Brandon Belt

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH Marco Scutaro's hitting streak ended at 19 games on Wednesday, but even so, the 37-year old journeyman is continuing to cement himself as one of the most astute pickups in recent...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH Outfielder Bryce Harper blamed himself for not making the play on a long fly ball by the San Francisco Giants' Gregor Blanco on Tuesday. It turned into the tying run and the...

1B Brandon Belt suffered from Stephen Strasburg-itis on Tuesday night, claiming a stiff back contributed to his 0-for-4, two-strikeout performance that included a whiff with the bases loaded in the first inning. Apparently manager Bruce Bochy was...

Nationals 2, Giants 1 (10): Bryce Harper blasted his 12th home run and scored the tiebreaking run in the 10th on Ian Desmond's one-out single as visiting Washington snapped its four-game losing streak. Harper led off the sixth inning with a solo homer...

The Sports Xchange By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange Nationals 2, Giants 1 SAN FRANCISCO - Ian Desmond's single scored Bryce Harper from second base with one out in the 10th inning Wednesday as the Washington Nationals avoided a sweep at the hands...

The Sports Xchange By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange Harper hustles home with Nats' game-winner SAN FRANCISCO -- Washington Nationals trainer Lee Kuntz approached Davey Johnson in the ninth inning of a 1-1 game Wednesday, informing the manager...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH Right-hander Stephen Strasburg appears back in a groove. And at just the right time for the Nationals. On Tuesday in San Francisco, Strasburg went seven innings but did not factor...

MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH Left-hander Madison Bumgarner has seven quality starts this season and just four wins. That's a ratio that is bound to improve, especially because he's supported by one of the National League's best...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH What awful timing for Ryan Vogelsong. Just as the Giants right-hander was putting together his best outing of the year, he was struck in the right hand while swinging at a pitch...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Giants 8, Nationals 0 Giants 8, Nationals 0: Brandon Belt homered among his four hits and Ryan Vogelsong tossed five shutout innings before leaving with a broken right hand as San Francisco blanked visiting Washington in the...

The Sports Xchange By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange EditorsNote: first lede; write-thru to follow Vogelsong breaks hand in Giants' shutout win SAN FRANCISCO -- Ryan Vogelsong pitched five shutout innings before leaving the game with a broken...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ryan Vogelsong felt the best he had in months, then it all ended on one painful swing. The right-hander broke his throwing hand chasing an inside fastball after pitching himself toward his first win in seven starts, and the San...