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Emmy-winning actor Eric Stonestreet, who plays Cameron on ABC's ‘Modern Family', has jumped headlong onto the Royals bandwagon. So when the 43-year-old actor saw a...
October 21, 2014 at 11:40 AM
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Michael Morse hung out for almost eight innings before he tied Game 5 of the National League Championship Series with a homer against the Cardinals' Pet Neshek. Getting...
October 20, 2014 at 2:40 PM
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I went down there to talk about running, because the Royals like to do that, and it could be a huge factor in the World Series. "We all can steal bases," pinch-runner...
October 20, 2014 at 12:40 PM
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It's not broken, so the Giants are not going to "fix it." Manager Bruce Bochy just said the Giants will maintain their rotation and probably their roster for the World...
October 18, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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KANSAS CITY – During the third quarter of Friday's game between the Warriors and Heat at the Sprint Center, nothing on the court seemed to matter. A handful of the...
October 17, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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While San Francisco fans were celebrating the Giants' third World Series appearance in five seasons, baseball stat geeks were crunching the numbers. Here's a rundown of...
October 17, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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Surprise, surprise: Tickets to witness the Giants' third World Series trip in five seasons won't come cheap. But passes to the games at AT&T Park are looking like a...
October 17, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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I want to thank Jake Peavy for the lede to my game story from the pennant clincher. May you never fully correct your vision. If you haven't read John Shea's...
October 17, 2014 at 12:40 PM
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When Giants ace Madison Bumgarner chugged five beers last week after the team's National League Division Series clinching win, we wondered how many beers he would take...
October 17, 2014 at 10:40 AM
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Travis Ishikawa, no longer the forgotten man from the Giants' 2010 championship team, hit an improbable walk-off homer to send San Francisco back to the World Series...
October 17, 2014 at 9:40 AM
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Madison Bumgarner was not perfect Thursday. Far from it. The Cardinals made him look mortal, puncturing his postseason aura with three runs before the fourth inning...
October 16, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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UPDATE, 11:15 p.m.: As delirious as the Polo Grounds was that day 63 years ago, Bobby Thomson ran mostly unmolested around the bases after he hit the Shot Heard Round...
October 16, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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Quick update and random thoughts from Game 5 of the NLCS, where the Cardinals lead 3-2 heading to the seventh inning: **The crowd's customary October delirium was...
October 16, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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Steve Kroner at AT&T Park: The Giants' long home run drought finally has ended. After six-plus games and 242 plate appearances, they got a two-run shot to right from...
October 16, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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Steve Kroner at Third and King streets: Six items to get you ready for Adam Wainwright and Madison Bumgarner in a rematch of the NLCS opener Saturday, which the Giants...
October 16, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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Follow the Chronicle's live coverage as the SF Giants try to clinch the NLCS against the St. Louis Cardinals tonight.
October 16, 2014 at 2:40 PM
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Game 5 of the National League Championship Series comes to this: For the Giants, Madison Bumgarner needs to be Madison Bumgarner for the Giants to advance to the World...
October 16, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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And now, in the role of Tim Lincecum circa 2012 – and maybe even better – the Giants present Yusmeiro Petit. He pitches six scoreless innings in an epic...
October 15, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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They did not want to go back to Washington in the Division Series and made sure the flight never left the ground. They certainly do not want to go back to St. Louis and...
October 15, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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Quick update and random thoughts on Game 4 of the NLCS, as the Giants head to the seventh inning with a 6-4 lead over the Cardinals: **Cardinals relievers walked four of...
October 15, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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Pablo Sandoval made a fantastic play from his knees in the third inning to start a double play, but he's been quiet at the plate. A third-inning walk has been sandwiched...
October 15, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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Steve Kroner reporting: This hasn't been the typically low-scoring postseason game for the Giants. St. Louis leads 4-3 after three innings, and consider these items:...
October 15, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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Ryan Vogelsong had started his postseason career with five starts in which he allowed one run or less. In a little more than one inning tonight, he's allowed two runs in...
October 15, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Steve Kroner from China Basin: A few items to keep in mind for Game 4 of the National League Championship Series between St. Louis and the Giants: S.F. starter Ryan...
October 15, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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With the Royals having won their first AL pennant since 1985, the Dodgers move up a notch on baseball's October futility list. The Dodgers now own the seventh-longest...
October 15, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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Check here for live updates throughout the SF Giants' Game 4 matchup against the St. Louis Cardinals.
