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From the Web › Sacramento Bee
Should Washington starter Blake Treinen manage to secure his first Major League victory on Thursday afternoon, it would allow the Nationals franchise to do something it...
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From the Web › Sacramento Bee
Owning the best record in baseball doesn't come without burden. In addition to incessant pressure and lofty expectations, the San Francisco Giants are going to face...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO – The Washington Nationals carry a smoke machine and flashing lights with them on the road. After postgame victories, they turn the visiting...
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From the Web › Sacramento Bee
Matt Cain's promising return from a stint on the disabled list with a strained right hamstring was short-lived. His second start back was even shorter.Washington...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Matt Cain walked a season-high five batters, gave up four runs and put the Giants in a hole they couldn't recover from, losing 6-2 to the Nationals.
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From the Web › Sacramento Bee
Jayson Werth hit his first homer in almost a month and drove in three runs, and the Washington Nationals capitalized on Matt Cain's erratic start to beat the San...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Wearing the mantle of the best team in baseball doesn't come without burden. In addition to incessant pressure and lofty expectations, the Giants are going to face teams...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
The Washington Nationals jumped on San Francisco Giants starter Matt Cain for three runs in the first inning Wednesday night and parlayed that into a third straight...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
By Henry Schulman Bruce Bochy lectured the masses and the press on the perils of declaring any team the best in baseball. Little did he know that the Nationals would...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
By Henry Schulman Second baseman Joe Panik is tearing up the Pacific Coast League for Fresno. For now, that is where he will stay. Assistant general manager Bobby Evans...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Pablo Sandoval was a scratched late Wednesday with a respiratory ailment, but he showed no sign of it the night before.
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From the Web › Sacramento Bee
The San Francisco Giants have scratched third baseman Pablo Sandoval from the lineup against the Washington Nationals because of an illness.Washington Nationals catcher...
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From the Web › Sacramento Bee
The Washington Nationals have placed catcher Wilson Ramos on the 15-day disabled list with a right hamstring injury and called up catcher Sandy Leon from Triple-A...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Third baseman Pablo Sandoval is on antibiotics in an attempt to get rid of the flu, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. The lingering issue isn't slowing down The Panda...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
The Giants had to make a move with David Huff, who was designated for assignment. They found a way to get something in return on Wednesday.
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Andres Torres hit .268 with 16 home runs and 63 RBI for the Giants' 2010 World Series winning squad, and appeared in 103 games with the Orange and Black last...
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From the Web › Sacramento Bee
The New York Yankees have reacquired left-hander David Huff from the San Francisco Giants and activated right-handed reliever Shawn Kelley from the 15-day disabled...
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From the Web › Sacramento Bee
The New York Yankees acquired pitcher David Huff from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for cash considerations on Wednesday.
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Brandon Crawford has hit in the seventh spot 39 times this season and in the eighth spot 28 times. On Wednesday, he will bat sixth...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Pete Rose was the last player-manager in MLB, but based on the current managerial trend, there might be one in baseball's future once again...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
UPDATE, 6:30 p.m.: The Giants just announced that Pablo Sandoval has been scratched due to the flu. Not surprising. Before batting practice he was napping on the couch...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO – Matt Williams won three Gold Gloves, he made four All-Star teams and he spent 10 seasons rubbing his chin against his sleeve and striking a fearful...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Andrew Baggarly chats every week! Join him today at 10 a.m. for free-flowing Giants talk.
Share • June 11, 2014 at 10:40 AM -
From the Web › Sacramento Bee
Matt Cain and Tanner Roark both responded very well to a bit of adversity last time out. The two hurlers square off on Wednesday night when Cain's San Francisco Giants...
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From the Web › Sacramento Bee
Even Pete Rose, the man who made the headfirst slide fashionable, says there's a time and place to be prudent.FILE - In this April 5, 2014, file photo, Los Angeles...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
For the first time in nearly two months the Giants have been held to two runs or fewer in consecutive games thanks to the Washington Nationals.
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From the Web › Sacramento Bee
Madison Bumgarner couldn't outlast Doug Fister on the mound the way he did the last time they started opposite each other in the 2012 World Series.Washington Nationals'...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Madison Bumgarner allowed just two runs in seven solid innings, but the Giants could not find their offense, falling to the Nationals 2-1.
