As much as the San Francisco Giants have been through since the All-Star break, with all the blown leads and the offensive struggles, it would have been gut-wrenching if they hadn't pulled out a victory the way they did Saturday night against the lowly San Diego Padres.
The San Francisco Giants, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals awoke Wednesday to find themselves in a three-way for the two National League wild-card berths.
Bruce Bochy gave his guys an afternoon off from batting practice and a late report time to the ballpark. His players got a chance to rest up a bit and refresh themselves with a mental break from the September grind.
Things have become so bad for the San Francisco Giants that Bruce Bochy is second-guessing his own managerial decisions. Madison Bumgarner is lost for any explanation as to why the San Francisco Giants have been so inconsistent in the second half.
Denard Span saved the day for the Giants in Philadelphia on Thursday, delivering a leadoff home run in the top of the 10th inning, breaking a 2-2 tie. San Francisco held on to beat the Phillies 3-2 and salvage one game in the three-game series. Check out the homer:
San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy put himself in select company with Sunday’s victory. He is one of only four managers with 800 wins as a Giant. Here is the list:
Conor Gillaspie hit a game-ending RBI double with one out in the ninth inning to lift San Francisco past the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 on Sunday and give manager Bruce Bochy his 800th win with the Giants.
Giants right-hander Johnny Cueto beat Milwaukee on Wednesday to run his record to 10-1 with a 2.10 ERA. He lost to the Diamondbacks on April 21. Since, he has won seven straight decisions in 10 starts, with the Giants winning nine of those games. Here is a look at his numbers:
Johnny Cueto of the Giants and Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers locked horns in a pitchers’ duel on Friday night. Both went eight innings, but Kershaw walked off with the win after Santiago Casilla allowed a leadoff homer to Justin Turner in the top of the ninth inning for a 3-2 Los Angeles victory.
The Giants have the San Diego Padres’ number this season, having won all nine meetings between the clubs. Here is a look behind the box scores of those games:
Ripon Christian has lost three straight games, and most of the Knights' frustrations have been on offense. Graduation wasn't kind to Ripon Christian, which is still searching for the right mix of offensive linemen heading into a showdown with Waterford on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016.
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Ripon Christian searching for right mix of offensive linemen
