Buster Posey News

You can read the early version of my game story here , with info on Bumgarner v Guzman and the benches-clearing incident.

The benches cleared in top of the second inning on Wednesday at AT&T Park after Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner threw a pitch behind Padres first baseman Jesus Guzman.

The last Giants rookie to record at least four outfield assists in a season before Juan Perez was Jason Ellison back in 2005.

Juan Perez's RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the San Francisco Giants over the San Diego Padres, 5-4, in the middle test of a three-game series.

Stults' two worst outings of the season have been against the Giants. He is 0-1 in those two starts with an 8.18 ERA, allowing 10 runs on 12 hits over a total of 11 innings.

Mr. Met excited about Citi Field being the official home of the 2013 All-Star game festivites.

The Giants signed first-round pick Christian Arroyo on Tuesday . The recommended slot value for the #25 pick was $1,866,500.

Julio Teheran struggled to follow up his near no-hit bid earlier this week by allowing five earned runs to the San Diego Padres .

AUGUST 19: Domonic Brown #9 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a bases clearing double in the top of the 3rd inning against the Milwaukee Brewers putting the Phillies up 5-0 over the Brewers at Miller Park on August 19, 2012 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Then, the San Francisco skipper blew it. Bochy's blunder put Posey in the wrong spot in the lineup without a chance to hit.

For the Giants, the news is good on the health front. Pablo Sandoval is targeted to begin his minor-league rehab assignment Friday with Class A San Jose, and Angel Pagan could begin his assignment a bit earlier.

When she heard Angel Villalona would be back with the San Jose Giants this season, Donna Musgrave didn't wait to be asked.

If there's one word that can be used to describe the San Francisco Giants season thus far, it's frustration.

Julio Teheran was not nearly as dominant as he had been during his previous home start.

The Giants finish off another losing road trip, but this time in a place where winning only seems to happen when it's the playoffs.

The debate has been raging for a couple of years now, and it's getting louder and louder: Buster or Yadi? It could be a conversation about the best catcher in the Majors, but it has become more than that.

An off-day Thursday doomed Braves reliever Alex Wood to his most challenging appearance as a Major Leaguer in the seventh inning of Friday's 6-0 loss to the Giants.

It was only a few weeks ago that Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy was lamenting his unproductive start to the season.

Managing the Cubs nearly killed Dusty Baker's baseball career - their heady playoff run in 2003 was a distant memory by 2006, and Baker was fired after a 66-96 season.

MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH The Giants' promotion of catcher Hector Sanchez could be a valuable move for a couple of reasons.