Category: San Francisco Giants

AP File Photo: San Francisco Giants’ Nick Hundley signals to the infielders during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks defeated the Giants 4-3. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO-In his first year with the San Francisco Giants, Nick Hundley was awarded the most prestigious award that the organization gives out.

Hundley received the 37th annual Willie Mac Award, as voted on by Giants players, coaches, training staff, clubhouse staff, the fans and Willie McCovey himself.

The backup catcher is hitting .246 with nine home runs and 34 runs batted in, while appearing in 99 games this season. Hundley started 63 games behind the plate, while 32 of his 69 hits on the season have been for extra bases.

Hundley is the eighth player in the history of the award to win it in his first season with the team, joining the likes of Mark Leiter, Shawon Dunston, Benito Santiago, David Bell, Marquis Grissom, Mike Matheny and Bengie Molina.

Here is a list of all the winners.

1980 Jack Clark

1981 Larry Herndon

1982 Joe Morgan

1983 Darrell Evans

1984 Bob Brenly

1985 Mike Krukow

1986 Mike Krukow

1987 Chris Speier

1988 Jose Uribe

1989 Dave Dravecky

1990 Steve Bedrosian

1991 Robby Thompson

1992 Mike Felder

1993 Kirt Manwaring

1994 None

1995 Mark Leiter

Mark Carreon

1996 Shawon Dunston

1997 J.T. Snow

1998 Jeff Kent

1999 Marvin Benard

2000 Ellis Burks

2001 Mark Gardner

Benito Santiago

2002 David Bell

2003 Marquis Grissom

2004 J.T. Snow

2005 Mike Matheny

2006 Omar Vizquel

2007 Bengie Molina

2008 Bengie Molina

2009 Matt Cain

2010 Andres Torres

2011 Ryan Vogelsong

2012 Buster Posey

2013 Hunter Pence

2014 Madison Bumgarner

2015 Matt Duffy

2016 Brandon Crawford

Javier Lopez

2017 Nick Hundley

San Francisco Giants Starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner (40) throws a pitch during an MLB game between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 23, 2017 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire) (Icon Sportswire via AP Images)

By Michael Duca

The San Francisco Giants who need just three more loses to have a 100 loss season they lost their latest game on Wednesday afternoon at Chase Field in Phoenix 4-3 marking their 97th loss for 2017. The Giants return back to San Francisco to end the season at AT&T Park against the San Diego Padres Friday night. the Padres would have to sweep the Giants at home to get them to arrive at exactly 100 loses.

We’ll see, the Giants should be able to win at least one of those three home games. Their shutting down starter Madison Bumgarner to get some rest and starter Jeff Samardijza is shutting it down too. This Giant team will have no ten game winners this year. With Bumgarner he had a great outing in Los Angeles last Saturday night and got the win. While no one is admitting anything the dirt bike injury is always something that’s been brought up as to why Bum will sit this Friday game out. Madison says he feels alright and manager Bruce Bochy said he will skip Bumgarner to start Chris Stratton 3-4. Bumgarner has gone 4-9 but had a respectable ERA of 3.32.

Michael Duca did the Giants podcasts this season for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

Arizona Diamondbacks’ J.D. Martinez watch his grand slam take flight against the San Francisco Giants during the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

By Daniel Dullum
Sports Radio Service
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

The San Francisco Giants got a full taste of what J.D. Martinez is bringing to the NL playoff table for Arizona on Tuesday, as the hot-hitting slugger hit a grand slam, driving in six runs as the Diamondbacks won 11-4.

Martinez has 15 home runs, 35 RBIs, seven doubles and a .414 average in September. He’s hit 28 home runs since the D-Backs acquired him from Detroit before the non-waiver trade deadline.

Overall, Martinez has 103 RBIs on the season, a career high.

In the six-run second inning for Arizona, David Peralta and A.J. Pollock also drove in runs. Giants starter Matt More (6-15) was charged with seven earned runs while failing to last through the second inning.

Diamondbacks starter Robbie Ray (15-5) gave up Tim Federowicz’s two-run homer in the fifth, but had more than enough run support. Ray is scheduled to start Sunday, but D-Backs manager Torey Lovullo is expected to possibly change his status with the playoffs coming up.

Ketel Marte hit a double and a two-RBI triple for the D-Backs. Pablo Sandoval and Joe Panik each drove in a run in the San Francisco seventh.

Pinch-hitter Christian Walker hit a home run in the bottom of the seventh for Arizona,

After the game, Bochy told the media the final three starting pitchers in the regular season will be Chris Stratton, Matt Cain and Johnny Cueto. Saturday’s start may be the last for Cain in a Giants uniform, as chances are likely San Francisco will not pick him up for 2018.

Due to a concussion, Giants first baseman Brandon Belt’s season is over. Bochy said Belt is still undergoing testing.

Right-hander Jeff Samardzija will start the Giants’ afternoon game against Arizona on Wednesday, facing the D-Backs’ Brandon Shipley.

San Francisco Giants closer Albert Suarez gets a fist bump from his catcher Tim Federowicz after closing out the Arizona Diamondbacks in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017 in Phoenix. The Giants won 9-2. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

By Daniel Dullum
Sports Radio Service
Monday, September 25, 2017

San Francisco used a five-run fourth inning to overtake Arizona Monday and defeat the Diamondbacks 9-2 at Chase Field in Phoenix.

