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San Francisco pitcher George Kontos has been suspended for three games by Major League Baseball, which said he intentionally threw a pitch at Pittsburgh's Andrew McCutchen, and Giants manager Bruce Bochy has been banned for one.

They've been at each other's throats for well over a century, but the 2013 season could take the Dodgers-Giants rivalry to new levels.

The Minnesota Twins signed right-hander Rich Harden to a minor-league contract Friday with an invitation to compete for a spot on the staff in spring training.

Don't get fooled by the heavy-metal music and the eccentric personalities; the closer job -- getting the last three outs of a game in which your team has a one- to three-run lead -- is just not that big of a deal.

Tim Lincecum is a reliever for the time being, two years after he pitched the Giants' Game 5 World Series clincher at Texas.

WHAT IT MEANS: The Mets lost to the Giants 4-1 Tuesday night at AT&T Park, and Matt Harvey deserved a better fate in his second major league start. Matt Harvey #33 SP New York Mets 2012 STATS GM2 W1 L1 BB6 K18 ERA1.59 Jordan...

Tim Lincecum struck out seven in seven innings and the San Francisco Giants took advantage of a two-run error by shortstop Ruben Tejada to beat the New York Mets 4-1 on Tuesday night and snap a season-long five-game losing streak.

Scott Hairston hit his second homer of the game, connecting in the 10th inning to send the New York Mets past the reeling San Francisco Giants 8-7 Monday night.

Detroit prospect Nick Castellanos hit a three-run homer during a nine-run sixth inning, and Royals minor leaguer Wil Myers added three RBIs to lead the U.S. team to a 17-5 rout of the World team in the All-Star Futures Game on Sunday.

It's that time of year again to find out who are the first half MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Cy Yuks.

The Giants beat the Mets 7-2 Monday night for a doubleheader sweep.

Tim Lincecum posted his first win of the season despite another uneven performance, Nate Schierholtz and Buster Posey homered and the Giants beat the Mets 6-1 Monday in the first game of a doubleheader.

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Giants-Mets Preview

Giants-Mets postponed by rain, doubleheader Monday

Our panelists examine the Yankees' postseason odds, whether Tim Lincecum will spend a day on the disabled list and where Albert Pujols will finish in the AL MVP race.