Brandon Crawford News

Play of the game: Richmond first baseman Johnny Monell executed a snag-and-tag, unassisted double play.

Miami -- In 140-character dribs and drabs, Pablo Sandoval is keeping everyone apprised of his rehab through Twitter.

MIAMI For an instant, the .104 batting average lost all relevance. As Chris Coghlan demonstrated, a hanging curve over the inner half looks good to any hitter, regardless of statistics.

The Marlins erased the Giants' 3-1 lead as Lincecum retired just one of the first four batters he faced in the sixth inning Friday.

The San Francisco Giants have played enough games this year to determine which positions they need to address before the trade deadline on July 31.

Sanchez threw seven innings of one-run ball in a 3-2 win on May 3 and allowed seven hits with five strikeouts and two walks.

Lately the Giants have been hitting much better. Not coincidentally, they have also been winning more games.

The Orioles had just wasted two home runs by Nick Johnson in a 6-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox, yet the mood in the clubhouse wasn't completely somber.

No one forgets the day they figured out that Barry Zito wasn't going to have an ERA under 3.00. It's like the time you caught your dad leaving the presents under the tree.

MILWAUKEE - Management consistently has maintained support for shortstop Brandon Crawford , and Bruce Bochy did so again after Crawford committed his 10th error and made a bad double-play relay Wednesday.

This is how the Brewers' season has gone. They led, 8-0, in the second but they were in the team in trouble after starter Marco Estrada pitched just one inning before leaving with a leg injury.

Buster Posey is regaining his stamina, one year after being limited to 45 games due to a devastating ankle injury, and it's paying off for the San Francisco Giants.

Dustin Penner scored 17:42 into overtime and the Los Angeles Kings are headed to the Stanley Cup finals for the second time as a franchise after beating the Phoenix Coyotes with a 4-3 win in Game 5 of the Western Conference... Dustin Penner scored 17:42 into overtime and the Los Angeles Kings are headed to the Stanley Cup finals for the second time ... (more)

Chris Perez, greeted by a standing ovation from the time he left the bullpen, worked another scary ninth inning for his 14th save as the Cleveland Indians ended a 10-game losing streak to Detroit with a 5-3 win over the... Jordan Zimmermann pitched six solid innings, and Ian Desmond and Rick Ankiel homered to lead the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 ... (more)

Hector Sanchez got a lot of people off the hook Monday night. You know who isn't included in that group: The bullpen.

San Francisco, CA -- The Giants picked up where they left off Thursday and got off to another impressive start for the offense.

As the San Francisco Giants make it around the track for the first time this season, they stare up at a different opponent in the standings, the dreaded rival Los Angeles Dodgers .

Backup catcher Hector Sanchez led off the 14th inning with a home run and the San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Monday night.

Cowgill drove in the go-ahead runs and scored in a home plate collision with Lincecum, and the Oakland Athletics snapped an 11-game losing streak in San Francisco with a 6-2 victory Sunday.

Collin Cowgill drove in the go-ahead runs and scored in a home plate collision with pitcher Tim Lincecum, and the Oakland Athletics snapped an 11-game losing streak in San Francisco with a 6-2 victory over the Bay Area rival... Collin Cowgill drove in the go-ahead runs and scored in a home plate collision with pitcher Tim Lincecum, and the Oakland ... (more)