10 Copyright (c) 2013 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the San Francisco Giants. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/sfo http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=11tsrr4cg/*http%3A//www.csnbayarea.com/giants/live-nationals-vs-giants Madison Bumgarner and the Giants are facing the Nationals. Watch the game on CSN Bay Area and follow along with In-Game Live! Wed, 22 May 2013 12:46:49 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,7ff0d8c9-0dcd-362d-9210-aca5290c2ea7-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=135jqa355/*http%3A//www.csnbayarea.com/blog/andrew-baggarly/vogelsong-determined-contribute-during-crunch-time Unable to do workout for a few more day, Ryan Vogelsong will become his teammates' biggest cheerleader. Plus, the Giants are digging the long ball. Wed, 22 May 2013 12:03:03 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,0e3ea80c-a8fb-36c9-a0f4-18982b1ffc41-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=13bdts71k/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/los-angeles-dodgers-struggling-important-understand-not-don-175100426.html COMMENTARY | With the Los Angeles Dodgers' struggles thus far in 2013, many fans have voiced their displeasure with the club via social media, and, not surprisingly, the calls for manager Don Mattingly's head have been raining down with regularity. Wed, 22 May 2013 10:51:00 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,6f677a9d-278a-3ee7-946d-6ff3d97dd038-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=126mha0a4/*http%3A//www.csnbayarea.com/giants/giants-lineup-pill-arias-starting With lefty Gio Gonzalez on the mound, Brett Pill gets the start at first base, while Joaquin Arias fills in a sick Pablo Sandoval at third base. Wed, 22 May 2013 10:49:20 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,bcb30201-7548-3902-9e44-030779f5ff69-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=124u6jgvg/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/cycling-closers-164500843--mlb.html On the heels of a cycle, Saves and Steals burns through the closer rankings. Wed, 22 May 2013 09:45:00 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,f1702ca1-5afa-3ac4-b8de-334a2139c350-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=12lm0b0sv/*http%3A//www.csnbayarea.com/giants/harper-blame-nationals-extra-innings-loss-giants Eight days ago, Bryce Harper drew criticism for going too hard into the fence. Now, he's being blamed for a loss after he didn't go hard enough. Wed, 22 May 2013 09:33:12 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,9fdc03e5-a910-3710-b7d9-e82627830beb-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=13ihu5pgc/*http%3A//hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/22/pablo-sandoval-walks-off-the-giants-bryce-harper-feared-the-wall/ Sounds like it was a wild game in San Francisco. Stephen Strasburg had a filthy changeup working and allowed only one run over seven, but the Giants came back. The first big hit Gregor Blanco tripling in a run in the ninth.  The bigger hit: Pablo Sandoval hitting a two-run homer to walk it off… Wed, 22 May 2013 05:23:27 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,ada87e30-4a97-33f7-b6f2-b86778f2224b-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=13uvr298g/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/juice-walkoff-dingers-nate-mclouth-orioles-pablo-sandoval-104912835.html Wed, 22 May 2013 03:49:12 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,5abd1d3e-78fb-30b9-85e1-b75120048485-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=13lauasti/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/bryce-harper-hits-mental-wall-over-running-fence-091321525.html Running into that fence knocked some sense into Bryce Harper; he said doesn't want to do it again. There's only one problem: He still has to play the outfield. Harper found himself caught between making a catch and making sure of his own safety Tuesday night, and his indecision might have cost the Washington Nationals a ballgame. With two outs in the ninth inning, Harper pulled up short in pursuit of a fly ball that fell in for a score-tying triple by Gregor Blanco. Closer Rafael Soriano had blown the save, and the San Francisco Giants won 4-2 in the 10th on a home run by Pablo Sandoval. A strong performance by Stephen Strasburg had meant nothing, the Nats fell to 23-23 on the season and the experience revealed that Harper has his confidence shaken. Quoted by reporter Adam Kilgore in the Washington Post , Harper said: “I don’t want to hit the frickin’ wall full-on,” Harper said. “Of course that crosses your mind after you jam into a wall. It doesn’t really feel very good. It [stinks] that I couldn’t make the play. I totally put that loss on me.” Blanco's triple was an echo of another play Harper failed to make May 14, when he famously slammed face-first into the right-field fence at Dodger Stadium, dazing himself and needing 11 stitches to close a gash in his chin. Many had wondered why Harper — who has displayed a sixth sense in other ways on the baseball field at age 20 — turned around so late after reaching the warning track, just before impact. A combination of inexperience and fearlessness was Harper's undoing. Well, now he has some experience. And he's afraid. It's a mental barrier Harper says he must overcome, or else. Wed, 22 May 2013 02:13:21 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,42103c6b-4b1e-3cd8-8630-87da2264456a-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=12j7ur89h/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/sandovals-hr-lifts-giants-past-053716650--mlb.