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Webb enjoys more Atlanta success as Giants ride Chapman's big hits to 4-2 win over Braves

Jul. 04, 2024 22:58 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Logan Webb recovered from a rough start in his latest strong performance at Truist Park as the San Francisco Giants beat Charlie Morton and the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Thursday night. Matt Chapman hit a go-ahead homer in the Giants' three-run fourth inning and added a...

Braves manager Brian Snitker smiles 1 day after being hit below the belt by a foul ball

Jul. 04, 2024 18:47 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta manager Brian Snitker could laugh Thursday about being hit below the belt by a foul liner off Ozzie Albies' bat in the Braves' 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night. The sharply hit foul ball took one hop and reached Snitker so quickly in...

Braves left-hander Chris Sale fans 9 in 6 innings and earns 11th win in 3-1 victory over Giants

Jul. 03, 2024 22:41 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Sale allowed only three hits in six innings to earn his 11th win, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night. Sale (11-3) tied Kansas City’s Seth Lugo for the most wins in the majors, confirming his return to...

Soler, Wade and Ramos homer as the Giants beat the Braves 5-3

Jul. 02, 2024 23:09 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Jorge Soler and LaMonte Wade Jr. hit back-to-back homers to help the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Tuesday night. Heliot Ramos also went deep as San Francisco won for the sixth time in eight games. Mike Yastrzemski went 2 for 2 in his return...

Chapman homers and Giants hit 10 doubles, their most since 1912, in 10-4 win over Dodgers

Jun. 30, 2024 19:44 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Chapman homered and drove in three runs, and the San Francisco Giants hit 10 doubles to rout the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 on Sunday in front of a sellout crowd of 40,428 at Oracle Park. It was the team's most doubles since the New York Giants had 12 at...

Will Smith's double ignites seven-run 11th inning as the Dodgers beat the Giants 14-7

Jun. 30, 2024 00:14 AM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Will Smith knocked in two runs to start a seven-run 11th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 14-7 on Saturday night. Smith, leading off the inning after Shohei Ohtani was intentionally walked, scored two runs with a hard double...

Orlando Cepeda, the slugging Hall of Fame first baseman nicknamed 'Baby Bull,' dies at 86

Jun. 29, 2024 09:15 AM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Orlando Cepeda, the slugging first baseman nicknamed “Baby Bull” who became a Hall of Famer among the early Puerto Ricans to star in the major leagues, has died. He was 86. The San Francisco Giants and his family announced the death Friday night, and a...

Brett Wisely hits 2-run homer in 9th to send Giants past Dodgers, 5-3

Jun. 29, 2024 01:39 AM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brett Wisely hit a two-run homer with none out in the ninth inning after Jason Heyward tied it in the top half on a sacrifice fly, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Friday night. Camilo Doval (3-1) wound up with the victory after...

Ian Happ homers in 10th, Cubs snap 4-game skid with 5-3 win over Giants

Jun. 27, 2024 20:01 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ian Happ homered in the 10th inning, Nico Hoerner had three hits and also went deep, and the Chicago Cubs snapped a four-game skid with a 5-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday. Happ homered to center off Luke Jackson (4-2) with automatic runner Cody...

Willie Mays wanted 1 more at-bat in the 1973 World Series before the `Say Hey Kid' said goodbye

Jun. 27, 2024 06:01 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Willie Mays authored plenty of unforgettable moments during his Hall of Fame career. But he wanted one more World Series at-bat in October 1973. The star center fielder's son, Michael Mays, said Wednesday he was perplexed his father — who died June 18 at age 93...