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• Sizing up Dodgers, Giants ahead of key series
  From the Web › MLB.com
  With six weeks left in the season, Los Angeles is one game ahead of San Francisco in the division. The clubs will meet nine times, beginning with a three-game series at...
  Share • August 22, 2016 at 2:40 PM
• Slater on MLB Pipeline's Prospect Team of the Week
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  MLBPipeline.com's Prospect Team of the Week honors the best performances from the previous seven days. Any player currently on an organization Top 30 Prospects list on...
  Share • August 22, 2016 at 1:40 PM
• Hit in 57 games, win $5.6 million
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Joe DiMaggio amassed a 56-game hitting streak 75 years ago. Top that in Beat the Streak, and $5.6 million is yours.
  Share • August 22, 2016 at 9:40 AM
• Slater among top prospect performers Sunday
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Finding success at the Triple-A level hasn't come easily for Josh Hader. At least not until Sunday night, when the Brewers' No. 4 prospect set a career high by striking...
  Share • August 22, 2016 at 9:40 AM
• Dodgers in good shape despite Kershaw's absence
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  It's been nearly two months since Clayton Kershaw last took the mound for Los Angeles, and what's happened in his absence has been pretty encouraging for the Dodgers...
  Share • August 21, 2016 at 11:40 PM
• Billy Butler injured in clubhouse fight with A's teammate Danny Valencia, report says
  From the Web › Sporting News
  The incident occurred Friday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, and Butler hasn't played since because of "nausea and vomiting."
  Share • August 21, 2016 at 10:40 PM
• NL West showdown resumes in Los Angeles
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants and Dodgers will begin a crucial three-game series at the Chavez Ravine on Tuesday with Los Angeles just a half-game ahead in the National League West...
  Share • August 21, 2016 at 10:40 PM
• Samardzija flashes no-hit stuff in hard-luck loss
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Jeff Samardzija pitched six scoreless innings Sunday while toying with a no-hitter. But one pitch got away from him, and Yoenis Cespedes drove a 1-0 splitter 417 feet...
  Share • August 21, 2016 at 10:40 PM
• Samardzija loses no-hitter in seventh, Cespedes haunts Giants
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Jeff Samardzija was dealing perhaps his best performance of the year through six innings before two swings of the bat changed the game.
  Share • August 21, 2016 at 8:40 PM
• UPDATED: Major progress for Samardzija, but a loss for Giants as showdown series looms
  From the Web › The Mercury News
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• Giants' bats silenced by Mets in 2-0 loss
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Jeff Samardzija takes no-hitter into the seventh, then allows two-run homer to New York slugger Yoenis Cespedes.
  Share • August 21, 2016 at 8:40 PM
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• Syndergaard outduels Samardzija in Mets' 2-0 win over Giants
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Noah Syndergaard and Jeurys Familia combined on a three-hitter and Yoenis Cespedes homered off Jeff Samardzija, leading the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants...
  Share • August 21, 2016 at 8:40 PM
• Sharp Shark pays for lone mistake as Giants blanked
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Jeff Samardzija toyed with a no-hitter for six innings Sunday night. But the Mets made sure the right-hander would pay for his mistakes in the seventh as Yoenis Cespedes...
  Share • August 21, 2016 at 8:40 PM
• Samardzija Loses No-Hit Bid; Giants Lose Game to Mets
  From the Web › NBC
  Noah Syndergaard and Jeurys Familia combined on a three-hitter and Yoenis Cespedes homered off Jeff Samardzija, leading the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants...
  Share • August 21, 2016 at 8:40 PM
• Granderson ends Samardzija's no-hitter, then Cespedes homers
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Curtis Granderson has ended Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija's no-hit bid with a double to lead off the seventh inning.
  Share • August 21, 2016 at 7:40 PM
• Giants' pickups trying to settle in with new team
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Reliever Will Smith is 0-1 with a 9.53 ERA in nine appearances in August and has symbolized the rocky tenure every Giants trade acquisition has experienced since joining...
  Share • August 21, 2016 at 6:40 PM
• Giants' Pence 'not so happy' about pitch clocks coming to MLB
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Ideas have been floated around on how to pick up the pace of baseball games and Hunter Pence is not a fan of one of them...
  Share • August 21, 2016 at 5:40 PM
• Brewers GM: Bickford 'potential' top of the rotation starter
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants traded pitching prospect Phil Bickford to the Brewers for reliever Will Smith. Milwaukee's GM couldn't be more excited for Bickford's future.
  Share • August 21, 2016 at 4:40 PM
• Giants lineup: Posey out, Nunez batting second vs Mets
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  With Angel Pagan nursing a groin injury, Eduardo Nunez is batting second against the Mets, while Buster Posey is getting the night off.
