The 2010 San Francisco Giants season marked their 128th year in

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (A ...

, their 53rd year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 11th in

AT&T Park Oracle Park is a Major League Baseball stadium in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Since 2000, it has been the home of the San Francisco Giants. Previously named Pacific Bell Park, SBC Park, and AT&T Park, the stadium's curren ...

. The Giants won the

National League West The National League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was formed for the 1969 season when the National League expanded to 12 teams by adding the San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos. For purpose of keeping a re ...

for the first time since the 2003 season and both the

National League Division Series In Major League Baseball, the National League Division Series (NLDS) determines which two teams from the National League will advance to the National League Championship Series. The Division Series consists of two best-of-five series, featuring ...

and

National League Championship Series The National League Championship Series (NLCS) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason. It is contested by the winners of the two Nation ...

for the first time since the 2002 season. They would go on to win the

World Series The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner of the Worl ...

, their first championship since moving to San Francisco in 1958. Giants catcher

Buster Posey Gerald Dempsey "Buster" Posey III (born March 27, 1987) is an American former professional baseball catcher. Posey spent his entire twelve-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the San Francisco Giants, from 2009 until his retirement a ...

was awarded the National League

Rookie of the Year Award A rookie is a person new to an occupation, profession, or hobby. In sports, a ''rookie'' is a professional athlete in their first season (or year). In contrast with a veteran who has experience and expertise, a rookie is usually inexperienced ...

. On October 7, the Giants played their first playoff game since 2003. In the first game of their

against the

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The Braves were founded in ...

, Tim Lincecum struck out fourteen in a 1–0 victory over

Derek Lowe Derek Christopher Lowe (born June 1, 1973) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. During his career, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland I ...

, setting a franchise postseason strikeout record. On October 11, the Giants won their series against Atlanta, advancing to the National League Championship Series against the

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

. On October 23, the Giants defeated the Phillies to advance to the World Series where they faced the Texas Rangers. On November 1, the Giants defeated the Rangers in Game 5 to win their first championship since .

Notable events

* December 29, 2009 — Giants sign free agent

Mark DeRosa Mark Thomas DeRosa (born February 26, 1975) is an American former professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1998 to 2013. He played for the Atlanta Braves (1998–2004), Texas Rangers (2005–2006), Chicago Cu ...

* January 13 — Giants sign free agent Aubrey Huff * April 15 — Giants trade outfielder Fred Lewis to the

Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...

for a

player to be named later In Major League Baseball, a player to be named later (PTBNL) is an unnamed player involved in exchange or "trade" of players between teams. The terms of a trade are not finalized until a later date, most often following the conclusion of the seaso ...

or cash considerations * May 29 — Giants promote catcher

from AAA-Fresno and sign free agent outfielder Pat Burrell * June 30 — Giants trade catcher

Bengie Molina Benjamin José Molina (born July 20, 1974), nicknamed "Big Money", is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher. He played for the Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (1998–2005), Toronto Blue Jays (2006), San Francisco Giants ( ...

to the Texas Rangers for relief pitcher Chris Ray and a player to be named later * July 4 — Pitchers Tim Lincecum and

Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often Brian Wilson is a genius, called a genius for his novel approaches to pop music, pop composition, ex ...

are named to the

2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 81st midseason exhibition between the All-Stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 13, 2010 ...

* July 15 — Giants sign free agent

Dontrelle Willis Dontrelle Wayne Willis (born January 12, 1982), nicknamed "The D-Train", is an American former left-handed professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinn ...

to a minor league deal * July 31 — Giants trade pitcher Joe Martinez and minor-league outfielder John Bowker to the

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

for left-handed relief pitcher Javier López * July 31 — Giants trade minor-league pitcher Daniel Turpen to the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

in exchange for right-handed relief pitcher Ramón Ramírez *August 11 — Giants trade minor-league outfielder Evan Crawford to the

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is locate ...

for infielder

Mike Fontenot Michael Eugene Fontenot Jr. (; born June 9, 1980) is an American former professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, and Philadelphia Phillies. He batted left-handed and th ...

* August 13 — Giants acquire outfielder

José Guillén José Manuel Guillén (pronounced ; born May 17, 1976) is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. Guillén played for ten Major League Baseball (MLB) teams in his career. Professional career Pittsburgh Pirates Guillén was signed b ...

from the

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...

for a player to be named later and cash * August 23 — Giants claim outfielder Cody Ross off of waivers from the

Florida Marlins The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The club's home ballpark is LoanDepot Park. The fran ...

