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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Cain pitched six innings, giving up one run and striking out four, and Aaron Rowand singled in the winning run in the eighth inning in the San Francisco Giants' 2-1 exhibition victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.The Giants tied it at 1 in the seventh when pinch-runner Eugenio Velez stole second and scored on Juan Uribe's double.Oakland starter Brett Anderson threw five shutout innings. Chad Gaudin gave up the tying run and Brad Kilby gave up the winning run.The Athletics opened the scoring in the fourth when Kevin Kouzmanoff drilled a double to the deepest part of right-center and Eric Chavez easily scored from first.Anderson, who will be the fourth starter, allowed just three singles and struck out four in his final appearance of the spring. He will make his first start of the season against the Seattle Mariners on April 8.It was the Giants' 22nd win of the spring."I felt like I was throwing most of my stuff for strikes," Cain said. "I got a li...
Ian Kennedy watched Cody Ross ' leadoff home run sail into the seats in left field and quickly told himself to regroup.After that, Arizona's ace dominated the defend...
The calendar has flipped to July and Tim Lincecum still looks awfully average.The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner was knocked around again in San Francisco's 5-3 l...
Nothing seemed to go Doug Davis ' way in this one.The San Francisco Giants battered the Chicago Cubs pitcher, scoring 10 runs off Davis en route to a 13-7 victory Tu...
Matt Cain's roughest inning in nearly three years began harmlessly enough. A single to left. A walk. A dribbler to the right side of the infield.By the time it was o...
The Giants' pitching has carried them all season. On Tuesday, it was the hitters' turn to get San Francisco into the win column.Pat Burrell and Aaron Rowand each dro...
The Miami Marlins have signed outfielder Aaron Rowand to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.Rowand spent the past four seasons with the Gi...
Already banged up for the playoff race, the World Series champion San Francisco Giants received another blow Tuesday night when starting pitcher Jonathan Sanchez lef...
Jim Thome is reportedly returning to year contract.Phillies beat writer Todd Zolecki broke the news Friday night. The deal is pending Thome passing a physical exam.T...
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Rookie pitcher Vance Worley tossed a complete game to guide the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-2 win over World Series champions San Francisco...
The San Francisco Giants have released infielder Miguel Tejada and outfielder Aaron Rowand .Both veterans had been designated for assignment on the final day of Augu...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Cole Hamels pitched a complete game gem to carry the Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-1 victory over the slumping San Francisco Giants on Satur...
The San Francisco Giants made numerous roster moves prior to Wednesday's game against Chicago, most notably designating infielder Miguel Tejada and outfielder Aaron ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — San Francisco Giants center fielder Aaron Rowand was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday, two days after a fastball to his head from the ...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Todd Wellemeyer made another strong start in his bid for the fifth spot in San Francisco's rotation and Aaron Rowand had two hits and drove ...
Tim Lincecum was scratched from his scheduled start with a stomach illness on Tuesday night, and the San Francisco Giants hitters couldn't have felt well after facin...
Landon Powell hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning, his first homer of the season, and the Oakland Athletics held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 ...
JUPITER, Fla. — Anibal Sanchez put to rest any questions about the Miami Marlins' rotation.Sanchez allowed a run in five innings, including Carlos Beltran's second h...
The Miami Marlins have released outfielder Aaron Rowand, who had signed a minor league deal with a spring training invite in January.Rowand struggled at the plate th...
The Miami Marlins were big players in free agency this past offseason. Now they hope all the free spending will translate into success on the field.Money has always ...