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Giants send Lincecum to hill face Kershaw and the Dodgers Fri Sep  9 11:14:21 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - The San Francisco Giants have hit desperate times and facing Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw tonight won't make matters any better in the opener of a three-game series at AT&T Park. The Giants are 7 1/2 games behind Arizona for first place in the National League West Division and failed in their bid for a three-game sweep of San Diego with Wednesday's 3-1 loss at Petco Park. Matt Cain got the start for the Giants and pitched well in defeat, allowing two runs and four hits in
Giants release Tejada, Rowand Thu Sep  8 21:03:32 2011 EST
San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - The San Francisco Giants have released infielder Miguel Tejada and outfielder Aaron Rowand. Both veterans had been designated for assignment on the final day of August. Tejada was in his first season with the Giants and was brought in to add some punch to the lineup, but the former AL MVP during his days across the bay in Oakland was batting a mere .239 with four homers and 26 runs batted in. He also missed 25 games because of a lower abdominal strain and ha
Kennedy goes after 19th win in meeting with Padres Thu Sep  8 10:50:44 2011 EST
s 4-0 lifetime against them with a 2.19 ERA in six starts. The Diamondbacks moved closer to a division title on Wednesday when they beat Colorado, 5-3, to take the rubber match of that series at Coors Field and extended their lead over the San Francisco Giants to seven games. Arizona, whose magic number for clinching the division stands at 13, completed a six-game road trip at 4-2 and has won 13 of its last 15. "I think we left at six games and we're coming back at seven, so we're making progres
Giants go for needed sweep of Padres Wed Sep  7 10:50:07 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - The San Francisco Giants hope to make up some more ground in the National League West when they shoot for a three-game sweep of the division-rival San Diego Padres this evening at Petco Park. The Giants were able to pull within six games of the Diamondbacks for the NL West lead with Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Padres coupled with Arizona's loss at Colorado. It was a night of firsts for the defending World Series champions, who saw starter Eric Surkamp earn his first major leag
Giants get back to work versus Padres Mon Sep  5 10:59:19 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - The San Francisco Giants have a huge hole to dig themselves out of and maybe a change of scenery can do the trick. The defending World Series champions will head down the coast to begin a three-game series with the NL West-rival San Diego Padres this afternoon and completed a 12-game homestand with a 5-7 mark. The Giants dropped two of three matchups with Arizona over the weekend to fall seven games back of the Diamondbacks for the division lead and suffered a 4-1 loss in Sun
D'Backs, Giants start key series in San Fran Fri Sep  2 10:58:33 2011 EST
s Network) - Pick your weapon and march 10 paces because the wild, wild National League West could be unofficially decided by this weekend. After a month of heading in opposite directions, the Arizona Diamondbacks have a chance to bury the San Francisco Giants in the division standings, a feat they can start tonight with a 10th straight victory in the opener of a three- game series. These two rivals also began the month of August with a meeting in San Francisco, with the Diamondbacks taking two
Giant shakeup: Tejada, Rowand designated for assignment Wed Aug 31 14:16:57 2011 EST
San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - The San Francisco Giants made numerous roster moves prior to Wednesday's game against Chicago, most notably designating infielder Miguel Tejada and outfielder Aaron Rowand for assignment. In addition, the club also activated outfielder Pat Burrell off the disabled list and purchased the contract of infielder Brett Pill from Triple-A Fresno. Tejada was in his first season with the Giants and was brought in to add some punch to the lineup, but the former AL MV
Giants try to stop the bleeding in finale with Cubs Wed Aug 31 10:58:56 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - A pair of All-Star pitchers failed in their bid to get the San Francisco Giants back into the win column, so now it's up to Madison Bumgarner this afternoon in the finale of a three-game series versus the Chicago Cubs at AT&T Park. Tim Lincecum and Ryan Vogelsong both suffered defeats to the Cubs and the latter was dealt the loss in Tuesday's 5-2 decision. Vogelsong allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings of work to fall to 10-5 this season. Jeff Keppinger was t
Giants fall to Cubs again, lose ground in NL West Wed Aug 31 01:42:26 2011 EST
San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - Matt Garza pitched effectively into the seventh, and Alfonso Soriano homered and knocked in two runs as the Chicago Cubs upended the struggling San Francisco Giants, 5-2. Matt Garza (7-10) was charged with two runs on nine hits in 6 2/3 innings for the Cubs, who have taken the first two meetings in this three-game set on the heels of a four-game skid. Ryan Vogelsong (10-5) lasted just five frames after surrendering three runs on seven hits to take the loss,
Giants' former payroll manager accused of embezzlement Wed Aug 31 00:20:03 2011 EST
San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - Robin O'Connor, the former payroll manager of the San Francisco Giants, was arrested on suspicion of embezzlement. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, O'Connor was accused of taking more than $1.5 million from team accounts. "Last month, the San Francisco Giants discovered evidence of possible embezzlement by our former payroll manager, Robin O'Connor, which resulted in her dismissal," the team said in a statement. "We immediately notified the United S
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