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Bruce Bochy thought the comeback was coming. So did Madison Bumgarner. Ditto for the fans who stuck it out late into the night. Hell, the seagulls probably thought the...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
By Henry Schulman A run of success often seems more impressive when it ends and can be viewed in its totality. With Tuesday night's 2-1 loss to the Nationals, three...
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From the Web › Sacramento Bee
Doug Fister flipped the script from his last start in San Francisco during the 2012 World Series, tossing seven scoreless innings to help the Washington Nationals beat...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
The San Francisco Giants have come to expect comeback victories this season. But they came up short against the Washington Nationals in a 2-1 loss Tuesday. Starting...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
After last month's injury, it looked like Santiago Casilla would be out for the season but it turns out he may be back sooner than expected.
Share • June 10, 2014 at 7:40 PM -
From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
After getting handled by the Nationals in Monday's series opener, the Giants hope Angel Pagan can bring their offense to life.
Share • June 10, 2014 at 5:40 PM -
From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
UPDATE, 5:25 p.m.: Manager Bruce Bochy said reliever Santiago Casilla will begin his rehab assignment at Class A San Jose with an inning Thursday night. If that goes...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Everybody ready for Bumgarner-Fister II? Wait. Fister-Bumgarner II? Wait ... Pagan CF Pence RF Posey C Sandoval 3B Morse 1B Blanco LF Crawford SS Hicks 2B Bumgarner LHP...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Mistakes all around caused the team with the best record in baseball to suffer its worst loss of the season on Monday night.
Share • June 10, 2014 at 3:40 AM -
From the Web › Sacramento Bee
After his team's sweep of the New York Mets over the weekend, San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy pumped the brakes on any "best team in baseball" talk, saying it...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Matt Williams had no prior managerial experience when he was hired by the Nationals, which is a growing trend around Major League Baseball.
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO – There really isn't such a thing as an unmasking in baseball. Not in one night, anyway.The 1927 Yankees lost 44 games. Nobody called them frauds...
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From the Web › Sacramento Bee
Ryan Vogelsong shrugged off a tough start and tried to turn in a decent performance. The game just got out of hand.San Francisco Giants pitcher George Kontos, center...
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From the Web › Sacramento Bee
Ian Desmond had a career-high five RBIs and Stephen Strasburg won his third straight decision for the Washington Nationals in their 9-2 victory over the San Francisco...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Even after Michael Morse had been traded away, they continued to play "Take On Me" in the seventh inning at Nationals Park. Last month, the tradition stopped for some...
Share • June 9, 2014 at 11:40 PM
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Ryan Vogelsong was tagged for nine hits and six runs as the Nationals won 9-2 on Monday night to snap the Giants' five-game winning streak.
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
By Henry Schulman The Nationals are not the Reds and they are not the Mets. They are one of baseball's hottest teams and a better opponent than the Giants have seen of...
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From the Web › Sacramento Bee
Ian Desmond went 3-for-5 with a career-high five RBI to lead the Washington Nationals past the San Francisco Giants, 9-2, in the opener of a four-game series.
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From the Web › The Mercury News
The Washington Nationals hit Ryan Vogelsong hard early in a 9-2 win over the San Francisco Giants.
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Former San Francisco Giants star Matt Williams brings rich career experience to his role as manager of the Washington Nationals.
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
The Giants put the best record in baseball up against one of the best pitchers in the game. Watch on CSN Bay Area and follow with In-Game Live.
Share • June 9, 2014 at 7:40 PM -
From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO – The Giants are without their leadoff hitter for the opener of what might be a playoff-preview series with the Washington Nationals.
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Matt Williams has promised his Nationals that he'll pull out his famous Babe Ruth impression if the team wins 10 in a row. But Williams doesn't expect any part of that...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Angel Pagan did not play in Sunday's series finale vs. the Mets, and is not in Monday's lineup against the Washington Nationals.
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
UPDATE, 6:05 p.m.: When you covered a player as a rookie, and now he's managing in the majors, it might be time to look for retirement properties. Matt Williams looks...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
From this morning's paper, Bruce Bochy has no complaints, and the players are having a hard time finding faults, too. We'll see if we can dig something up during the...
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