Topic: San Francisco Giants

Sandoval hits for cycle in Giants win

(Reuters) - San Francisco's Pablo Sandoval hit for the first cycle of his Major League Baseball career to lead the Giants to an 8-5 over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday at Coors Field.Sandoval, not known for his foot speed, hit a home ...

Giants trounce Dodgers and close in on NL West lead

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants walked away with an 8-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, avoiding a three-game series sweep and inching closer to top spot in the National League West.The win snaps a three-game losing ...

Padres win shrinks Giants' playoff hopes

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Pitcher Aaron Harang foiled San Francisco's plans of maintaining momentum in the chase for a playoff berth by leading the San Diego Padres to a 3-1 victory over the Giants on Wednesday.The defending World Series champions had hoped ...

Police probe shootings at stadium car park

Police were searching for suspects Sunday, a day after two men were hurt in shootings in a stadium car park after San Francisco hosted Oakland in an NFL pre-season game.One of the victims, who was wearing an anti-49ers T-shirt, was in serious ...

Elbow inflammation forces Giants' closer Wilson to

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - All Star closer Brian Wilson was put on the 15-day disabled list with elbow inflammation on Sunday, sidelining the San Francisco pitcher during the Giants' push toward a potential post-season berth.The move is retroactive to August 16, meaning ...

Two shot, one attacked, at NFL pre-season game

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two men were shot and wounded in the parking lot of Candlestick Park after a preseason National Football League (NFL) game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders, and a third man was beaten unconscious inside ...

Two shot after 49ers versus Raiders football game

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two men were shot and wounded in the parking lot of Candlestick Park after a preseason football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders, and a third man was beaten unconscious inside the stadium, police ...

Braves rally for three runs in ninth to shock Giants

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Atlanta rookie Freddie Freeman delivered a game-winning two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Braves rallied to a comeback 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday.Atlanta (71-51) trailed 4-2 heading into the final ...

Stingy Lincecum pitches Giants past Marlins

MIAMI (Reuters) - Two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum was nearly unhittable as he led the San Francisco Giants to a 3-0 win over the Florida Marlins at Sun Life Stadium Saturday.Lincecum allowed just two hits in seven innings while striking out ...

Suspects in Giants fan attack plead not guilty

Two men accused of beating San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow outside Dodger Stadium on baseball's opening day pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to criminal charges.Louie Sanchez, 28, and Marvin Norwood, 30, spoke only through their lawyers and did not speak with ...