Javier Lopez

Giants sweep Dodgers with third one-run victory, 4-3

2013-05-05 20:02:00

This time there was no final drama to clutch their guts, no walk offs to break their hearts. Just a final indignation at the hands of the Giants, the Dodgers falling, 4-3, Sunday to be swept out of San Francisco. Matt Cain, looking remarkably mortal...

Dodgers' Don Mattingly on platooning Andre Ethier: Definitely not

2013-03-09 09:59:00

PHOENIX -- This season will be the eighth of Andre Ethier's career, the first of an $85-million contract. For all that time, and for all that money, the Dodgers really have no idea what to expect when Ethier bats against left-handed pitchers. For now,...

San Marino High girls' swimming finishes top 10 at CIF

2013-05-11 21:05:00

While individual success may not have been in store for the San Marino High girls’ swim team and the rest of the Rio Hondo League, the Titans had the numbers to pull together a 10th-place finish at the CIF Southern Section Division I finals...

SPORTS ROUNDUP: San Marino High, South Pasadena move on from swim prelims

2013-05-10 00:22:00

GIRLS’ SWIMMING San Marino, South Pasadena in CIF Southern Section Division I prelims: San Marino's Kailyn Koh advanced to the championship race of the 50-yard freestyle by taking fourth in the prelims in 23.67 seconds Thursday at Riverside City...

Latest Pennsylvania sports

2013-05-08 21:56:21

THURSDAY, MAY 9 NHL PLAYOFFS: N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Pittsburgh (Locke 3-1) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 2-4), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Hamels 1-4) at Arizona (Corbin 4-0), 9:40 p.m. MARINERS-PIRATES Hernandez tops Burnett,...

Hunter Pence felt he let the Phillies down

2013-05-08 11:14:02

If it wasn't for Hunter Pence, Cliff Lee may have very well shut out the San Francisco Giants on Monday night. In his first game against his former team, Pence tried to be a one-man wrecking ball in the Giants' lineup. He homered in his first at-bat and...

Giants get back on winning track

2013-04-30 00:00:00

PHOENIX _ Back in Arizona for the first time since the Cactus League season ended, the Giants immediately kick-started their spring trends, both good and bad. First baseman Brandon Belt, who was red-hot throughout the spring, homered and had a huge two-...

Flagging U.S. interest reflected in mediocre WBC roster

2013-01-19 14:10:00

Will the third time be the charm for the World Baseball Classic? Not if the underwhelming U.S. roster is any indication. While many of Commissioner Bud Selig's innovations have enjoyed immediate success — especially expanded playoffs and...

Hitting woes continue but Giants survive for another game

2012-10-09 20:17:00

CINCINNATI — Hensley Meulens must be a very happy man. Throughout Game 3 of the National League Division Series, the Giants hitting coach was one timely hit away from the flight of shame home to San Francisco. Buster Posey and his teammates were...

Game 3: After delay, Cardinals beat Giants 3-1

2012-10-17 20:41:00

ST. LOUIS -- Overcoming an injury to Carlos Beltran and a lengthy weather delay, the St. Louis Cardinals gained the upper hand in the National League Championship Series with a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants in Game 3 from Busch Stadium....

Giants have a ball in victory over Cubs

2012-06-02 21:00:00

SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Garza kept his cool after Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Giants, despite knowing the game turned on one pitch he believed in his heart was a strike. Garza was sharp all day, allowing two runs on five hits over six innings while...

2011 Major League Baseball Salaries

2011-04-01 01:31:13

NEW YORK (AP) - The 2011 salaries for the 844 major league baseball players on opening day rosters and disabled lists. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing...

After Brian Wilson went out for the year, the rumors started flying about who would be the next closer in San Fran. It looks like a three-way battle between Romo, Santiago Casilla and Javier Lopez.

2012-04-17 11:52:00