* October 23 — Giants defeat Philadelphia 3–2, winning the NLCS 4–2 and advancing to face the Texas Rangers in the

2010 World Series The 2010 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2010 season. The 106th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Texas Rangers and the Nat ...

* November 3 — The Giants and their fans celebrate the World Series victory with a parade from the Financial District to

Civic Center A civic center or civic centre is a prominent land area within a community that is constructed to be its focal point or center. It usually contains one or more dominant public buildings, which may also include a government building. Recently, the ...

in downtown San Francisco. * November 15 —

is named the National League Rookie of the Year

Offseason and spring training

The Giants 23–12 record was good enough for second place in the Cactus League standings and was the best spring training record among National League teams.

Season standings

National League West

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

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Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 afte ...

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Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Broo ...

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, , 9–0 , , Lincecum (3–0) , , Haeger (0–1) , , , , 44,734 , , 8–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 12 , , April 18 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Troncoso (1–0) , ,

Romo Romantic Modernism, more commonly known as Romo, was a musical and nightclubbing movement, of glam/style pop lineage, in the UK circa 1995–1997, centred on the twin homes of Camden-based clubnight Club Skinny and its West End clone Arcadia ...

(0–1) , , Broxton (1) , , 50,433 , , 8–4 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 13 , , April 19 , , @ Padres , , 3–2 , , Stauffer (2–0) , , Affeldt (2–2) , , , , 17,087 , , 8–5 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 14 , , April 20 , , @ Padres , , 1–0 , , Latos (1–1) , ,

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Bell A bell is a directly struck idiophone percussion instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck vibrates in a single strong strike tone, with its sides forming an efficient resonator. The strike may be made by an inte ...

(4) , , 17,822 , , 8–6 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 15 , , April 21 , , @ Padres , , 5–2 , ,

Garland A garland is a decorative braid, knot or wreath of flowers, leaves, or other material. Garlands can be worn on the head or around the neck, hung on an inanimate object, or laid in a place of cultural or religious importance. Etymology From the ...

(1–2) , , Wellemeyer (0–3) , , , , 14,906 , , 8–7 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 16 , , April 23 , , Cardinals , , 4–1 , , Lincecum (4–0) , , García (1–1) , ,

(3) , , 42,860 , , 9–7 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 17 , , April 24 , , Cardinals , , 2–0 , , Zito (3–0) , , Wainwright (3–1) , ,

(4) , , 41,785 , , 10–7 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 18 , , April 25 , , Cardinals , , 2–0 , ,

Penny A penny is a coin ( pennies) or a unit of currency (pl. pence) in various countries. Borrowed from the Carolingian denarius (hence its former abbreviation d.), it is usually the smallest denomination within a currency system. Presently, it is t ...

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Cain Cain ''Káïn''; ar, قابيل/قايين, Qābīl/Qāyīn is a Biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within Abrahamic religions. He is the elder brother of Abel, and the firstborn son of Adam and Eve, the first couple within the Bible. He ...

(0–1) , , Franklin (6) , , 40,230 , , 10–8 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 19 , , April 26 , ,

Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citize ...

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(2–1) , , Halladay (4–1) , , , , 30,035 , , 11–8 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 20 , , April 27 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Wellemeyer (1–3) , , Moyer (2–2) , , , , 31,792 , , 12–8 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 21 , , April 28 , ,

, , 7–6 (11) , , Madson (1–0) , ,

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Figueroa Figueroa ( gl, Figueiroa) is a Spanish surname of Galicians, Galician origin. Notable people with the surname include: *Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones (1863–1950), Spanish politician, Prime Minister (1912-1918) *Amon Tobin (1972– ...

(1) , , 32,369 , , 12–9 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 22 , , April 30 , , Rockies , , 5–2 , , Zito (4–0) , ,

Cook Cook or The Cook may refer to: Food preparation * Cooking, the preparation of food * Cook (domestic worker), a household staff member who prepares food * Cook (professional), an individual who prepares food for consumption in the food industry * ...

(1–3) , , Affeldt (2) , , 37,144 , , 13–9 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 23 , , May 1 , , Rockies , , 6–1 , ,

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Rogers Rogers may refer to: Places Canada *Rogers Pass (British Columbia) * Rogers Island (Nunavut) United States * Rogers, Arkansas, a city * Rogers, alternate name of Muroc, California, a former settlement * Rogers, Indiana, an unincorporated communit ...

