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Matt Cain had one of his better starts of the season tonight against a tough opponent. The Giants managed to hold the Cubs off and go on to win the second game of the four-game series 2-1. Despite allowing Chicago to score in the ninth inning, the Giants prevailed due to Cain’s quality start and […]

Barry Zito took a step back from his gradual return to success as the Chicago Cubs went on a 9-2 rout of the Giants. Two runs scored in the bottom of the ninth inning broke up the shutout, but still did not help San Francisco much.
Zito was tagged for five runs (four earned) on six […]

After Tim Lincecum pitched a 1-0 masterpiece on Saturday, the Giants followed up to win the finally of the Bay Bridge series on Sunday. The bats came alive and Jonathan Sanchez was impressive yet again in the 11-1 series clincher.
Sanchez’ success this season might be overlooked by the career year Lincecum is having, but he […]

After dropping a 4-1 loss at Cleveland, the Giants lost last night 4-1 at Oakland. A bad three run inning, all three runs being scored off Giants reliever Keiichi Yabu in the sixth inning.
Kevin Correia pitched a solid five innings, allowing just one run in the fourth inning on four hits. He deserved a chance […]

Attempting a sweep at Cleveland, the Giants were shutdown by Indians ace Cliff Lee. Giants hitters were prone to the strikeout eleven times in the game, and only managed one run in the 4-1 loss.
Matt Cain started the game for San Francisco and lasted just five innings after the Indians got to him for four […]

Either Cleveland was not hitting yesterday or Barry Zito is returning to his old Cy Young caliber form. The former ace reminded his critics yesterday that he can still pitch after defeating the Indians 4-1 and putting them on the edge of a sweep.
Zito received some unusual run support early in the game when the […]

Cleveland fans were excited to see Omar Vizquel back in Cleveland, but disappointed when he brought in an important run with a sacrifice bunt to help the Giants defeat their team 3-2. Jonathan Sanchez was also a key factor in the game’s outcome, with a quality start to help the Giants to a rare win […]

After jumping out to a quick 6-0 lead in the with Tim Lincecum on the mound, the game looked to be decided, but the Royals got to the young phenom forcing Bruce Bochy to turn to the bullpen for help. The bullpen was unable to stop the Kansas City bats, losing the series finale 11-10.
The […]

Playing away in an American League ballpark, the Giants should generate some more offense with an extra bat in the lineup. This weekend series against a weak Kansas City Royals team would have been a good opportunity for a sweep, but San Francisco allowed the Royals to win game two 5-3.
Giants starter Kevin Correia did […]

The Giants will get a much needed day off tomorrow after a rough stretch of interleague games. The bullpen had to work a ton in today’s 7-2 loss to Detroit as Barry Zito was knocked around again. Tomorrow’s day off should give them some time to recover for several away interleague series’.
Zito had another short […]

Jonathan Sanchez pitched well through seven innings, taking a no-hitter into the sixth, but got into trouble the bullpen could not bail him out of in the eighth. The offenses ineffectiveness to drive in any runs is what did them in, dropping the game 5-1.
Sanchez was lights out through the first five innings before Curtis […]

The Giants finally picked up their first interleague win after their seventh try. Trailing late in the game, San Francisco put together a five-run eighth inning to comeback against the Tigers. The Giants put an end to Detroit’s six-game win streak, and an end to their own three-game losing streak with the 8-6 win.
Tim Lincecum […]

After being swept by Oakland, the Giants are now 0-6 in games against the American League. One bad inning in the series finale yesterday allowed the A’s to complete the sweep with a 5-3 win in Giants starter Kevin Correia’s first start since coming off the disabled list.
Correia appeared to have fully recovered from his […]

The offense continued to struggle in Barry Zito starts, only scoring one run off the Oakland A’s pitching staff. The Giants are now 30-38 after losing 5-1 last night and will attempt to get to .500 before the All-Star Game.
Zito lasted almost six innings, giving up four runs on six hits to his former team. […]

After an unusual pitcher’s duel, Coors Field looked more like itself, featuring seventeen runs scored between the Giants and Rockies in the finale of the series. Despite jumping out to a 4-0 lead, San Francisco and Colorado traded runs throughout most of the game, but the Giants prevailed, winning 10-7.
Neither of tonight’s starting pitchers had […]

