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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Pablo Sandoval blasted a three-run homer into McCovey Cove and had five RBI’s as the Giants pounded out 17 hits to prevail in a four hour slugfest with the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday afternoon at AT&T Park. San Francisco’s 13-8 win salvaged a split of the four-game …

BY ANTHONY SOSA A strong outing from St. Louis Cardinals’ starting pitcher Carlos Martinez and timely hitting proved too much for the San Francisco Giants to handle as they lost the third game of the series 3-2 Saturday afternoon at AT&T Park. The Giants have now dropped five out of …

BY ANTHONY SOSA The San Francisco Giants, backed by a five-run sixth inning outburst and a solid start from Derek Holland, took the rubber match against the Miami Marlins, 6-3, Wednesday at AT&T Park. The Giants have yet to lose any of their last eight home series, winning seven and …

BY ANTHONY SOSA Rebounding nicely after a brutal road trip that resulted in the Giants dropping six out of eight games, San Francisco returned home and swept the Philadelphia Phillies, scoring a 6-1 victory Sunday over Jake Arrieta, one of the top pitchers in the game. Arrieta, who came into …

BY ANTHONY SOSA An explosive seventh inning, which included back-to-back home runs from Brandon Belt and Nick Hundley, capped off an exhilarating, back-and-forth battle that resulted in a 9-5 Giants victory over their division-rival Colorado Rockies Sunday afternoon at AT&T Park. The win earned the Giants a split of the …

BY ANTHONY SOSA An early first-inning offensive outburst by the Cincinnati Reds proved to be too much for the San Francisco Giants to overcome and thus kept them from completing their second sweep of the season. The Reds salvaged the third game of the series by defeating the Giants 6-3, …

BY ANTHONY SOSA Jerry Sands didn’t enter the game until the eighth inning, but he came through with a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning during his only at-bat of the game to give the San Francisco Giants a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on …

BY RYAN LEONG While the Warriors were gearing up for their parade to celebrate a second NBA title in three years, the Giants were finishing up a disasterous 1-4 home stand by losing two of three to the Twins and being swept in a two-game series against the Royals. The …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER As they prepare to return to the field for the first time since their heartbreaking collapse against the Cubs in the NLDS, the San Francisco Giants appear to have addressed their biggest weakness with the signing of free-agent closer Mark Melancon. The question is whether it will …