Fri, 09/25/2009 - 12:46 by shalini.bahadur
San Francisco, Sept. 25: Jeff Baker hit a two-run homer with two out in the ninth inning Thursday to give the Chicago Cubs a 3-2 victory over San Francisco.
The Chicago win forced the St. Louis Cardinals to wait at least one more day before clinching the National League Central title. The Cardinals had an off day in Denver awaiting the start of a series against the Rockies Friday -- and might have celebrated a sixth division crown in 10 years but for the Cubs' late comeback.
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Tue, 09/22/2009 - 11:43 by shalini.bahadur
Phoenix, Sept. 22: Travis Ishikawa scored on a bases-loaded fielder's choice in the eighth inning Monday and the San Francisco Giants held on for a 5-4 win over Arizona.
Bengie Molina had an RBI and a run scored, Eugenio Velez and Aaron Rowand each drove in a run, and Fred Lewis drove in the game winner for the Giants -- who won for just the second time in their last five games but pulled to within four games of the Colorado Rockies in the NL wild-card chase.
San Francisco starter Barry Zito went 4 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on six hits with three walks and four strikeouts.
Sergio Romo (5-2) got the win in relief and Brian Wilson earned his 35th save.
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Sat, 09/19/2009 - 12:08 by shalini.bahadur
Los Angeles, Sept. 19: RBI doubles by Fred Lewis and Eugenio Velez put San Francisco in front in the sixth inning Friday, boosting the Giants past the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4.
San Francisco inched within 2 1/2 games of Colorado for the lead in the National League wild-card race. The Dodgers maintained a five-game cushion over Colorado in the NL West.
The Giants let an early 4-1 lead get away, but moved back in front in the sixth on a series of extra-base hits against reliever Ramon Troncoso (4-4).
Travis Ishikawa produced a one-out double to center and Lewis then came through with a two-out double to left that drove in Ishikawa and made it 5-4. Velez took a strike from Troncoso before hitting a double to left that brought in Lewis.
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Wed, 09/16/2009 - 11:57 by shalini.bahadur
San Francisco, Sept. 16: Barry Zito turned in a solid seven innings while four Giants chipped in two RBI apiece in San Francisco's 10-2 drubbing of Colorado Tuesday.
Zito (10-12) gave up two runs on five hits and struck out nine to pull the Giants to within two games of Colorado in the National League wild-card chase.
Juan Uribe, Travis Ishikawa, Bengie Molina and Aaron Rowand each had two RBI as the Giants outhit the Rockies 10-5.
Ubaldo Jimenez (13-11) took the loss for only the second time in his past dozen starts. He lasted 2 2/3 innings, giving up seven runs -- six earned -- on six hits.
Troy Tulowitzki homered for the Rockies, who have lost four consecutive games.
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Sat, 09/05/2009 - 10:10 by preet_20
Milwaukee, Sept. 5: Bengie Molina hit an eighth-inning solo homer to give San Francisco the lead Friday and the Giants held on to edge Milwaukee 3-2.
San Francisco, which began the night trailing Colorado by a game in the National League wild-card race, managed only four hits and faced an early 2-0 deficit, but came back to pick up the crucial victory.
The Giants got a big break in the sixth with runners on first and second and two away when Mike Cameron botched a fly ball to center. That allowed Edgar Renteria to score, and Aaron Rowand then delivered a single that brought in Juan Uribe from third.
Molina's game-winning homer came on the first pitch of the eighth inning from Todd Coffey (4-4).
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Thu, 09/03/2009 - 10:21 by preet_20
Philadelphia, Sept. 2: Brad Penny allowed five hits in his San Francisco debut Wednesday to help bring the Giants a 4-0 decision over Philadelphia.
Penny (1-0) was released by Boston last week after putting together a 7-8 record and a 5.61 ERA in 24 starts this season.
San Francisco, chasing a playoff berth, quickly signed Penny and he came through in his first outing by blanking the Phillies in a 102-pitch effort.
Jeremy Affeldt completed the shutout by throwing a perfect ninth in a non-save situation.
The Giants began the night's action trailing Colorado by a game in the National League wild-card race.
