder Hunter Pence resumed his rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento.
  Share • May 12, 2018 at 4:40 PM
• In first shot at former team, George Kontos plunked a longtime friend
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  PITTSBURGH George Kontos still speaks regularly to many of the Giants who became close friends during his six seasons in San Francisco, and after
  Share • May 12, 2018 at 3:41 PM
• Watch: Giants' Andrew McCutchen Gets Long Standing Ovation in Return to Pittsburgh
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Andrew McCutchen returned to Pittsburgh for the first time on Friday night, receiving a standing ovation from Pirates fans at PNC Park. As McCutchen approached the plate...
  Share • May 12, 2018 at 9:40 AM
• 'A little weird' for McCutchen in return to Pittsburgh
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  For the first time in months, Andrew McCutchen woke up Friday morning in his own bed. For lunch, he stopped by his favorite pizza spot, and then he hopped in a car and...
  Share • May 12, 2018 at 3:40 AM
• UPDATE 2-MLB Pirates vs Giants Box score
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  May 12 (OPTA) - Box score from Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants on Friday Pittsburgh 11, San Francisco 2 San Francisco ab r h rbi bb so avg Blanco lf 4 0 2 0 1...
  Share • May 11, 2018 at 11:40 PM
• Johnson earns 4th win behind season-high 8 K's
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Here's MLB Pipeline's roundup of the top prospect performances in the Minor Leagues on Friday.
  Share • May 11, 2018 at 11:40 PM
• Pirates spoil McCutchen's return as Giants drop fifth straight
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  PITTSBURGH Andrew McCutchen got a standing ovation before each of his plate appearances Friday night, including one that lasted 90 seconds. That was
  Share • May 11, 2018 at 9:40 PM
• McCutchen's Pittsburgh return can't provide spark for sinking Giants
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The fans gave McCutchen such a prolonged ovation that the Pirates let it play out. The Giants would have been better off had the game never restarted.
  Share • May 11, 2018 at 9:40 PM
• Bucs' biggest crowd of year cheers McCutchen
  From the Web › ESPN
  In Andrew McCutchen's first game back in Pittsburgh since his trade to the Giants, the Pirates gave their former star a warm welcome, then showed the franchise remains...
  Share • May 11, 2018 at 9:40 PM
• Andrew McCutchen returns to Pittsburgh
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The San Francisco Giants head to PNC Park to face the Pittsburgh Pirates this weekend. It'll be the first time Andrew McCutchen returns to Pittsburgh as a visitor...
  Share • May 11, 2018 at 8:40 PM
• Giants drop 5th straight as Cutch returns to PNC
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Andrew McCutchen got a warm reception in his return to PNC Park, but the San Francisco right fielder and his teammates had more relevant items on their agenda on Friday...
  Share • May 11, 2018 at 8:40 PM
• Andrew McCutchen showered with love in emotional return to Pittsburgh
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Andrew McCutchen knew his return to Pittsburgh was going to be emotional. When the now San Francisco Giants outfielder stepped to the plate in the first inning, he was...
  Share • May 11, 2018 at 7:40 PM
• See Andrew McCutchen soak in standing ovation from Pirates fans in his return to Pittsburgh
  From the Web › For The Win
  The Pirates showed Andrew McCutchen so much love in his first return since they traded him to the Giants.
  Share • May 11, 2018 at 5:40 PM
• McCutchen: 'A little weird' returning to Pittsburgh
  From the Web › ESPN
  Andrew McCutchen returned to Pittsburgh for the first time since being traded to the Giants in January and acknowledged that it felt "a little weird" to be at PNC Park...
  Share • May 11, 2018 at 5:40 PM
• Shark looks to quiet Bucs, help even series
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Right-hander Jeff Samardzija hopes to get on track for the Giants on Saturday at PNC Park at 4:05 PT in Game 2 of the series against the Pirates and righty Chad Kuhl...
  Share • May 11, 2018 at 5:40 PM
• Down on the Farm: Ramos and Gonzalez both go deep, Beede searches for strike zone
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  While the Giants' top draft picks from last year each hit their third home run of the season, the team's top pitching prospect continued to struggle with...
  Share • May 11, 2018 at 3:40 PM
• Brian Sabean 'feared the worst' with Johnny Cueto's elbow injury
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Johnny Cueto was dominant for the Giants before going down with an elbow injury this year. The relief is he's not out for the season and that certainly surprised Brian...
