Francisco Peguero News

We're getting into the heart of May, the time of year when players who stumbled of the gate may have already lost their jobs.

Brett Pill was called up; Francisco Peguero was sent down. As an exchange of useful parts, the Giants probably came out ahead.

Another closeout: Fresno closer Heath Hembree notched his second save in as many nights, throwing a perfect ninth as the Grizzlies held on for a 4-3 win against the host Memphis Redbirds on Monday.

June 6, 2012; San Diego, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants first baseman Brett Pill singles during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park.

Madison Bumgarner struck out a season-high 11 over seven innings, Gregor Blanco entered in the fifth as a pinch hitter and drove in four runs, and the San Francisco Giants routed the Atlanta Braves 10-1 Saturday.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy just called Braves starter Paul Maholm's numbers against left-handed hitters this season "stupid." And yeah, they're pretty good.

Buster Posey and Angel Pagan are out of the lineup, Posey because it's simply a day off and Pagan because he's getting treatment for an apparent minor injury.

For the second straight start, Tim Lincecum was knocked around. And for the second straight night, the Giants couldn't overcome a rough outing from their starter.

After a few days of keeping the possibility open, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said there ultimately wasn't much debate over whether to keep 13 pitchers with Jose Mijares coming off the bereavement list.

A day after a demoralizing 12-run loss at home, the Philadelphia Phillies delivered just the kind of well-rounded victory manager Charlie Manuel had been seeking.

Domonic Brown hit a solo home run and Delmon Young and Jimmy Rollins each added sacrifice flies as the Phillies began a seven-game trip.

The Giants and Dodgers didn't disappoint with another competitive series full of quirks and plenty of entertaining drama.

My game story from tonight's sweep-completing, 4-3 win against the Dodgers, which can be found here , has the who, what, when and where covered, but I really didn't get into why Matt Cain won for the first time this season after his 0-for April.

Guillermo Quiroz's pinch-hit home run in the 10th inning gave the San Francisco Giants a 10-9 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second of a three-game set.

Angel Pagan was taken out of the Giants' game vs. the Dodgers before the sixth inning Friday because of a right hamstring strain.

A corked bat that belonged to baseball legend Mickey Mantle is going up for auction later this month by Gray Flannel Auctions.

Pitching with a newly heavy heart and the same electric left arm, Clayton Kershaw delivered another strong pitching performance at AT&T Park on Friday night.

Bruce Bochy had it all mapped out: If Buster Posey could somehow reach base as the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the ninth inning, he would dispatch the speedier Gregor Blanco as a pinch runner.

Infielder Tony Abreu, originally in the mix to make the Giants as an extra infielder during Spring Training, finally gets a chance to show off his skills.

Affeldt, who has been out since mid-April with a right oblique strain, has appeared in six games this season and tossed 4 2/3 innings for a 5.79 earned run average.