Ramon Ramirez News

The San Francisco Giants' bullpen has been a strength of the team through the first quarter of the season.

Andres Torres acknowledged Tuesday that he might need to change his hitting approach in order to get out of a slump and retain his place in the Mets' lineup.

Just let the title sink in for a second and you'll realize what happened to the Mets on Friday evening.

Giancarlo Stanton celebrated Mother's Day in grand style. The Marlins right-fielder belted a first-pitch grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning -- capping a six-run rally -- to lift Miami to a dramatic 8-4 win over the New York Mets in the rubber match of a three-game series.

Back in the offseason, Giants general manager Brian Sabean had 99 problems to fix, but the bullpen wasn't one of them as Sabean even had enough extra depth to trade away one of last year's standouts, Ramon Ramirez.

After the Arizona Diamondbacks swept the San Francisco Giants in the first series of the 2012 season, the two division rivals will face off again this weekend in Phoenix, AZ.

When the Mets traded Angel Pagan to the San Francisco Giants for Andres Torres and Ramon Ramirez, I wrote that the deal was more about strengthening the bullpen than about an upgrade in center field.A While Pagan hasn't exactly wowed anyone by the bay, the trade hasn't gone well from the Mets point of view either.A In addition to Andres Torres ... (more)

The Mets were turning to Jonathon Niese to even up the series with the Astros at Minute Maid Park; Niese had been the most consistent New York starter throughout the first month of the season and the team was hoping to rally behind him to stop the bleeding.

After scoring the second-fewest number of runs in Major League Baseball last year, the San Francisco Giants ' offseason objective was simple: Get offense.

DENVER -- Ike Davis, right, singled in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning and New York overcame two tying homers allowed by its bullpen to beat Colorado on Sunday.