San Francisco

The San Francisco Giants bullpen struggles in 2016 have been well documented. But ex-Giant Kevin Frandsen says after a couple good weeks of solid play from Sergio Romo and Will Smith, fans can expect Bochy to run with the two relievers for the rest of the season.

After losing two of three games in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Giants would need a massive collapse by the Dodgers to win the NL West. The now team finds itself in the middle of a crazy close Wild Card race.

The Giants now head to Los Angeles for a huge series with the NL West-leading Dodgers.

The Giants dropped the second game in a row against St. Louis on Sunday afternoon. In doing so, the Cardinals now hold the better head-to-head record on the year (4-3), and hold the tiebreaker against the Giants should a wild-card tiebreaker scenario arise.

“That was the first time I’ve had a manager come out and visit with me and not pull me out of the game. That was something that was pretty cool for me.”

John Lund thinks it may be premature to write the end of the Colin Kaepernick story in San Francisco, and we may see a Newton vs. Kaepernick showdown again.

After playing themselves out of first place in the NL West, Ray Woodson thinks the Giants need to treat every game on their schedule as if it were a playoff game if they want to reach the postseason.

After a sweep at home to the lowly Padres, San Francisco Giants skipper Bruce Bochy cancelled batting practice before Thursday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals to give his players some rest. They responded well, looking sharp in a 6-2 victory to start the four-game series.

Cueto went the distance Thursday night for the fifth time this year, tying White Sox ace Chris Sale for most in the majors. He also surpassed 200.0 innings in a season for the fourth time in his career.

After sweeping the Diamondbacks in Arizona, the Giants’ offense stagnated at home against the Padres. Bruce Bochy made changes to the lineup ahead of Thursday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals, and he explained the reasoning for the changes before the game.