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Giants sweep Brewers to win fifth straight
SAN FRANCISCO — If it wasn’t already apparent, the Brewers made it abundantly clear which of the two teams at AT&T Park this week could be playing into October. The visiting Brewers (30-36) crumbled for four errors on Wednesday afternoon, allowing the Giants (41-26) to score eight runs in two innings to sweep their fifth series…
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Pregame notes: Rotation still in flux
SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants leaned on Albert Suarez to get them through Matt Cain’s last disabled list stint, but the substitution this time around might not be as clear cut. Cain landed on the disabled list Tuesday night after reaggravating his right hamstring on Monday. Suarez found out about the injury during Tuesday’s game,…
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Bumgarner shines in every aspect to beat Brewers
SAN FRANCISCO — Madison Bumgarner laughed off a question about feeling as comfortable in the batter’s box as he does on the mound. He sees first-hand how tough a hitter’s craft is, and has his own share of struggles when he’s not served fastball over the plate. But the spotlight shines on Bumgarner when he steps…
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May 27, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain (18) on the bench in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
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Giants squeak past Brewers in one-run win
SAN FRANCISCO — Despite stranding 13 runners in eight innings, the Giants (40-26) squeaked past the Brewers (30-35), 3-2, backed by eight strong innings from Madison Bumgarner (8-2, 1.91 ERA). It’s the team’s 16th one-run win of the season, the most in the major leagues. Here’s how we arrived to that point Tuesday night. The big…
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Cain lands on DL with hamstring strain
Matt Cain lasted only 11 outs before landing back on the disabled list. The Giants announced minutes before Tuesday’s game that Cain reaggravated his right hamstring in Monday’s start, and right-hander Chris Stratton is back on the active roster. In his first start since May 27, Cain walked five Brewers in 3.1 innings, running his…
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Pregame notes: Pagan talks his way into lineup
SAN FRANCISCO — The plan was for Angel Pagan to take his time. Coming back from a left hamstring strain, an injury that caused him to miss time as far back as early May, the Giants understandably wanted to handle things delicately. That is, until Pagan got his say. He went 4-for-11 with 2 RBI…
