Juan Uribe hit a game-ending two-run homer with one out in the 10th inning and the San Francisco Giants avoided a three-game sweep by the archrival Los Angeles Dodgers with a 4-2 victory Wednesday. Brian Wilson (4-5) pitched 1 1-3 innings with four strikeouts for the win on a wild day in which the benches cleared and both Giants manager Bruce Bochy and later bench coach — and acting manager –…
Manny Ramirez is not one to get overly excited about a potential sweep in August, or even a hitting funk here or there. Ramirez hit a towering two-run homer and also doubled in a run after two earlier intentional walks and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the rival San Francisco Giants 9-1 on Tuesday night.
Matt Kemp hit a three-run double to back a strong effort from Hiroki Kuroda and help the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers win the opener of their key three-game series against the San Francisco Giants, 4-2 Monday night. The first meeting in three months between the longtime foes was a highly anticipated matchup as the Giants had closed within 5 1/2 games of the first-place Dodgers in the NL West.
All-Star pitcher Chad Billingsley will miss his scheduled start against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday with a strained left hamstring. Billingsley left his last start against Atlanta on Friday after straining his hamstring on a single. He threw on the side before Monday's series opener against the Giants and still felt the tightness so the Dodgers decided to skip his next start.
Aaron Harang had been hearing it from family members and friends, a constant reminder as the losses piled up over the past two months. They should leave him be now. Harang ended the worst winless stretch of his career with his first victory since late May, Brandon Phillips and Adam Rosales each homered and the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Sunday.
The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired Cincinnati right-hander David Weathers for a player to be named later. Weathers is 3-3 with a 3.32 ERA in 43 games. He pitched one inning and got the win in Friday's 10-5 comeback win over the San Francisco Giants. The 39-year-old reliever starts his second stint with Milwaukee.
Bengie Molina homered among his three hits and drove in three runs and Barry Zito pitched six strong innings, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 on Saturday. Eugenio Velez also connected as the Giants won their fifth in seven games. Fred Lewis added two hits. Zito (8-10) gave up two runs and three hits over six innings to win his third straight decision.
Reds third baseman Scott Rolen has been scratched from Saturday's starting lineup against the San Francisco Giants because he is experiencing concussion-like symptoms. He will be examined in Cincinnati on Sunday. Rolen was acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays just before the trade deadline for pitching prospects Josh Roenicke and Zach Stewart, and infielder Edwin Encarnacion.
Joe Martinez came off the disabled list to win his first major league start, Eli Whiteside hit a grand slam for his first career home run and the San Francisco Giants rallied for a 10-6 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. Martinez (2-0) pitched in the majors for the first time since he was struck in the head by a line drive hit by Milwaukee's Mike Cameron on April 9, his second outing of…
The San Francisco Giants have reinstated pitcher Joe Martinez from the disabled list and optioned reliever Waldis Joaquin to Triple-A Fresno. Martinez (1-0, 6.75 ERA) was to make his first major league start Wednesday against the Astros. He was hit in the head by a line drive by Milwaukee's Mike Cameron on April 9.
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