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Giants continue ascent with odd win over D’backs
SAN FRANCISCO — There’s plenty of reasons for the Giants to smiling right now. Their NL West lead seems to grow by the day, winning 25 of the last 31 games against division opponents. Journeymen like Grant Green are hitting game-deciding home runs, and mainstays like Brandon Crawford continue to dazzle each night. Even when…
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Giants cruise past Diamondbacks in 4-2 win
SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants (56-33) continued their run through the NL West, beating the Diamondbacks (38-51) on Saturday afternoon, 4-2. They’re now 30-15 against divisional opponents, the best record of any team against their own division. Here’s how the everything played out. MORE: Giants continue ascent with odd win over D’Backs The big moment Grant…
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Bruce, Marte, Pomeranz added to NL All-Star team
NEW YORK (AP) San Diego pitcher Drew Pomeranz and outfielders Starling Marte of Pittsburgh and Jay Bruce of Cincinnati have been added to the NL All-Star team as injury replacements. Major League Baseball also announced Saturday that outfielders Marcell Ozuna of Miami and Carlos Gonzalez of Colorado will start for the NL. They were the…
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Pregame notes: Bochy keen on Bumgarner-Cueto starting back-to-back in rotation
SAN FRANCISCO — When asked if he could think of a better 1-2 punch in any starting rotation he’s managed, Bruce Bochy struggled to look past Madison Bumgarner and Johnny Cueto. Both have pitched like aces, and played major roles in the Giants banking more wins than any other team in baseball. “I think when…
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Crawford: ‘I wanted to make him pay for doing it’
SAN FRANCISCO — Bruce Bochy stepped into his press conference clad in a bright orange workout shirt. He wasn’t wearing a puffy black jacket or his ‘Orange Friday’ home uniform. He didn’t need that for the last six and a half innings of the series opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks. That’s because the skipper was ejected for…
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Giants go 22 games over .500 with win vs. D’backs
SAN FRANCISCO — After some early commotion between the two, the Giants (55-33) coasted past the Diamondbacks (38-50), 6-2, to advance to a season-high 22 games over .500. Jeff Samardzija (9-5, 3.91 ERA) fired 6.1 innings along the way for a win his final start of the first half. Here’s how it all went down…
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