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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...

    El sur de Florida, con todo su glamour y eclecticismo, recibió un duro golpe esta semana cuando los dueños de equipos de la NFL hicieron pedazos el sueño de Miami de convertirse nuevamente en sede de un Super Bowl. En una votación que resultó en...

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...

1. Rangers (1): How good of a team do you have to be to beat the Tigers when Miguel Cabrera hits three home runs? Texas did that after putting Ian Kinsler on the DL on Sunday. Alexi Ogando is another recent addition to the DL. 2. Cardinals (2):...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH The Giants are back home, and they've got to be happy about that. The road didn't suit them last week. A 1-5 trip through Toronto and Denver ended with another clunker, Sunday'...

(Updated: "answered" to "scored" in 5th graph) Giants 4, Nationals 2 (10): Pablo Sandoval blasted a two-run homer off Yunesky Maya in the 10th inning and host San Francisco rallied for its second straight win over Washington after Gregor Blanco tied the...

The Sports Xchange By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange Harper's flinch helps Giants beat Nats SAN FRANCISCO -- Nobody has ever seen a ghost at AT&T Park, but one sure scared Bryce Harper on Tuesday night. The Washington Nationals' sensational young...

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...

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) — On a night the Washington Nationals welcomed back slugger Bryce Harper, the team learned it will be without reliever Ryan Mattheus after he broke his hand punching a locker. On top of that, manager Davey Johnson said that right...

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...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH Ryan Vogelsong finally enjoyed a strong start Monday, but he won't get the chance to repeat the performance for four to six weeks. The Giants right-hander broke his pitching...