Bengie Molina homered on the first pitch of the eighth inning to rally the San Francisco Giants over the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Friday night and keep up the pressure in the NL wild-card race.
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September 05, 2009
This was one of the uglier games of the season, littered with deliberate pitchers, several mound visits, a gaggle of miscues, stranded base runners and 14 walks. It was eventually won when Giants catcher Bengie Molina crushed the first pitch of the eighth inning above the center-field ivy.
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September 04, 2009
Pitcher's duels are so great.Picture this... youngster Tim Lincecum: verified strike-out machine and freak of nature vs. Pedro Martinez: future Hall of Famer in vintage form. That's exactly what the world got Thursday night.Pedro tossed seven impressive innings, fanning a season-high nine batters in his fifth start since signing with the Philadelphia Phillies during the All...
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September 04, 2009
Lewis unhappy in reduced role, looking for changeMILWAUKEE — Not long ago, the Giants anointed Fred Lewis as Barry Bonds' successor in left field.
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September 03, 2009
Sanchez returns to field, but for Triple-A FresnoPHILADELPHIA — Second baseman Freddy Sanchez finally made it between the chalk lines Thursday night, but it was for Triple-A Fresno at Las Vegas.
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September 03, 2009
Pedro Martinez tossed seven impressive innings to outpitch Tim Lincecum, Ryan Howard doubled in the tiebreaking run and the Phillies beat the Giants 2-1 on Thursday.
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September 05, 2009
Matt Cain outpitched Yovani Gallardo for his first win in more than six weeks and the Giants beat the Brewers 3-2 on Saturday.
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September 05, 2009
Matt Cain outpitched Yovani Gallardo for his first win in more than six weeks and the Giants beat the Brewers 3-2 on Saturday.
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September 03, 2009
Runners on first and second, top of the ninth in a 2-1 game with the Philadelphia Phillies leading.
Much to my delight, Bruce Bochy takes out Travis Ishikawa and calls on his bench to tie the game or possibly even win it.
We could force the Phillies to extra innings, knowing our bullpen could outlast theirs. We could move up in the Wild Card standings and tie the Colorado Rockies...
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