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OAKLAND — When Madison Bumgarner unleashes his first pitch on Thursday night, he’ll do so with Grant Green standing behind him at second base. He’ll be the Giants’ third starting second baseman in the last four games, arriving a couple hours before first pitch from Triple-A Sacramento. Green’s call-up was prompted after Ramiro Peña sprained his […]

OAKLAND — Madison Bumgarner is cleared to hit in place of the designated hitter, but the Giants officially nixed his presence in baseball’s annual hitting exhibition. Manager Bruce Bochy was clear before Thursday’s game: “There’s no Home Run Derby with Madison. That’s been nixed.” The announcement came a couple hours before Bumgarner’s start against the […]

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MILWAUKEE (AP) Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw received an epidural injection for his sore lower back and will be placed on the 15-day disabled list, manager Dave Roberts said before Thursday’s game in Milwaukee. “Clayton yesterday got an epidural, so at this point we’re going to put him on the disabled list,” Robert said. […]

San Jose Giants broadcaster Joe Ritzo spoke with top pitching prospect Phil Bickford, the 18th overall pick in the 2015 MLB Draft. Interview courtesy Joe Ritzo & San Jose Giants

For the first time in 40 MLB seasons, a team will forgo using the DH and elect to have the pitcher bat instead. That team is the San Francisco Giants, and that pitcher turned hitter will be Madison Bumgarner. Bruce Bochy told Andrew Baggarly about the decision after Wednesday’s loss in Oakland. The last time a […]

OAKLAND — It doesn’t take much for Jake Peavy to snap on the mound. He might fire a pitch in the dirt. A close play could go against the Giants. He might be walking off the mound after a long, treacherous inning. Usually though, he’s shouting at himself. That wasn’t the case Wednesday night. Billy […]

OAKLAND — The Giants confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that Joe Panik has a mild concussion, and is on the 7-day concussion DL. He saw a specialist at Stanford on Wednesday, and will rest for the next 24 hours. After that, the Giants just hope they’ll have their second baseman back next week. Manager Bruce Bochy […]

SAN FRANCISCO — As Santiago Casilla put the finishing touches on his bullpen’s meltdown, hoards of Giants fans filed out of AT&T Park. At least two remained. With the home crowd lulled, two Giants fans cupped their hands around their mouth and croaked, “We want Romo!” Referring to Sergio Romo, the Giants’ setup man who’s […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants best reliever Tuesday night was in Single-A. Sergio Romo pitched two scoreless inning, a feat no Giants reliever came close to as they combined to allow 10 runs. The bullpen turned a three-run lead into a four-run deficit, and the Giants (49-20) lost, 13-11, to the A’s (34-43). Here’s how […]