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The Sports Xchange Cashner pitches Padres past Giants SAN DIEGO -- Andrew Cashner was on the money, and the San Diego Padres cashed in a rare victory. The Padres edged the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Friday night before 34,292 at Petco Park. And it was...

SAN DIEGO _ Tim Lincecum is ready to stop talking about his rough 2012 season, and Friday night might have been the clearest sign yet that things have once again changed when it comes to the Giants and their former ace. This time, Lincecum was the one...

MILWAUKEE _ Even after the victories on this seven-game road trip, manager Bruce Bochy has insisted that his team isn't clicking. On Wednesday night, that finally caught up to the Giants. Ryan Vogelsong had his best outing of the season, but the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH Brandon Crawford had another three hits in the Giants' most recent game, a 3-2 loss in 10 innings to Arizona on Wednesday. That included a ninth-inning homer that tied the game at...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH The Giants have won two championships in three years and the Barry Bonds years seem a distant memory. At the ballpark where Bonds broke his records and filled seats, the team...

If Wednesday was a foreshadowing of rivalry moments to come between the Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks, then 2013 is going to be an insanely satisfying baseball season. Arizona could feel happy, maybe even a little lucky, after winning 3-2 in 10...

The Giants knew there would be impersonators after they won two out of three titles with a unique style. The Arizona Diamondbacks, for instance. They don't have all the same hallmarks as the Giants, but they have found a shortcut in their quest to go...

In Japan, Kensuke Tanaka is a baseball star. He was a three-time Mitsui Golden Glove winner and last season was one of the Best Nine, an honor given to the top overall players at each individual position in Japan's Central and Pacific leagues. In...

SAN FRANCISCO _ Despite a sixth-inning strategy disaster that made the night a lot harder than it should have been, Angel Pagan's walk-off RBI double in the bottom of the ninth inning salvaged a 3-2 Giants victory over San Diego Padres at AT&T Park on...

The Sports Xchange By Andrew Wagner, The Sports Xchange Brewers 7, Giants 2 MILWAUKEE -- Yovani Gallardo held San Francisco to a run while scattering five hits over six innings and smacked a two-run homer as the Milwaukee Brewers finished a three-...

The Sports Xchange By Andrew Wagner, The Sports Xchange Gallardo rebounds from DUI arrest to dominate Giants MILWAUKEE -- In his relatively brief Major League career, Yovani Gallardo has faced plenty of pressure. He has started postseason games, he has...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH San Francisco Giants' catcher Buster Posey did not play Thursday. He got a day off. A day off to rest his legs. A day off to rest his mind. Posey doesn't have a lot of answers...