Giants closing in on Dodgers
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Forget this wacky, complicated wild-card puzzle. The Giants ought to go for the whole kit and caboodle now and make things simple.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants are on the verge of signing free agent Armando Benitez -- considered one of baseball&#39;s premier closers -- to a three-year deal worth about $21 million.
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After last year&#39;s stunning NL Division Series loss to the Marlins, one of the major knocks on the Giants was their relative lack of speed and their inability to put pressure on the opposing team.
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Bee Staff Writer. LOS ANGELES - One down, two or three to go - that&#39;s the Giants&#39; mantra after they successfully took their first step of a weekend mission at Dodger Stadium.
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When the Dodgers face the San Francisco Giants this weekend in a three-game series beginning in San Francisco this weekend, most Jews will be in synagogue for the holiest day of the year.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers scored six runs in the ninth inning to record a ninth straight win in San Francisco, a 9-1 victory over the Giants on Friday.
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Clem Labine, who pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers, played a key role in their 1951 pennant race against the New York Giants.
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The Dodgers&#39; starter limits San Francisco to three hits as Los Angeles opens a 2 1/2-game lead. By Nick Peters -- Bee Staff Writer.
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The Giants are on the clock again, and it is a race against time as dramatic as the one that ended in April when they made the trade for Eli Manning.
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Kirk Rueter allowed just three hits  over seven innings and J.T. Snow homered as the San Francisco  Giants scored a crucial 4-2 win over Los Angeles in National  League play at Dodger Stadium Friday.
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San Francisco climbs within 1 1/2 games of the Dodgers in the West and half a game back in the wild-card race. San Francisco - Pedro Feliz and the San Francisco Giants showed they can win even the biggest games without Barry Bonds&#39; bat.
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Barry Bonds&#039; legal team is preparing for the Giants slugger to be indicted as soon as next week and has begun plotting his defense.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants have proven to be extremely resourceful in finding &quot;new&quot; pitchers recently -- all they had to do was mix and match from their own roster and minor leagues.
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The San Francisco Giants weren&#39;t able to add a veteran starting pitcher for the September stretch drive. The last thing they needed was to have one go down.
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Alex Cora's second homer in two days provided the unexpected spark Los Angeles needed. The light-hitting second baseman homered and drove in two runs again, and the Dodgers moved 2 1/2 games ahead of the Giants in the NL West with a 7-4 victory over San Francisco on Sunday.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers hope to move a step closer to clinching the NL West when they continue their four-game series with the Colorado Rockies.
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The Patriots might be facing the playoff-bound New York Giants Saturday night at Giants Stadium - or they might be facing their backups.