SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Buster Posey caught a pair of bullpens on Day 1 and his body recovered beautifully. Sure, that's hardly his full workload or even close to comparable to a long regular season of travel and quick turnarounds. But Posey can certainly relish how reassuring it is to finally feel like himself again following a winter without rehabbing. A year ago when spring training began, San Francisco's veteran catcher was still recovering from right hip surgery.He can already sense a significant difference in his swing both in the cage and during on-field batting practice, and he clobbered several balls Thursday under the desert sun at Scottsdale Stadium that left spectators marveling. “I can say it's night and day right now, from this time last year,” Posey said. “Just able to do everything normal for me at this point. Running was an issue last year. If I were to take a pitch, that quick stop that I would have to make was an issue. So, none of that. I think it's just time, having... [More]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An era is over, that's certain.Manager Bruce Bochy is retiring from the San Francisco Giants, and one of his top pitchers — Madison Bumgarner — might be gone, too. And that might just be the beginning in an offseason of change for the franchise.President of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi begins his second offseason with the Giants and topping his list will be finding a manager to replace Bochy, who won three World Series titles during his 13-year Bay Area tenure. He went out with a surprise send-off in Sunday's 9-0 defeat to the Dodgers featuring dozens of former players on hand."So it was an emotional roller coaster going on the whole day," Bochy said. "This is a day I'll never forget."The 64-year-old Bochy, who guided the Giants to World Series championships in 2010, '12 and '14, finished 2,003-2,029 in 4,032 games as a manager over 25 seasons, the first 12 with San Diego before 13 in San Francisco. He went 1,052-1,054 with the Giants, who wound up 77-85 in his... [More]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An era is over, that's certain.Manager Bruce Bochy is retiring from the San Francisco Giants, and one of his top pitchers — Madison Bumgarner — might be gone, too. And that might just be the beginning in an offseason of change for the franchise.President of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi begins his second offseason with the Giants and topping his list will be finding a manager to replace Bochy, who won three World Series titles during his 13-year Bay Area tenure. He went out with a surprise send-off in Sunday's 9-0 defeat to the Dodgers featuring dozens of former players on hand."So it was an emotional roller coaster going on the whole day," Bochy said. "This is a day I'll never forget."The 64-year-old Bochy, who guided the Giants to World Series championships in 2010, '12 and '14, finished 2,003-2,029 in 4,032 games as a manager over 25 seasons, the first 12 with San Diego before 13 in San Francisco. He went 1,052-1,054 with the Giants, who wound up 77-85 in his... [More]

Rockies first. Trevor Story strikes out swinging. Garrett Hampson homers to center field. Nolan Arenado singles to center field. Charlie Blackmon walks. Nolan Arenado to second. Ian Desmond strikes out swinging. Sam Hilliard grounds out to second base, Mauricio Dubon to Brandon Belt.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rockies 1, Giants 0.Giants first. Mike Yastrzemski walks. Buster Posey homers to left field. Mike Yastrzemski scores. Brandon Belt strikes out swinging. Evan Longoria walks. Kevin Pillar grounds out to third base. Evan Longoria out at second.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 2, Rockies 1.Giants third. Madison Bumgarner homers to left field. Mike Yastrzemski pops out to third base to Nolan Arenado. Buster Posey walks. Brandon Belt pops out to shallow left field to Nolan Arenado. Evan Longoria strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 3, Rockies 1.Rockies fourth. Charlie Blackmon hit by pitch. Ian Desmond homers to center field. Charlie Blackmon... [More]

Braves second. Francisco Cervelli walks. Austin Riley grounds out to third base, Evan Longoria to Austin Slater. Francisco Cervelli to second. Dansby Swanson walks. Billy Hamilton doubles to right field. Dansby Swanson to third. Francisco Cervelli scores. Max Fried grounds out to first base, Austin Slater to Buster Posey to Austin Slater. Billy Hamilton to third. Dansby Swanson scores. Ronald Acuna Jr. walks. Adeiny Hechavarria doubles to deep left field. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Billy Hamilton scores. Josh Donaldson grounds out to shallow infield, Evan Longoria to Austin Slater.4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Braves 4, Giants 0.Braves fifth. Adeiny Hechavarria singles to left field. Josh Donaldson flies out to deep right field to Jaylin Davis. Adam Duvall flies out to deep left field to Joey Rickard. Francisco Cervelli homers to left field. Adeiny Hechavarria scores. Austin Riley strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Braves 6, Giants 0.Giants seventh. Kevin Pillar... [More]

