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MLB: San Francisco 4, Arizona 3

Thu, 08/27/2009 - 11:24 by preet_20

San Francisco, Aug. 27: Bengie Molina hit a three-run homer with two out in the eighth inning Wednesday that rallied the San Francisco Giants to a 4-3 triumph over Arizona.

The Diamondbacks took a 3-0 lead into the seventh, but that advantage disappeared thanks to a solo homer by Juan Uribe and Molina's 16th blast of the season.

San Francisco's comeback allowed the Giants to close within three games of Colorado for the lead in the National League wild-card race. Arizona has won only once in 10 games.

Arizona starter Doug Davis was still on the mound to start the eighth and he retired the first two men in the inning. Edgar Renteria then drew a walk and Randy Winn singled Renteria to second, driving Davis from the game in place of Chad Qualls (2-2).

MLB: San Francisco 8, Cincinnati 5

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.

MLB: Houston 4, San Francisco 3

Tue, 08/04/2009 - 10:49 by preet_20

Houston, Aug. 3: Kazuo Matsui hit a two-run homer Monday to pace the Houston Astros to a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

Geoff Blum also homered for Houston and Carlos Lee was 3-for-4 with an RBI single.

Astros starter Mike Hampton (7-8) held the Giants to two runs on eight hits and two walks in six innings.

Jose Valverde allowed a run in the ninth, but earned his 13th save.

San Francisco starter Matt Cain (12-3) took the loss after allowing all four Houston runs in eight innings.

Ryan Garko had two hits, a walk and an RBI and Pablo Sandoval was 3-for-5 with an RBI for the Giants.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

First baseman Garko from Indians to Giants

Tue, 07/28/2009 - 11:20 by surajdogra

San Francisco, July 27: The San Francisco Giants got first baseman Ryan Garko from the Cleveland Indians Monday for minor league pitcher Scott Barnes.

Garko, 28, is hitting .285 with 11 homers and 39 RBI in 78 games this season. He was a third-round draft pick by the Indians in 2003. He's a career .283 hitter with 53 homers and 235 RBI.

Barnes, 21, is 12-3 with a 2.85 ERA in 18 starts for Single-A San Jose in the California League.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

MLB: Milwaukee 9, Cleveland 8

Thu, 06/18/2009 - 12:00 by preet_20

Cleveland, June 18: J.J. Hardy delivered a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning Wednesday, boosting Milwaukee to a wild 9-8 win over Cleveland.

The Indians tied the score with four runs in the ninth, but the Brewers scraped together a run in the 11th to complete a three-game inter-league series sweep.

Prince Fielder singled off Greg Aquino (1-2) with one away in the 11th, Corey Hart drew a walk and both runners moved up on a passed ball. Mike Cameron was intentionally walked to load the bases, after which Hardy lifted his sacrifice fly to center.

MLB: Cleveland 11, Tampa Bay 10

Tue, 05/26/2009 - 09:33 by Salinder Kumar

Cleveland -- The Cleveland Indians, led by Ryan Garko's two home runs and five RBI, rallied Monday to edge the Tampa Bay Rays 11-10.

Victor Martinez's two-run single capped a seven-run ninth inning for Cleveland, which has won 14 straight home games against Tampa Bay.

Grady Sizemore and Ben Francisco also had an RBI apiece for the Indians.

Jeremy Sowers (1-2) got the win after giving up just three hits in the last five innings.

Gabe Gross had a homer and three RBI for the Rays. Reid Brignac added a pair of RBI, and Carlos Pena, Ben Zobrist and Dioner Navarro each drove in a run in the loss.