(0–1) , , , , 39,211 , , 14–9 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 24 , , May 2 , , Rockies , , 4–1 , , Chacín (1–0) , ,

(2–2) , , , , 41,831 , , 14–10 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 25 , , May 4 , , @ Marlins , , 9–6 (12) , , Runzler (1–0) , , Badenhop (0–3) , , Mota (1) , , 13,690 , , 15–10 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 26 , , May 5 , , @ Marlins , , 3–2 , , Zito (5–0) , ,

Robertson Robertson may refer to: People * Robertson (surname) (includes a list of people with this name) * Robertson (given name) * Clan Robertson, a Scottish clan * Robertson, stage name of Belgian magician Étienne-Gaspard Robert (1763–1837) Place ...

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(5) , , 11,633 , , 16–10 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 27 , , May 6 , , @ Marlins , , 6–3 , ,

(2–1) , , Nolasco (2–2) , ,

(6) , , 12,804 , , 17–10 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 28 , , May 7 , , @ Mets , , 6–4 , , Rodríguez (2–0) , ,

(0–3) , , , , 34,681 , , 17–11 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 29 , , May 8 , , @ Mets , , 5–4 (11) , , Takahashi (3–1) , , Mota (0–1) , , , , 36,764 , , 17–12 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 30 , , May 9 , , @ Mets , , 6–5 , ,

(1–3) , , Mejía (0–2) , ,

(7) , , 35,641 , , 18–12 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 31 , , May 11 , , Padres , , 3–2 , ,

Webb Webb most often refers to James Webb Space Telescope which is named after James E. Webb, second Administrator of NASA. It may also refer to: Places Antarctica * Webb Glacier (South Georgia) * Webb Glacier (Victoria Land) * Webb Névé, Victor ...

(1–1) , , Zito (5–1) , ,

(9) , , 33,249 , , 18–13 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 32 , , May 12 , , Padres , , 5–2 , ,

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stro ...

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(10) , , 30,924 , , 18–14 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 33 , , May 13 , , Padres , , 1–0 , , Latos (3–3) , ,

(2–3) , , , , 32,861 , , 18–15 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 34 , , May 14 , ,

, , 8–2 , , Wellemeyer (2–3) , ,

Paulino Paulino is a surname and a masculine given name. It is a Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name ''Paulinus'', which was itself derived from the Roman family name Paulus meaning "small" or "humble" in Latin. People with the given na ...

(0–6) , , , , 38,650 , , 19–15 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 35 , , May 15 , ,

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(8) , , 40,060 , , 20–15 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 36 , , May 16 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Zito (6–1) , , Myers (2–3) , ,

(9) , , 40,582 , , 21–15 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 37 , , May 17 , , @ Padres , , 3–1 , ,

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(11) , , 20,558 , , 21–16 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 38 , , May 18 , , @ Padres , , 7–6 (12) , , Runzler (2–0) , ,

Ramos Ramos is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin that means "bouquets" or "branches". Notable people with the surname include: * Adrián Ramos (born 1986), Colombian footballer * Aldrech Ramos (born 1988), Filipino basketball player * Ale ...

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(10) , , 19,565 , , 22–16 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 39 , , May 19 , , @ Diamondbacks , , 13–1 , , Kennedy (3–2) , , Wellemeyer (2–4) , , , , 17,073 , , 22–17 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 40 , , May 20 , , @ Diamondbacks , , 8–7 , , Heilman (1–1) , , Affeldt (2–3) , , Qualls (7) , , 18,607 , , 22–18 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 41 , , May 21 , , @

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(2–4) , , Bailey (7) , , 35,067 , , 22–20 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 43 , , May 23 , , @

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(2–4) , , Bailey (8) , , 35,067 , , 22–21 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 44 , , May 25 , , Nationals , , 4–2 , , Wellemeyer (3–4) , ,

Hernández Hernández is a widespread Spanish surname that became common around the 15th century. Originally a patronymic, it means son of Hernán, Hernando or Fernando—the Spanish version of Germanic Ferdinand. Fernández is a very common variant of the n ...

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(11) , , 27,981 , , 23–21 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 45 , , May 26 , , Nationals , , 7–3 , , Atilano (4–1) , , Lincecum (5–1) , , , , 30,230 , , 23–22 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 46 , , May 27 , , Nationals , , 5–4 , , Casilla (1–0) , , Burnett (0–2) , ,

(12) , , 28,251 , , 24–22 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 47 , , May 28 , , Diamondbacks , , 5–0 , ,

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Jackson Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Qu ...

