Ryan Vogelsong

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Giants look fit to be crowned kings

DETROIT — Henry IV had killer instinct. No question about that. But even he knew what Miguel Cabrera will be feeling when he wakes up Sunday. "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown,'' Shakespeare wrote about the English king, who according to the...

Tags: Chicago Cubs, Frank Robinson, Barry Zito, Detroit Tigers, American League

Tigers shut out again, on brink of elimination

DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera had his chance with the bases loaded. Instead, he ended up standing alone near third base with his hands on his hips. Another frustrating moment for the Tigers in a World Series filled with them. Detroit's Triple...

Tags: Sports, Chicago Cubs, Jim Leyland, Triple Crown, Anibal Sanchez

Giants aim to boost Series edge at chilly Comerica

DETROIT (AP) — Frost coming off their breath, Pablo Sandoval and the San Francisco Giants finished their workout at Comerica Park, headed back to the clubhouse and pulled off their hooded sweatshirts and parkas. Halfway to a championship, they...

Tags: Sports, Jim Leyland, Triple Crown, Barry Zito, Pablo Sandoval

Another unlikely turn in spotlight for Vogelsong

Baseball can be a game of perseverance colliding with unusual circumstances. Take 35-year-old Ryan Vogelsong, whose 13-year minor league career produced a 45-50 record, whose three-year stint in Japan amounted to an 11-14 mark and whose major league line...

Tags: Sports, Jim Leyland, Anibal Sanchez, Barry Zito, Detroit Tigers

WORLD SERIES: Giants tag out Detroit with 2-0 win

AP Baseball Writer

SAN FRANCISCO -- A Giant dose of small ball, and suddenly San Francisco finds itself in a most unique position -- way ahead in a postseason series.  Madison Bumgarner shut down the Detroit Tigers for seven innings, then the Giants took advantage of a...

Tags: Pablo Sandoval, Detroit Tigers, Octavio Dotel, Madison Bumgarner, Marco Scutaro

Giants Beat Tigers 2-0, Lead World Series 2-0

FOX 17 Sports

The hole has gotten bigger. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Detroit Tigers 2-0 at AT&T Park to take a 2-0 series lead in the best-of-seven World Series. Detroit had the first real chance to score in this game when Delmon Young hit a double down...

Tags: Madison Bumgarner, Sports, Brandon Crawford, Delmon Young, Baseball

With small ball, Giants win 2-0 for 2-0 WS lead

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Long ball one night, a Giant dose of small ball the next. Two wins in two games and suddenly San Francisco doesn't need to dig itself out of a postseason hole for a change. Madison Bumgarner shut down the Detroit Tigers for...

Tags: Pablo Sandoval, Detroit Tigers, Octavio Dotel, Marco Scutaro, Delmon Young

Local ballplayer Sergio Romo returns to World Series

Special to this Newspaper

The rain was driving down on the diamond as Sergio Romo took the mound Monday night in San Francisco. Up 9-0, St. Louis Cardinals batter Matt Holliday was all that separated the Brawley native and his Giants from going to their second World Series in...

Tags: Barry Zito, Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers, Bruce Bochy, American League

Valverde hopes regain role as Tigers visit Giants in World Series Gm. 1

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jose Valverde hopes to speed his way back into the closer role for the Detroit Tigers during the World Series. After reviewing video of his meltdown against the New York Yankees in the AL championship series opener, Valverde...

Tags: Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Guillermo Mota, Barry Zito, Seth Smith (baseball), Pablo Sandoval

Zito mixes it up to stop Cardinals

ST. LOUIS — If Jamie Moyer was watching Game 5 of the National League Championship Series on Friday night, he must be planning his next comeback. On the biggest stage of his roller-coaster career, Barry Zito pitched in a way that showed why some...

Tags: Lance Lynn, Barry Zito, Tim Lincecum, The Hurt Locker (movie), Bruce Bochy

Giants Down Cardinals To Extend NL Championship Series

Reuters

Oct 19 (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants beat the St Louis Cardinals 5-0 on Friday to stave off elimination and extend the National League Championship Series (NLCS) to a sixth game back at their home ballpark. A four-run burst in the fourth inning...

Tags: Lance Lynn, Sports, Larry Fine, Barry Zito, Pablo Sandoval