Pablo Sandoval News

When the San Francisco Giants recalled Juan Perez on June 8, the plan was not for him to stick around for the long term.

The San Francisco Giants are hovering around .500 deep into the month of June, and many are already looking forward to the July 31 trade deadline.

Joaquin Arias and Tony Abreu both found themselves in unfamiliar positions on Wednesday, with Arias starting at shortstop and earning just the seventh start in the No.

I was born and raised in the Bay Area. My dad took me to my first San Francisco Giants game when I was three months old, where I sat quietly through the entire thing, already transfixed with the game of baseball - the fluidity, the hustle, the fact that the team was more important than the individual.

Known affectionately as the Big Panda, 2012 Major League Baseball World Series MVP Pablo Sandoval's endorsement of a daily fantasy sports website is likely to get the league's attention.

So much so that he took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before Chris Johnson hit a bloop single to right-center field to break up the bid.

Manager Bruce Bochy isn't afraid to acknowledge that the Giants are "fortunate" to be in as good of shape as they are in the NL West despite a prolonged rough stretch.

It's conceivable that the Giants will be near full strength when they kick off a nine-game trip with a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

They are veteran street artists who call themselves the "Ex-Vandals" - a name that suggests they once vandalized private property with tags and unsightly graffiti.

With the injuries to key Giants players and a cross-country flight that had players arriving home around 4:30 a.m. this morning, it has come to this: Brandon Crawford is batting third tonight against the San Diego Padres for the first time in his major-league career.

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey still tops all National League players in voting for the 2013 All-Star Game.

The Giants lost two straight in Atlanta before flying home. They are 2-4 over the last six games and 12-18 since May 13. While the Padres could be without as many as five regular position players, the Giants will be without third baseman Pablo Sandoval, who is on the disabled list with a left foot strain.

The cougars are scoring for David Wright. The Mets' third baseman, who was voted "hottest cub" by the dating website Cougarlife.com, narrowed his gap in the All-Star voting and now trails the Giants' Pablo Sandoval by just 126,403 votes for the starting nod at third base.

That might have been the longest week in baseball history. I feel like it's been 10 games over the past few days.

The San Francisco Giants had the lead against the Atlanta Braves the majority of the game until the ninth inning came along.

After Tim Lincecum and Barry Zito were hit hard in the first two games at PNC Park, Matt Cain picked up his game in response to all the hardships being thrown at this roster in recent days.

May 27, 2013; Oakland, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner pitches the ball against the Oakland Athletics during the fifth inning at O.co Coliseum.

Craig has been out in front of the " make David Wright an All-Star starter " campaign as the Mets third baseman currently trails the San Francisco Giants Pablo Sandoval in the voting.

Bruce Bochy honored a mentor and paid respect to a longtime peer in selecting his coaches for next month's All-Star Game at New York.

They insist that Saturday's 24th Annual Charity Softball Tournament will be played to raise funds for foster children.