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Giants need to stand pat with Tim Lincecum

By: Paul Gackle 04/15/13 8:12 PM

As Tim Lincecum fought through the first inning of Sunday’s game against the Chicago Cubs, his name started trending on Twitter. The tweets were predictable: Where’s the Cy Young award winner? What’s with the haircut? Send him to the bullpen! Read More

Giants beat Cubs in extra inning 10-7

By: The Associated Press 04/14/13 5:37 PM

CHICAGO — With a record number of wild pitches in the middle of the game and a balk near the end, the San Francisco Giants sure got plenty of help from the Chicago Cubs. They'll take it. Edwin Jackson and Michael Bowden tied a major league record by combining to throw five wild pitches in an inning, and the Giants got another big assist from a Cubs pitcher in a three-run 10th Sunday that led to their 10-7 victory over Chicago. Read More

Bumgarner shuts down Cubs in Giants' 3-2 win

By: The Associated Press 04/13/13 3:24 PM

San Francisco showed off its deep bullpen on a day the Cubs had to look for yet another closer this season. With Sergio Romo unavailable after pitching four of the last five days, the Giants turned to Santiago Casilla, who nailed down his first save of the season with two scoreless innings in a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. The Cubs threatened in the eighth, putting two on with no outs, before Soriano grounded out and Welington Castillo hit into a double play against Casilla. Read More

Sandoval, Crawford help Giants rally for win over Cubs

By: The Associated Press 04/11/13 9:01 PM

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CHICAGO — Bruce Bochy wasn't tempted to take out Ryan Vogelsong when he faltered early, and the pitcher rewarded his manager's confidence with a fine finish.Vogelsong gave up five early runs before retiring his final 10 batters and helped his cause by walking with the bases loaded as the San Francisco Giants rallied for a 7-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. Read More

Long-term future of Tim Lincecum, Pablo Sandoval with Giants up in the air

By: Glenn Dickey 04/11/13 8:56 PM

Before the Giants started their burst of long-term contracts to Matt Cain and Buster Posey, plus a four-year, $40 million contract for Angel Pagan, it would have seemed that Tim Lincecum and Pablo Sandoval were likely to receive long-term contracts. But now, both come with big question marks. Read More

Barry Zito delivers again as Buster Posey, Giants sweep Rockies

By: The Associated Press 04/10/13 9:24 PM

For most of his outing, Barry Zito had a large lead that would make most pitchers plenty comfortable.Zito never allows himself to think that way. Not with all the ups and downs of his Giants tenure."I think the mindset that it's easier because you have a lead will tie the game up quickly," he said.Buster Posey drove in three runs while NBA star Kevin Durant cheered him from the stands, Zito pitched another gem and contributed with his bat, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 10-0 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep. Read More

Giants rally past Rockies 9-6 to bail out Lincecum

By: The Associated Press 04/09/13 11:25 PM

Angel Pagan hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning to cap San Francisco's rally from a four-run deficit and the Giants went on to beat the Colorado Rockies for the eighth straight time, 9-6 on Tuesday night. Brandon Crawford hit a three-run homer to start the comeback and Hunter Pence had a pair of RBI singles for the Giants, who have won the first two games of the series. Read More

Hunter Pence's 3-run homer leads Giants past Rockies 4-2

By: The Associated Press 04/08/13 11:05 PM

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Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer in the first inning that held up, Buster Posey added a late RBI single and the San Francisco Giants snapped the Colorado Rockies' five-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory Monday night. Madison Bumgarner (2-0) won his sixth in a row against the Rockies and owns a seven-start unbeaten run in the rivalry. The left-hander began his career 0-3 against Colorado in five starts. He struck out five and walked five in 5 2-3 innings Monday, allowing two runs and five hits. Read More

Cardinals rock Giants to spoil World Series celebration

By: Ben Martin 04/07/13 6:26 PM

A day that began with the Giants celebrating last year’s World Series championship quickly turned sour, as starter Matt Cain gave up nine earned runs in the fourth inning on the way to a 14-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at AT&T Park on Sunday. Read More