  Share • May 11, 2018 at 3:40 PM
• Cutch greeted with ovation, tribute in PNC return
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Thursday night and Friday morning brought nothing out of the ordinary for Andrew McCutchen. He ate at The Oven Pizza Co. in Wexford. He slept at home, in Pittsburgh's...
  Share • May 11, 2018 at 3:40 PM
• McCutchen Comes Home: 'I'll do my best to be in the moment'
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Editor's note: Giants vs Pirates coverage begins at 3 p.m. on NBC Sports Bay Area and streaming live right here.***PITTSBURGH Andrew McCutchen spent
  Share • May 11, 2018 at 9:40 AM
• Vince Velasquez channels his anger into 12 Ks as Phillies sweep Giants
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Phillies had enjoyed some brilliant starting pitching in beating the San Francisco Giants three straight nights, but for a while it looked like the trend would end...
  Share • May 11, 2018 at 4:40 AM
• Times change, but Bucs' love for Cutch remains
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Andrew McCutchen was the face of the Pirates' franchise for nine seasons, its best player since Barry Bonds and perhaps its most beloved star since Willie Stargell. On...
  Share • May 11, 2018 at 12:40 AM
• Ramos, Gonzalez come up big
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Here's MLB Pipeline's roundup of the top prospect performances in the Minor Leagues on Thursday.
  Share • May 10, 2018 at 11:40 PM
• Baseball capsule: Sox beat Yanks, Phillies complete sweep of Giants, Braves keep rolling
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  J.D. Martinez hit a tiebreaking home run against Dellin Betances (1-2) leading off the eighth inning
  Share • May 10, 2018 at 10:40 PM
• Velasquez, Santana lead Phillies past whiffing Giants 6-3
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Vince Velasquez bent over, his hands on his knees, as another home run sailed over his head. The San Francisco Giants took a 3-0 lead in the second inning before the...
  Share • May 10, 2018 at 9:40 PM
• McCutchen makes return to PNC Park as Pirates host Giants (May 10, 2018)
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The big story surrounding the San Francisco Giants' series opener Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates has nothing directly to do with statistics or strategy or...
  Share • May 10, 2018 at 7:40 PM
• Carlos Santana drives in 5, Phillies beat Giants 11-3
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Carlos Santana's line drives are starting to find open ground. Santana had three hits and five RBIs, Nick Pivetta struck out seven in five scoreless innings and the...
  Share • May 10, 2018 at 4:40 PM
• Giants swept by Phillies in four-game series for first time in 36 years
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants took an early lead with two home runs, but struck out at a record-setting pace and made the wrong kind of history in Philadelphia.
  Share • May 10, 2018 at 3:40 PM
• Giants set franchise mark for strikeouts in four-game sweep
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  PHILADELPHIA How do you sum up the four games the Giants just played at Citizens Bank Park? Bruce Bochy did it in three words.Lot
  Share • May 10, 2018 at 3:40 PM
• Phillies close in on 1st place in NL East with dominant sweep of Giants
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Phillies finished up a terrific four-day stretch of all-around baseball with a 6-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday afternoon. With the win, the Phils...
  Share • May 10, 2018 at 3:40 PM
• Longoria: Rays better off leaving Tampa Bay
  From the Web › ESPN
  Citing a lack of consistent fan support, Giants infielder and former Tampa Bay star Evan Longoria says his gut tells him the best decision for the Rays might be to move...
  Share • May 10, 2018 at 2:40 PM
• Suarez an unsung hero for Giants
  From the Web › MLB.com
  There's an old baseball adage that it takes 25 players to win a pennant, but that's not really true. It nearly always takes a lot more than that.
  Share • May 10, 2018 at 2:40 PM
• Velasquez, Santana lead Phillies past whiffing Giants 6-3
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  PHILADELPHIA Vince Velasquez recovered from a slow start to strike out 12 in six innings, Carlos Santana hit a three-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past...
  Share • May 10, 2018 at 1:40 PM
• Giants turn to Suarez for opener in Pittsburgh
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Andrew Suarez will take the hill in Friday's opener vs. the Pirates at 4:05 p.m. PT. Suarez is coming off his first Major League victory in three starts. As much as...
  Share • May 10, 2018 at 1:40 PM
• Giants Swept by Phillies in Four-Game Series
  From the Web › NBC
  PHILADELPHIA — The flight from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh is only about an hour. The Giants will need every bit of it -- plus bus rides to and from the airports...
  Share • May 10, 2018 at 1:40 PM
• Giants RHP Cueto likely sidelined into July
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The San Francisco Giants transferred right-hander Johnny Cueto to the 60-day disabled list Thursday as he recovers from a sprained elbow expected to sideline him six to...
