BY RICK PORCARO Hunter Greene shut down the Giants into the sixth and Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered and drove in three runs with four hits as the Cincinnati Reds salvaged the final game of a three-game series with the Giants by a 4-1 score at Oracle Park Wednesday afternoon. Logan Webb …
Read More »Lance helps lead Niners to last second 21-20 win over Broncos
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Trey Lance led the 49ers on a game winning eight play drive down the field in the final two minutes to set up a last second 20-yard field goal by Jake Moody in a 21-20 win over the Denver Broncos Saturday evening at Levi’s Stadium in the …
Read More »Tampa Bay’s Civale shuts down Giants as Rays take series 6-1
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Aaron Civale pitched six shutout innings for Tampa Bay as the Rays took the rubber match of their three-game series with the Giants 6-1 at Oracle Park Wednesday afternoon. The loss ended a disappointing 2-4 homestand for San Francisco, but the Giants remain in the thick of …
Read More »Newly acquired Scherzer dominates A’s in 6-1 Rangers win
BY RICK PORCARO The A’s dropped their second straight game to the Rangers Tuesday night at the Coliseum 6-1 behind a masterful seven inning performance by Max Scherzer. Scherzer (11-4, 3.88) in just his second start for Texas after being acquired from mthe Mets at the trade deadline, was his …
Read More »Padres snap Giants ten game winning streak with 10-0 romp
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Giants longest winning streak in nearly two decades came to a crashing end Thursday afternoon, getting blasted 10-0 by San Diego behind six commanding innings from Blake Snell. The Padres jumped out to a quick 3–0 lead in the top of the first on a three …
Read More »Padres quickly closing the gap on Dodgers in NL West
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Dodgers had the best record in the Majors last season but only played four games in October after getting knocked off by San Diego in the opening round of the playoffs. Change is in the air in the NL West as the two Southern California rivals …
Read More »Astros seeking to hold off flourishing Mariners in AL West
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ Thirty seasons after making his managerial debut with the Giants, Dusty Baker finally lifted his first World Series trophy in 2022. All roads to a championship will continue to go thru Houston, but after breaking a 21 year postseason drought the Mariners are poised to stake their …
Read More »A Rowdy & Reflective Mellencamp captivates Bay Area crowd
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Back in the Bay Area for the first time in four years, John Mellencamp delivered a career spanning retrospective of his greatest hits at the Golden Gate Theater in San Francisco Friday night. Nearly five decades after his debut, the artist initially branded as John Cougar against his will …
Read More »49ers oust Cowboys 19-12, head to NFC Championship in Philly
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The 49ers wore down the Cowboys in the second half of a defensive struggle to advance to the NFC Championship game next Sunday in Philadelphia with a 19-12 win over Dallas Sunday afternoon at Levi’s Stadium. San Francisco’s defense picked off Dak Prescott twice to stop Dallas …
Read More »Chili Peppers, Post Malone, Lizzo, Duran top BottleRock 2023
BY HELEN LAME’ BottleRock Napa Valley has announced their 2023 festival lineup featuring over 75 musical acts including headline artists Red Hot Chili Peppers, Post Malone, Lizzo, Duran Duran, Lil Nas X, and The Smashing Pumpkins. The three-day music, wine, craft brew and culinary festival will take place in the …
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