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Bryce Harper helps Phillies steamroll Giants, 13-0
Bryce Harper collected three doubles and a home run, Kyle Schwarber belted his 29th homer of the season, left-hander Jesus Luzardo threw seven shutout innings and the Philadelphia Phillies salvaged one win in their three-game road series against the San Francisco Giants with a 13-0 shellacking Wedne...
Giants' ownership stake too rich for Eli Manning
He may have a famous name and a built-in fan base, but two-time Super Bowl winner Eli Manning says an ownership stake in his former team, the New York Giants, is "too expensive for me.",The current owners, the Mara and Tisch families, hired a banker in February to reportedly explore finding two or t...
Giants seek to ride momentum of wild walk-off win vs. Phillies
The San Francisco Giants will continue an improbable quest to nearly catch the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers before the All-Star break when the Giants go for a three-game sweep of the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday afternoon.,The Giants were two outs away from having to settle for a t...
Giants walk off Phillies on Patrick Bailey's 3-run, inside-the-park homer
Patrick Bailey bounced a three-run, inside-the-park home run high off the right-field wall with one out in the last of the ninth inning Tuesday night, delivering the San Francisco Giants a 4-3 walk-off victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies.,A two-run home run by Kyle Schwarber had given th...
Former NFL exec Tim Rooney, nephew of Steelers founder, dies at 84
Longtime NFL executive Tim Rooney, the nephew of Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr., died on Tuesday morning after battling cancer. He was 84.,A former coach at Villanova, Tim Rooney joined the Steelers as a scout in 1972 before becoming their director of pro scouting. As reported by the Pit...
Former teammates Robbie Ray, Taijuan Walker face off as Giants host Phillies
Two-time teammates Taijuan Walker and Robbie Ray will go head-to-head for the first time in their careers when the Philadelphia Phillies and host San Francisco Giants continue their three-game series Tuesday night.,A matchup of two of the best starting staffs in baseball lived up to its billing in M...
Giants score twice in 8th to get by Phillies
Matt Chapman had three hits and scored twice and the San Francisco Giants, scoring all their runs on infield outs, won a pitchers' duel over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, 3-1 in the opener of a three-game series Monday night.,After Landen Roupp and Cristopher Sanchez had done most of the heavy...
Giants top Athletics to take series
Willy Adames homered and drove in three runs to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 6-2 victory over the Athletics on Sunday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Luis Matos added a two-run double and Tyler Fitzgerald homered as the Giants won the final two contests of the three-game series. Rafael Devers...
Giants' Willy Adames looks to stay hot vs. Athletics
Willy Adames received a seven-year, $182 million contract in the offseason to join the San Francisco Giants, but his bat was missing in action for the first two-plus months of the season.,But now Adames is heating up and displaying why the Giants coveted his services. He'll look to put together anot...
Willy Adames backs Logan Webb as Giants top Athletics
Willy Adames drove in four runs and Logan Webb pitched 6 2/3 solid innings to help the San Francisco Giants register a 7-2 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night in West Sacramento, Calif.,Heliot Ramos homered, Adames had three hits and Brett Wisely had two hits and two RBIs for the Giants, wh...
Giants activate 3B Matt Chapman (hand) from IL
The San Francisco Giants activated third baseman Matt Chapman from the 10-day injured list prior to Saturday night's contest against the host Athletics.,Chapman is batting fourth while playing in his customary defensive spot at the hot corner.,Chapman was sidelined with a right hand injury sustained...
Giants ace Logan Webb feels at home vs. A's in West Sacramento
San Francisco Giants ace Logan Webb grew up dreaming about pitching at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, Calif., but never envisioned doing so in a major league game.,So, it will seem surreal for the native of nearby Rocklin when he steps on the mound Saturday night as the Giants visit the Athl...
Four A's drive in two apiece, sparking rout of Giants
Nick Kurtz and Denzel Clarke hit two-run homers and Brent Rooker and Jacob Wilson also drove in two runs apiece as the Athletics drubbed the San Francisco Giants 11-2 on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,JP Sears pitched six scoreless innings for the Athletics, who won for the fourth time in t...
Justin Verlander Nearing the Finish Line? Hall of Famer Faces Harsh Reality
Justin Verlander is 0–5 in 13 starts with the Giants. Is the 42-year-old nearing the end of his legendary career?...
Giants' Justin Verlander aims to crack win column vs. A's
Justin Verlander is winless in 13 starts this season, but the right-hander hasn't lost his confidence.,Of course, you can't rack up 262 career victories and 3,471 strikeouts without supreme belief in your abilities to pitch and navigate trouble.,The 42-year-old Verlander again will take aim at that ...
Giants' Robbie Ray gets complete-game win over D-backs
Robbie Ray dominated Thursday, tossing his second career complete game to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 7-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix.,The left-hander retired the first 12 batters he faced, gave up only three hits, a walk and struck out seven. Ray (9-3) needed just 102 pi...
Giants turn to Robbie Ray in attempt to split series vs. D-backs
Two starting pitchers who got off to sizzling starts this season will try to get back to their winning ways on Thursday when the Arizona Diamondbacks host the San Francisco Giants in Phoenix.,The Diamondbacks won the first two contests of the four-game series before the Giants held on for a 6-5 vict...
Giants blow lead but edge D-backs in 10 to end skid
Jung Hoo Lee singled, doubled, tripled, drove in a run and scored two for the San Francisco Giants, who ended a four-game losing streak with a 6-5, 10-inning win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday in Phoenix.,Mike Yastrzemski hit a game-opening home run and Brett Wisely had two hits, an RBI ...
Diamondbacks look for third consecutive win vs. struggling Giants
The Arizona Diamondbacks seem to have found some confidence with the San Francisco Giants in the visiting dugout.,The Diamondbacks will try for three straight wins against their National League West rival when they meet on Wednesday evening in Phoenix.,The Giants, meanwhile, will try to avoid losing...
Diamondbacks blast 4 homers to beat Giants
Jake McCarthy, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Randal Grichuk and James McCann homered to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-2 win against the San Francisco Giants in the second game of their four-game series on Tuesday night in Phoenix.,Geraldo Perdomo added two hits and an RBI for Arizona, which ended a f...