Garrett Hampson and Sam Hilliard homered and newcomer Kevin Pillar delivered a key triple as the Colorado Rockies bounced back from a battering, rallying to beat the San Francisco Giants 9-6 Wednesday.
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Johnny Cueto pitched effectively into the seventh inning, Alex Dickerson homered and had two RBI, and the San Francisco Giants won their first road series by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1 on Sunday.
Evan Longoria hit two doubles, Brandon Belt reached base four times and the San Francisco Giants snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 on Saturday night.
Zac Gallen earned his first win of the season, Starling Marte had two hits and two RBI and the Arizona Diamondbacks snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating the San Francisco Giants 7-4 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball's celebration of Jackie Robinson and his legacy comes on the heels of teams deciding this week to not play their games in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
Clayton Kershaw pitched six scoreless innings Thursday, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers past the San Francisco Giants 7-0 in Game 1 of a doubleheader shutout sweep a day after he spoke out in support of his Black teammates as the clubs decided not to...
A night when three MLB games were called off in protest while others played on illustrates how baseball is a sport where activism also means tension.
Clayton Kershaw struck out four over six scoreless innings Thursday, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers past the San Francisco Giants 7-0 a day after he spoke out in support of his Black teammates as the clubs decided not to play in protest of racial...
Players in the NBA, WNBA, MLB and MLS went from postgame pleas and posting on social media to boycotting games, hoping to build awareness and seeking social equality and justice. Here is a timeline.
Three Major League Baseball games were postponed Wednesday as players across the sports landscape reacted in the wake of the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin.
MLB statement on Brewers-Reds, Padres-Mariners and Giants-Dodgers not playing tonight: “Given the pain in the communities of Wisconsin and beyond following the shooting of Jacob Blake, we respect the decisions of a number of players not to play tonight. Major League Baseball remains united for change in our society and we will be allies in the fight to end racism and injustice.”
The Giants and Dodgers are discussing the possibility of not playing tonight's game from San Francisco in solidarity with those protesting the Jacob Blake shooting, sources said. Gabe Kapler was previously the first major league manager to kneel during the anthem. On the mound for the Dodgers is Clayton Kershaw, who has become very outspoken against racial inequality.
Gabe Kapler, the first major league manager to kneel during the national anthem, provided some passionate opening comments about social injustice earlier today, saying in part: "Some things I think are just bigger than sports, and I don't think it should require athletes needing to boycott playoff games to remind us Black Lives Matter and that police brutality is unacceptable, and that systemic racism needs to be eliminated."
Veteran catcher Rob Brantly, a career .228 hitter in six seasons who has appeared in just two games since the start of the 2019 season, was traded from the Giants to the Yankees for cash considerations.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Dodgers | 27 | 10 | .730 | - | W3 |
| San Diego | 22 | 15 | .595 | 5 | W2 |
| Colorado | 18 | 19 | .486 | 9 | W1 |
| San Francisco | 18 | 20 | .474 | 9.5 | L1 |
| Arizona | 14 | 22 | .389 | 12.5 | L3 |
