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Benches clear in Padres-Giants game
Both benches cleared after Giants starter Madison Bumgarner threw a pitch behind Padres' first baseman Jesus Guzman in the second inning of their game Wednesday.
Bumgarner's first pitch to Guzman sailed about belt-high, apparently in response to Guzman's excessive celebration after hitting a pinch-hit home run Tuesday night.
Guzman jumped out of the way and then took...
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Brandon Crawford injury: Giants shortstop out with sprained fingers, plus Wednesday’s lineup
Brandon Crawford is out of the Giants’ lineup Wednesday after spraining his right index and middle fingers in the fourth inning of Tuesday’s game against San Diego. The shortstop was injured while sliding into second base, and was called out to add insult to injury. Joaquin Arias slid over from third and Nick Noonan entered the game, batting in Crawford’s No. 6 spot. Noonan...
Giants' Brandon Crawford sprains two fingers on one slide
The San Francisco Giants had to play a portion of their win over the San Diego Padres last night without Brandon Crawford. Crawford slid into second base in the second inning and suffered sprains to his right index and middle fingers. The injury was significant enough for him to be forced from the game.
According to Andrew Owens of MLB.com, Crawford will likely sit out tonight...
Can Juan Perez Keep His Spot in San Francisco?
If you’re thinking about joining the Juan Perez bandwagon, go ahead and jump on – it’s all aboard at this point.
The 26-year-old rookie has made a strong impression over just seven games in the major leagues, both at the plate and on the field. Perez is batting .421 (8-for-19) with a walk and three RBI, the last of which was the eighth-inning go ahead run on Tuesday against...
SF Giants lineup: Scutaro returns, Perez gets another start
Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro returns to the lineup after missing a week with “mallet finger”. Scoots was struck by a pitch in Pittsburgh, sustaining ligament damage in his pinky finger. The Giants elected to not put their second baseman under the knife and therefore on the disabled list, choosing to let the veteran play through the pain. Tony Abreu and Nick Noonan had...
Giants getting some help from Juan Perez while Pagan is hurt
Since May 26, the Giants have been without their center fielder and lead off hitter. Before going down with a strained left hamstring, Angel Pagan was the Giants spark plug despite hitting just .262 so far this season.
But a new face has emerged for the Giants in Pagan's absence. Rookie Juan Perez has impressed the Giants brass and fans with his bat, tallying seven hits...
IN ENEMY TERRITORY
Fifth-grader's graduation speech about Dodgers
Tweet The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants have one of the most storied rivalries in baseball. There’s no doubt that there is genuine disdain for one another from both parties. A fifth grader named Casey that lives in San Francisco has the unwelcomed task of being a Dodgers fan in that city. [...]
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Panda, shark and angel race in McCovey Cove
The Washington Nationals have their presidents race, the Milwaukee Brewers host a sausage sprint and the San Francisco Giants well ... they have their panda, shark and angel paddle board regatta. McCovey Cove outside AT&T Park has seen its share of oddities — including hot dog kayaks and UFOs — but on Monday night, there was a heated paddle board race between that...
How many Giants will end up playing in the 2013 All-Star Game?
As of today, Giants catcher Buster Posey and third baseman Pablo Sandoval still lead their respective positions in voting for the 2013 All-Star Game, which will be held on Tuesday, July 16 at Citi Field in New York.
The National League squad could boast even more of your favorite Giants, as the latest round of voting has shortstop Brandon Crawford and second baseman Marco Scutaro...
Giants' Vogelsong to have hand re-examined Tuesday
Giants right-hander Ryan Vogelsong will have his surgically repaired pitching hand re-examined Tuesday with the hope of taking another step in his recovery.
Vogelsong broke two bones in his right pinkie area and also dislocated a knuckle in the hand on a swing May 20 and underwent surgery the next day. He had five pins inserted in his hand during the procedure at Stanford, performed...
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SF Giants lineup: Posey sits against red-hot Padres
Buster Posey gets a full day of rest Monday after playing in all nine games of the Giants’ recent road trip. The reigning MVP caught eight of those games, spending Saturday’s game at first base. Posey collected 15 hits on the trip, raising his 2013 batting line to .316/.390/.515. His .905 OPS is tops among MLB catchers and seventh among all position players in the National League...
San Francisco Giants must take advantage of remaining June schedule
If there’s one word that can be used to describe the San Francisco Giants season thus far, it’s frustration. The club has struggled to establish consistency, lacking any sort of championship identity.
The once vaunted pitching rotation is average at best, limping by from start to start. Matt Cain has been maddeningly unpredictable, seemingly incapable of stringing together back...
Giants' Angel Pagan declines option to have surgery on hamstring
Angel Pagan has been battling a hamstring strain for weeks now. He was finally placed on the disabled list only recently after the San Fraincisco Giants continued to hope the issue would work itself out. Now, as Pagan is recovering he has been given the option of surgery to repair the hamstring. He declined that option and instead elected for a more conservative procedure...
SF Giants Rumors: Rock Bottom, Perfect Cain, Roster Moves, Ice Cream Anyone?
The San Francisco Giants are hopefully at rock bottom. If this is their lowest point of the season, I will take it! They’re still only three games back in the NL West, and haven’t come close to running on all cylinders.
Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle (via Twitter) says the Giants have lost three games this year when they scored at least 8 runs. They lost four such...
PARTY POOPER
Giants P gets bad news on birthday
Giants relief pitcher George Kontos got a double dose of bad news on Wednesday, which also happened to be his birthday.
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