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We are on the brink of the Thanksgiving break. And given that we are socially instructed and morally obligated to give thanks this time of year, I can think of no better time to say thank you to all those who help keep things fresh and interesting around these parts, even when the Indians are having a tough time of it.

When Brian Sabean recently announced that he planned to exercise stealth instead of speed in pursuing free agents this offseason, the Giants general manager probably didn't have history in mind.

Relief pitching, as usual, will be one of the busiest counters in the free-agent department store.

Randy Johnson left open the possibility of returning for a 22nd Major League season by filing for free agency Monday.

General manager Brian Sabean, who signed left-hander Jeremy Affeldt shortly after open bidding in free agency began last offseason, recently said that the Giants might chart a new course by taking a "wait-and-see" approach toward players on the market.

Left-hander Jonathan Sanchez braked a recent spiral by San Francisco starters by taking a shutout into the sixth inning Wednesday night and Juan Uribe drove in three runs as the Giants kept their playoff hopes alive with a 5-2 victory over the D-backs. Sanchez went 5 1/3 innings, striking out nine while allowing six hit and two runs, for only his ...

PHOENIX The Giants are a playoff contender and the Arizona Diamondbacks are not.

Five relievers picked up a shaky Barry Zito with 4 2/3 innings of three-hit shutout pitching and pinch-hitter Fred Lewis' speed manufactured the eighth-inning winning run Monday night as the Giants edged Arizona, 5-4. With their fifth win in eight games, the Giants moved within four games of idle Colorado in the National League Wild Card race.

The Giants ' 80th victory - their most since winning 91 in 2004 - moved them 2 1/2 games behind Colorado in the NL wild card race.

"I think anybody who told you they don't look ... at some point in the game is probably lying to you," center fielder Aaron Rowand said.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, Hiroki Kuroda gave up two runs on just three hits in eight strong innings, and the Dodgers touched Merkin Valdez and Bob Howry in a five-run seventh inning in a 10-3 Dodger rout to open a three-game series at AT&T Park in San Francisco.

"I don't know if it's superstition, or everyone's just keeping their heads down and dealing with what's right in front of us," general manager Brian Sabean said while Bumgarner was grinding out 51/3 innings below.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, To be honest, I have never been that big of a Brian Wilson fan prior to this year.

His power kept the Giants right behind Colorado in the NL wild-card race. Molina homered on the first pitch of the eighth inning after rallying off an uncharacteristic error by and the Giants bullpen pitched five scoreless innings to lift San Francisco over the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Friday night.

It is safe to say that Bob Howry's tenure in San Francisco this season has gone without much fan fare.

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Drew Stubbs hit his first career homer leading off the 10th inning, giving the Cincinnati Reds a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday.

It was a softball question, and Giants manager Bruce Bochy knocked it out of the park.

Drew Stubbs' homer in the bottom of the 10th inning was the difference, as Cincinnati downed San Francisco, 2-1, in the final contest of a three-game series at Great American Ball Park.

Drew Stubbs hit his first career homer leading off the 10th inning, giving the Cincinnati Reds a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday.