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Homer-happy Dodgers welcome rival Giants
A pair of comeback victories followed by a six home-run game have the Los Angeles Dodgers riding some momentum heading into Monday's opener of a four-game series at home against the rival San Francisco Giants., ,Shohei Ohtani crushed a 473-foot blast among a season-high collection of home runs Sunda...
Hayden Birdsong fans 12 as Giants edge Rockies
Jorge Soler homered among his two hits, Tyler Fitzgerald also went deep, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 in Denver on Sunday.,Hayden Birdsong (2-0) struck out a career-high 12 batters in just his fifth major league start. He kept Colorado hitless until the fourth inning an...
Giants' Hayden Birdsong looks to make impression vs. Rockies
While the Colorado Rockies host the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon, plenty of attention will be 1,800 miles away at Cooperstown, N.Y., where franchise icon Todd Helton will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.,Helton is the first player to make the Hall of Fame after playin...
Ezequiel Tovar, Rockies turn back Giants for third straight win
Ezequiel Tovar homered and doubled, Kyle Freeland tossed six solid innings, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 in Denver on Saturday night.,Victor Vodnik pitched the ninth to pick up his third save in five attempts for Colorado, which has won three straight for just the third...
Improving Kyle Freeland, Rockies host Giants
Colorado Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland was out for more than two months this season with a strained left elbow, but the time off has helped him find some consistency.,Freeland is 1-0 with a 1.71 ERA in four starts since coming off the injured list. He will try to build on that success when he ta...
Jake Cave's blast helps Rockies rally past Giants
Jake Cave hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in a four-run eighth inning and the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 7-3 on Friday night in Denver.,Brenton Doyle and Ezequiel Tovar also went deep and finished with two hits each and Jalen Beeks (6-4) got the win in relief for Col...
Giants, Rockies have different goals following All-Star break
The MLB midsummer break has ended and teams are pivoting to the future. For the San Francisco Giants, that entails making a push for the postseason. For the Colorado Rockies, it is looking beyond 2024.,The teams will kick off the second half of the season Friday night in Denver.,San Francisco sits n...
The Biggest Busts of the 2024 MLB Season So Far
The All-Star Break gives teams an opportunity to assess where they're at. Today, we'll assess players that have been the biggest disappointments in 2024....
Mike Yastrzemski triples, scores on error as Giants walk off Twins
A throwing error by second baseman Brooks Lee turned Mike Yastrzemski's ninth-inning triple into a San Francisco Giants walk-off win in a 3-2 decision over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon.,In the final game of the first half for both teams, the Giants took a 2-0 lead into the ninth ...
Old teammates square off as Giants, Twins finish series
Chris Paddack will reunite with a former teammate and the manager who traded him when the Minnesota Twins and San Francisco Giants wrap up the unofficial first half of the season in Northern California on Sunday afternoon.,The clubs split the first two games of the series.,Minnesota's Paddack pitche...
Twins take lead in 6th, then 'pen stifles Giants
Carlos Santana broke a sixth-inning tie with a home run and the Minnesota Twins won a battle of bullpens for a 4-2 victory over the host San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.,Santana's homer, his 13th of the season, came off the Giants' second pitcher, Taylor Rogers (1-3), after a pair of rook...
Twins take early lead, then 'pen shuts down Giants
Carlos Santana broke a sixth-inning tie with a home run and the Minnesota Twins won a battle of bullpens for a 4-2 victory over the host San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.,Santana's homer, his 13th of the season, came off the Giants' second pitcher, Taylor Rogers (1-3), after a pair of rook...
Giants release two-time Gold Glove SS Nick Ahmed
The San Francisco Giants released shortstop Nick Ahmed on Wednesday, one day after designating the 11-year veteran for assignment.,Ahmed cleared waivers and the Giants opted to move on, allowing the two-time Gold Glover to become a free agent.,Ahmed batted .232 with one home run and 15 RBIs in 52 ga...
Twins' Carlos Correa wants play to do talking vs. Giants
Carlos Correa will get an opportunity to show San Francisco Giants fans what might have been when he and the visiting Minnesota Twins continue a three-game interleague series Saturday afternoon.,The Giants opened the set with a 7-1 triumph Friday night, winning a battle of shortstops when Brett Wise...
Brett Wisely's single, double, triple lift Giants past Twins
Kyle Harrison ended a personal five-game winless streak, Brett Wisely collected a triple, a double and a single, and the San Francisco Giants opened a three-game home interleague series against the Minnesota Twins with a 7-1 victory on Friday.,Jorge Soler had a triple among his two hits for the Gian...
Local high school products meet as Twins visit Giants
Pitching products of San Francisco Bay Area high schools go head-to-head for the first time Friday night when the Minnesota Twins visit the Giants for the start of a three-game interleague series.,The clubs haven't met in San Francisco since 2017. The Giants took two of three in Minnesota last May a...
Blue Jays build early lead, take down Giants
Kevin Gausman made a successful return to San Francisco, Danny Jansen and Spencer Horwitz hit home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays took a second straight game over the host San Francisco Giants, winning 5-3 in the series finale Thursday afternoon.,Gausman (7-8) overcame a two-run home run by Heliot R...
Pitchers face former teams as Jays finish set vs. Giants
Two pitchers get an opportunity to remind their former team of what they are missing when right-handers Kevin Gausman and Jordan Hicks duel as the Toronto Blue Jays and the host San Francisco Giants conclude a three-game series Thursday afternoon.,The teams split the first two games of the interleag...
Blue Jays bash Logan Webb, roll past Giants
Ernie Clement homered for the second straight night and the Toronto Blue Jays bombed All-Star Logan Webb en route to a 10-6 victory over the host San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night.,Clement's homer, his sixth of the season, was a three-run shot in the fifth inning that gave the Blue Jays a 3-2 ...
Potential All-Star matchup on tap as Giants host Jays
Potential All-Star Game combatants will have a rare face-to-face when Logan Webb and the San Francisco Giants go for a second consecutive win over Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.,The Giants got a great start from Blake Snell, who returned from a five-week...