October 15, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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AT&T Park is a pitcher's ballpark, yes. But the distinctive conditions in San Francisco also can work against a pitcher, as Game 3 illustrated on Tuesday - with...
October 15, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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We just got done with manager Bruce Bochy's daily pregame news conference, and he had an interest revelation involving a reliever. Bochy said that rookie Hunter...
October 15, 2014 at 2:40 PM
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A wild-card team needs 12 wins to celebrate a championship these days. The Giants are halfway there. Because they're lucky, right? Half-right. That's quite the...
October 15, 2014 at 9:40 AM
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A wild card needs to win 12 postseason games these days to celebrate a World Series championship. The Giants are halfway there after matching the Cardinals' Game 2...
October 14, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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Photos from the SF Giants' Game 3 NLCS matchup against the St. Louis Cardinals at AT&T Park.
October 14, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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Live coverage of the SF Giants' Game 3 NLCS contest against the St. Louis Cardinals.
October 14, 2014 at 10:40 AM
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Not earth-shattering by any means. Travis Ishikawa and Brandon Crawford were flip-flopped. The left fielder now bats seventh, the shortstop eighth. The lineup: Blanco CF...
October 14, 2014 at 9:40 AM
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St. Louis – The Giants' victory that started this National League Championship Series was as straightforward as they come. Sunday night's Game 2 could not have...
October 12, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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St. Louis – Michael Morse arrived at Papago Park on Phoenix on Thursday to gets some at-bats in an instructional league game at the A's complex and was hit by...
October 12, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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Live updates throughout the SF Giants' 5:07 PM game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 2 of the NLCS.
October 12, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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Photos from the SF Giants' Game 2 matchup against the St. Louis Cardinals.
October 12, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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One day at AT&T Park last week, I asked Brandon Belt why the Giants could play so well in the postseason when they were mediocre in the regular season. I finished my...
October 12, 2014 at 2:40 PM
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St. Louis – As they continue to add postseason series to their ledger, the Giants have shown a knack for winning Game 1, which puts the opposition on the defensive...
October 11, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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Chronicle photos from the SF Giants' first game against the Cardinals in the 2014 NLCS.
October 11, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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The Giants are finishing batting practice on a cool, but dry late afternoon. Their lineup will look familiar to those who watched the wild-card win over Pittsburgh and...
October 11, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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Live updates from the Chronicle beat writers throughout the SF Giants' Game 1 NLCS game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
October 11, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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The rain has subsided and the Giants are hitting on the field after their media availability, which got a little weird when one reporter pursued a line of questioning...
October 10, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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The World Series is more than a week - and a playoff round - away, but fans across the country are already snatching up tickets to see their teams play in the World...
October 10, 2014 at 2:40 PM
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I would be stripped of my baseball writers card if I did not make this my first bit of news from St. Louis: The Cardinals have added catcher A.J. Pierzynski to their...
October 10, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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The Giants are holding a short workout today, and they made some news. Manager Bruce Bochy said that Michael Morse is in Arizona getting at-bats in the instructional...
October 8, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman The Giants were the 10th seed in this tournament, the little guys who backed their way in. Have some fun, get your participation medal, move out of the...
October 7, 2014 at 9:38 PM
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Photos from the SF Giants' Game 4 contest against the Washington Nationals at AT&T Park.
October 7, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Nationals broadcaster F.P. Santangelo knows just how the Giants feel right now. Santangelo was a backup infielder for the 2001 A's, who had a lead of two games to one in...
October 7, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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UPDATE, 3:55 p.m.: Manager Bruce Bochy said he did not spend much time thinking about dropping Gregor Blanco in the lineup against left-hander Gio Gonzalez and having...
October 7, 2014 at 2:40 PM
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Live updates from the Chronicle staff throughout the SF Giants' 6:07 PM game against the Washington Nationals.
October 7, 2014 at 11:40 AM
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The Giants' 10-game postseason win streak could have ended so many ways. The permutations in baseball are almost endless. Surely a bad decision on the mound by Madison...
October 6, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Want some good news, Giants fans? Yusmeiro Petit is property of the Giants for another two seasons, eligible for free agency after 2016. If you don't realize how clutch...
October 6, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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Stay up to date with our live blog of the third game of the Giants and Nationals facing off in the National League Division Series.
October 6, 2014 at 12:40 PM
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Good morning from AT&T Park. Should be nice and warm today, making the ballpark play small. Just a few notes to start your day: Today's game begins at 2:07 p.m. on...
