SAN FRANCISCO — With the National League’s stolen base leader at first base, Johnny Cueto bolted off the mound. He charged at Jonathan Villar between first and second, a textbook maneuver to instigate a rundown. But Cueto had no interest in handing off the ball. He slapped his glove on the Brewers speedster, causing him […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]