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MLB: San Francisco 5, Chicago Cubs 1

Mon, 09/28/2009 - 11:54 by shalini.bahadur

San Francisco, Sept. 27: Matt Cain gave up three hits in eight scoreless innings Sunday, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 5-1 win over the Chicago Cubs.

Cain (14-7) walked two batters and struck eight on the way to ending a three-start losing streak.

Reliever Sergio Romo yielded a run and two hits before closer Brian Wilson fanned Reed Johnson for the final out to earn his 37th save.

Eli Whiteside led San Francisco with two RBI doubles. Eugenio Velez, Pablo Sandoval and Juan Uribe all had two hits and one RBI for the Giants, who maintained their slim playoff hopes, having won just three of nine.

The Giants trail the Colorado Rockies by five games in the NL wild-card chase.

MLB: San Francisco 5, Arizona 4

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.

MLB: San Francisco 1, Cincinnati 0

Thu, 08/20/2009 - 11:37 by preet_20

Cincinnati, Aug. 19: Barry Zito and three relievers combined to throw a two-hit shutout Wednesday, bringing the San Francisco Giants a 1-0 victory over Cincinnati.

The Giants remained a game behind Colorado in the National League wild-card race. Cincinnati, fighting to stay out of last place in the NL Central, lost its fifth straight.

Zito gave up two hits and walked one over six innings, but did not figure in the decision.

San Francisco's run did not come until the eighth, when Edgar Renteria delivered a one-out single off Cincinnati starter Bronson Arroyo (11-12) and scored on a double to center by Nate Schierholtz.

Relievers Sergio Romo, Jeremy Affeldt and Brian Wilson teamed to retire all nine men they faced.

MLB: San Francisco 2, San Diego 1

Sun, 07/12/2009 - 12:41 by preet_20

San Francisco, July 12: Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run homer and six Giants' pitchers scattered six hits Friday in San Francisco's 2-1 win over San Diego.

Sandoval drove in Randy Winn with a fourth-inning homer off Padres' starter Tim Stauffer (0-1), who went seven innings, allowing the two runs on four hits with one walk and seven strikeouts.

Everth Cabrera scored from second on a throwing error in the eighth to account for the only run for the Padres, who have lost 10 of their last 11 games.

Giants' starter Matt Cain left the game with two out in the second after sustaining a right arm injury when he was hit by a line drive. X-rays were negative and the injury was diagnosed as a bruise.

MLB: San Francisco 3, Florida 0

Wed, 07/08/2009 - 11:50 by preet_20

San Francisco, July 8: Barry Zito pitched 8 1/3 shutout innings to lead the San Francisco Giants past the Florida Marlins Tuesday.

Juan Uribe provided the scoring punch with a two-run homer for the Giants, who managed just five hits of their own in a game that wrapped up in a smart 2 hours, 5 minutes.

Zito (5-8) had an efficient four-hit outing that included six strikeouts and one walk. Sergio Romo came on to retire the final two Florida batters to collect his first save.

Josh Johnson (7-2) took the loss on three runs on five hits with five strikeouts.
Bengie Molina had a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning that scored Randy Winn and gave San Francisco a 1-0 lead.