Giants first. Mauricio Dubon singles to left field. Austin Slater called out on strikes. Kevin Pillar reaches on error. Mauricio Dubon to third. Fielding error by Marco Hernandez. Evan Longoria out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Andrew Benintendi. Mauricio Dubon scores. Buster Posey strikes out on a foul tip.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Giants 1, Red sox 0.Red sox first. Andrew Benintendi doubles to deep center field. Christian Vazquez walks. Rafael Devers singles to right field. Christian Vazquez to third. Andrew Benintendi scores. Xander Bogaerts singles to center field. Rafael Devers to second. Christian Vazquez scores. Brock Holt strikes out on a foul tip. Gorkys Hernandez called out on strikes. Jackie Bradley Jr. flies out to right field to Austin Slater.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Red sox 2, Giants 1.Red sox second. Chris Owings grounds out to shortstop, Mauricio Dubon to Aramis Garcia. Marco Hernandez strikes out swinging. Andrew Benintendi singles to left... [More]

Marlins seventh. Lewis Brinson grounds out to third base, Brandon Crawford to Brandon Belt. Starlin Castro singles to right center field. Jorge Alfaro homers to center field. Starlin Castro scores. Harold Ramirez grounds out to third base, Evan Longoria to Brandon Belt. Martin Prado grounds out to shortstop, Brandon Crawford to Brandon Belt.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Marlins 2, Giants 0.Giants seventh. Buster Posey lines out to right field to Harold Ramirez. Brandon Crawford singles to deep right field. Mauricio Dubon doubles to deep left field. Brandon Crawford to third. Donovan Solano pinch-hitting for Madison Bumgarner. Donovan Solano triples to deep right center field. Mauricio Dubon scores. Brandon Crawford scores. Mike Gerber pinch-hitting for Mike Yastrzemski. Mike Gerber grounds out to second base, Isan Diaz to Martin Prado. Brandon Belt flies out to left field to Austin Dean.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Marlins 2, Giants 2.Marlins eighth. Isan Diaz called out... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit a grand slam, Willson Contreras had two long solo homers and the Chicago Cubs kept pace in the NL wild-card race with a 17-8 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.Rookie Nico Hoerner hit a two-run shot for his first major league homer and had four RBIs for the Cubs. Chicago moved a game ahead of Milwaukee for the second NL wild card.Contreras, Hoerner and Nicholas Castellanos homered in the first with the wind blowing out as Chicago scored five times after Pittsburgh jumped on Jon Lester (13-10) for a 4-0 lead.Hoerner elevated a low pitch to the center field batter's eye in his first plate appearance at Wrigley Field. He drove in two more runs with a single in Chicago's seven-run fifth. The 22-year-old infielder made his debut with the Cubs on Monday at San Diego after the team announced All-Star shortstop Javier Báez would be out of the season with a hairline fracture in his left thumb.Alec Mills pitched the final three innings for his first save.... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit a grand slam, Willson Contreras had two long solo homers and the Chicago Cubs kept pace in the NL wild-card race with a 17-8 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.Rookie Nico Hoerner hit a two-run shot for his first major league homer and had four RBIs for the Cubs. Chicago moved a game ahead of Milwaukee for the second NL wild card.Contreras, Hoerner and Nicholas Castellanos homered in the first with the wind blowing out as Chicago scored five times after Pittsburgh jumped on Jon Lester (13-10) for a 4-0 lead.Hoerner elevated a low pitch to the center field batter's eye in his first plate appearance at Wrigley Field. He drove in two more runs with a single in Chicago's seven-run fifth. The 22-year-old infielder made his debut with the Cubs on Monday at San Diego after the team announced All-Star shortstop Javier Báez would be out of the season with a hairline fracture in his left thumb.Alec Mills pitched the final three innings for his first save.... [More]

Giants sixth. Stephen Vogt doubles to deep right center field. Kevin Pillar grounds out to first base to Neil Walker. Stephen Vogt to third. Buster Posey singles to left center field. Stephen Vogt scores. Brandon Crawford pops out to Isan Diaz. Mauricio Dubon lines out to first base to Neil Walker.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 1, Marlins 0.

