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Bullpens could prove key to Astros-Giants series
Two teams concerned about the wear and tear on the bullpen hope to avoid another extra-inning affair when the Houston Astros get a rematch with the host San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.,Even after Houston starter Spencer Arrighetti and San Francisco starter Kyle Harrison pitched brilliantly in...
Giants score three in 10th inning to edge Astros
Austin Slater lined a bases-loaded, one-out single to the fence in left field to cap a three-run 10th inning Monday night as the San Francisco Giants rallied to overcome the visiting Houston Astros 4-3 in the opener of a three-game series.,After the Astros used bunt hits by Trey Cabbage and Jose Alt...
Giants score 3 in 10th to edge Astros
Austin Slater lined a bases-loaded, one-out single to the fence in left field to cap a three-run 10th inning Monday night as the San Francisco Giants rallied to overcome the visiting Houston Astros 4-3 in the opener of a three-game series.,After the Astros used bunt hits by Trey Cabbage and Jose Alt...
Astros look to build up steam in series opener vs. Giants
Two teams hoping to continue an uphill climb into postseason contention square off when the Houston Astros make a rare trip to San Francisco to open a three-game interleague series against the host Giants on Monday night.,A pair of young pitchers get the call in the series opener when Astros right-h...
Giants TE Darren Waller retires after 8 NFL seasons
New York Giants tight end Darren Waller announced his retirement on Sunday, explaining in a YouTube video that "the passion has slowly been fading.",Waller, 31, also revealed that a "very scary" health emergency last November made him re-think where his life was at.,He did not name the medical condi...
Marcus Semien bounces back from beaning, helps Rangers beat Giants
Marcus Semien homered and drove in two runs and Wyatt Langford tripled and had two hits and two RBIs as the Texas Rangers salvaged the final game of their three-game series with the San Francisco Giants with a 7-2 victory on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Tex.,Semien, hit in the helmet by a 94.5 mph...
Giants turn to returning Keaton Winn in bid for sweep of Rangers
Rookie right-hander Keaton Winn will be activated off the 15-day injured list on Sunday afternoon to make the start as the San Francisco Giants try to complete a three-game series sweep of the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas.,Winn (3-6, 6.17 ERA) sparkled in April by compiling a 3-3 record and 3.1...
Red-hot Heliot Ramos leads Giants past Rangers
Heliot Ramos homered and doubled and drove in three runs to lead the San Francisco Giants to their third straight victory, 3-1, over the Texas Rangers on Saturday afternoon in Arlington, Tex.,Austin Slater scored two runs and Matt Chapman singled in four at-bats to extend his on-base streak to 25 ga...
Giants hope power surge continues vs. Rangers
The San Francisco Giants are in a three-way tie for eighth place in the National League for home runs heading into Saturday afternoon's game with the reigning World Series champion Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas. But Giants manager Bob Melvin believes his team can hit the long ball more consisten...
Giants club 3 homers to beat Rangers in series opener
Michael Conforto hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning and Wilmer Flores smacked a pair of solo shots as the San Francisco Giants knocked off the Texas Rangers 5-2 to open a three-game series in Arlington, Texas, on Friday night.,It was the ninth multi-homer game of Flores' career. H...
Status of SS Corey Seager in doubt as Rangers meet Giants
All eyes will be on the status of reigning World Series MVP Corey Seager when the Texas Rangers open a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants on Friday night in Arlington, Texas.,Seager extended his career-best on-base streak to 28 games with a second-inning single off left-hander Joey W...
Wilmer Flores' slam sinks D-backs, helps Giants end 6-game slide
Wilmer Flores hit a grand slam in the six-run third inning and the San Francisco Giants ended a six-game losing streak with a 9-3 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon in Phoenix.,Heliot Ramos and Jorge Soler also homered and Thairo Estr...
Wilmer Flores' grand slam helps Giants end six-game slide
Wilmer Flores hit a grand slam in the six-run third inning and the San Francisco Giants ended a six-game losing streak with a 9-3 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon in Phoenix.,Heliot Ramos and Jorge Soler also homered and Thairo Estr...
Diamondbacks go for sweep against slumping Giants
Jordan Montgomery will attempt to bounce back from a woeful outing when the Arizona Diamondbacks try to complete a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon in Phoenix.,Montgomery (3-3, 5.48 ERA) allowed eight runs, six earned, and nine hits in just four innings while takin...
Diamondbacks top slumping Giants for fourth straight win
Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Gabriel Moreno and Kevin Newman had two RBIs apiece to help the Arizona Diamondbacks notch an 8-5 victory over the slumping San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night at Phoenix.,Blaze Alexander had three hits, two runs and one RBI as Arizona stretched its winning streak to four game...
Jim Furyk names assistants for '24 Presidents Cup
U.S. captain Jim Furyk on Tuesday named Stewart Cink, Justin Leonard and Kevin Kisner as his assistants for the 2024 Presidents Cup in Montreal this September.,"The three of them have a tremendous history with this event, but more importantly, they will be trusted voices in the team room and on the ...
D-backs ride walk-off momentum into rematch with Giants
Pavin Smith's first walk-off homer at any level of baseball put a charge into the Arizona Diamondbacks in the series opener.,Now Arizona will look to keep the momentum going as it searches for its fourth straight win when it meets the San Francisco Giants again on Tuesday night in Phoenix.,Smith's t...
Pavin Smith's walk-off homer lifts Diamondbacks past Giants
Pavin Smith clubbed a pinch-hit, walk-off two-run homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a 4-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night at Phoenix in the opener of a three-game series.,Jake McCarthy doubled to left field off Randy Rodriguez...
Giants place LHP Blake Snell (groin) on 15-day injured list
Left-hander Blake Snell's injury-marred first season with San Francisco had another setback when the Giants placed the two-time Cy Young Award winner on the 15-day injured list Monday due to a left groin strain.,The Giants also activated outfielder Michael Conforto from the 10-day IL after he return...
Giants expect TE Darren Waller to retire
When the Giants report to training camp next month, they are not expecting tight end Darren Waller to be with the team.,According to multiple reports, the Giants are confident Waller intends to retire from the NFL, a decision he has wrestled with since the end of the 2023 season -- his first with Ne...