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Barry Zito pitches well; San Francisco Giants hold off A's 8-6 - San Jose Mercury News

2012-05-19
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionBarry Zito pitches well; San Francisco Giants hold off A's 8-6San Jose Mercury NewsBy Alex Pavlovic The San Francisco Giants' Barry Zito (75) pitches the Oakland Athletics in first inning of their interleague game played at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, May 18, 2012. (Dan Honda/Staff) Barry Zito walked off the AT&T ...Zito defeats former team, Giants over AthleticsCBSSports.comGiants hang on to slip past A'sFox NewsAthletics-Giants PreviewYahoo! SportsAtlanta Journal Constitutionall 361 news articles »

San Francisco Giants: Young, Inexperienced and Hungry to Win - Bleacher Report

2012-05-19
Bleacher ReportSan Francisco Giants: Young, Inexperienced and Hungry to WinBleacher ReportThe silver lining is, of course, that the Giants are only six games out of first place behind the Dodgers. Pablo Sandoval is coming back soon, and Freddy Sanchez may eventually return too. There is other good news as well. San Francisco managed to put ...San Francisco Giants - TeamReportChicago TribuneGiants get relief from growing painsSan Jose Mercury NewsSan Francisco Giants defeat St. Louis CardinalsSportingNews.comESPN -Detroit Free Press -MLB.comall 414 news articles »

San Francisco Giants - TeamReport - Chicago Tribune

2012-05-19
San Francisco Giants - TeamReportChicago TribuneMLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH Brandon power, baby. The Giants' youth movement starts with their two Brandons, Belt and Crawford, and neither played particularly well in April and much of May. Belt was in and out of the lineup, ...and more »

Giants, Brad Penny agree to terms - ESPN

2012-05-18
Comcast SportsNet Bay AreaGiants, Brad Penny agree to termsESPNAP SAN FRANCISCO -- Right-hander Brad Penny has agreed to terms on a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants as a candidate to help in the bullpen. Penny, who briefly pitched for the Giants down the down the stretch in 2009 and went 4-1 ...San Francisco Giants Sign Brad PennyMLB Daily DishGiants sign Penny to minor league contractComcast SportsNet Bay AreaGiants sign Brad PennyPRO Rumors (blog)MLB.comall 63 news articles »

Anemic San Francisco Giants lose to St. Louis Cardinals - San Jose Mercury News

2012-05-17
Boston.comAnemic San Francisco Giants lose to St. Louis CardinalsSan Jose Mercury NewsBy Alex Pavlovic The St Louis Cardinals coaching staff watches St Louis Cardinals' starting pitcher Jaime Garcia (54) throw pitches after he thought he may had injured himself during their game against the San Francisco Giants in the seventh inning at ...Cardinals-Giants PreviewCBSSports.comBeltran discusses end of Giants tenureMLB.comCrawford's 2 RBIs help Giants beat Cardinals 7-5Boston.comAtlanta Journal Constitution -Sports Chat Placeall 452 news articles »

San Francisco Giants' flaws exposed in 5-4 loss to Colorado - San Jose Mercury News

2012-05-16
USA TODAYSan Francisco Giants' flaws exposed in 5-4 loss to ColoradoSan Jose Mercury NewsBy Alex Pavlovic The Giants have dealt with injuries to some of their most important players and ineffectiveness from their ace. When they look back on the first six weeks of the season, however, two other problems will stand out: The Giants haven't ...San Francisco Giants - TeamReportChicago TribuneRockies 5, Giants 4CBSSports.comScutaro's homer in 9th lifts Rockies past Giants 5-4USA TODAYSI.comall 869 news articles »

San Francisco Giants Look to Fix Infield Woes…With Melvin Mora: Fan Reaction - Yahoo! Sports

2012-05-18
Comcast SportsNet Bay AreaSan Francisco Giants Look to Fix Infield Woes…With Melvin Mora: Fan ReactionYahoo! SportsContributor Network – 18 hours ago The San Francisco Giants have had their fair share of troubles with their infielders this year. Pablo Sandoval broke his left hamate bone, Joaquin Arias was hit by a pitch on his left wrist, Connor Gillaspie couldn't ...Giants not rushing to sign Orlando HudsonComcast SportsNet Bay AreaMLB Rumors: Should The Giants Pursue Orlando Hudson?SB Nation (blog)all 7 news articles »

