San Francisco Giants

Giants' starting rotation suddenly lacking starpower

2013-05-18 18:02:00

Giant vulnerability? The San Francisco Giants rode their starting pitchers to two World Series championships in three years, and starters renowned for their health are at it again. None of the Giants' five starters has missed a turn this season....

Clayton Kershaw is a Dodgers star now but it almost didn't happen

2013-05-18 18:05:00

On the morning that would deliver to the Dodgers their greatest arm in two generations, Clayton Kershaw awoke with a thought. The baseball draft was not televised in 2006. Each team made its picks on a secure conference call line with the league office....

Poll: Where should Vin Scully's voice be heard?

2013-05-17 14:47:00

Readers are talking a lot about a man who talks for a living: Vin Scully. Times data editor Doug Smith's Op-Ed article Tuesday musing on "the voice of L.A." closed with a question: "As far as I'm concerned, the voice of L.A. should be heard every day in...

Dodgers' Brandon League gets tepid backing as the closer

2013-05-13 21:43:00

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Baseball is diamond in the rough to black players at Gardena Serra

2013-05-14 22:16:00

On a sunny Tuesday afternoon on a cluttered street in Gardena, some very big and skilled athletes are hanging out on a concrete basketball court, bouncing around underneath rusted backboards and chain nets, acting out a typical inner-city scene, with...

Southland pride at stake when Kings face San Jose Sharks

2013-05-14 10:06:00

The Kings and the San Jose Sharks open their Stanley Cup playoff series Tuesday night at Staples Center. Pressure? Sure. This is Southern California’s last chance. Lose this series and Los Angeles is nothing more than the Bay Area’s lap...

Fan can't believe Matt Kemp's gesture

2013-05-07 23:15:00

He had just made the final out in a city where his name is booed, his jersey is reviled, and his team had been swept. His power had disappeared, his swing was spotty, and his season was a wreck. Matt Kemp would have been excused for quickly...

Giants pitcher Barry Zito's a real trooper for World Series champs

2013-04-27 15:20:00

There is a discolored mess on the brick wall behind center field at AT&T Park. The mess is what was left behind when a plaque honoring Barry Bonds and his all-time home run record mysteriously vanished. The San Francisco Giants say they'll put up a...

Dodgers rally but fall to Giants in 10 innings, 10-9

2013-05-04 23:08:00

SAN FRANCISCO – There was no anger or frustration in the voice of Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly. His team had just lost again –- on a walkoff hit, against the rival San Francisco Giants, for the second consecutive night –- and...

Adrian Gonzalez is latest Dodger felled by injury

2013-05-03 21:06:00

SAN FRANCISCO — When Don Mattingly asked Adrian Gonzalez how he was doing, the Dodgers' manager just meant the question as a pleasantry. But, for a team that has used the disabled list 10 times in the first five weeks of the season, Mattingly...

Shortstop Dee Gordon will be joining Dodgers in San Francisco

2013-05-04 12:45:00

SAN DIEGO -- The Dodgers appear to be once again turning to Dee Gordon at shortstop. Gordon, whose future with the Dodgers became murky since they acquired Hanley Ramirez last July, is expected to replace the injured Ramirez in the lineup. Gordon...

Dodgers lose one to remember on Buster Posey's walk-off homer, 2-1

2013-05-03 22:54:00

They play 162 of these a year in the major leagues and the wealth of games can tend to blur. Not Friday night’s. The Dodgers figure to remember this one awhile, from Clayton Kershaw starting just days after his father died, to Adrian Gonzalez...

Right fielder Eric Young Jr. (1) of the Colorado Rockies dives unsuccessfully for a double off the bat of Brett Pill (6) of the San Francisco Giants (not pictured) during the second inning at Coors Field on May 17, 2013 in Denver, Colorado.

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Buildings with rooftop seating, along Sheffield Avenue, whit patrons watching the game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field, in Chicago.

2013-05-14 00:00:00

Impressive in winning 3 of 4 from the Braves. Matt Cain is pointed in the right direction.

2013-05-11 00:00:00