Moises Alou's game-winning home run in the bottom of the ninth gave the Giants a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.
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Kevin Frandsen made his big-league debut Friday, and it didn't take long to pick up his first big-league bruise. And first big-league dirt stain.
"Just keep on getting dirty," he said.
Frandsen, the Giants' best second-base prospect since Robby Thompson -- he comes with Thompson's gritty makeup and athletic ability and even wears eye black for every game -- reached base in his second plate appearance when drilled in the left elbow by Miguel Batista, and he scored from first base on Barry Bonds' bases-loaded double, sliding into home even though the Diamondbacks made no throw.
When Frandsen's career is over, perhaps many years from now, as the Giants predict, he can look back at his debut and recall a 10-2 victory. Judging by comments by the 23-year-old from San Jose, it seems that's all that mattered even though he had three hits.
"I really feed off what the team does," Frandsen said. "Winning is everything for me. It's not about individual performance. It's never been about that. I've never been 'the guy.' I've always been the guy to set the table. My job is to get on base and play good defense. That's not going to change."
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Major League Baseball decided Jose Mesa was the prime culprit in a series of events on consecutive days last weekend. Mesa was suspended four games while Giants pitcher Matt Morris and pitching coach Dave Righetti were simply fined.
"I think they looked back at all the tapes and all the ingredients and came up with a good decision. It's fair," said Morris, who was fined $750 for intentionally throwing at Matt Holliday in the first inning of Sunday's game.
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Giants Apr 2006 Archive
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Tampa Bay Tribune | Apr 29, 2006
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays today moved to bolster their pitching staff, acquiring reliever Tyler Walker from the San Francisco Giants for minor-league right-hander Carlos Hines.
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Union-Tribune | Apr 27, 2006
?Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's record,? Selig said. ?We don't celebrate anybody the second or third time in.?
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MLB.com | Apr 26, 2006
Giants left-hander Noah Lowry pitched three innings in a simulated game against teammates Tuesday and had no problems.
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SF Chronicle | Apr 26, 2006
Greg Anderson has been subpoenaed to testify in a widening investigation into whether the Giants slugger lied under oath in 2003.
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SF Chronicle | Apr 24, 2006
The Giants cut Tyler Walker and recalled Brian Wilson from Triple-A Fresno.
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AP | Apr 23, 2006
The San Francisco Giants purchased the contract of right-handed pitcher Brian Wilson from Triple-A Fresno on Sunday and designated right-handed reliever Tyler Walker for assignment.
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AP | Apr 23, 2006
Barry Bonds homered for the first time this season, hitting No. 709 of his career to help the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 6-4 on Saturday night.
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AP | Apr 20, 2006
The San Francisco Giants planned to activate closer Armando Benitez, who has been on the disabled list with left knee bursitis, on Thursday.
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Sacramento Bee | Apr 20, 2006
Moises Alou is enjoying being managed by his father so much that he may stick around a little while longer.
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Associated Press | Apr 20, 2006
San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds was fined $5,000 for wearing illegal wristbands.
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MSNBC | Apr 18, 2006
The head athletic trainer for the San Francisco Giants was told to appear before a federal grand jury investigating whether Barry Bonds lied about his connection to the BALCO steroids scandal, a newspaper reported.
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Mercury News | Apr 16, 2006
Manager Felipe Alou hinted that Armando Benitez might not immediately reclaim his closer's role upon being activated from the disabled list, given Tim Worrell's effectiveness.
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Slam! Sports | Apr 16, 2006
"Obviously grand jury testimony is supposed to be secret. It will be what it will be. I'm sure Sen. Mitchell and his staff are monitoring everything very closely."
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AP | Apr 15, 2006
Barry Bonds said the bone chips were discovered in spring training, causing him to miss a week.
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SF Chronicle | Apr 14, 2006
Even if Giants slugger Barry Bonds is charged with lying to a grand jury, it will be hard to convict him, former federal prosecutors and other lawyers said.
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ESPN | Apr 13, 2006
Barry Bonds, who got his first RBI of the season today, is now being investigated by the federal government for perjury.
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SF Chronicle | Apr 11, 2006
Pedro Feliz is very happy that he is finally playing just one position, third base, and hopes it helps him at the plate.
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MLB.com | Apr 10, 2006
"I stink right now," Barry Bonds told MLB.com before the crush of reporters descended upon him in the clubhouse Sunday.
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AP | Apr 8, 2006
The Giants placed pitcher Noah Lowry on the 15-day disabled list Friday, one day after the lefthander left his first start of the season early with a strained right oblique.
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SI.com | Apr 6, 2006
San Francisco left-hander Noah Lowry left the Giants' game against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday with an apparent strain in his right side.
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SI.com | Apr 4, 2006
A fan tossed a syringe near Barry Bonds as he came off the field in between innings on Monday at Petco Park, and the San Francisco Giants slugger said he picked it up in his glove and carried it off the field.
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SF Chronicle | Apr 1, 2006
The Giants and Noah Lowry have reached agreement on a four-year contract that will be announced before Monday's season opener.
