Chemistry a key element in San Francisco  ...more ?
Chemistry a key element in San Francisco
Speed of Ford delivers win for Lincecum  ...more ?
Speed of Ford delivers win for Lincecum
Giants have few breathers rest of the way  ...more ?
Giants have few breathers rest of the way
Three prospects to play in Arizona Fall League  ...more ?
Three prospects to play in Arizona Fall League
Giants add four to roster, undecided on more  ...more ?
Giants add four to roster, undecided on more
Renteria returns, but Uribe to remain at short  ...more ?
Renteria returns, but Uribe to remain at short
Giants bounce back behind Torres, Posey  ...more ?
Giants bounce back behind Torres, Posey
Giants looking to tighten up defense  ...more ?
Giants looking to tighten up defense
Renteria poised for return to action  ...more ?
Renteria poised for return to action
Chance to gain ground sails by Giants  ...more ?
Chance to gain ground sails by Giants
Runzler eager to return from DL  ...more ?
Runzler eager to return from DL
Posey back in action vs. Rockies  ...more ?
Posey back in action vs. Rockies
Giants regroup to end three-game slide  ...more ?
Giants regroup to end three-game slide
Giants look for Posey to return Monday  ...more ?
Giants look for Posey to return Monday
Zito, Giants roughed up by D-backs  ...more ?
Zito, Giants roughed up by D-backs
Wilson dinged up during BP mishap  ...more ?
Wilson dinged up during BP mishap
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Giants Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?

Tim Lincecum got his act together. Now it's Barry Zito's turn.

Both had awful Augusts, but Lincecum suddenly turned it around on the first day of September, tossing eight innings of one-run ball in the Giants' 2-1 victory over the Rockies.

Zito is second in the San Francisco rotation, and he pitches Friday's series opener at Dodger Stadium, where the Dodgers are trying to be relevant down the stretch and perhaps harm the Giants' postseason chances along the way.

Zito hopes to do what Lincecum did and forget about his August and get an early September win. Last month, Zito was 0-4 with a 7.76 ERA. In what started as a promising season, Zito is back to his old tricks, posting an 8-10 record and 4.07 ERA.

Faith in Friars: Does a 7-game losing streak signal Padres doom? (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
The San Diego Padres lost their seventh straight game Wednesday night and, even though they still lead the NL...
NL Roundup: A look at Wednesday's games (The Canadian Press)  ...more ?
Tim Lincecum beat Ubaldo Jimenez in a battle of National League aces in desperate need of a win.
Lincecum finally wins again for Giants (AP)  ...more ?
Darren Ford arrived from Double-A in the second inning following a delayed flight and missed connection. Then, he got thrown right into a tie game and a pennant race in his major league debut. Manager Bruce Bochy gambled with a speedy yet nervous rookie -- and it paid off, for ace Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants.
Giants activate SS Renteria, LHP Runzler (AP)  ...more ?
Shortstop Edgar Renteria and lefty reliever Dan Runzler have come off the disabled list for the San Francisco Giants. Renteria just completed his third stint on the DL this season. He wasn't in the starting lineup for the series finale with the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night, and manager Bruce Bochy said Juan Uribe would get most of the work at that spot the rest of the way.
Slumpbot .200: Cliff Lee's struggles continue down in Texas (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
Using the best technology available today, Slumpbot .200 identifies a few players who are currently having...
Ryan Howard beats ailing ankle, smacks first homer since July 27 (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
Make no mistake: One home run isn't going to vaporize all the talk about whether Ryan Howard returned from...
Torres' homer leads Giants to 5-2 win over Rockies (AP)  ...more ?
Andres Torres talks himself into a positive state of mind no matter the circumstance. This year, it's paying dividends. Torres led off the eighth inning with a go-ahead home run, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 on Tuesday night to close within four games of the NL West-leading San Diego Padres.
Rockies rally late to beat Giants 2-1 (AP)  ...more ?
The San Francisco Giants were in prime position to gain ground in both the NL West and wild-card races until they got beat on a strange shattered-bat triple and an uncharacteristically off throw by their second baseman when he couldn't grip the ball. The Colorado Rockies rode that big break a step closer to making their own postseason push.
AccuScore: Cardinals take a dip (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
AccuScore uses past performance statistics to describe how players perform under different environmental,...
Giants hold off Diamondbacks to avoid series sweep (AP)  ...more ?
San Francisco's Brian Wilson hasn't had many save opportunities the past two weeks. It's been even longer since the Giants' All-Star closer had to pitch more than one inning. Wilson shrugged off his lack of work and recorded five outs for his 36th save after San Francisco's normally reliable bullpen blew a three-run lead in a 9-7 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.
Diamondbacks' Brandon Webb makes progress in simulated game (SportingNews.com)  ...more ?
Arizona Diamondbacks hurler Brandon Webb faced batters for the first time in nearly 17 months on Saturday, throwing 52 pitches in a simulated game. Results were positive, the Arizona Republic reports. "It looks to me like he's going to pitch," pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr. said. "It really does. I couldn't say that a month ago." Webb hasn't pitched in a game since opening day in 2009. He had right shoulder surgery a year ago.
Montero, Reynolds spark Diamondbacks to 11-3 win. (AP)  ...more ?
Mark Reynolds is looking for a strong finish to a difficult season with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Reynolds hit a three-run homer, Miguel Montero delivered a three-run double in Arizona's six-run first inning and the Diamondbacks beat Barry Zito and the San Francisco Giants 11-3 on Saturday night.
Diamondbacks beat Giants, Lincecum, 6-0 (AP)  ...more ?
Tim Lincecum's downward spiral is taking San Francisco's playoff hopes along for the ride. The Giants' ace, stuck in the worst run of his career, lost his fifth straight start after giving up a three-run home run to Adam LaRoche in a 6-0 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. The winner of the last two NL Cy Young awards, Lincecum gave up four runs on five hits in six innings...
Ramirez trade on hold as Dodgers heat up (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
Manny Ramirez is on waivers, but the Dodgers don't have to make a decision on a deal until early next week.
Fan hits player with baseball, ejected from park (The Canadian Press)  ...more ?
RICHMOND, Va. - A fan has been banned for life from Richmond Flying Squirrels home games after a foul ball he threw back onto the field hit the opposing team's pitcher.
Power Rankings: San Diego is sunny (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
Although the Yankees and Rays continue to hold the top two spots, the plucky Padres keep inching upward.
Reds blow 9-run lead, then beat SF in 12 (The Canadian Press)  ...more ?
SAN FRANCISCO - Thanks to Joey Votto, blowing a 10-1 lead didn't mean losing the game for the Cincinnati Reds.
Reds blow 9-run lead, then beat SF in 12 innings (AP)  ...more ?
For the Cincinnati Reds, blowing a 10-1 lead didn't mean losing the game. Only hours after Atlanta squandered that exact same advantage and fell to Colorado, the Reds wound up with a win -- barely. Saved by Paul Janish's tying single in the ninth inning, the Reds regrouped and rallied past the San Francisco Giants 12-11 Wednesday on Joey Votto's two-out, tiebreaking single in the 12th.
The San Diego Padres: Baseball's best team story in 2010? (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
With a 5-0 victory over the D'Backs on Tuesday night, the San Diego Padres earned their 75th win of the...