Aurilia homers in Giants' 5-3 victory

This Wednesday, San Francisco Giants lefty Randy Johnson will attempt to earn career victory #300. He will also land on MLB's endangered species list.The 45-year-old future Hall of Famer, who's enjoying his 22nd year in the majors, will become just the 24th pitcher in the history of this great game to accomplish the feat. To put that into perspective, this guy has pitched...

It took 6 tries, but the Washington Nationals proved to be the magic potion for Jamie Moyer who today became the oldest major leaguer in history to record 250 wins.  Moyer is exactly 46 years and 194 days old today.  The only run Moyer surrendered in 6 innings of work this afternoon was a solo home run to Josh Willingham, who hit 2 on the day; the second was off reliever Clay Condrey...

May 311964 - The longest double header in history, and the longest game in National League history was played 45 years ago today. In a grueling 9 hour and 52 minute double header, the San Francisco Giants battled the Mets in the newly opened Shea Stadium. The first of the two games was uneventful, lasting a mere 2 hours and 29 minutes. The Giants defeated the Mets 5-3. The next game...

Last week, as the Giants had two roster moves pending and speculation abounded that Rich Aurilia's job was in danger, Aurilia did not give it a second thought - or a first thought. "I kind of totally put that out of my mind," the 37-year-old utility man said...

Make no mistake about it. The Los Angeles Dodgers are running away with the National League West. It’s June 1st, and the Dodgers have built an 8.5 game lead over their nearest competition, the San Francisco Giants. Los Angeles sits at 35-17 to this point, have the biggest run differential of any team in [...]

San Francisco Giants shortstop Edgar Renteria acknowledged he'll be a little more edgy than usual when Randy Johnson starts against the Washington Nationals today.

Barry Zito (1-6) couldn't protect a one-run lead in the seventh, giving up three doubles over a four-batter span and the St. Louis Cardinals padded it from there to take a 6-2 victory over the Giants.

The Blue Jays' Roy Halladay and the Yankees' CC Sabathia are two of the names most often mentioned in the 300-win conversation. Vote: Another 300-game winner after Johnson? | On deck: At Washington Extra Baggs blog | Stats | Twitter feed | Forum | More Giants