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Sports Roundup

Sports Roundup

Giants Clinched Playoff Berth San Francisco – Looking back to the era of Bruce Bochy, no one thought the San Francisco Giants would return to the postseason anytime soon. After adjusting to a new manager, Gabe Kapler with only a few remaining players from that championship era (Buster Posey, Brandon Crawford and Brandon Belt). A…

Harrison and Marte magnificent in Bay Bridge series

Harrison and Marte magnificent in Bay Bridge series

Oakland – The Bay Bridge series is always an exciting matchup but this time the stakes are high for both teams. The San Francisco Giants currently hold the best record in the Majors. And the Oakland A’s just need to win. On opening night of the series it was the duo of Josh Harriosn and…

Casali’s walk-off double lifts Giants over A’s in extra innings

Casali’s walk-off double lifts Giants over A’s in extra innings

SAN FRANCISCO – Curt Casali stepped up for the second night in a row. Casali’s walk-off double in the 10th inning was the knockout punch that rocked the Oakland A’s loss in the San Francisco Giants 6-5 win tonight. Casali’s game-winning double came immediately after Steven Duggar lined a single up the middle that drove…

Giants hot streak ends in Cubs 4-3 loss

Giants hot streak ends in Cubs 4-3 loss

San Francisco – The San Francisco Giants were on a roll entering today’s game against the Chicago Cubs.  Looking for what would’ve been their second four-game sweep this season, the Cubs won the final game of the series, defeating the Giants 4-3.   Despite the loss, the Giants remain atop the National League West and…

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 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…