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Giants blow another chance at NL West title in loss to Padres

Giants blow another chance at NL West title in loss to Padres

San Francisco – The Giants once had their games coined “tortureball” that highlighted a good chunk of their World Series dynasty over the last decade. Now, it’s starting to feel like that after today’s 3-2 loss to the San Diego Padres. Jake Cronenworth smacked an RBI double to right field to put the Padres up…

Jackson, Giants struggle in frustrating loss to Dodgers

Jackson, Giants struggle in frustrating loss to Dodgers

San Francisco – Reliever Jay Jackson took the mound for the San Francisco Giants in Saturday’s bullpen game, making not just his first start since 2014 but his first career big league start. Unfortunately, things unraveled quite quickly for Jackson and the Giants as they lost 6-1 to the Los Angles Dodgers tonight. He couldn’t…

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 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 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…