BY STEVEN LUKE For the first time since interleague play was introduced, the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants met with more than standings on the line in the finale of their season series. The Bridge Trophy, made out of metal from an old span of the Bay Bridge, was …
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BY ANTHONY SOSA In front of a crowd of 56,310, a new Oakland Coliseum record and the highest attended game in the Majors in 2018, Jonathan Lucroy hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Oakland Athletics a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco …
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BY ANTHONY SOSA Mark Canha delivered a clutch, pinch-hit two run home run in the top of the seventh inning and the bullpen supplied lights out pitching to help the Oakland Athletics narrowly escape with a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants Saturday night in the second game of …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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BY ANTHONY SOSA The San Francisco Giants capped off an impressive homestand with an offensive explosion on Wednesday as they took the rubber match against the San Diego Padres in a 9-4 victory. The Giants finished 7-3 during the home stand, winning all three of their series. Padres’ starter Clayton …
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BY ANTHONY SOSA A clutch three-run home run by Evan Longoria in the bottom of the first inning and a solid start from Ty Blach helped the San Francisco Giants defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2, in front of an electric, sold-out crowd Sunday at AT&T Park. The victory secured …
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BY ANTHONY SOSA With the San Francisco Giants losing Johnny Cueto to the DL due to an ankle injury, manager Bruce Bochy called on rookie left-hander Andrew Suarez to make his Major League debut on Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Suarez responded by providing his skipper 5.1 solid innings, allowing …
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