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Sweating, sniffling and sneezing, Pablo Sandoval felt horrible until his final swing. Wed, 22 May 2013 00:55:56 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,e4c9629b-0113-37bb-a95d-80d02451f6ec-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=12di5thbn/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nationals-giants-preview-071807129--mlb.html Pablo Sandoval has continued to pound the Washington Nationals this week. Wed, 22 May 2013 00:18:07 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,e6b6e14c-64a7-32b4-982a-9990d860a450-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=12qek7mr5/*http%3A//www.csnbayarea.com/blog/andrew-baggarly/extra-baggs-blanco-put-show-special-fan Gregor Blanco had two of the Giants' five hits off Stephen Strasburg, and hit the two-out, two-strike triple in the ninth that rescued the Giants and sent the game to extra innings. Wed, 22 May 2013 00:04:30 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,4d24e89b-a76b-33dd-990a-053c56979c12-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=12lot9vbl/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/harpers-flinch-helps-giants-beat-070031164--mlb.html Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:31 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,7e09f77e-437b-389f-89ea-1e68fabf2e28-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=137k5lj3a/*http%3A//www.csnbayarea.com/blog/andrew-baggarly/higher-deeper-farther-sandovals-blast-carries-giants Pablo Sandoval's walk-off two-run blast Tuesday night traveled so far that Matt Cain felt the need for a Barry Bonds comparison. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:50:28 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,14695d9a-b9bf-332b-ab61-3f791604be5c-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=12ckrs8fr/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/giants-4-nationals-2-10-055029753--mlb.html SAN FRANCISCO -- Gregor Blanco rescued the San Francisco Giants from the edge of defeat with a ninth-inning RBI triple and Pablo Sandoval belted a two-run, game-winning home run in the 10th as the Giants rallied to defeat the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Tuesday night. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:50:29 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,5bbe34df-85ef-3c30-a8e3-d1fd65578ea4-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=139pfdt2n/*http%3A//www.csnbayarea.com/blog/andrew-baggarly/instant-replay-giants-walk-sandovals-tape-measure-shot The Nationals took a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the ninth, but the Giants added another walk-off win to their 2013 collection thanks to a Pablo Sandoval bomb in the 10th. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:23:57 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,0a7406cf-2d58-32c4-8888-c6775b80425d-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=12rb92g21/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/ryan-vogelsong-santiago-casilla-giants-182432128--mlb.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- With Ryan Vogelsong sidelined for the foreseeable future, the San Francisco Giants are facing more change and challenges for their struggling starting rotation. Tue, 21 May 2013 19:10:31 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,4d8c0f8e-261b-3823-93cf-5ea1ca31651d-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=12l44lb8n/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/team-report-san-francisco-giants-015450178--mlb.html Hand surgery KOs Vogelsong for six to eight weeks Tue, 21 May 2013 18:55:19 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,3689efab-98b6-335c-979a-e8d7b6886aeb-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=12lpq96s4/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/team-report-washington-nationals-090014195--mlb.html Hard objects prove troublesome for Nats out West Tue, 21 May 2013 18:55:19 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,a7ef98b1-72da-3f52-9cc2-5935f8d0c631-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=12ihk5thm/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/team-report-milwaukee-brewers-015450897--mlb.html Gorzelanny itching to return to action Tue, 21 May 2013 18:11:18 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,2bc6b676-74f3-3314-ae31-42a4e6ecd55d-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=12v02pk7s/*http%3A//www.csnbayarea.com/blog/andrew-baggarly/five-pins-vogelsong-surgery-possible-casilla Ryan Vogelsong's fractured pinkie is stabilized following surgery Tuesday, while going under the knife is a possibility for Santiago Casilla. Tue, 21 May 2013 17:20:59 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,f92d9687-6bc0-35d8-b3b0-91de41c171c0-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=12j79qhqr/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/affeldt-grown-love-open-minded-200531615--mlb.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- When Jeremy Affeldt came to the Bay Area as an opposing player, he refused to leave his hotel room aside from going to and from the ballpark. He was admittedly homophobic. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:28 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,ae673dc7-60f0-3f36-aa4e-954429c8b712-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=12phng7l8/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/mlb-roundup-rangers-pierzynski-comes-225038149--mlb.html Catcher A.J. Pierzynski will return from his second career stint on the disabled list Tuesday, the Texas Rangers announced. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:50:38 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,93f86f62-e999-3b55-9f63-5c41d6253369-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=128s0313l/*http%3A//www.csnbayarea.com/giants/giants-lineup-no-changes-cain-mound The Giants bats look to keep rolling after a 17-hit performance Monday, as Matt Cain gets the start for Game 2 against Washington. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:39:59 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,65feb92f-ee5e-3dd0-b36b-ea0c19cdf76f-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=13el06bu0/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/montreal-renames-street-honor-gary-carter-214655890.html Tue, 21 May 2013 14:46:55 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,e60d07e1-0542-389b-a35e-58cc1624f98d-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=1311e9q1e/*http%3A//www.csnbayarea.com/blog/andrew-baggarly/vogelsong-casilla-dl-pill-and-rosario-recalled The Giants placed Ryan Vogelsong and Santiago Casilla on the disabled list and recalled Brett Pill and Sandy Rosario from Fresno. Tue, 21 May 2013 10:04:10 PDT mlb urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,5d297ac4-0e89-3254-ade0-a93d8f97d303-l:1 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:46:49 PDT