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Highlight: Buster Posey launches walk-off home run in 17th inning
It was exactly 1 a.m. Saturday when Buster Posey’s moonshot home run crashed into the empty left field bleachers inside AT&T Park. And for the sake of the confidence of an otherwise shaky bullpen, Buster is glad it did. “It was just such a confidence boost for our bullpen,” the catcher remarked in the dugout…
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Posey blasts walk-off home run to end marathon game in 17th
The Giants had to wait a little longer than usual for a win tonight. At the rate this season is going, they probably don’t mind. Buster Posey launched a solo shot off Robert Stephenson to walk it off in the bottom of the seventeenth (yes, you read that right) inning, ending a five hour and…
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Krukow on Belt: It’s about time to drop him down in the lineup
Mike Krukow joined the Murph and Mac Show on Friday and argued that if Brandon Belt continues to be unable to put the ball in play, he should be dropped out of the two spot in the lineup.
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Bochy on Blach’s bounce-back performance: “I was proud of him”
The last time Ty Blach stepped on the mound, it was against the same Cincinnati Reds he faced Thursday night. He gave up 11 hits and 10 runs in just three innings, bumping his 2.55 ERA all the way up to 5.66. Thursday was a different story. The 26-year-old went seven innings, only allowing 2…
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Span’s four-hit performance wasted in return to lineup
Denard Span collected four hits in five at-bats in his first game back from injury on Thursday night, but the Giants left him on base three times in a 3-2 loss to the Reds.
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Reds score late to beat Giants 3-2
A pair of solo home runs were the only run production for the Giants on Thursday night, as the Reds picked up a 3-2 victory with some late inning offense. Pinch-hitter Scooter Gennett led off the eighth with a triple and came around to score later in the inning. Denard Span went 4-5 with a…
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Denard Span returns to lineup Thursday night vs. Reds
Thursday Denard Span will be back in the lineup for the San Francisco Giants after spending two weeks on the DL.
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Bochy updates status of Mark Melancon
Bruce Bochy said Mark Melancon should be ready to come off the DL when eligible on Tuesday, May 16. Melancon has a mild pronator strain in his throwing arm, but Bochy said if it was September, Melancon would likely be pitching.
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Murph: What’s in a nickname? For Christian Arroyo, it’s yet to be determined
Not looking to pick a fight with my good friends here at KNBR.com, but . . . we’re going to have to do something about already referring to Giants rookie Christian Arroyo as “The Kid.”
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Giants lack trade chips to improve themselves any time soon
Any way you slice it, through 35 games, the San Francisco Giants are the worst team in baseball. Their 12-23 record and -68 run differential are both the lowest marks in the majors. Their 115 runs scored and 183 runs allowed are both the worst in the National League. According to Fangraphs, the Giants have…
