Bay Area Sports News

BYE BYE BABY (GIRAFFE) BONANZA: Giants beat the Astros 3 to 1 @ AT&T behind Brandon Belt's 2 home runs. Belt also made a nice "acrobeltic" catch in the 9th. Madison Bumgarner tossed a complete game, striking out 12 and scattering 5 hits. #BELTED #BIGCOUNTRY #SNOTROCKETS

#SFGIANTS INJURY UPDATES:- Leake, Hudson and Lincecum all threw bullpen sessions today. Leake said he can "barely notice" his hamstring.- Susac will DH tonight for San Jose (due to a root canal). Needs 20 to 30 ABs and time behind the plate before he comes back. - Panik doing cardio. Should return to baseball activities next week.

"Bumgarner": German for "Better Than Kershaw"#MADBUM takes the hill for the series opener of a 2 game set vs. Houston tonight @ AT&T, 7:15pm (Artwork courtesy of Dylan Tate).#SFGiants Lineup:1. Gregor Blanco (L) CF 2. Matt Duffy (R) 3B 3. Buster Posey (R) C 4. Hunter Pence (R) RF 5. Brandon Belt (L) 1B 6. Brandon Crawford (L) SS 7. Justin Maxwell (R) LF 8. Ehire Adrianza (S) 2B 9. Madison Bumgarner (R) P

MEMORY LANE MONDAY: Willie Mays poses @ Candlestick Park during the #SFGiants home opener in 1986.Mays retired after the 1973 season with a lifetime batting average of .302 and 660 home runs. His lifetime total of 7,095 outfield fielding putouts remains the major league record.Mays is the only Major League player to have hit a home run in every inning from the 1st through the 16th innings. He finished his career with a record 22 extra-inning home runs. #TheGoat

Today's #SFGiants lineup vs. The Cubs, 1:05 PDT1. Angel Pagan (S) CF 2. Nori Aoki (L) LF 3. Matt Duffy (R) 3B 4. Buster Posey (R) C 5. Hunter Pence (R) RF 6. Brandon Belt (L) 1B 7. Brandon Crawford (L) SS 8. Ehire Adrianza (S) 2B 9. Matt Cain (R) P