  Share • May 10, 2018 at 12:40 PM
• Early homers not enough as Giants fall in Philly
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants proved that one of the best ways to attempt to end a losing streak is to slug their way out of it.
  Share • May 10, 2018 at 11:40 AM
• Giants targeting late June for Cueto's return
  From the Web › ESPN
  Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto, who has a strained right elbow, was placed on the 60-day disabled list. Madison Bumgarner will throw a bullpen session next week.
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• Giants: Cueto to 60-day DL, Bumgarner to throw bullpen
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  PHILADELPHIA The San Francisco Giants have transferred Johnny Cueto to the 60-day disabled list, meaning it will be late June at the earliest before the right-hander...
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• Giants place Johnny Cueto on 60-day DL, add new arm to bullpen
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  PHILADELPHIA -- The six-to-eight week estimate the Giants first gave for Johnny Cueto's return will be at least eight. The right-hander was put on the
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• Giants add Valdez, move Cueto to 60-day DL
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants' nonstop tinkering with their pitching staff continued Thursday as they transferred right-hander Johnny Cueto to the 60-day disabled list to facilitate...
  Share • May 10, 2018 at 9:40 AM
• Giants Game on Facebook Draws Mixed Reactions From Fans
  From the Web › NBC
  Major League Baseball has introduced a new way for people to watch America's favorite past time: on Facebook. But some San Francisco Giants fans have mixed feelings...
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• Young Phillies fan throws away foul ball gifted by a Giants fan
  From the Web › For The Win
  This young fan didn't want a foul ball hit by a Giants player.
  Share • May 10, 2018 at 7:40 AM
• Shaw heating up for Sacramento
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Here's MLB Pipeline's roundup of the top prospect performances in the Minor Leagues on Wednesday.
  Share • May 9, 2018 at 10:40 PM
• Giants roughed up again, drop third straight to Phillies
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Things went from bad to worse for the Giants in Philly on Wednesday night. Chris Stratton was knocked around and Pierce Johnson was lit up in a 11-3 loss to the...
  Share • May 9, 2018 at 9:40 PM
• Carlos Santana drives in 5, Phillies beat Giants 11-3 (May 09, 2018)
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  PHILADELPHIA Carlos Santana had three hits and five RBIs, Nick Pivetta struck out seven in five scoreless innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco...
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• Giants hoping for another strong effort from Blach vs. Phillies (May 09, 2018)
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Ty Blach is coming off his best start of the season. The San Francisco Giants could use another strong outing from the left-hander as they try to avoid a sweep against...
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• Stratton struggles as Giants drop series to Phils
  From the Web › MLB.com
  With one bad series, the Giants have nearly negated all of their recent accomplishments.
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• McCutchen looking forward to Pittsburgh series
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Andrew McCutchen said that he didn't know how he'll feel on Friday when he approaches the batter's box for his first PNC Park plate appearance as a member of a Major...
  Share • May 9, 2018 at 5:40 PM
• Down on the Farm: Giants prospect Ryan Howard embraces being an underdog
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Ryan Howard, not the former National League Most Valuable Player or the higher honor of Hottest in The Office at the 2005 Dundies, has plenty
  Share • May 9, 2018 at 3:40 PM
• Giants GM Bobby Evans explains Buster Posey's power decline
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Since hitting 22 home runs in 2014, the second most of his career behind the 24 in his 2012 National League MVP season, Buster Posey's
  Share • May 9, 2018 at 3:40 PM
• After learning how to start in Japan, Mikolas is on a roll for Cardinals
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The three years spent in Japan learning the art of being a starter for the Yomiuri Giants are paying off for Miles Mikolas and the St. Louis Cardinals.
  Share • May 9, 2018 at 2:40 PM
• Giants-Phillies only on Facebook today
  From the Web › MLB.com
  This week, MLB offers fans another unique viewing experience with the continuation of its digital-only broadcasts. Thursday's Giants-Phillies matchup will air live in...
  Share • May 9, 2018 at 7:40 AM
• Aaron Nola strikes out career-high 12 as Phillies top Giants
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Aaron Nola continues to get better and better and better. The right-hander, still a month shy of his 25th birthday, authored his second straight outstanding start in...
  Share • May 9, 2018 at 3:40 AM
• Stratton looks to win second straight start
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants right-hander Chris Stratton, who starts Wednesday's 4:05 p.m. PT contest at Philadelphia, allowed two homers in a game for the first time in his career last...
  Share • May 8, 2018 at 10:40 PM