NKF Sports: Baseball

Giants 1 Jon Lester hugs catcher Wilson Conteraras after the game. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) Cubs 4 Kyle Schwarber and Jason Heyward both hit solo homers in the first and second innings, respectively, to give the Chicago Cubs a 2-0 lead over the San Francisco Giants. Anthony Rizzo also hit a homer, a two-run smash, that plated he and Kris Bryant in the fourth inning. The Giants scored their only run in the fifth inning after Brandon Crawford doubles, plating Buster Posey. Posey reached by smacking a double of his own. He currently sits at third in the National League in batting average at .361. For the Giants, Johnny Cueto tossed six innings, allowing all four runs on five hits and a walk. Cueto did have one positive on the night as he struck out eight on 98 pitches. Cueto's era moved up to 4.64, ranking 31st in the NL. After Cueto retired for the night, Bryan Morris threw one inning, as did Josh Osich. Neither allowed a hit or a walk, and Osich struck out...

Giants' pitcher Ty Blach bows his head before the 1st inning. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Dodgers 1 Giants 2 Ty Blach tossed 7.0 innings for the San Francisco Giants, allowing only 1 run. Blach struck out 4 while allowing 5 hits and 2 walks. Brandon Belt went deep for the 8th time this season, a solo shot in the 4th. Brandon Crawford plated Belt on a go-ahead single in the 6th and Derek Law claimed the save as the Giants beat the Dodgers 2-1. Dodgers' starter Rich Hill went 5.0 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits and no walks, while striking out 6. Chris Taylor notched his 4th homer of the year for the Dodgers' only run. The Giants extend their winning streak to 5 games, sitting at 17-24. They are still 4th in the NL West, 8.5 games behind the Rockies. The Dodgers fall to 22-18, 3rd in the NL West, 3.0 games behind the Rockies. Each team will send their best pitcher to the mound tomorrow as Johnny Cueto faces Clayton Kershaw at 12:45 p.m. PT in San Francis...

Matt Cain throws a pitch in the 1st inning. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) Dodgers 4 Gian ts 8 The San Francisco Giants extended their win streak to 4 games as they beat the rival Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4. Buster Posey went deep for the 7th time this season and Eduardo Nunez plated 3 on an RBI single in the 4th and RBI double in the 8th. Matt Cain regained his confidence on the mound, tossing 6.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits and 3 walks, while striking out 5. He also became only the 12th Giants pitcher to hit the 2,000 innings mark. Dodgers starter Brandon McCarthy went 5.2 innings, allowing 6 runs on 8 hits and 1 walk, while striking out 5. The Dodgers started a comeback in the 9th inning, scoring 3 times, but still falling 4 runs short. The Giants will face the Dodgers again tomorrow in San Francisco. Rays 7 Indians 8 Lonnie Chisenhall hit a 3-run homer, helping the Cleveland Indians along to a 5 run 1st inning and a 8-7 victory over the Tampa Bay...

Reds 3 Giants 8 Joe Panik hits a single in the 4th inning.  (AP Photo/ Tony Avelar) Joe Panik, Brandon Crawford, and Eduardo Nunez notched 2 RBIs each to propel the San Francisco Giants to an 8-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Giants' starter Jeff Samardzija went 6.2 innings allowing 3 runs on 9 hits and no walks, while striking out 8. Reds' pitcher Tim Adelman only lasted 1.0 inning, leaving the game with stiffness in his neck. He allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 3 hits and 2 walks, with no strikeouts. Scooter Gennett plated 2 on a single in the 5th for the Reds. The Reds fall to 19-18, tied for 3rd in the NL Central. The Reds will play the Cubs in Chicago on Tuesday. The Giants move to 15-24, crawling out of last place in the NL West. The Giants will face their rival, the Los Angeles Dodgers at home tomorrow. Mariners 2 Blue Jays  3 Braves 1 Marlins 3 Twins 3 Indians 8 Phillies 4 Nationals 3 Phillies 5 Nationals 6 Rays 11 Red Sox 2 Astros 6 Yankee...

Chris Sale joined Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, and Nolan Ryan as the only four pitchers to strike out 10 or more in seven games in a row. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) Rays 3 Red Sox 6 Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale quieted the Tampa Bay Rays offense, only allowing 2 hits and 2 walks through 7.0 innings. Sale struck out 12, but allowed the Rays to score 3 times. Ray's starter Blake Snell threw 5.2 innings, allowing 6 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks, while striking out 5. For the Red Sox, Mookie Betts hit his 6th home run of the season, a 2-run shot in the 3rd inning. The Rays fall to 18-21, 4th in the AL East, 6.5 games behind the Orioles. The Red Sox improve to 19-17, 2nd in the AL East, 4.0 games behind the Orioles. The Rays will face the Red Sox again tomorrow at 10:35 a.m. PT in Boston. Reds 1 Giants 3 Brandon Belt and Justin Ruggiano each hit solo homers to lift the San Francisco Giants over the Cincinnati Reds 3-1. Belt's homer was a splash hit, his 6th. Gian...