  Share • August 21, 2016 at 3:40 PM
• Urias leads Dodgers to shutout victory over Reds
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Young lefty Julio Urias led the Dodgers to a 4-0 win over the Reds to even up the NL West before the Giants take on the Mets.
  Share • August 21, 2016 at 3:40 PM
• UPDATED: Pagan and Posey on the bench as Giants hope to start their motors against Mets' Syndergaard
  From the Web › The Mercury News
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• Mets and Giants aren't coming through when it counts, and it's costing them big time
  From the Web › ESPN
  Mets and Giants aren't coming through when it counts, and it's costing them big time
  Share • August 21, 2016 at 1:40 PM
• Royals Extend Winning Streak to Seven
  From the Web › CineSport
  Alex Gordon homered twice to lead the Royals to a 10-0 win. Yoenis Cespedes and Alejandro De Aza helped the Mets take down the Giants, 9-5.
  Share • August 21, 2016 at 12:40 AM
• Shaw, Slater among top prospect performers Saturday
  From the Web › MLB.com
  As one of the younger everyday players at the Triple-A level, Rio Ruiz has been anything but overmatched this season.
  Share • August 20, 2016 at 11:40 PM
• Former Giants prospect traded for Nunez makes debut
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Former Giants pitching prospect Adalberto Mejia, who the team traded for Eduardo Nunez, was in the majors for the first time Saturday.
  Share • August 20, 2016 at 9:40 PM
• Reds blast Dodgers; Giants still lead the NL West by half game
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Dodgers weren't able to make up ground in the NL West as they fell 11-1 to the Reds over in Cincinnati...
  Share • August 20, 2016 at 9:40 PM
• Pipeline preview: Shaw is hitter to watch
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Here's a look at top prospects to watch Sunday in Minor League action.
  Share • August 20, 2016 at 8:40 PM
• Moore struggling to command fastball
  From the Web › MLB.com
  By the time the Giants acquired Matt Moore, the left-hander was almost a sure lock to give his club a quality outing.
  Share • August 20, 2016 at 7:40 PM
• Rewind: Giants fall to Mets, can't keep momentum going
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants keep track of every throw their relief pitchers make, and while Bruce Bochy will often mention that he'd like to "stay away from a guy,"...
  Share • August 20, 2016 at 5:40 PM
• UPDATED: Giants can't sustain momentum against Bartolo Colon, Mets blast Jake Peavy
  From the Web › The Mercury News
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• Matt Moore looks far from polished as Mets pounds Giants 9-5
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  New York's Yoenis Cespedes smacks two homers, one a 457-foot shot, and Bartolo Colon picks up his 11th win
  Share • August 20, 2016 at 5:40 PM
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• Cespedes hits 2 homers, Colon strong as Mets top Giants 9-5
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Yoenis Cespedes hit two long home runs and an RBI double in his second game back from the disabled list, boosting Bartolo Colon and the New York Mets over the San...
  Share • August 20, 2016 at 5:40 PM
• Shark gets the start in finale at AT&T Park
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Mets ace Noah Syndergaard opposes Giants righty Jeff Samardzija in the finale of a four-game series at AT&T Park Sunday.
  Share • August 20, 2016 at 5:40 PM
• Span's splash, late rally not enough in loss
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Yoenis Cespedes proved that he is fully healthy Saturday, crushing a pair of solo home runs as the Mets bounced back from consecutive losses in San Francisco, and three...
  Share • August 20, 2016 at 5:40 PM
• Giants Fall to Mets 5 to 9
  From the Web › NBC
  The Giants are 33 games into the second half. They are still looking for their first three-game winning streak.Coming off two straight offense-heavy wins, the Giants...
  Share • August 20, 2016 at 5:40 PM
• Instant Replay: Mets hit three homers, beat Giants 9-5
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Matt Moore and Jake Peavy combined to give up eight earned runs Saturday afternoon as the Mets beat the Giants 9-5 at AT&T Park.
  Share • August 20, 2016 at 4:40 PM
• Pagan removed from Giants game with right groin tightness
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Prior to the start of the fourth inning, Saturday, Angel Pagan was removed from the game with right groin tightness.
  Share • August 20, 2016 at 3:40 PM
• Pagan expected to be OK after groin strain
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Angel Pagan suffered a right groin strain during the Giants' 9-5 loss to the Mets on Saturday.
  Share • August 20, 2016 at 3:40 PM
• Giants notes: Posey catches Moore; Osich making adjustments
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  In an attempt to become more effective against right-handed hitters, Josh Osich is overhauling parts of his game during his rehab assignment.
