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Pablo Sandoval went the opposite way for a walk-off home run to left field with one out in the 13th inning Tuesday night, sending the San Francisco Giants to their fifth extra-inning win in the last eight days, 5-4 over the visiting Chicago Cubs. After the Cubs had forced extra innings with single runs in the seventh and eighth to forge a 4-4 tie, neither team scored again until Sandoval, a switch-hitter batting left, launched a Brad Brach (3-3) pitch barely over the glove of a leaping Robel Garcia for his 12th homer of the season. Right-hander Sam Coonrod, promoted Monday from Triple-A, recorded his first major league win in just his fifth big-league appearance with a 1-2-3 top of the 13th, including strikeouts of Javier Baez and Kris Bryant. Continue to Article

July 24, 2019 1:56:am EST

The fog machine, strobe lights and blaring music in the clubhouse tell the story of San Francisco's winning midseason vibe after all those months of losing when contending seemed so far out of the question. Joe Panik hit a go-ahead double with two outs in a three-run eighth inning, and the Giants continued their winning ways since the All-Star break by rallying past the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Monday night. Austin Slater doubled home the tying run, and Brandon Crawford hit an RBI single to help key the late comeback against Pedro Strop (2-4) as surprising San Francisco (51-50) won for the ninth time in 10 games and 16th in 19. Continue to Article

July 23, 2019 1:47:am EST

Austin Slater and Joe Panik hit consecutive pitches for two-out, RBI doubles in a three-run eighth inning Monday night that rallied the host San Francisco Giants to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs in the opener of a three-game series. Pablo Sandoval opened the eighth with a double, and Brandon Crawford set up the difference-making hits by Slater and Panik with an RBI single, helping the Giants win for the ninth time in their last 10 games. The win pushed the Giants (51-50) over .500 for the first time this season. Continue to Article

July 23, 2019 12:57:am EST

The Chicago Cubs are reportedly one of the teams interested in acquiring Detroit Tigers slugger Nicholas Castellanos before the July 31 trade deadline. The Detroit News said Monday that the rumor "has some teeth," and the Cubs would likely move Jason Heyward to center field and slot Castellanos in right field. Castellanos, 27, is batting .284 with 11 homers and 36 RBIs in 93 games this season. Continue to Article

July 22, 2019 8:11:pm EST

The Chicago Cubs are reportedly one of the teams interested in acquiring Detroit Tigers slugger Nicholas Castellanos before the July 31 trade deadline. The Detroit News said Monday that the rumor "has some teeth," and the Cubs would likely move Jason Heyward to center field and slot Castellanos in right field. Castellanos, 27, is batting .284 with a majors-leading 34 doubles, 11 homers and 36 RBIs in 93 games this season. Continue to Article

July 22, 2019 6:16:pm EST