Buster Posey hits walk-off homer in 17th inning, his longest homer in Statcast era at 431 feet. (Jason O. Watson, Getty Images)  Reds 2 Giants 3 Buster Posey celebrates with teammates after homer. (Marcio Jose Sanchez, Associated Press) Buster Posey crushed a walk-off solo homer in the 17th inning to beat the Reds 3-2. Denard Span plated the other Giants runs, including a solo homer of his own in the 1st inning. Giants starter Johnny Cueto tossed 8.0 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks, while striking out 6. The Giants used all 7 of their relievers during extra innings. Reds pitcher Scott Feldman went 7.0 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits and 1 walk, striking out 2. The Giants improve to 13-24, still last in the NL West, 10.0 games behind the Rockies. The Reds fall to 19-16, 2nd in the NL Central, 1.5 games behind the Cardinals. Astros 5 Yankees 1 Mariners 0 Blue Jays 4 Braves 8 Marlins 4 Twins 1 Indians 0 Rays 5 Red Sox 4 Athletics 2 ...

Red Sox 4 Mookie Betts celebrates as rounding the bases after hitting game winning homer. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) Brewers 1 Mookie Betts hit a 3-run go ahead homer in the 9th inning to lift the Boston Red Sox over the Milwaukee Brewers. Both teams missed opportunities in the 8th inning when it was tied 1-1. For the Red Sox, starter Eduardo Rodriguez went 6.0 innings allowing 1 run on 3 hits and no walks, while striking out 5. Brewers starter Jimmy Nelson tossed 6.2 innings, allowing 1 run (0 earned) on 4 hits and 4 walks, while striking out 8. Craig Kimbrel claimed the win after pitching the last 1.2 innings, allowing 1 hit and striking out 5. The Red Sox are now 18-16 after the win, 3rd in the AL East, 4.5 games behind the Yankees. The Sox will go home tomorrow to face the Rays at 4:10 p.m. PT. The Brewers fall to 18-17, 3rd in the NL Central, 2.0 games behind the Cardinals. The Brewers will stay at home to face the Mets tomorrow at 5:10 p.m. PT. Royals 6 Rays 0 Jason...

Eduardo Nunez, Buster Posey and Hunter Pence celebrate after their first win in 5 games. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Giants 6 Mets 5 The San Francisco Giants scored 4 runs in the 9th to comeback and beat the New York Mets. The Mets led 3-2 going into the 9th and even countered with 2 of their own runs in the 9th, but fell short, losing 6-5. This 4 run rally came courtesy of a Hunter Pence single and a Christian Arroyo double that plated 3. Matt Cain tossed 5.0 innings allowing 3 runs (2 earned), on 2 hits and 2 walks, striking out 3. Mets' starter Tommy Milone threw 5.0 innings as well, allowing  2 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks, striking out 5.  Mets' closer Jeurys Familia blew the save in his 3rd straight outing. The Giants are now 12-23, still last in the NL West, 10.0 games behind the Rockies. They will travel back home to play the Cincinnati Reds tomorrow at 7:15 p.m. PT. The Mets are now 16-17, 5.0 games behind the leading Nationals in the NL East. T hey will...

Ryan Rua catches a ball in foul territory. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) Rangers 11 Padres 0 A.J. Griffin threw a stellar complete game shutout as the Texas Rangers offense lit up the San Diego Padres with 3 multi run home runs. Ryan Rua hit a 3-run homer; Joey Gallo and Robinson Chirinos both hit 2-run homers. Griffin allowed 4 hits and 1 walk, while striking out 4 on 104 pitches. For the Padres, starter Jered Weaver lasted only 3.0 innings, allowing 7 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks, striking out 4. The Rangers are now 14-20, still last in the AL West, 8.5 games behind the division leading Astros. The Padres sit at 13-21 after the loss, 4th in the NL West, 8.0 games behind the Rockies. The Rangers will take on the Padres again tomorrow, this time at home, at 5:05 p.m. PT. Indians 6 Blue Jays 0 Indians shortstop Francisco turns a double play in the 9th inning. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Carlos Carrasco won his 4th game of the season as he tossed 7.0 shutout innin...

Neil Walker grins after hitting walk off single.  (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Giants 3 Mets 4 Neil Walker hit a walk off single with two outs in the 9th inning to lift the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants. Mets' pitcher Jacob deGrom pitched 6.0 innings allowing 3 runs, 4 hits, and 3 walks, striking out 11. The Giants scored off of home runs by Hunter Pence and Buster Posey. Giants starter Matt More tossed 5.1 innings allowing 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 walk, striking out 5. The Giants sit at 11-22 after the loss, 10.0 games back of the NL West leading Colorado Rockies. The Mets are now 15-16 after the win, still trailing the Washington Nationals by 5.5 games in the NL East. The Mets will face the Giants again tomorrow at home at 4:10 p.m. PT. Angels 2 Delois Guerra watches Jed Lowrie round the bases after hitting a walk off home run. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) Athletics 3 Oakland A's second baseman Jed Lowrie belted his second home run of the game to give ...