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Two-time reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum was a bit wild early on Sunday in a game against San Francisco Giants minor leaguers, but still managed to throw 5 2-3 shutout innings.
The San Francisco Giants are looking for a fifth starter, and it's looking more and more like Todd Wellemeyer is the man who will fill the role.
Buster Posey hit a run-scoring double with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 7-6 victory over a Cleveland Indians split-squad on Friday.
Oakland Athletics left-handed starting pitchers past and present engaged in a duel on Wednesday.
Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton's left hand is OK after being hit by a pitch. Now he has a toothache.
Catcher Gregg Zaun kept up his solid spring with a two-run double and Milwaukee beat the San Francisco Giants 10-8 on Sunday.
Jason Giambi made his spring training debut Friday, flying out to center and taking a pitch off the forearm in the Colorado Rockies' 9-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants.
Pablo Sandoval hit a grand slam off Carlos Zambrano and Jonathan Sanchez pitched three scoreless innings Wednesday, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Willie McCovey and Orlando Cepeda are regular visitors around the San Francisco Giants.
Matt Kemp hit his first homer of the spring in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 3-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Monday.
San Francisco Giants reliever Sergio Romo is looking forward to the opportunity for having a strong season.
With Brandon Webb still making his way back from right shoulder surgery, it puts even more emphasis on the acquisition of right-hander Edwin Jackson from Detroit as part of a three-way trade that included the New York Yankees.
Ryan Braun and Alcides Escobar each homered during a six-run fifth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Francisco Giants 12-1 in a game between split squads Saturday.
Juan Uribe hit a three-run homer to spoil Jeff Francis' return to the mound for Colorado after missing the entire 2009 season, and the San Francisco Giants beat a Rockies' split squad 7-4 Friday.
Andres Torres hit a run-scoring single to highlight a four-run fifth inning and the San Francisco Giants came back from a three-run deficit to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 on Thursday.
Tim Lincecum might have thought he was on a mound last Friday, not outside a St. Petersburg arbitration hearing room.
Tim Lincecum can finally move forward from a contract situation that was unsettled all winter and focus on baseball again. Same goes for the San Francisco Giants.
Brian Wilson and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a $4,437,500, one-year deal on Saturday, avoiding an arbitration hearing.
San Francisco Giants second baseman Freddy Sanchez underwent left shoulder surgery and might not be ready by opening day.
In an unexpected twist, Bengie Molina is coming back to the San Francisco Giants.
Two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum asked for a record $13 million in salary arbitration on Tuesday, while the San Francisco Giants offered their ace $8 million.
San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum asked for $13 million in salary arbitration, a record for a player eligible for the first time, and Seattle pitcher Felix Hernandez closed in on a five-year contract with the Mariners worth about $78 million.
The San Francisco Giants completed their $3 million, one-year contract with Aubrey Huff on Wednesday. The first baseman passed a physical after the sides agreed to terms during the weekend. General manager Brian Sabean made it known finding a left-handed power hitter was a priority before the start of spring training next month.
The 20-year-old son of former San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds has pleaded not guilty to five misdemeanor charges related to a fight with his mother.
The San Francisco Giants hope Mark DeRosa can provide the power in the middle of the lineup they've been seeking this winter.
MLB pitcher busted for drugs, speeding in Hazel DellHAZEL DELL, Wash. - Tim Lincecum, star pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, is facing charges of misdemeanor possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia use after being stopped for speeding on I-5 last week.
SF Giants Test Dynamic Ticket PricingTech Dirt reports that the Giants are testing a move from static to variable ticket pricing. Under the test, prices for baseball games would vary according to factors such as demand, weather and the starting pitcher.
New Tech Results in "Giant" Savings for San FranciscoLast winter, the team migrated to a new $1 million-plus VoIP telecommunications system from ShoreTel for its ballpark, AT&T Park, abandoning its legacy system, which--ironically--was provided by AT&T.
There seems to be a lot of fuss over CC Sabathia not running, jumping and laughing all the way to the bank with the pile of money the Yankees have offered, reportedly $140 million over six seasons.
Bullpen implodes again as Braves lose in 14The Braves let one get away Sunday, Blaine Boyer allowing two runs in the eighth and Jeff Bennett giving up three in the 14th as Atlanta lost 7-4 to the Nationals at Turner Field.
Really, there are reasons to watch the Braves play out the stringSo it may seem there is no reason to pay attention to the Braves these final five weeks of the season. But actually, Braves fans should watch this team, as there are plenty of compelling storylines that warrant attention.
Battered and embarrassed, Braves torn apart by RedbirdsA season full of embarrassing losses reached a whole new level of horror for the Braves on Friday, Atlanta giving up 18 hits in the first five inning en route to an 18-3 defeat at St. Louis.
