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Giants defense falters in third straight loss to A’s
OAKLAND — It doesn’t take much for Jake Peavy to snap on the mound. He might fire a pitch in the dirt. A close play could go against the Giants. He might be walking off the mound after a long, treacherous inning. Usually though, he’s shouting at himself. That wasn’t the case Wednesday night. Billy…
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Pregame notes: Panik to DL, Tejada called up
OAKLAND — The Giants confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that Joe Panik has a mild concussion, and is on the 7-day concussion DL. He saw a specialist at Stanford on Wednesday, and will rest for the next 24 hours. After that, the Giants just hope they’ll have their second baseman back next week. Manager Bruce Bochy…
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Bochy: ‘It’s hard to give up 12 runs in the last four innings and win’
SAN FRANCISCO — As Santiago Casilla put the finishing touches on his bullpen’s meltdown, hoards of Giants fans filed out of AT&T Park. At least two remained. With the home crowd lulled, two Giants fans cupped their hands around their mouth and croaked, “We want Romo!” Referring to Sergio Romo, the Giants’ setup man who’s…
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Bullpen crumbles, allows 10 runs in 13-11 loss
SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants best reliever Tuesday night was in Single-A. Sergio Romo pitched two scoreless inning, a feat no Giants reliever came close to as they combined to allow 10 runs. The bullpen turned a three-run lead into a four-run deficit, and the Giants (49-20) lost, 13-11, to the A’s (34-43). Here’s how…
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Panik scratched with concussion symptoms
With six regulars already stuffed on the Giants’ disabled list, a seventh might soon join them. Joe Panik was scratched out of Tuesday’s lineup with concussion symptoms, likely stemming from getting hit in the head in Tampa Bay on June 18. He’ll be evaluated today and the Giants will know more about a roster decision on…
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Krukow: Healthy and motivated Pagan leading the way for Giants right now
Mike Krukow joined Murph & Mac on KNBR to talk about how the Giants have overcome several injuries and played their best baseball of the season in June.
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Two pitches spell the end for Samardzija
SAN FRANCISCO — Eighty-nine times, Jeff Samardzija torqued his massive, 6-foot-5, 225-pound frame and fired toward home plate. He weathered through six innings, finding consistency at times, only to lose it moments later. Through a murky outing, Samardzija could boil his complicated evening down to two pitches. An 0-1 sinker floated over the heart of…
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Mengden dazzles as A’s beat up on Samardzija
SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants probably won’t have another month where they win 70 percent of their games. They won’t look like the major league’s best team every night, even this month, but they probably didn’t anticipate a 23-year-old rookie being the cause of that. Daniel Mengden (1-3, 2.81 ERA) was masterful over his first…
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Pregame notes: No leadoff change in sight
SAN FRANCISCO — There were no secrets how the Giants lineup would change when Denard Span signed his three-year, $31 million deal. He’s spent 94 percent of 1022 career games in the leadoff spot, and that’s where he’d remain. Span faired well through the end of May, but has done little from the leadoff spot…
