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The Sports Xchange By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange Vogelsong breaks hand in Giants' shutout win SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy has resisted the temptation to remove struggling Ryan Vogelsong from the team's rotation....

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...

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'...

Giant vulnerability? The San Francisco Giants rode their starting pitchers to two World Series championships in three years, and starters renowned for their health are at it again. None of the Giants' five starters has missed a turn this season....

MLB Team Report - Colorado Rockies - INSIDE PITCH Rockies righty Jhoulys Chacin was given a 6-0 lead after the third inning Thursday and couldn't hold it. He gave up five runs in a 38-pitch fourth, four of the runs scoring with two out, and three more...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH Giants manager Bruce Bochy isn't giving up on righty Ryan Vogelsong. Despite an 8.06 ERA, the highest in the National League among qualified pitchers, Vogelsong will stay in the...

LHP Jeremy Affeldt, who worked two hitless innings, is unscored upon in his past seven appearances totaling 5 2/3 innings and in 11 of 13 games this season. In those 13 games, Affeldt has seven walks, six strikeouts and a 2.61 ERA in 10 1/3 innings. 2B...

   Previo al arranque de la temporada de 2012 lancé una maldición a los Angelinos de Los Angeles —y en particular a Albert Pujols— que aún sigue atormentando a los serafines y al slugger dominicano. Entonces, un sábado 24 de diciembre de...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH Coors Field is a great place to get well. The Giants played their two worst games of the season in Toronto, then flew to Denver and fell behind 6-0 in the series opener against...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Giants 8, Rockies 6 Giants 8, Rockies 6: Angel Pagan delivered the tiebreaking two-run single and Brandon Crawford had a three-run double as visiting San Francisco rallied to beat Colorado for the 10th consecutive time. Pagan's...