Since the D-Backs clinched the top Wild Card berth on Sunday, many reserves saw action for Arizona. It was the Giants’ fifth win in their last seven games.

Nick Hundley’s three-run homer was the big hit for the Giants, driving in Brandon Crawford and Jarrett Parker. Earlier in the inning, Parker drove in Buster Posey with an RBI double.

Pablo Sandoval capped the rally when he reached on a error, allowing Denard Span to score.

San Francisco added a run in the fifth on Hunter Pence’s solo home run to right.

The Giants completed their scoring in the last two innings on a Hundley RBI single, Parker scored when Pence reached on an error, and Joe Panik added a sacrifice fly.

Parker led the Giants’ 11-hit attack by going 3-for-4. Pence, Posey and Hundley each had two hits.

Johnny Cueto (8-8) gave up two earned runs on five hits over six innings, striking out eight and walking two. Josh Osich, Derek Law, Cory Gearrin and Albert Suarez finished up for the Giants.

San Francisco did most of its damage off Diamondbacks starter Zack Godley (8-9), who gave up six runs – five earned – in 4 1/3 innings.

Matt Moore (6-14) faces Arizona’s Robbie Ray (14-5) in Tuesday’s game.

Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate after they defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-2 and won the NL West title, after a baseball game Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

On the Giants podcast with Morris Phillips:

The Giants won’t end up losing 100 games for the season and they need to win two out of their last six to avoid that plateau and had a very uneventful off  season. They start a series with to get back on track with the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field Monday night. The Giants opened a series in Los Angeles last Friday with the Dodgers opening the series clinching the Western Division and that’s something you don’t want to have happen to open your road trip.

You remember 1982 when former San Francisco Giant Joe Morgan hit a home run against the Dodgers to knock them out of he pennant chase at Candlestick Park. There are moments like 1993 the Giants went to Dodgers Stadium and got knocked out of the post season in a four game series. Playing spoiler as the Giants or a Dodger against your big rival is a big deal historically those are moments in time you don’t forget.

Morris has much more on the Giants podcast at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

 

 

Nancy Levine of Marin, Calif., holds a sign in support of Oakland Athletics’ Bruce Maxwell, who knelt during the national anthem for a second day prior to the baseball game against the Texas Rangers Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

On the MLB Podcast with Daniel:

1 A’s Bruce Maxwell is first MLB player to kneel for the anthem.

2 Giancarlo Stanton hits HR No. 57, sets Marlins RBI record

3 Brad Ausmus stepping down as Tigers’ skipper

4 Twins inching toward second AL Wild Card berth

5 Rockies lose at San Diego, lead for second NL Wild Card cut to 1 game

Daniel does the MLB Podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

 

~ (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

~ By Pearl Allison Lo

LOS ANGELES– San Francisco maintained their lead against a late rally attempt by the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday.

Giants catcher Buster Posey threw out Yasiel Puig at second to end a Dodgers’ comeback that started in the eighth.

Los Angeles was scoreless entering the inning with only three hits. San Francisco had several scares as the Dodgers finally broke through starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner, when catcher Austin Barnes hit a one-out home run. Charlie Culberson doubled and Cody Bellinger came in to pinch hit. Bellinger hit the ball long but not long enough. Culberson then moved to third and the Giants brought in Hunter Strickland (H, 19). Right fielder Hunter Pence caught that out on the warning track after eight pitches.

In the ninth, Los Angeles pinch hitter Curtis Granderson singled. Puig then replaced Granderson in a force out before Puig was caught stealing.

Bumgarner (4-9) had four 1-2-3 innings including three consecutive as he ended his four-game losing streak. He threw 99 pitches in 7.2 innings, gave up five hits, one run, one walk and struck out five.  Bumgarner also pitched seven scoreless innings, giving up five hits in his last start versus the Dodgers July 30, but did not get a decision

San Francisco only had two innings where they didn’t get on base. Left fielder Gorkys Hernández went 3-for-4 with a walk and stolen base as he crossed home plate twice.

Los Angeles starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu (5-8) had to leave in the third inning with a left forearm contusion. X-rays were negative.

Hernández started the game with a leadoff double, moved over on a sacrifice bunt by Joe Panik and with two outs, Posey hit the ball up the middle to give the Giants a 1-0 lead in the first inning for the third game in a row. Posey now has a four-game hitting streak.

It was Panik’s hit that got to Ryu. Ryu was able to retrieve the ball and make the out at first but after, had to leave the game. Ross Stripling entered the game in relief. Ryu’s line was 2 and ⅓ innings, three hits, one run, one strikeout and 23 strikes out of 36 total pitches.

San Francisco doubled their lead in the fifth. With one out, Hernández singled, stole second, moved to third on a groundout and scored on a single by Denard Span. Span also stole second.

The Dodgers almost had another 1-2-3 ending but the third out, Hernández’s hit, went in and out of Puig’s glove after he had to run for the catch.

Game notes: At game end, Puig may have twisted his ankle as he left limping. Giants’ Brandon Crawford had a save up the middle and Panik robbed Corey Seager with a sliding catch. Sam Dyson earned the save. Los Angeles pinch hitter O’Koyea Dickson got his first Major League hit in the third. The teams finish the season series at 1:10pm Sunday.