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Giants plan to get creative in series opener vs. Angels
The San Francisco Giants will be riding the momentum of a series win over the Houston Astros as well as some good news regarding the health of their pitching staff when they open a three-game set against the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.,The Giants have hung around the .500 mark this ...
Austin Slater, Logan Webb help Giants defeat Astros
Austin Slater had three hits and drove in two runs out of the leadoff spot, Logan Webb outpitched Framber Valdez, and the San Francisco Giants wrapped up a series win over the visiting Houston Astros with a 5-3 victory Wednesday afternoon.,After two low-scoring affairs that resulted in a split, the ...
Agents: Giants signing former Jaguars CB Tre Herndon
The New York Giants are signing veteran cornerback Tre Herndon, his agents said Wednesday.,Herndon, 28, participated in a minicamp tryout with the Giants on Tuesday.,David Canter and Ness Mugrabi of GSE Worldwide confirmed the transaction with NFL Network.,Herndon recorded 46 tackles and nine passes...
Aces duel as Giants, Astros conclude series
Two of the top pitchers in their respective leagues go head to head for the second consecutive season when Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros close out a three-game set against Logan Webb and the host San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon.,The clubs have split the first two contests of the ...
Costly error helps Astros knock off Giants
Ronel Blanco teamed with three relievers on a three-hitter and the Houston Astros took advantage of a Matt Chapman error to score the decisive runs in a 3-1 victory over the host San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.,After each team scored a single run in the third inning, the Astros quickly put ru...
Giants QB Daniel Jones not participating in team drills
While he progresses in his recovery from a torn ACL, New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones won't participate in team drills at the two-day minicamp, coach Brian Daboll told reporters Tuesday.,"He's really right on point with where he needs to be," Daboll said. "But in terms of the team, we'll kee...
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...