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Giants' GM Brian Sabean has had some big wins and a few losses with his draft prospects.

In the bottom of the ninth, with a runner in scoring position and a tie game, two different Giants hit the ball hard.

Washington Nationals' Ian Desmond tries to grab a ground ball in front of Washington Nationals' Steve Lombardozzi on a hit by San Francisco Giants' Brandon Crawford in the fifth inning at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif.

Juan Nicasio scattered three hits over six innings, Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki each drove in two runs and the Colorado Rockies won their first series over San Francisco in two years, beating the Giants 5-0 on Sunday.

Just when it looked as though San Francisco starter Ryan Vogelsong had righted the ship after a shaky start to the season, the veteran right-hander was hit with his toughest break of the year.

It may be heresy in these parts to suggest that the Nats still have some growing up to do despite their major league-leading 98 victories last season.

Juan Nicasio tossed six scoreless innings as the Colorado Rockies blanked the San Francisco Giants, 5-0, in the finale of a four-game set from Coors Field.

Tyler Chatwood threw into the sixth inning and Wilin Rosario hit a two-run homer off Tim Lincecum in the Colorado Rockies' 10-2 rout of the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.

Pablo Sandoval and Buster Posey help form a dynamic middle of the order for the Giants.

UPDATE, 5:05 p.m.: The clubhouse was nearly empty. The white board said "HITTERS MEETING, 4:30." So batting coach Hensley Meulens casually walks through the room.

Riding another strong start by Kyle Lohse and then getting some timely hitting in the ninth inning, the Brewers assured themselves of their first series victory on the young season on Wednesday night by beating the San Francisco Giants, 4-3, at Miller Park.

Jordan Pacheco hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the fifth and Carlos Gonzalez added a solo homer, helping the Colorado Rockies hold on for a 10-9 win over San Francisco on Friday night that snapped a 10-game skid against the Giants.

After struggling for so long to push across runs, the Milwaukee Brewers scored 10 on Tuesday night, including eight in one inning.

Brandon Crawford went 2-for-4 with a three-run double and two runs scored as the San Francisco Giants edged the Colorado Rockies, 8-6, in the opener of a four-game set at Coors Field.

MAY 15: J.P. Arencibia #9 of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrates their victory with Mickey Storey #37 during MLB game action against the San Francisco Giants on May 15, 2013 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

As I wrote in my early-version game story lede, the Giants came to a different country and forgot how to play baseball.

Tonight we start a two game series against the San Francisco Giants. They are 23-15, 1st in the NL West 2.5 game up on the Diamondbacks.

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The San Francisco Giants' two-game series in Toronto beginning Tuesday will provide a number of rare experiences, such as going through customs, dealing with foreign currency and playing on artificial turf at Rogers Centre.

We all know nicknames are a familiar and traditional part of baseball. Sometimes it can even go to some major extremes.