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Giants' George Kontos suspended for throwing at Pirates' Andrew McCutchen

2013-06-12 17:16:00

San Francisco pitcher George Kontos was suspended for three games by Major League Baseball, which said he intentionally threw a pitch at Pittsburgh's Andrew McCutchen, and Giants Manager Bruce Bochy was banned for one game Joe Garagiola, MLB's senior...

Gerrit Cole off to a great start with Pirates

2013-06-11 19:11:00

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole quickly made an impression in his major league debut. The overall No. 1 pick in the 2011 draft from UCLA struck out the first hitter he faced Tuesday night, fanning San Francisco's Gregor Blanco with three 96-mph...

Bryce Harper admits he is hesitant in outfield after collision

2013-05-22 10:11:00

Maybe Bryce Harper really doesn't understand the concept of a warning track. Eight days after he completely ignored the dirt that's supposed to alert outfielders of the looming wall and ended up in the hospital, the Washington Nationals star acted in...

Dodgers rally, rally -- and then lose, 10-9, on another walk-off

2013-05-04 22:32:00

Some games cannot be described, they have to be experienced. Over multiple hours. Saturday night the Giants beat the Dodgers, 10-9, in 10 innings, which is about the only simple thing that can be written about this little affair. For the second...

Teheran, Freeman key Braves' 3-0 win over Giants

2013-06-16 21:05:04

ATLANTA The San Francisco Giants moved slowly and quietly late Sunday night as they headed for a long journey home. They were done with another losing trip, but it could have been so much different, manager Bruce Bochy said after a 3-0 loss to the Atlanta...

Bumgarner manhandles Braves as Giants take a shutout

2013-06-15 00:00:00

ATLANTA Madison Bumgarner grew up about four hours from Turner Field, so a start near his North Carolina home brought an onslaught of family and friends to the stands. Bumgarner left about 40 tickets for Friday's game with the Atlanta Braves, and for much...

Giants pummel lackluster Pirates

2013-06-13 19:50:00

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matt Cain allowed two hits over 6 2-3 innings and the San Francisco Giants pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0 on Thursday night. � A year to the day after throwing a perfect game against Houston, Cain (5-3) was nearly flawless...

Gerrit Cole has impressive debut for Pirates

2013-06-11 19:49:00

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gerrit Cole took a shutout into the seventh inning of his major league debut and hit a two-run single in his first at-bat Tuesday night, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-2 victory in front of a festive crowd. � The top...

Lincecum pitching by feel

2013-06-10 18:05:03

PHOENIX Giants manager Bruce Bochy still talks fondly of the overpowering first impression Tim Lincecum made years ago. Lincecum could dominate with two pitches, Bochy said, a fastball that sat in the upper 90s and a curveball that Baseball America ranked...

Giants find their rhythm, beat Diamondbacks 6-2; Sandoval hurting

2013-06-09 18:50:03

PHOENIX Asked about a left foot strain that kept him out of the lineup Sunday, Pablo Sandoval sounded very much like a player who might be looking at a stint on the disabled list. But Sandoval wasn't in a bad mood as the Giants prepared to board a...

Giants outslug Dbacks, 10-5

2013-06-09 00:00:00

PHOENIX One of Saturday night's starting pitchers was knocked out by a big inning, and for once it wasn't the one in orange and black. The San Francisco Giants did most of their damage in the fourth inning of a 10-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks,...

Grandes Ligas: Liriano lanza bola ganadora, y Martínez y Puig hacen sonar el bate

2013-06-08 08:22:20

Houston (EEUU), 8 jun (EFE).- El abridor dominicano Francisco Liriano tuvo una salida triunfal, al lanzar bola ganadora y conseguir blanqueada que lo dej� como el pelotero latinoamericano m�s destacado del b�isbol de las Grandes Ligas. Mientras que con...

The Giants' Gregor Blanco and Brandon Crawford after they scored on Nick Noonan's single during the sixth inning.

2013-04-14 00:00:00

Giants left fielder Gregor Blanco high-fives third baseman Pablo Sandoval in the dugout after tripling in a run and scoring on Brandon Crawford's single in the second inning of Game 3 on Saturday night in Detroit.

2012-10-27 00:00:00

Tigers starting pitcher Doug Fister is checked by trainer Kevin Rand after getting hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of Giants left fielder Gregor Blanco in the second inning of Game 2 of the World Series on Thursday night in San Francisco.

2012-10-25 00:00:00