Pirates first. Adam Frazier grounds out to first base, Brandon Belt to Jeff Samardzija. Bryan Reynolds singles to center field. Colin Moran flies out to deep center field to Kevin Pillar. Josh Bell singles to right center field. Bryan Reynolds to third. Jose Osuna doubles to deep left field. Josh Bell to third. Bryan Reynolds scores. Cole Tucker flies out to center field to Kevin Pillar.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 1, Giants 0.Pirates fourth. Jose Osuna grounds out to shallow infield, Jeff Samardzija to Brandon Belt. Cole Tucker triples to deep right field. Kevin Kramer out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Kevin Pillar. Cole Tucker scores. Jacob Stallings grounds out to second base, Mauricio Dubon to Brandon Belt.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 2, Giants 0.Pirates fifth. Joe Musgrove triples to deep right center field. Adam Frazier singles to deep right field. Joe Musgrove scores. Bryan Reynolds reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Adam Frazier out... [More]

Giants first. Mike Yastrzemski walks. Buster Posey out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Erik Gonzalez to Jose Osuna. Mike Yastrzemski to second. Brandon Belt singles to shortstop. Mike Yastrzemski to third. Evan Longoria singles to shallow center field. Brandon Belt to second. Mike Yastrzemski scores. Kevin Pillar strikes out swinging. Brandon Crawford grounds out to second base, Kevin Newman to Jose Osuna.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Giants 1, Pirates 0.Pirates fifth. Jacob Stallings homers to left field. Cole Tucker grounds out to third base, Evan Longoria to Brandon Belt. Erik Gonzalez singles to left field. Trevor Williams reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Erik Gonzalez out at second. Kevin Newman lines out to first base to Brandon Belt.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Pirates 1, Giants 1.Giants fifth. Mauricio Dubon singles to left field. Madison Bumgarner strikes out on a foul bunt. Mike Yastrzemski walks. Mauricio Dubon to second. Buster Posey strikes... [More]

Dodgers second. Matt Beaty flies out to deep right field to Austin Slater. A.J. Pollock homers to center field. Gavin Lux grounds out to first base, Aramis Garcia to Jeff Samardzija. Will Smith strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 1, Giants 0.Giants fourth. Aramis Garcia called out on strikes. Mauricio Dubon homers to left field. Jeff Samardzija grounds out to third base, Justin Turner to Matt Beaty. Donovan Solano grounds out to third base, Justin Turner to Matt Beaty.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 1, Dodgers 1.Giants fifth. Austin Slater singles to right center field. Kevin Pillar walks. Austin Slater to second. Evan Longoria grounds out to first base, Matt Beaty to Dylan Floro. Kevin Pillar to second. Austin Slater to third. Buster Posey is intentionally walked. Mike Yastrzemski pinch-hitting for Joey Rickard. Mike Yastrzemski doubles to deep right center field. Buster Posey to third. Kevin Pillar scores. Austin Slater scores. Brandon Belt pinch-hitting... [More]

Giants third. Mike Yastrzemski homers to center field. Buster Posey grounds out to third base, Tommy Edman to Paul Goldschmidt. Brandon Belt doubles to center field. Evan Longoria singles to shallow left field. Brandon Belt to third. Brandon Crawford walks. Evan Longoria to second. Brandon Belt scores. Kevin Pillar singles to left field. Brandon Crawford to second. Evan Longoria scores. Jaylin Davis reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Kevin Pillar out at second. Brandon Crawford to third. Corban Joseph singles to left field. Jaylin Davis to second. Brandon Crawford scores. Madison Bumgarner strikes out swinging.4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Giants 4, Cardinals 0.Cardinals third. Tommy Edman doubles to deep left field. Harrison Bader grounds out to shortstop, Brandon Crawford to Brandon Belt. Ryan Helsley strikes out swinging. Dexter Fowler singles to shallow infield. Tommy Edman scores. Kolten Wong singles to center field. Dexter Fowler to second. Paul Goldschmidt walks.... [More]

Giants first. Donovan Solano strikes out on a foul tip. Austin Slater homers to center field. Kevin Pillar pops out to shortstop to Luis Urias. Evan Longoria singles to left center field. Buster Posey grounds out to second base, Greg Garcia to Eric Hosmer.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 1, Padres 0.Padres sixth. Manny Machado strikes out swinging. Eric Hosmer grounds out to shortstop, Mauricio Dubon to Brandon Belt. Josh Naylor doubles to deep left center field. Manuel Margot singles to shallow center field, advances to 2nd. Josh Naylor scores. Luis Urias walks. Austin Hedges grounds out to second base, Donovan Solano to Brandon Belt.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Padres 1, Giants 1.Padres eighth. Manny Machado triples to deep right center field. Eric Hosmer grounds out to first base to Brandon Belt. Josh Naylor singles to left field. Manny Machado scores. Manuel Margot strikes out swinging. Luis Urias flies out to deep center field to Kevin Pillar.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Padres 2, Giants 1.Padres ninth. Austin Hedges singles to center field. Wil Myers homers to center field. Austin Hedges scores. Greg Garcia called out on strikes. Hunter Renfroe pinch-hitting for Craig Stammen. Hunter Renfroe strikes out swinging. Manny Machado grounds out to second base, Brandon Belt to Will Smith.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Padres 4, Giants 1.

