Madison Bumgarner News

Today, the veteran right-hander will aim to help Miami tie another franchise mark in the conclusion of a four-game series against the San Francisco Giants.

Miami -- Had the Giants been told in advance they would go 12-11 in the first 23 games without Pablo Sandoval, they might have taken it.

Watching that game was like staring out of the window of a Greyhound that was going somewhere you weren't looking forward to.

Roger Chapman shot a 7-under 64 on Saturday to take a five-stroke lead into the final round of the Senior PGA Championship.

I really am happy about the proliferation of social media. Until now, I did not truly comprehend the breadth of negativity from some folks, which is coming to the fore in the Tim Lincecum affair.

Despite another rough outing, Heath Bell is expected to remain the closer as the Marlins look to extend their record win total this month Saturday against the San Francisco Giants .

Last year, the San Francisco Giants had five players represent them in the 2011 MLB All-Star Game, thanks in part to manager Bruce Bochy's "homerism." There is a good chance that they won't have five all-stars this season, but they are guaranteed to have at least one.

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.

Normally, orange tuxedos don't start appearing on camera until the game is in extra innings, the clock has struck midnight, the baseball is #weird . Other than the orange tuxedo, this game is totally normal in the eighth inning.

Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner hasn't surrendered more than two walks in any of his nine starts.

Since joining the San Francisco Giants , he leads the league in hits and also in triples .

Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft is on the horizon -- it's going down June 4-6 -- and when the Giants step up to the podium to announce their picks, they'll be represented by former Giant player J.T. Snow and senior advisor to baseball operations Tony Siegle.

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The San Francisco Giants already have two former Cy Young Award winners on their pitching staff in Barry Zito and Tim Lincecum, a two-time winner.

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Monday, May 21, 2012, in Milwaukee.

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

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 .

One day, the small espresso shop near the site of the London Games was the "Olympic" cafe.

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.

Even before the Brewers broke out of their offensive slump to score 16 runs at home Sunday against the Twins, manager Ron Roenicke was remaining confident, despite his club losing six of their previous seven.