Five-spot in first sends Braves to ninth loss in past 10The beat goes on for the Braves, who lost for the ninth time in their past 10 games Wednesday. A five-run first inning, marked by throwing errors by Chipper Jones and Yunel Escobar, doomed Atlanta in a 6-3 loss to the Mets, sending the Braves 14 games out in the NL East.
Bullpen melts down as Braves hand Mets series opener, fall 13 out in EastJo-Jo Reyes pitched six strong innings in his return to the majors, but it didn't matter as the Braves bullpen surrendered five runs in the eighth to lose to the Mets 7-3 on Tuesday.
Braves end homestand with another pathetic showingA fitting end to a brutal homestand, as the Braves never were in it Monday before a slim crowd at Turner Field, losing 5-0 to the Giants to wrap up a 1-6 homestand.
Onward and downward: Braves drop 12 games out in EastCharlie Morton pitched well but the Braves couldn't get anything going offensively, Atlanta losing 3-1 to San Francisco Sunday at Turner Field to drop 12 games under .500 and 12 games out of first place in the NL East.
Glavine done for the season as Braves batter GiantsThere was bad news for the Braves on this night, as Tom Glavine will have season-ending (and potentially, career-ending) surgery on his elbow.
Braves' bad news continues: Glavine to DL, losing streak hits fiveThe bad news keeps piling on for the Braves. After placing left-hander Tom Glavine back on the disabled list Friday, Atlanta lost its fifth in a row, mustering just six hits in a 5-1 loss to the Giants at Turner Field to plunge 12 games under .500.
Hampton hit hard as Braves can't finish off sweep of D'BacksMike Hampton gave up six runs in the first four innings, unable to replicate the success of his last start as the Braves lost Sunday at Arizona, 6-1, ending Atlanta's three-game winning streak.
Bats break out again as Braves smash SnakesDon't look now, but the Braves are playing well. Atlanta won for the fourth time in five games Saturday night, pounding out 14 hits to top Arizona 11-4.
Chipper returns, sticks swing in win over D'BacksChipper Jones returned to the Braves' lineup with two hits, including a homer, and Casey Kotchman and Martin Prado each went 3-for-4 as the Braves won their second straight game at Arizona, 11-6. Jorge Campillo pitched 6 1/3 innings to earn his seventh victory.
Same script, different day: James gets taken deep, Braves lose by one on the roadChuck James gave up another long ball, his 10th in 29 2/3 innings this season, as the Braves fell 3-2 at San Francisco Wednesday. The loss marks the 26th consecutive one-run road loss for Atlanta, extending its major-league record. Brian McCann had three hits for the Braves.
Hampton wins first in nearly three years as Braves top GiantsFor the first time in 1,087 days, Mike Hampton won a major-league baseball game, the oft-injured lefty firing seven sparkling innings as the Braves beat the Giants 11-4 in San Francisco.
Braves Nation mourns Caray as Atlanta opens road trip with lossOn the day after longtime broadcaster Skip Caray died, the Braves played with heavy hearts, losing 4-2 at San Francisco for their eighth loss in the past 10 games. The Braves were undone by shaky defense up the middle. Jair Jurrjens took the loss.
Voice of the Braves silenced: Skip Caray dies at age 68Skip Caray, longtime voice of the Braves and author of the two most-famous calls in the team's history, died in his sleep Sunday afternoon at age 68. Carey had broadcast the Braves since 1976.
Giants Rookie is First Full-Blooded Filipino in Big LeaguesWhen Geno Espineli made his debut with San Francisco on July 23, 2008 with 0.2 innings of perfect relief against the visiting Washington Nationals, many believe he became the first full-blooded Filipino to ever play in the Major Leagues.
.Mac migration to MobileMe hits some roadblocksThe migration of Apple's .Mac service to the new MobileMe service apparently didn't go as smoothly as it could have.
Bats break out as Braves thump L.A., pull within five in EastBrian McCann homered twice, Jair Jurrjens pitched six strong inning and Jeff Francoeur had a hit and an outfield assist in his first game back from the minors, as the Braves beat the Dodgers 9-3 Tuesday to pull within five games out in the NL East.
Real estate agents punished for 'under-quoting'Thirteen Sydney real estate agents have been disciplined for under-quoting house prices after a New South Wales Government investigation.
Lords of No Rings: The Giants Haven't won the Series! The Giants Haven't Won the Series! Dan Fost's article from the April issue of San Francisco magazine examines how the Giants, on celebrating their 50th anniversary on the West Coast, have become baseball's most heartbreaking team with their inability to win the World Series in San Francisco.
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