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| Rockies, Giants both aim to extend hot streaks |
MLB Baseball |
05/01/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies each got their 2009 campaigns off to slow starts, but both teams have been showing signs of breaking out as of late. The two National League West foes aim to continue their good recent stretches when they square off tonight at AT&T Park in the opener of a three-game weekend series. San Francisco lost seven of its first nine contests to start to season, but the team has gone 7-2 over its nine games to climb back to the .500 mark. Most of the Giant |
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| National League Game Capsules |
MLB Baseball |
04/30/2009 |
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| five runs on nine hits with a walk, but finished with eight strikeouts. Final Score: San Francisco 9, Los Angeles 4 San Francisco, CA (Sportsbooks) - Bengie Molina went 3-for-5 and fell a double short of a cycle, driving in four runs to help the San Francisco Giants crush the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-4, to take the rubber match at AT&T Park. Edgar Renteria ended 4-for-5 with two runs scored and as many driven in for the Giants, who have alternated wins and losses for the last five games. Emmanuel Burriss and |
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| Molina nearly hits for cycle as Giants down Dodgers |
MLB Baseball |
04/30/2009 |
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| San Francisco, CA (Sportsbooks) - Bengie Molina went 3-for-5 and fell a double short of a cycle, driving in four runs to help the San Francisco Giants crush the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-4, to take the rubber match at AT&T Park. Edgar Renteria ended 4-for-5 with two runs scored and as many driven in for the Giants, who have alternated wins and losses for the last five games. Emmanuel Burriss and Nate Schierholtz both collected two hits and an RBI in the win. San Francisco third baseman Pablo Sandoval, who fini |
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| Dodgers conclude road trip against Giants |
MLB Baseball |
04/29/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers will conclude a nine-game road trip tonight against the division-rival San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. Los Angeles ended a two-game slide and improved to 4-4 on the trek following Tuesday's 5-3 victory over the Giants behind Andre Ethier's eventual game- winning RBI in the top of the ninth inning. James Loney finished with two runs batted in and Manny Ramirez hit three doubles and scored twice for the Dodgers, who won for the fourth time in six trie |
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| Dodgers use late push to top Giants |
MLB Baseball |
04/29/2009 |
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| San Francisco, CA (Sportsbooks) - Andre Ethier notched the game-winning RBI in the top of the ninth inning while James Loney finished with two runs batted in, as the Los Angeles Dodgers evened their three-game series against the San Francisco Giants with a 5-3 victory. Ethier scored three runs and Manny Ramirez hit three doubles and scored twice for the Dodgers, who halted a two-game skid and won for the fourth time in their last six games overall. Pablo Sandoval and Travis Ishikawa both posted two hits and an |
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| Dodgers' Billingsley goes for 5-0 start in test with Giants |
MLB Baseball |
04/28/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Los Angeles Dodgers red-hot starter Chad Billingsley will try to continue his unbeaten start to the season Tuesday on the road in the second test of a three-game series against the NL West-rival San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. Billingsley is 4-0 with a 2.05 earned run average in four starts so far this season, and is coming off a 2-0 win at Houston on April 23. He held the Astros to three hits over a season-high 7 1/3-scoreless innings and struck out five batters. Billingsley has lasted a |
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| Giants rally to edge Dodgers; Bonds at game |
MLB Baseball |
04/28/2009 |
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| San Francisco, CA (Sportsbooks) - Pinch-hitter Bengie Molina's RBI groundout in the eighth inning proved to be the game-winner, as the San Francisco Giants edged the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-4, in the opener of a three- game series at AT&T Park. Molina grounded out softly to third baseman Casey Blake to score Edgar Renteria. Brian Wilson struck out the side in the ninth to pick up his fourth save of the year. Renteria went 2-for-4 with two runs scored for the Giants, who opened a six- game homestand, capturin |
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| Cubs send Lilly to hill in opener with Diamondbacks |
MLB Baseball |
04/27/2009 |
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| two runs on four hits and two walks in six innings, while striking out nine batters. Harden helped Chicago improve to 1-2 on a six-game road trip. Arizona will continue a nine-game homestand and salvaged the finale of a three-game series versus the San Francisco Giants with Sunday's 5-4 victory in 12 innings. Conor Jackson's bases-loaded single in the 12th inning lifted the Diamondbacks to victory and Justin Upton sent the game to extra innings with a two-run homer in the ninth. Mark Reynolds homered and ended wit |
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| Dodgers hope for more success versus Giants |
MLB Baseball |
04/27/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Los Angeles Dodgers will try to continue their early success against the NL West-rival San Francisco Giants on Monday in the opener of a three-game series at AT&T Park. Los Angeles swept the Giants in three games at Chavez Ravine from April 13-16 and has won four of the last five meetings. The Dodgers fell to 3-3 on their nine-game road trip with Sunday's 10-4 setback at Colorado, as James Loney went 3-for-5 with three RBI in a losing cause. Clayton Kershaw started for LA and was tagged |
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| Cain tries to stay perfect in Arizona |
MLB Baseball |
04/26/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Matt Cain will try to stay perfect on the season when he leads the streaking San Francisco Giants this afternoon in the finale of a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Cain is 2-0 with a 2.37 ERA in three starts this season and is coming off a win over San Diego on April 21. In an 8-3 triumph against the Padres, Cain held the opposition to a pair of runs on nine hits in six innings. The bulky right-hander has faced Arizona 10 times in his career and sports a 3-3 re |
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