San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum Seemingly Begging Not to Be Signed Long ... - Yahoo! Sports

2012-05-16
Kansas City StarSan Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum Seemingly Begging Not to Be Signed Long ...Yahoo! SportsContributor Network – Wed, May 16, 2012 12:04 PM EDT When Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants used to take the mound during his Cy Young days and even thereafter, I had no problem slotting the Giants with a win before the game even started.Errors cost Giants in 5-4 loss to RockiesFox NewsMarco Scutaro's solo HR in 9th inning lifts Rockies past Giants 5-4Washington PostSlideshow: Giants lose to Rockies 5-4News in photosall 65 news articles »

San Francisco Giants - TeamReport - Chicago Tribune

2012-05-17
San Francisco Giants - TeamReportChicago TribuneMLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH Third base has been a tough position to fill since Pablo Sandoval was shelved with a hand injury. Conor Gillaspie was called up from Triple-A Fresno, but he was returned to the minors after a ...

San Francisco Giants: Young, Inexperienced and Hungry to Win

2012-05-19
The Giants have one of the youngest lineups in the National League, much to the dismay of manager Bruce Bochy.  If you don't count Aubrey Huff (and who does count Huff anymore?), then Angel Pagan at age 30 is the oldest everyday player. Most of the players are between 25 and 27 years old. The problems that arise from such major league inexperience are painfully obvious to Giants fans. Leading ...

Zito defeats former team, Giants over Athletics

2012-05-19
Barry Zito outdid his old Oakland team, Brandon Belt drove in three runs, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Oakland Athletics in the Bay Bridge Series opener 8-6 on Friday night

Barry Zito pitches well; San Francisco Giants hold off A's 8-6

2012-05-19
Barry Zito walked off the AT&T Park mound Friday to a standing ovation from a crowd that has alternately booed him and called for his ouster for much of the previous five seasons. More Giants | More A's

Zito beats old A's team as Giants win 8-6

2012-05-19
(05-18) 22:39 PDT San Francisco (AP) -- Barry Zito outdid his old Oakland team, Brandon Belt drove in three runs, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Oakland Athletics in the Bay Bridge Series opener 8-6 on Friday...

San Francisco Giants: Reassesing the Carlos Beltran/Zach Wheeler Trade

2012-05-18
I know it's always a little unfair to judge a trade in the hindsight of the following season, but it's naive to think that the trade isn't still affecting the Giants . Here we are in 2012 and to nobody's surprise, offense is still in high demand and short supply, except this time there aren't any highly-valued trade chips. No instead Zach Wheeler , the talented pitching prospect who was widely ...

San Francisco Giants Look to Fix Infield Woes…With Melvin Mora: Fan Reaction

2012-05-17
The San Francisco Giants have had their fair share of troubles with their infielders this year. Pablo Sandoval broke his left hamate bone, Joaquin Arias was hit by a pitch on his left wrist, Connor Gillaspie couldn't hack it at the big league level, I'm not sure that Charlie Culberson can either, and Brandon Crawford, Emmanuel Burriss and Ryan Theriot have all had their struggles in the field ...

Athletics-Giants Preview

2012-05-19
Sputtering for much of May, the San Francisco Giants' offense is starting to come around.

Zito tops old team; Giants take opener vs. A's

2012-05-19
Barry Zito outdid his old Oakland team, Brandon Belt drove in three runs, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Oakland Athletics in the Bay Bridge Series opener 8-6 on Friday night

San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland A's: Preview, Prediction for Bay Bridge Series

2012-05-18
The San Francisco Giants are pitching great. The Oakland A's are playing .500 ball through mid-May. The Giants are not hitting. The A's are hanging around in relative contention in the early goings. Who would've guessed? Per usual, or, for the third consecutive season, the Giants' team ERA ranks in the upper echelon of the league, while their runs-scored mark resides in the veritable dregs.  The ...

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2012-05-19
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2012-05-19
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Oakland Athletics 0 - San Francisco Giants 4 Bot 7

2012-05-19
Oakland Athletics 0 - San Francisco Giants 4 Bot 7

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2012-05-19
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2012-05-19
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2012-05-19
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2012-05-19
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2012-05-19
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2012-05-19
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