Giants first. Mike Yastrzemski reaches on error to right field, advances to 3rd. Fielding error by Eric Hosmer. Brandon Belt homers to right field. Mike Yastrzemski scores. Evan Longoria strikes out swinging. Alex Dickerson pops out to third base to Manny Machado. Buster Posey singles to center field. Kevin Pillar hit by pitch. Buster Posey to second. Brandon Crawford lines out to center field to Manuel Margot.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Giants 2, Padres 0.Padres fourth. Manny Machado homers to center field. Hunter Renfroe singles to center field. Eric Hosmer grounds out to shortstop. Hunter Renfroe out at second. Ty France grounds out to third base, Evan Longoria to Brandon Belt.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 2, Padres 1.Giants fifth. Mike Yastrzemski homers to left field. Brandon Belt called out on strikes. Evan Longoria strikes out swinging. Alex Dickerson grounds out to shortstop, Luis Urias to Eric Hosmer.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 3, Padres 1.Giants... [More]

Padres third. Austin Hedges pops out to shallow right field to Mauricio Dubon. Chris Paddack singles to shallow infield. Manuel Margot homers to center field. Chris Paddack scores. Josh Naylor doubles to left center field. Manny Machado called out on strikes. Eric Hosmer doubles to deep center field. Josh Naylor scores. Wil Myers grounds out to shortstop, Brandon Crawford to Brandon Belt.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Padres 3, Giants 0.Padres fourth. Ty France strikes out swinging. Luis Urias triples to right field. Austin Hedges homers to center field. Luis Urias scores. Chris Paddack strikes out swinging. Manuel Margot pops out to third base to Evan Longoria.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Padres 5, Giants 0.Giants fourth. Mike Yastrzemski strikes out on a foul tip. Brandon Belt homers to right field. Evan Longoria doubles to second base. Alex Dickerson grounds out to first base to Eric Hosmer. Evan Longoria to third. Buster Posey grounds out to shortstop, Luis Urias to Eric... [More]

Giants first. Donovan Solano reaches on error to shortstop, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by Nick Ahmed. Austin Slater grounds out to second base, Wilmer Flores to Christian Walker. Donovan Solano to third. Buster Posey grounds out to shortstop, Nick Ahmed to Christian Walker. Donovan Solano scores. Evan Longoria singles to center field. Kevin Pillar pops out to second base to Wilmer Flores.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Giants 1, Diamondbacks 0.Diamondbacks second. Wilmer Flores singles to right center field. Josh Rojas singles to right center field. Wilmer Flores to third. Nick Ahmed grounds out to third base. Josh Rojas out at second. Wilmer Flores scores. Carson Kelly flies out to center field to Kevin Pillar.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Giants 1.Diamondbacks sixth. Jarrod Dyson grounds out to shortstop, Brandon Crawford to Brandon Belt. Ketel Marte grounds out to shortstop, Brandon Crawford to Brandon Belt. Eduardo Escobar reaches on error. Fielding error... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rendon homered and had four hits, including an RBI single in the 11th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.Juan Soto added three hits and Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 in six innings, helping Washington finish off its first sweep of Chicago since September 2012. The Nationals outscored the Cubs 23-10 in a three-game series between the top two teams in the NL wild-card standings.Kyle Schwarber, Addison Russell and Victor Caratini homered for Chicago, which had won five in a row before Washington rolled into town. The Cubs fell 2½ games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central.The Nationals grabbed the lead for good when Howie Kendrick scored on Tyler Chatwood's wild pitch with Rendon at the plate in the 11th. Rendon then drove in Trea Turner with a single off Chatwood (5-2).Daniel Hudson (7-3) pitched two innings for the win.The Cubs played without Anthony Rizzo, sidelined by tightness in... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rendon homered and had four hits, including an RBI single in the 11th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.Juan Soto added three hits and Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 in six innings, helping Washington finish off its first sweep of Chicago since September 2012. The Nationals outscored the Cubs 23-10 in a three-game series between the top two teams in the NL wild-card standings.Kyle Schwarber, Addison Russell and Victor Caratini homered for Chicago, which had won five in a row before Washington rolled into town. The Cubs fell 2½ games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central.The Nationals grabbed the lead for good when Howie Kendrick scored on Tyler Chatwood's wild pitch with Rendon at the plate in the 11th. Rendon then drove in Trea Turner with a single off Chatwood (5-2).Daniel Hudson (7-3) pitched two innings for the win.The Cubs played without Anthony Rizzo, sidelined by tightness in... [More]