| |
| Francoeur highlights Braves thrashing of Giants |
MLB Baseball |
08/16/2008 |
| |
| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Jeff Francoeur woke up from a year-long slump to go 4-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI to highlight the Atlanta Braves' 11-5 thrashing of the San Francisco Giants in the second test of a four-game set. Greg Norton crushed a two-run homer while Omar Infante had two hits, two runs scored and two RBI to help the Braves snap a five-game skid Mike Hampton (2-1), who beat San Francisco for his first win in nearly three years earlier in the month, threw six innings while giv |
|
| |
| Giants place Sanchez on DL, Palmer to make ML debut |
MLB Baseball |
08/16/2008 |
| |
| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - San Francisco Giants left-hander Jonathan Sanchez was scratched from his scheduled start Saturday against Atlanta due to a left shoulder strain and was placed on the 15-day disabled list. Matt Palmer, recalled to the team Thursday to work in middle relief, will make his major league debut as the replacement starter. The 29-year-old Palmer was working as a starter at Triple-A Fresno where he went 6-9 with a 4.13 earned run average in addition to 137 strikeouts in 131 innings. Sanchez, |
|
| |
| Giants scratch Sanchez, Palmer to make ML debut |
MLB Baseball |
08/16/2008 |
| |
| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - San Francisco Giants left-hander Jonathan Sanchez was scratched from his scheduled start Saturday against Atlanta due to a left shoulder strain. Matt Palmer, recalled to the team Thursday to work in middle relief, will make his major league debut as the replacement starter. The 29-year-old Palmer was working as a starter at Triple-A Fresno where he went 6-9 with a 4.13 earned run average in addition to 137 strikeouts in 131 innings. Sanchez, who is 8-9 with a 4.53 ERA over 24 starts |
|
| |
| Braves pin hopes on Hampton against San Fran |
MLB Baseball |
08/16/2008 |
| |
| (MySportsbook) - Mike Hampton has won just one game in the major leagues over the last three years, but that victory came at the expense of the San Francisco Giants. The injury-riddled pitcher will try to repeat recent history when he takes the mound for the Atlanta Braves in tonight's second test of a three-game series with the visiting Giants. Hampton held San Francisco to two runs and four hits over seven innings on August 5 at AT&T Park, the left-hander's first win since August 14, 2005. The two-time All |
|
| |
| Giants sign top pick C Posey |
MLB Baseball |
08/16/2008 |
| |
| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco Giants have signed catcher Buster Posey, the fifth overall selection in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Posey was one of the best players in college baseball last season for Florida State, winning the 2008 Golden Spikes Award for the nation's top amateur player. He won every major player of the year award in 2008, including the Dick Howser Trophy, Brooks Wallace Award and the Johnny Bench Award for top catcher |
|
| |
| Braves host Giants in battle of struggling clubs |
MLB Baseball |
08/15/2008 |
| |
| (MySportsbook) - Both the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves are currently riding four-game losing streaks. One of those clubs will get back on track tonight, when Atlanta hosts San Francisco in the opener of a four-game series at Turner Field. After dropping the finale of a four-game set to Arizona, the Braves then lost all three games of their recent series with the Chicago Cubs. San Francisco, meanwhile, was just swept in a four-game series by Houston. After scoring a total of just two runs over the firs |
|
| |
| Owners approve change at top for Giants |
MLB Baseball |
08/14/2008 |
| |
| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Major League Baseball owners unanimously voted on Thursday to approve Bill Neukom as the new majority owner for the San Francisco Giants. Giants managing general partner Peter Magowan announced his plan to retire prior to this season. Magowan, who has been a member of the organization since the early 1990's, plans to step aside effective October 1. Following his retirement, Magowan will remain a partner in the franchise. The 66-year-old organized a purchase of the club in 1992, af |
|
| |
| Giants' Rowand leaves game with back tightness |
MLB Baseball |
08/14/2008 |
| |
| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - San Francisco Giants center fielder Aaron Rowand left Thursday's game against the Astros in the second inning with tightness in his lower back. He is day-to-day with the injury. Rowand batted and flied out in the top of the first, and played the field in the home half of the frame. Fred Lewis took the field in the second inning, however. Lewis homered in a 7-4 Giants loss to the Astros. The 30-year-old Rowand is batting .286 with a team-high 11 home runs and 62 RBI on the season, his |
|
| |
| Berkman and Astros complete second straight four-game sweep |
MLB Baseball |
08/14/2008 |
| |
| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Lance Berkman went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and the go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth as the streaking Houston Astros came back to nip the San Francisco Giants, 7-4, to sweep a four-game set. Berkman's homer in the eighth was the big blow as the Astros swept their second straight four-game series for the first time in franchise history, and as they swept the Giants for the first time since 1970. LaTroy Hawkins (2-1) picked up the win for getting one out in the eighth. Astros sta |
|
| |
| Astros host Giants seeking eighth straight win |
MLB Baseball |
08/14/2008 |
| |
| (MySportsbook) - Red-hot veteran Brian Moehler tries to keep the magic going for his rolling teammates today when the Houston Astros host the San Francisco Giants in the fourth and final game of their cross-division series at Minute Maid Park. The Astros, who swept the Cincinnati Reds in a four-game road series last week, won the initial three games of this series to stretch the string to seven straight. They're still on the fringes of realistic contention in the National League's Central Division, trailing firs |
|
| |
