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  • Giants’ season-long slump worsens in difficult homestand

    Giants’ season-long slump worsens in difficult homestand

    The old saying goes, “Hitting is contagious.” If that’s the case, then slumps are too. For the second straight day and the fourth time in a five-game homestand, the San Francisco Giants failed to tally more than a pair of runs in Wednesday’s 7-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals.


  • San Francisco Giants 2017 draft picks with Bay Area ties

    San Francisco Giants 2017 draft picks with Bay Area ties

    Take a look at players drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2017 MLB Draft that have played high school and/or college baseball around the Bay Area.


  • Giants dealt knockout punch early in Royals’ rout

    Giants dealt knockout punch early in Royals’ rout

    The Giants entered the 2017 season with pocket aces on staff, but midway through the month of June, the team looks ready to fold its hand. Since the end of April, San Francisco has been without its ace of hearts, left-hander Madison Bumgarner, and on Wednesday, the team’s diamond, righty Johnny Cueto, had his opponents…


  • Former Giants batboy Darren Baker selected in MLB Draft

    Former Giants batboy Darren Baker selected in MLB Draft

    Darren Baker, former Giants batboy and son of former manager Dusty Baker, has been drafted by the Washington Nationals


  • Bumgarner, Parker scheduled for simulated game in Colorado

    Bumgarner, Parker scheduled for simulated game in Colorado

    The Giants’ recent struggles can be traced directly to their inability to put together consistent at-bats at the plate, but that doesn’t mean the team is solely focused on improving its hitting. On Wednesday, manager Bruce Bochy indicated the team is closer to having ace Madison Bumgarner on the hill as Bumgarner continues to progress…


  • Krukow: ‘Puig is a moron, and he needs to learn it’

    Krukow: ‘Puig is a moron, and he needs to learn it’

    On Tuesday, Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig appeared to flip off Indians fans following a home-run. Mike Krukow joined Murph and Mac on Wednesday morning to voice his displeasure.


  • Giants reverse recent precedent, draft high school talent early in MLB Draft

    Giants reverse recent precedent, draft high school talent early in MLB Draft

    In the midst of a season in which the San Francisco Giants have fallen 14 games under .500 and 14.0 games back of the two teams tied atop the National League West, the franchise’s front office had an opportunity to hit the panic button. With the Major League Baseball Draft taking place this week, the…


  • Bad luck, bad timing contribute to Giants’ blowout loss

    Bad luck, bad timing contribute to Giants’ blowout loss

    On Friday night, the Giants ran into Minnesota Twins’ right-hander Ervin Santana. On Tuesday evening, San Francisco squared off against Kansas City Royals’ left-hander Jason Vargas. Together, the duo has 25 seasons of Major League experience under their belt, and just one All-Star Game appearance.


  • Bochy: “Blach’s numbers don’t match the box, he pitched well tonight”

    Bochy: “Blach’s numbers don’t match the box, he pitched well tonight”

    If you thought the Giants offense would wake up after their best offensive performance of the season against the Twins on Monday night, you were sadly mistaken. The Giants came out flat against the Royals on Tuesday, falling 8-1 on a night where nothing went there way and Kansas City starter Jason Vargas was locked…


  • Scuffling Giants blown out at home by Royals

    Scuffling Giants blown out at home by Royals

    Exactly five years to the day from Matt Cain throwing the 22nd perfect game in Major League Baseball history, the San Francisco Giants took the field behind an up-and-coming starter who has dominated at AT&T Park this season. To expect left-hander Ty Blach to recapture some of the magic Cain conjured up on June 13,…