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Giants fall to Dodgers in series opener

Giants fall to Dodgers in series opener

Los Angeles – The Giants lefty Alex Wood wasn’t his usual sharp self, he allowed three homers and a season-high four runs in San Francisco’s 4-3 loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight. Justin Turner, DJ Peters, and Max Muncy all hit bombs off of Wood to spark the Dodgers win.  It’s the first time…

Giants spark late rally in win over the D-backs

Giants spark late rally in win over the D-backs

SAN FRANCISCO – Johnny Cueto got rocked early but back-to-back home runs by both Austin Slater and Jason Vosler sparked the Giants 5-4 comeback win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.  San Francisco took the series and now head to Los Angeles for a four-game series against the Dodgers. The Giants lineup struggled early to find any…

Giants end skid, cruise past D-backs

Giants end skid, cruise past D-backs

Arizona – A day off was exactly what the San Francisco Giants needed.  Right-hander Kevin Gausman struck out nine as the San Francisco Giants bounced back from a tumultuous weekend.  A day of rest was the remedy to the Giants 8-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. “All of our veteran players need to get days…

Giants nightmare weekend ends as Dodgers sweep the series

Giants nightmare weekend ends as Dodgers sweep the series

San Francisco – The nightmare weekend is finally over, the Giants fall 11-5 to the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday afternoon.  The win marks the seventh straight win for the Dodgers as they sweep the series.   The loss puts San Francisco a game behind L.A. in the division and two behind the division-leading San Diego…

Giants offense remains ice cold in Scott Kazmir’s return

Giants offense remains ice cold in Scott Kazmir’s return

San Francisco – For the first time in five years, Scott Kazmir returned to the big leagues after getting called up by the Giants late Friday night.  Unfortunately for him, San Francisco’s lineup remained ice cold as they dropped the second game of the series to the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3. Kazmir was fairly sharp…

Giants lose in series-opener loss to Dodgers

Giants lose in series-opener loss to Dodgers

San Francisco – Entering Friday’s series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler knew the tough challenge ahead against Dodgers ace Trevor Bauer.   Bauer pitched exactly as Kapler thought he would, shutting down this recently hot Giants lineup as San Francisco dropped the series opener to the Dodgers 2-1….

Logan Webb K’s 10 as Giants sweep Texas

Logan Webb K’s 10 as Giants sweep Texas

San Francisco – San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb set a new career-high in strikeouts after notching 10 in the Giants 4-2 two-game series-sweep over the Texas Rangers. With the 10 strikeout performance, Webb became the youngest Giant to toss double-digit strikeouts since Madison Bumgarner in September 2013. Even more, San Francisco improved to 14-4…

Johnny Cueto gets rocked as Giants drop Mother’s Day finale

Johnny Cueto gets rocked as Giants drop Mother’s Day finale

SAN FRANCISCO – For the first time in less than a month, Johnny Cueto took the mound.  Fans were excited to see the veteran for the finale in hopes for a sweep on the series.  But the San Diego Padres had other plans on this beautiful Mother’s Day afternoon. Cueto sailed smoothly in the first…

A’s pitching exasperated by the Toronto Blue Jays

A’s pitching exasperated by the Toronto Blue Jays

OAKLAND – Marcus Semien knew how to close out the series.  Facing his former team, he left it all on the field as a reminder to what he meant to the Oakland A’s.  Semien’s four-hit outing was a masterpiece to lead off a lineup of fierce hitters. “Four-hit game is pretty good,” A’s manager Bob…

Webb was outstanding, Giants take the series over Miami

Webb was outstanding, Giants take the series over Miami

San Francisco – On a wet rainy day in the Bay Area, caused long delays in between innings for the grounds crew.  But that didn’t stop Logan Webb from adding some sunshine to the mound.  He rallied the Giants back for a 4-3 win over the Miami Marlins in Sunday’s weekend series finale.  Webb recorded…