  Share • August 20, 2016 at 2:40 PM
• Giants lineup: Posey catching Moore for first time
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  After throwing to Trevor Brown in his first three starts with the Giants, Matt Moore will finally get a chance to work with Buster Posey Saturday.
  Share • August 20, 2016 at 12:40 PM
• Giants notes: "You can't move Angel" as top of lineup begins to sizzle
  From the Web › The Mercury News
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• Adrianza rewards manager's faith with key hit
  From the Web › MLB.com
  A blend of strategy and execution led to one of the Giants' most essential hits among the 15 they collected in Friday's 8-1 victory over the New York Mets: Ehire...
  Share • August 20, 2016 at 2:40 AM
• Moore seeks better results in clash with Mets
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Matt Moore said he was "capable of better things" after allowing five runs in his AT&T Park debut as a member of the Giants on Monday. The left-hander will get another...
  Share • August 20, 2016 at 1:40 AM
• Rewind: Giants pile on, pull away after Adrianza's big hit
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  After pulling away late twice for back-to-back wins and regaining the top spot in the NL West, are the Giants back on the right track?
  Share • August 20, 2016 at 12:40 AM
• Instant Replay: Giants beat Mets, take back first in NL West
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants took the lead over the Mets in a huge seventh inning and held on Friday night to take over first place of the NL West standings.
  Share • August 19, 2016 at 11:40 PM
• UPDATED: Bochy's matchup pays off, Giants put away Mets to leap back into first place
  From the Web › The Mercury News
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• Giants beat Mets 8-1
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Johnny Cueto wins his first game since July 6.
  Share • August 19, 2016 at 11:40 PM
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• Season on the brink for Mets after latest loss to Giants
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Mets got Yoenis Cespedes and Asdrubal Cabrera back, but their dimming playoff chances took another hit.
  Share • August 19, 2016 at 11:40 PM
• Cueto snaps winless skid and helps Giants beat Mets 8-1
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Johnny Cueto pitched seven effective innings and ended his six-start winless streak, and the San Francisco Giants broke away late from the New York Mets...
  Share • August 19, 2016 at 10:40 PM
• Giants pull away from Mets, regain 1st place
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants played the brand of baseball Friday that suits their ballpark and their roster -- highlighted by pitching and defense -- in an 8-1 triumph over the New York...
  Share • August 19, 2016 at 10:40 PM
• Giants Beat Mets, Take Back First in NL West
  From the Web › NBC
  SAN FRANCISCO — Two managers fighting to hold onto postseason hopes went back and forth in the seventh inning Friday. Bruce Bochy sent Conor Gillaspie to the...
  Share • August 19, 2016 at 10:40 PM
• Giants to raise victory flag inspired by Bennett
  From the Web › MLB.com
  During Friday's pregame ceremony at AT&T Park to observe famed recording artist Tony Bennett's 90th birthday, which was Aug. 3, the Giants announced they will begin...
  Share • August 19, 2016 at 9:40 PM
• Notes: A bunt for Bumgarner? Gomez on Giants' radar?
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  An at-bat before Madison Bumgarner's blast off Jacob deGrom, he was warned to be ready to bunt. Well, that certainly wasn't needed...
  Share • August 19, 2016 at 6:40 PM
• Giants notes: Johnny Cueto hopes to end second-half hangover, faces Mets for first time since World Series Game 2 shutout last October
  From the Web › The Mercury News
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• Giants lineup: Bochy sticks with his guys vs Mets
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  After the Giants' offense smacked the ball all around the yard Thursday night in San Francisco, Bruce Bochy is sticking with the same set Friday.
  Share • August 19, 2016 at 5:40 PM
• Giants executive Brian Sabean on the recent struggles
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  First off: I asked Giants executive vice president Brian Sabean today directly if the team was interested in just-released outfielder Carlos Gomez.
  Share • August 19, 2016 at 1:40 PM
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• Dodger injuries and Giants' historically bad tailspin highlight NL West race
  From the Web › Sporting News
  The Giants looked like one of the best teams in baseball the first half, but their post All-Star Game swoon is the stuff of legend.
  Share • August 19, 2016 at 11:40 AM
• Giants' Buster Posey visits young cancer patients, giving hugs and leaving smiles in his wake
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  By visiting Bay Area hospitals and inviting cancer patients to Giants games, Buster Posey and wife, Kristen, hope to raise awareness for pediatric cancer...
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• Madison Bumgarner allows grand slam but gets his home run revenge
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The fourth inning of Thursday's game between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets was pretty crazy. With Madison Bumgarner pitching for the Giants and Jacob...
