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Giant keep lefty Derek Holland with $7M, 1-year deal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Left-hander Derek Holland is staying with the San Francisco Giants, agreeing to a one-year contract that guarantees $7 million. With all the injuries to the rotation last season, keeping the versatile…
1 month agoStratton pitches 2-hitter, Giants top Rockies to end skid
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An 11-game losing streak wore on the San Francisco Giants, who had chances in many of those games and wound up on the wrong end. Chris Stratton’s first career shutout couldn’t…
5 months agoDahl, Gonzalez key 5-run burst, Rockies beat Giants 6-2
DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies’ younger players are making their presence felt down the stretch. Rookie infielder Ryan McMahon had a pinch-hit home run and Carlos Gonzalez tripled with the bases loaded during a…
6 months agoSouza Jr., Godley guide Diamondbacks back into win column
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It had been a couple of weeks since Steven Souza Jr. approached Arizona manager Torey Lovullo in Cincinnati about batting leadoff, so the right fielder began to question whether he would…
6 months agoDiamondbacks fall into first-place tie with Colorado in West
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks are costing themselves crucial late-season wins by missing scoring opportunities. Two straight shutouts by the San Francisco Giants and Arizona dropped into a first-place tie with Colorado in…
6 months agoGiants nearly blow another big lead, hold off Rangers 5-3
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Less than 24 hours after blowing a six-run lead in an extra-innings loss, Mark Melancon prevented the San Francisco Giants from letting another big advantage slip away. The former closer did…
6 months agoOdor HR, Chirinos BB rally Rangers over Giants 7-6
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The potential final out bounced off Joe Panik’s glove, and the San Francisco Giants couldn’t recover after that. Rougned Odor hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth inning, Robinson Chirinos…
6 months agoBumgarner outpitches and outhits deGrom, Giants top Mets 3-1
NEW YORK (AP) — Jacob deGrom fumed about not getting a called strike three. Then again, when the New York Mets face Madison Bumgarner, things never seem to go well. Bumgarner hit an RBI double…
6 months agoFrazier, Syndergaard send Mets to 5-3 win over Giants
NEW YORK (AP) — Dominic Smith waited a day and then redeemed himself for the New York Mets. The 23-year-old first base prospect launched the first pitch he saw into the upper deck in right…
6 months agoMets botch popup in 13th, Giants wind up with 2-1 win
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets left fielder Dominic Smith readily took the blame for plowing into shortstop Amed Rosario on the potential inning-ending play in the 13th inning that ended up costing his team the…
6 months ago