News Category: San Francisco Giants

Cubs’ Justin Steele, facing Giants, shoots to stop winless streak

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It would be difficult to find a major league pitcher more deserving of a victory this season than Chicago Cubs left-hander Justin Steele. Steele is scheduled to make his 10th start of the year for the Cubs on Tuesday night against the visiting San Francisco Giants, and the 28-year-old still is looking for his first win. Steele (0-3, 3.22 ERA) has been especially snakebit in his past four outings, giving up one run or none

Javier Assad, Cubs look to reverse trend against Giants

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Right-hander Javier Assad will look to snap his five-game winless streak on Monday when the Chicago Cubs host the San Francisco Giants in the opener of their three-game series. Assad (4-2, 2.81 ERA) is 0-2 and has surrendered six homers during that stretch. He’s also been plagued by walks and high pitch counts, so much so that he has failed to work five innings in four of his 14 starts this season. Such was the

Young OFs playing impressively for Angels, Giants

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Two young outfielders demonstrating the form that made them first-round draft picks will attempt to cap a productive series when the Los Angeles Angels and host San Francisco Giants wrap up a three-game set on Sunday afternoon. The Angels have taken the first two games, 8-6 and 4-3, in large part due to the offensive contributions of center fielder Mickey Moniak, who already has four extra-base hits to show for the two road contests. The

Giants face Angels in matchup of struggling pitchers

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Two pitchers in need of a win will take the mound when Patrick Sandoval and the visiting Los Angeles Angels duel Keaton Winn and the San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon. The Angels took the first game of the series when Tyler Anderson pitched into the sixth inning and Zach Neto hit a home run in an 8-6 win Friday night. Sandoval (2-8, 5.23 ERA) would welcome a similar offensive output as he attempts to

Giants plan to get creative in series opener vs. Angels

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The San Francisco Giants will be riding the momentum of a series win over the Houston Astros as well as some good news regarding the health of their pitching staff when they open a three-game set against the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. The Giants have hung around the .500 mark this season despite two of their projected starters — Alex Cobb and Robbie Ray — having yet to pitch because of injuries.

Aces duel as Giants, Astros conclude series

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Two of the top pitchers in their respective leagues go head to head for the second consecutive season when Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros close out a three-game set against Logan Webb and the host San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon. The clubs have split the first two contests of the low-scoring series, with the Astros blowing a two-run, 10th-inning lead en route to a 4-3 loss in the opener before holding on for

Bullpens could prove key to Astros-Giants series

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Two teams concerned about the wear and tear on the bullpen hope to avoid another extra-inning affair when the Houston Astros get a rematch with the host San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. Even after Houston starter Spencer Arrighetti and San Francisco starter Kyle Harrison pitched brilliantly into the sixth and seventh innings, respectively, on Monday night, the teams had some anxious moments at the tail end of the Giants’ 4-3, 10-inning win. One of

Astros look to build up steam in series opener vs. Giants

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Two teams hoping to continue an uphill climb into postseason contention square off when the Houston Astros make a rare trip to San Francisco to open a three-game interleague series against the host Giants on Monday night. A pair of young pitchers get the call in the series opener when Astros right-hander Spencer Arrighetti (3-5, 5.79) faces Giants lefty Kyle Harrison (4-3, 4.18). The former National League rivals, both currently under .500, will be meeting

Giants turn to returning Keaton Winn in bid for sweep of Rangers

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Rookie right-hander Keaton Winn will be activated off the 15-day injured list on Sunday afternoon to make the start as the San Francisco Giants try to complete a three-game series sweep of the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas. Winn (3-6, 6.17 ERA) sparkled in April by compiling a 3-3 record and 3.18 ERA in six starts. But he struggled mightily in three starts in May, losing all three and while allowing 17 runs on 17

Giants hope power surge continues vs. Rangers

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The San Francisco Giants are in a three-way tie for eighth place in the National League for home runs heading into Saturday afternoon’s game with the reigning World Series champion Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas. But Giants manager Bob Melvin believes his team can hit the long ball more consistently. The Giants have had back-to-back three-homer games to give them 62 this season. The latest came in Friday night’s series-opening 5-2 victory over the Rangers.