Madison Bumgarner News

The starting pitchers for the San Francisco Giants are getting lit up on the current road trip.

A day after the Giants committed a season-high four errors, manager Bruce Bochy conducted a pregame meeting Saturday to remind players about the evils of mental mistakes.

Padres manager Bud Black and Donavan Tate share a laugh before a 2009 game, shortly after Tate was drafted No.

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.

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.

September 11, 2012; Denver, CO, USA; San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.

The San Francisco Giants currently hold a one-game lead in the National League West.

Angel Pagan hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the sixth inning, Matt Cain settled down after a shaky start and the San Francisco Giants won their 10th straight over Colorado, rallying from a six-run deficit to beat the Rockies 8-6 on Thursday night.

With the Jays fresh of a sweep of the Giants I felt compelled to look at the actions of both teams front offices and see what it is that separates a perennial also-ran from a team that has won the World Series two of the last three years.

The difference is breathtaking. For the past two seasons, the Giants have been Xbox, the Rockies Atari.

May 11, 2013; Boston, MA USA; Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Colby Rasmus high fives right fielder Jose Bautista after scoring a run during the third inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

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Drafted last year in the second round out of St. Mary's College in Moraga, Agosta has shown improvement over each of his 12 professional starts.

Home plate umpire Dan Lassogna points to the bull pen as San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy brings in pitcher Tim Lincecum in the fourth inning against the Cincinnati Reds during Game 4 of their MLB NLDS playoff baseball series in Cincinnati, Ohio October 10, 2012.

The Giants' starting pitchers no longer look lost, but they'll need a few more encouraging turns of the rotation to prove they're on the right path.

As if the pitching needed a boost, Matt Adams is back from the disabled list. Meantime, rookie Shelby Miller retired 27 straight in a one-hitter. Over their final three games, the Giants outscored the Braves 23-4. Matt Cain, Madison Bumgarner and Tim Lincecum combined to throw 22 innings, allowing just three runs.

On-pace stats are horrible. Justin Upton is on pace for 52 home runs. Justin Upton probably won't hit 52 home runs.

Major League Baseball is fortunate to be loaded with young pitching talent - some of them are already excelling on the grand stage.

The numbers and opposing lineup say Sunday's start might have been Tim Lincecum's best in well over a year.

May 11, 2013; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants infielder Pablo Sandoval reacts after being hit by a pitch against the Atlanta Braves in the fifth inning at AT Tim Lincecum had the kind of year in 2012 that he'd probably like to forget, but the back-to-back, 2008-2009 Cy Young winner took the mound against the Atlanta Braves in the final ... (more)