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…
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A’s avoid sweep behind Cole Irvin, Giants stay quiet in loss
SAN FRANCISCO – In Sunday’s finale of the Bay Bridge Series, the San Francisco Giants bat stayed quiet. The Oakland Athletics pounded the Giants pitching and took down the current best team in baseball 6-2 to avoid the sweep today. San Francisco’s lineup was slow to get anything going, they barely got three hits off…
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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….