For the Giants, Batting Fourth, Catcher Bengie Molina
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Anyone other than Bengie Molina may feel some added pressure taking over Barry Bondsâs cleanup spot in the Giantsâ batting order.
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The Giants batted around to score six runs in the fourth and held on for a 7-5 win over the Padres on Tuesday in front of 35,529 to open the three-game series.
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Barry Bonds splashed his 725th career home run into McCovey Cove on Monday night, moving the San Francisco slugger within 30 of tying home run king Hank Aaron's record of 755 and leading the Giants to a 5-0 win over Arizona.
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The Giants have addressed their need for a closer by tentatively agreeing on a three-year, $21 million contract with free agent Armando Benitez, according to published reports.
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Free agent Armando Benitez and the San Francisco Giants agreed Tuesday to a three-year contract worth about &#36;21 million, a move that stabilizes the club's closer role that's been in flux since Robb Nen got injured two years ago.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Anaheim Angels exercised catcher Bengie Molina&#39;s contract option on Monday, but not that of pitcher Ramon Ortiz.
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Pedro Feliz had three hits and drove in two runs, reliever Brad Hennessey worked out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 on Thursday night.
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The Giants, who have filled two of their three biggest needs by signing shortstop Omar Vizquel and closer Armando Benitez, would like to take care of the third this week by signing free-agent center fielder Steve Finley.
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Bengie Molina had four hits, including  a three-run homer, as the Anaheim Angels completed a three-game  series sweep of the New York Yankees with a 4-3 win on Sunday.
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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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Rudy Seanez intentionally walked Barry Bonds to load the bases in the 10th inning, then couldn't throw a strike when he tried. Pinch-hitter A.J. Pierzynski walked on four pitches to force in the tiebreaking run, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Florida Marlins 6-5 on Wednesday night.
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Pedro Feliz scores from first base on Rich Aurilia's bloop single to give the Giants a 5-4 win over the Brewers, who have lost four in a row.
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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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J.T. Snow singled in the winning run with one out in the ninth to lead the San Francisco Giants to their sixth straight victory, 5-4, over the visiting Montreal Expos last night.
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Bengie Molina had four hits, including a three-run homer, as the Anaheim Angels completed a three-game series sweep with a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees on Sunday.
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The San Francisco Giants have found the closer they were looking for after agreeing to terms with Armando Benitez on a three-year, $21 million deal, sources told SportsLine.
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Pedro Feliz hits a tying homer during a five-run sixth inning, rallying the Giants past Aaron Harang and the Reds at AT&T Park.