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Astros 7, Giants 3
Hunter Pence hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the seventh, Lance Berkman had a tying two-run homer off Barry Zito and the surging Astros beat the Giants 7-3 for their fourth consecutive victory Monday.

Union probes Bonds' collusion - NY Post

Baseball's players union has opened an investigation into the free-agent market and why Barry Bonds, Kenny Lofton and other players have gone unsigned.

Giants report: Roster

Giants report: Inside pitch
Barry Zito put together a quality start Monday night and he even got some offensive backing, but he still couldn't nail down his first victory of 2008.

Giants report: Notes, quotes
--LHP Barry Zito earned a no-decision in the Giants' loss to Houston, which means that Zito will not become the first man since Mike Boddicker in 1988 to go 0-8 in his first eight starts

Eleven-time Gold Glover Vizquel set to make season debut
San Francisco shortstop Omar Vizquel is pain-free and ready to finally get back to playing the sparkling defense that has made him an 11-time Gold Glover.

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Injuries

RP	Kevin Correia	Oblique	DL
CF	Dave Roberts	Knee	DL
2B	Ray Durham	Hamstring	Questionable
SP	Noah Lowry	Forearm	DL
RP	Erick Threets	Chest	DL
2B	Kevin Frandsen	Achilles'	DL
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Transactions

5/11	Nate Bump	P	Signed to a Minor League Contract
5/10	Omar Vizquel	SS	Recalled From Minors
5/10	Omar Vizquel	SS	Removed From 15-Day DL
5/10	Brian Bocock	SS	Sent to Minors
5/7	Billy Sadler	P	Called Up from Minors
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Scoop on Schierholz

Im in a keeper league and was hoping that their are some savvy Giants fans out there that can give me the scoop on Nate Schierholz. How good is this kid and what are his chances of getting called up this season?

Seems to me from what I have looked at that this kid should be on the roster now over some of the other options the te ...(more)

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May 13, 2008 3:58 pm

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payroll

The 32.4 million we tied up in Rich Aurillia, Ray Durham, Omar, Dave Roberts and Randy Winn sure seems like it could have been used better.

I know I am beating same old issue t ...(more)

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May 12, 2008 1:05 am

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Batting average leader?

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Who will lead the Giants in batting average this year?

Thru 38 games in the '08 season:

Rowand: .348

Molina: .282

Lewis: .276

Winn: .288

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May 12, 2008 9:34 pm

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Six Man Rotation

Assuming Noah Lowry returns to rotation by All-Star break without any issues, could we see 6 starters after All-Star break?

I would not mind seeing this happen to preserve arms for the future that have been on DL, worked hard or just lost up to this point. How does this sound?

Lincecum

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May 12, 2008 4:23 pm

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Today is the DAY

I hereby predict that today Zito will get his first victory. In fact, it will be a no hitter.

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Scoreboard

	W-L
Houston	(22-17)
San Francisco	(16-23)
HOU: Backe (2-4, 4.64) SF: Cain (1-3, 4.50)
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Two Week Schedule

MAY
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
4 @Phi L5-6	5	6 @Pitt L6-12	7 @Pitt L1-3	8 @Pitt L4-5	9 Phi L4-7	10 Phi W8-2
11 Phi W4-3	12 Hou L3-7	13 Hou	14 Hou	15 Hou	16 CHW	17 CHW
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NL West Standings
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Arizona	23	15	.605	-	14-7	9-8
L.A. Dodgers	19	18	.514	3½	11-9	8-9
San Francisco	16	23	.410	7½	10-10	6-13
Colorado	15	23	.395	8	7-10	8-13
San Diego	14	25	.359	9½	8-10	6-15

Player Stats

Batting
Player	P	GP	HR	RBI	AVG
A. Rowand	CF	35	4	16	.336
R. Winn	RF	35	1	12	.287
F. Lewis	LF	39	3	10	.283
B. Molina	C	32	4	20	.273
J. Castillo	3B	38	2	14	.252
Complete San Francisco Batting Stats
Pitching
Player	GP	W	L	SV	ERA
T. Lincecum	8	5	1	0	1.61
M. Cain	8	1	3	0	4.50
J. Sanchez	8	2	2	0	4.89
B. Zito	8	0	7	0	6.58
Complete San Francisco Pitching Stats
Fielding
Player	P	GP	AST	TC	E
B. Molina	C	30	13	239	0
R. Aurilia	1B	30	21	181	3
B. Bocock	SS	29	73	116	4
J. Bowker	RF	20	10	111	1
A. Rowand	CF	34	1	102	2
Complete San Francisco Fielding Stats

Minor League Affiliates

Class	League	Team
AAA	Pacific Coast	Fresno Grizzlies
AA	Eastern	Connecticut Defenders
A	California	San Jose Giants
A	So. Atlantic	Augusta GreenJackets
A	Northwest