Friday night the Giants evened up the four game series at one game apiece against the Atlanta Braves, fueled by a vintage performance by Matt Cain. The final score of 8-2 is a wide margin this scrappy team isn’t used to but one they have come to appreciate. The big righty was brilliant from the get go yielding just three more »

After a tough outing for starter Ryan Vogelsong Thursday night in which he surrendered six earned runs in a 6-3 loss to the Braves, the Giants look to respond behind their ace Matt Cain Friday night. Cain was brilliant in his last outing against the dodgers where he was able to hold them to one run in seven and a more »

Returning home to San Francisco the Giants didn’t bolster as much offense as they would have liked but were able to pull away in walk off fashion against the San Diego Padres by a final 3-2. Madison Bumgarner pitched brilliantly and was snubbed of his fourth straight victory when he gave up a solo homer that flew [...]

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After dropping three straight in Milwaukee to the Brewers, the San Francisco Giants return home for a six game home stand against a couple division rivals. Looking to put an end to their longest losing streak this season the Giants will be sending Madison Bumgarner (3-0, 1.77 ERA) to the mound to take on the San Diego Padres. The Giants have won all three more »

Game three for the San Francisco Giants concluding the short series with the San Diego Padres was a rest day for many of the everyday players after clinching the N.L. West Saturday night. Opening the door for many other players to showcase their talents for a shot at the postseason roster. “We had some guys [...]

In the aftermath of a wild, champagne filled celebration the San Francisco Giants look to stay undefeated on their final home stand.  The Giants have adopted a slightly different identity in recent weeks. Maybe somebody forgot to remind them that AT&T is a pitchers park. Sunday afternoon will mark the third and final game against [...]

Saturday evening had a magical feel from the beginning. After the Los Angeles Dodgers lost, everyone in the park knew the Giants wouldn’t let this one get away. During pregame the players laughed and joked just like any other day, but today was different. The pieces began to fall into place and the crowd wasn’t [...]

With Los Angeles Dodgers losing to the Cincinnati Reds 6-0 Saturday afternoon the magic number for San Francisco has dropped to one just hours before first pitch by the bay. Tonight the pitching matchups will entail two young promising left-handers for both sides. The San Diego Padres will send 25-year-old Andrew Werner (2-1, 3.68) to [...]

After a strong performance from outfielder Xavier Nady last night in the 6-3 victory of the Colorado Rockies, the Giants veteran leftfielder finds himself back on the bench as Manager Bruce Bochy has elected to go with a healthy Gregor Blanco tonight against the right-handed Tyler Chatwood. Nady delivered two key RBI singles last night [...]