  Share • August 19, 2016 at 9:40 AM
• Nobody can express themselves quite like Hunter Pence
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Hunter Pence, San Francisco Giants right fielder, is kind of a weird guy. If a spaghetti monster put on a baseball uniform, Hunter Pence is who you'd get. But no matter...
  Share • August 19, 2016 at 7:40 AM
• Rewind: Giants fall behind early, 'punch back' for win
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  SAN FRANCISCO — As Bruce Bochy watched Conor Gillaspie and Angel Pagan come down the dugout steps, he couldn't help himself.
  Share • August 19, 2016 at 1:40 AM
• Bumgarner helps cause with homer off deGrom
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Though Madison Bumgarner loves hitting, he can do without the fuss that seems to accompany his exploits in the batter's box.
  Share • August 19, 2016 at 1:40 AM
• Giants Muscle Up to Back Bumgarner, Defeat Mets
  From the Web › NBC
  SAN FRANCISCO — This was not the way the Giants drew it up. It wasn't a clean game or a particularly inspiring one. It was far too tense given how many hits the...
  Share • August 19, 2016 at 1:40 AM
• Instant Replay: Giants outlast Mets in duel turned slugfest
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  After going down early in the game, the Giants battled back behind Madison Bumgarner and secured a series-opening win against the Mets.
  Share • August 19, 2016 at 12:40 AM
• Cueto matches up with Mets' spot starter Lugo
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Mets manager Terry Collins said Thursday that he doesn't concern himself with the standings at this juncture of the season. Instead, Collins looks at it a different...
  Share • August 19, 2016 at 12:40 AM
• Bumgarner boosts Giants to 10-7 victory
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Pitcher's home run in the fourth helped his cause
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• Giants finally get some offense in 10-7 win over Mets
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Madison Bumgarner hit a go-ahead two-run homer off Jacob deGrom in the fourth inning - moments after giving up a grand slam - and the San Francisco...
  Share • August 18, 2016 at 11:40 PM
• Bumgarner, Giants win unexpected slugfest vs. Mets
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Madison Bumgarner's fourth-inning home run was merely part of a wild offensive affair Thursday night as the Giants outlasted the Mets, 10-7.
  Share • August 18, 2016 at 11:40 PM
• Marlins-Pirates preview
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Say what you will about the Pittsburgh Pirates' questionable moves at the trade deadline or the poor numbers former National League Most Valuable Player Andrew McCutchen...
  Share • August 18, 2016 at 9:40 PM
• LIVE: Mets vs Giants
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants look to stop their skid when they send Madison Bumgarner to the hill vs. the Mets. Watch on CSN Bay Area and follow with In-Game Live...
  Share • August 18, 2016 at 7:40 PM
• Franco has go-ahead HR to lead Phillies past Dodgers, 5-4
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Maikel Franco hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the seventh inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 on Thursday night. Ryan Howard also...
  Share • August 18, 2016 at 7:40 PM
• Giants Place Matt Cain on Disabled List With Back Pain
  From the Web › NBC
  SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants spent several days trying to figure out how they would clear a roster spot for Cory Gearrin, and on Thursday they killed two birds with one...
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• The Giants placed Matt Cain on the disabled list again
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Matt Cain is on the disabled list for a third time this season.
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• Giants place Cain on DL with back strain, Gearrin activated
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  After giving up six runs Wednesday to the Pirates, Matt Cain has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back strain.
  Share • August 18, 2016 at 5:40 PM
• Giants place Cain on disabled list
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back strain Thursday, a day after giving up six runs in 42/3 innings...
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• Giants' Cain (back) returns to DL after rough start
  From the Web › ESPN
  Matt Cain is going back on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back strain, one day after he allowed six runs in a 6-5 loss to Pittsburgh.
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• Giants place Cain on 15-day disabled list with sore back
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants right-hander Matt Cain has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back strain.
  Share • August 18, 2016 at 5:40 PM
• Cain hits DL (back) for 3rd time this season
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants right-hander Matt Cain is back on the disabled list for the third time this season, the team announced Thursday.
  Share • August 18, 2016 at 5:40 PM
• Giants lineup: Span leading off vs deGrom, Mets
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  After getting Wednesday off, center fielder Denard Span is back in the lineup and leading off against Mets' ace Jacob deGrom Thursday.
  Share • August 18, 2016 at 4:40 PM
• MLB Power Rankings: Giants spiraling, no longer in Top 10
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants had the best record at the All-Star break, but they are a league-worst 9-20 in the second half of the season. They are in a free fall...
  Share • August 18, 2016 at 10:40 AM