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Sat, 08/22/2009 - 10:27 by preet_20
Denver, Aug. 22: Aaron Rowand hit a three-run shot Friday, and Jonathan Sanchez fanned eight batters in five innings as San Francisco downed Colorado 6-3.
The Giants moved within a game of the Rockies for the lead in the National League wild-card race. Colorado had a four-game winning streak halted.
San Francisco got to Colorado starter Aaron Cook (10-6) for three runs in the first, two of them on a ground-rule double by Bengie Molina. Travis Ishikawa later drove in Molina with a single.
The Giants had a 3-1 lead in the fourth when Rowand came through with his key blast, his 11th of the season.
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Wed, 08/19/2009 - 11:02 by Jaspreet Virk
Cincinnati, Aug. 19: Ryan Garko's two-run double in the 10th inning Tuesday drove in the winning run in San Francisco's 8-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
Garko, who had tied the game with a two-run single in the sixth, brought Pablo Sandoval and Randy Winn in from second and third and then scored on Aaron Rowand's single.
The damage came against Francisco Cordero (1-3), who took the loss after giving up three runs on three hits and a walk in two-thirds of an inning.
Bob Howry (1-5) picked up the win in relief of Giants ace Tim Lincecum, who gave up five runs on four hits and three walks in six innings. Brian Wilson earned his 29th save.
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Tue, 08/18/2009 - 10:34 by Jaspreet Virk
New York, Aug. 17: Aaron Rowand was 4-for-5 with a solo home run, two RBI and two runs scored Monday to pace the San Francisco to a 10-1 win over the New York Mets.
Randy Winn had three hits and scored twice and Nate Schierholtz hit a two-run double for the Giants.
Winning pitcher Joe Martinez (3-1) allowed just one run on five hits with two walks over five innings.
Gary Sheffield drove in the lone run and Cory Sullivan had two hits and scored for the Mets.
Livan Hernandez (7-8) took the loss after giving up six runs on 11 hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Wed, 08/05/2009 - 11:56 by preet_20
Houston, Aug. 5: Freddy Sanchez homered, Aaron Rowand had three RBI and Jonathan Sanchez went seven-plus innings Tuesday in the San Francisco Giants' 8-1 win over Houston.
Sanchez (5-9) held the Astros scoreless on four hits with three walks and eight strikeouts for the Giants, who won for the seventh time in their last eight games.
Eugenio Velez had three hits, one RBI and one run scored, Pablo Sandoval hit a solo homer and scored twice and Bengie Molina had three of the Giants' 16 hits while driving in two runs. Randy Winn had two hits and scored twice for San Francisco.
Felipe Paulino (2-6) allowed five runs on nine hits with two walks and two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings to take the loss for Houston, which had a two-game winning streak snapped.
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Tue, 07/07/2009 - 10:57 by preet_20
San Francisco, July 7: Pablo Sandoval hit his first career grand slam in the fifth inning Monday and the San Francisco Giants held on to beat Florida 5-4.
Marlins starter Sean West (3-3) allowed a leadoff double in the fifth to Juan Uribe and then walked Matt Cain and Aaron Rowand. After inducing Andres Torres to fly out, West served up the grand slam to Sandoval.
San Francisco starter Matt Cain (10-2) got the win, going 6 2/3 innings and allowing just two runs on five hits with five strikeouts and two walks.
Jeremy Affeldt pitched 1 1/3 shutout innings and Brian Wilson got his 22nd save despite giving up two runs on three hits in the ninth.
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Sun, 07/05/2009 - 11:40 by preet_20
San Francisco, July 4: Tim Lincecum and two relievers combined on a three-hit shutout Saturday, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 9-0 rout of the Houston Astros.
Lincecum (9-2), a likely NL Cy Young candidate, gave up the three hits in seven scoreless innings with two walks and nine strikeouts in 107 pitches. He cruised after San Francisco scored six times in the bottom of the sixth.
Relievers Brandon Medders and Merkin Valdez threw one scoreless inning apiece.
Aaron Rowand had two hits and two RBI, Randy Winn hit a two-run double in the sixth, Nate Schierholtz had one RBI and Juan Uribe had a run and two hits for the Giants, who have split their last four contests.
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