Bruce Bochy

The Sports Xchange Art Spander, The Sports Xchange Lincecum impressive as Giants top Braves SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco got what it hoped from pitcher Tim Lincecum, and more than it needed from the offense in a 5-1 win over Atlanta on Sunday,...

The Sports Xchange By Art Spander, The Sports Xchange Lincecum, Giants shut down Braves SAN FRANCISCO -- The game is not that complex. If a team pitches and hits better than the one it's playing, it's going to win. Which is exactly what the San...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH Tim Lincecum as a starting pitcher hangs out with other pitchers. They talk in the clubhouse, during batting practice. Share ideas. Share frustrations. On Tuesday, Lincecum lost...

The Sports Xchange By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange Giants 10, Braves 1 SAN FRANCISCO -- Madison Bumgarner limited the Atlanta Braves to four hits over seven innings while striking out 11 and the San Francisco Giants backed him with more run...

The Sports Xchange By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange Bumgarner silences Braves' bats in 10-1 rout SAN FRANCISCO -- A strikeout pitcher ran into a strikeout team Saturday and the inevitable happened. Strikeouts. Madison Bumgarner limited the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH One problem with the Giants' inadequate rotation is that it is taxing the bullpen. "Yeah, I'm conscious of it," manager Bruce Bochy said. "You have to be careful you don't wear...

The Sports Xchange By Art Spander, The Sports Xchange Giants 8, Braves 2 SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Giants looked like the World Series champions they are, blending beautiful pitching by Matt Cain and their biggest offensive inning of the year...

The Sports Xchange By Art Spander, The Sports Xchange Cain, six-run fourth carry Giants SAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Cain pitched as expected. Tim Hudson did not. And so the San Francisco Giants, who have haven't had an easy victory in a while, got one Friday...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH The Atlanta Braves have hit the most homers in the National League, and the Giants' rotation entered Thursday night's game against the Braves tied for second in the league in...

The Sports Xchange Behind Belt's blast, Giants end skid PHOENIX -- Brandon Belt homered Monday for the second time in three games against the Arizona Diamondbacks this season, but he sounded more pleased to help the San Francisco Giants break their...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH The Giants have their bullpen back intact now that lefty Jose Mijares returned from the restricted list, to where he was transferred after spending time on the bereavement list....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH The Giants' rotation is average. As in nothing special, a huge step down from recent years when the starting pitchers carried the team to baseball's promised land. Twice. Tim...