Bumgarner HRs and Ks 14 in 3-hitter, Giants beat Nats 5-0

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — On the day the Giants honored Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal, left-hander Madison Bumgarner gave San Francisco a performance worthy of the high-kicking Dominican.

Machado HR in 13th gives Orioles 8-6 win over Athletics

Manny Machado hit a two-run homer in the 13th inning, and the Baltimore Orioles also got home runs from Adam Jones and Chris Davis in an 8-6 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.

Bonds has 'weight lifted off my shoulders'

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Legally cleared at last, Barry Bonds is unconcerned with everybody else's thoughts on his career or credentials: He's a Hall of Famer.

Gray misses start with sore back, A's lose 4-2 to Jays

TORONTO (AP) — Sonny Gray's sore back forced the Oakland A's to juggle their rotation, and cost them a chance to send their staff ace against the hottest team in baseball.

Blue Jays win 9th straight, beat Athletics 4-2

TORONTO -- Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Drew Hutchison reached a place he hadn't been in almost three months: the eighth inning.

Bumgarner pitches 5-hitter, overpowers Astros as Giants win

Madison Bumgarner pitched a five-hitter with 12 strikeouts, Brandon Belt broke up a pitcher's duel with two solo homers, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Tuesday night.

Gray throws complete game in A's 3-1 win

Josh Phegley had two hits and drove in a run, Danny Valencia hit a home run and Sonny Gray won a pitching duel with Dallas Keuchel as the Oakland Athletics...

Brooks shines again but A's lose to Astros 5-4 in 10 innings

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Athletics manager Bob Melvin and general manager Billy Beane want to get a good look at some of the team's young pitchers over the final two months of the season.

Schwarber homers in 2nd straight game, Cubs beat Giants 5-4

Rookie bopper Kyle Schwarber homered in his second consecutive game and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 Thursday night...

Davis' grand slam in 10th leads Orioles to 7-3 win over A's

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Chris Davis learned several years ago not to get caught up analyzing his swing when things are going bad.

Bumgarner, Tomlinson lead Giants in 6-1 victory over Braves

ATLANTA (AP) — Madison Bumgarner loves how the San Francisco Giants have returned to their winning ways with a tough part of the schedule coming up.

Giants blow leads in 9-8, 12-inning loss to Braves

Brandon Crawford felt confident that the San Francisco Giants were about to wrap up another victory and head to the hotel early.Then everything fell apart."We probably...

Salazar gives up 1 hit in 8 innings as Indians beat A's

Danny Salazar thought about asking for the chance to finish his start Friday night. He decided against it, wanting to include the bullpen.Salazar allowed one hit over eight...

Pence, Belt lead Giants to 9-3 victory over A's

Hunter Pence had four hits and drove in two runs, Brandon Belt had three RBIs and the San Francisco Giants won their third straight, beating the Oakland Athletics 9-3 in an int...

A's shut down by Salazar in 5-1 loss to Indians

CLEVELAND (AP) After losing the last two games to the Yankees in New York, Oakland struggled again in its weekend series opener in Cleveland.The Athletics were able to get only five hits off Danny...

Another one-run loss for A's, who fall 2-1 to Mariners

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Athletics rookie Chris Bassitt recorded two quick outs in the sixth inning and was on the verge of heading back to the dugout when he hit Robinson Cano of the Mariners in the ...

Kazmir helps A's blank Mariners 4-0

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Scott Kazmir pitched eight sparkling innings, Marcus Semien homered for the first time in nearly two months, and the OaklandAthletics beat the Seattle Mariners 4-0 on Thursday...

Casilla blows save and Giants lose to Marlins 6-5

MIAMI (AP) San Francisco Giants closer Santiago Casilla took the mound in the ninth inning with a two-run lead, and was heading for the dugout after just 11 pitches.They werent good ones.He was re...

Giants make dream come true for boy battling cancer

The San Francisco Giants pounded the Padres Wednesday and the team's victory made for a memorable night for a Bay Area family.