In a place where most games look like homerun derbies, last night was a bit of a surprise. Tim Lincecum and Ubaldo Jimenez matched up for what turned out to be a pitching duel, the Giants second in three games. Just when it looked as if the game would head to extra innings, the Rockies […]

As soon as it looked like the Giants would continue to dominate on the road, their seven-game road winning streak was snapped. The thin air might be to blame for Pat Misch and the rest of the bullpen getting knocked around. In the first game of the series at Colorado, the Giants lost 10-5.
Still in […]

The Giants completed a four-game sweep of the Nationals, winning the final game 3-2. It looked as if San Francisco would run away with a big lead after scoring their first run quickly in the first inning, but the Nationals kept it a close game.
Matt Cain was lucky to allow just one run over the […]

Despite falling behind 0-3, the Giants rallied back in the third game of their Washington series to win by a final score of 6-3. Barry Zito did not last long, but the bullpen was stellar once again.
Zito lasted just five innings, but only threw eighty-three pitches and did not have such a bad day. He […]

The eighth inning in last night’s game made the difference. The Giants scored six runs in the eighth inning to break a scoreless tie, and held on to win 6-0. A well pitched game by both sides became one-sided in a hurry.
Jonathan Sanchez was outstanding for San Francisco, scattering four hits over seven innings pitched […]

Thanks to a seven-run third inning the Giants picked up a 10-1 win at Washington. It looks like the day off between finishing their homestand and starting this roadtrip paid off for both the bats and Tim Lincecum.
Pitching with an extra day’s rest, Lincecum dominated the Nationals lineup through seven innings. He allowed a run […]

With the fifth overall pick in the draft, the Giants chose Gerald Posey, a junior catcher from Florida State University. As a right-handed batter, Posey hits for contact, but has little power. He is a former shortstop turned catcher and is still learning to play the position, but has excellent potential. He does not have […]

The Giants offense tried to fight back after finding themselves in an early 0-3 hole, but came up short as the Mets were able to add two more runs and hanging on, defeating San Francisco 5-3. Starter Matt Cain did not appear to be functioning fully, giving up all five Mets runs.
After struggling in the […]

With the exception of the fifth inning, the Giants played a good game, but unfortunately a baseball game is nine innings. A big eight-run fifth inning by the Mets was enough for them to beat the Giants 9-6.
Until the fifth inning, Barry Zito looked alright after allowing a run in the first inning to give […]

It did not take long for the Giants to put some runs up and never look back. A big first inning led the Giants to their eighth win in twelve games, a rout of the Mets, 10-2 in the first game of the series. The momentum from their tenth inning win obviously carried over.
Jonathan Sanchez […]

After being all tied up at one with the Padres, and giving up them a two-run lead in the tenth inning, the Giants rallied back and walked off with a 4-3 win in the bottom half of the inning. It was a dramatic and exciting game for the Giants; each game they play seems to […]

After losing in extra innings to San Diego on Friday night, the Giants dropped the second game of the series 5-1 on Saturday. The bats were not able to produce as much as they did in Arizona, and Pat Misch is still looking for that first Major League win.
Misch has had twenty-six appearances (ten of […]

The Giants and D-backs traded runs and the lead several times in the third and final game of the series. In the end, the Giants came back to win 4-3, tying the game in the eighth inning and getting the go-ahead run in the ninth.
Barry Zito kept the game close and gave his team a […]

The Giants dominated Arizona in an unusual way in the second game of the series, with their bats. An offensive effort that included just one homerun had Giants hitters taking advantage of scoring opportunities, and easily defeated the D-backs 11-3.
Jonathan Sanchez did not need to pitch well on Wednesday with all the runs his offense […]

After losing both games of a doubleheader on Sunday, the Giants rebounded with a 6-3 win at Arizona. Another quality start by Tim Lincecum and homeruns by catcher Bengie Molina and third baseman Jose Castillo helped the Giants hang on and get a win against the National League’s record leader.
Every fifth day Lincecum goes out […]