Guillermo Mota

The Miami Marlins and the Dodgers are inextricably linked through history and trades: • On April 5, 1993, in their first game, the then-Florida Marlins defeated the Dodgers, 6-3. Former Dodgers knuckleballer Charlie Hough earned the victory; Orel...

SAN FRANCISCO — I looked and looked for Melky Cabrera in the Giants' water-logged celebration, and never did find him. Sort of like the way his teammates looked for him when his 50-game suspension was announced. In both cases, the guy was...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jose Valverde hopes to speed his way back into the closer role for the Detroit Tigers during the World Series. After reviewing video of his meltdown against the New York Yankees in the AL championship series opener, Valverde...

A San Francisco Giants pitcher is suspended for 100 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. According to a release from Major League Baseball, Guillermo Mota tested positive for Clenbuterol. The 100-game suspension is...

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ben Revere had two hits and two RBIs to highlight an eight-run first inning, and the surging Minnesota Twins tied a major league record by opening with eight consecutive hits against Madison Bumgarner in a 9-2 victory over the...

Giants, Rangers scoreless after first inning After a combined 18 runs in the opener, World Series Game 2 got off to a much quieter start Thursday night with the San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers scoreless after the first inning.......

The Rangers are in Texas-size trouble after World Series Game 2 on Thursday night. Giants reliever and former Dodger Guillermo Mota threw a scoreless ninth inning and San Francisco routed the Rangers, 9-0, to take a two-games-to-none lead in the......

The Texas Rangers still lead 4-0 after six innings in World Series Game 3, but the San Francisco Giants kept themselves in the game by turning back another Texas threat. With Giants reliever Guillermo Mota pitching, the Rangers' Ian Kinsler......

Josh Hamilton's slump? Never mind. The Texas Rangers' slugger slammed a solo home run in the fifth inning to widen the Rangers' lead to 4-0 over the San Francisco Giants in World Series Game 3. The left-handed Hamilton, who had......