October 6, 2014 at 10:40 AM
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By Henry Schulman Washington – Game 2 of this Division Series was epic. It will go down as a marathon pitching classic, the longest game by time in postseason...
October 4, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman Washington – Game 2 of this Division Series was epic. It will go down as a marathon pitching classic, the longest game by time in postseason...
October 4, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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Human nature forces us to dwell on the negative, it seems. In Game 1, Hunter Strickland struck out Ian Desmond with a 100-mph fastball to strand the bases loaded in the...
October 4, 2014 at 2:40 PM
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It's cool and Octoberish today in Washington. No rain in the forecast. First off, the Game 2 lineup is the same as Game 1. Manager Bruce Bochy is not about to tinker...
October 4, 2014 at 11:40 AM
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Stay up to date with our live blog of the second game of the Giants and Nationals facing off in the National League Division Series.
October 4, 2014 at 1:40 AM
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UPDATE, 6:15 p.m.: Every postseason team has its trademark. The 2010 Giants were the misfits who got a kick out of torturing their fans. The 2012 team was all about...
October 3, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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UPDATE, 11:10 a.m.: It's funny how Gary Brown couldn't get into September games but now is on the Giants' National League Division Series roster. Yet here he is, taking...
October 3, 2014 at 8:40 AM
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UPDATE, 1:45 p.m.: Manager Bruce Bochy just held his news conference and said the Giants could have 12 pitchers on their Division Series roster. If so, it stands to...
October 2, 2014 at 11:40 AM
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UPDATE, 10:05 p.m.: To heck with drama and lead changes and managerial intrigue and Alka Seltzer. That started and ended with the American League wild-card game. When...
October 1, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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The top of the second inning of the National League wild-card playoff wasn't especially kind to Hunter Pence on Wednesday night. Having just lined out to Pirates...
October 1, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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The Giants settled on their roster for the wild-card game after Tuesday's workout, before the A's and Royals spun for 12 innings in the American League game, but the...
October 1, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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UPDATE, 1:00 p.m.: The sun is peeking through the haze for the first time today. It's turning into a nice late afternoon. The Giants' roster is listed in the original...
October 1, 2014 at 10:40 AM
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UPDATE, 4:55 p.m: The Giants' successful postseason runs always began and ended with their pitching, so nobody should be shocked that they plan to carry more pitchers...
September 30, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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The commissioner's office announced the umpires for Wednesday's wild-card game in Pittsburgh, which begins at 5;07 p.m. PDT on ESPN. They are: HP - Brian Gorman 1B - Joe...
September 29, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman The Giants played their final regular-season game at AT&T Park on Sunday, a 9-3 victory against the Padres. To play more baseball at China Basin...
September 28, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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UPDATE, 1:00 p.m.: The Pirates just lost to the Reds 4-1, giving the National League Central to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Pirates are a wild card and will host the...
September 28, 2014 at 12:40 PM
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Mark Trumbo hit a three-run homer for the Diamondbacks in the seventh inning Saturday night, and Giants fans should send him a thank-you card. Trumbo's second homer of...
September 27, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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If the Giants win Wednesday's wild-card game, they'll open the Division Series on Friday and Saturday in Washington. Jake Peavy would be the Game 1 starter. Nothing...
September 27, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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And on the penultimate day of the regular season, the Giants rested. At least Buster Posey, Pablo Sandoval and Hunter Pence did for a while. Manager Bruce Bochy gave...
September 27, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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Tomorrow's starter is Chris Heston, who has made two relief appearances this month. If the game could have determined home-field advantage for Wednesday's wild-card...
September 27, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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UPDATE, 11:10 p.m.: Ryan Vogelsong was not a lucky pitcher in 2014. Bad fortune followed him to his final regular-season pitch in Friday night's 4-1 loss to the Padres...
September 26, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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UPDATE, 7:25 p.m.: ... Pitcher Madison Bumgarner. Hardly a surprise that the guy who will be entrusted with the ball for Wednesday's wild-card play-in game could win...
September 26, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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There's been a lot of confusion about this because, well, its confusing. So I'll do my best to run through them all here: 1. Cardinals win the Central, Pirates win the...
September 26, 2014 at 2:40 PM
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In the end, it didn't matter how it happened or where it happened. Just that it happened. Thanks to an event occurring 2,000 miles away, the Giants clinched a National...
September 25, 2014 at 11:40 PM
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Bruce Bochy said the Giants will celebrate winning a wild card after the game even if they lose. "Sure. You should," Bochy said. "It's a long season, and you talk in...
September 25, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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