(3–6) , , , , 31,495 , , 25–22 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 48 , , May 29 , , Diamondbacks , , 12–1 , ,

(3–4) , , Buckner (0–3) , , , , 37,400 , , 26–22 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 49 , , May 30 , , Diamondbacks , , 6–5 (10) , ,

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Rosa Rosa or De Rosa may refer to: People *Rosa (given name) * Rosa (surname) *Santa Rosa (female given name from Latin-a latinized variant of Rose) Places *223 Rosa, an asteroid * Rosa, Alabama, a town, United States * Rosa, Germany, in Thuringia, ...

(0–1) , , , , 41,394 , , 27–22 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 50 , , May 31 , , Rockies , , 4–0 , , Jiménez (10–1) , , Lincecum (5–2) , , , , 42,465 , , 27–23 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 51 , , June 1 , , Rockies , , 2–1 (11) , , Betancourt (1–1) , , Casilla (1–1) , , Corpas (5) , , 31,198 , , 27–24 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 52 , , June 2 , , Rockies , , 4–1 , ,

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Francis Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome * Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Francis (surname) Places *Rural ...

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(13) , , 30,697 , , 28–24 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 53 , , June 4 , , @

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(14) , , 17,817 , , 29–24 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 54 , , June 5 , , @

, , 6–3 , , Maholm (4–4) , , Wellemeyer (3–5) , , , , 36,687 , , 29–25 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 55 , , June 6 , , @

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(2–0) , , Dotel (2–1) , , Casilla (1) , , 24,068 , , 30–25 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 56 , , June 7 , , @ Reds , , 6–5 , ,

(2–3) , , Herrera (0–3) , ,

(15) , , 18,457 , , 31–25 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 57 , , June 8 , , @ Reds , , 3–0 , ,

(5–4) , , LeCure (1–2) , , , , 13,011 , , 32–25 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 58 , , June 9 , , @ Reds , , 6–3 , , Harang (5–5) , ,

(4–5) , , , , 14,700 , , 32–26 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 59 , , June 10 , , @ Reds , , 6–5 , ,

Rhodes Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the S ...

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Cordero Cordero is Spanish and Italian last name origin. The name means "young lamb", per the Latin ''cordarius'' (a derivative of ''cordus'', meaning ‘young’, ‘new’). It may be an occupational name for a shepherd, or a nickname meaning "lamb". ...

(17) , , 19,241 , , 32–27 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 60 , , June 11 , ,

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(16) , , 41,817 , , 33–27 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 61 , , June 12 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Zito (7–2) , , Sheets (2–6) , ,

(17) , , 36,861 , , 34–27 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 62 , , June 13 , ,

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(6–4) , , Mazzaro (2–1) , , Casilla (2) , , 39,187 , , 35–27 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 63 , , June 14 , ,

Orioles Oriole or Orioles may refer to: Animals * Old World oriole, colorful passerine birds in the family Oriolidae * New World oriole, a group of birds in the family Icteridae Music * The Orioles, an R&B and doo-wop group of the late 1940s and earl ...

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Tillman Tillman is a surname and given name of English origin and an Americanized spelling of Tillmann. Other variants of the name include Tilman and Dillman. Notable people with the name Tillmann include: Surname * Albert Tillman (1928–2004), Ameri ...

(0–3) , , , , 33,822 , , 36–27 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 64 , , June 15 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Arrieta (2–0) , , Martinez (0–1) , , Hernandez (2) , , 35,498 , , 36–28 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 65 , , June 16 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Lincecum (7–2) , , Guthrie (3–8) , ,

(18) , , 38,485 , , 37–28 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 66 , , June 18 , , @ Blue Jays , , 3–2 , , Downs (2–5) , , Zito (7–3) , , Gregg (17) , , 18,667 , , 37–29 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 67 , , June 19 , , @ Blue Jays , , 3–0 , ,

Camp Camp may refer to: Outdoor accommodation and recreation * Campsite or campground, a recreational outdoor sleeping and eating site * a temporary settlement for nomads * Camp, a term used in New England, Northern Ontario and New Brunswick to descri ...

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(6–5) , , Gregg (18) , , 20,666 , , 37–30 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 68 , , June 20 , , @ Blue Jays , , 9–6 , , Bautista (1–0) , , Tallet (1–3) , ,

(19) , , 21,431 , , 38–30 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 69 , , June 22 , , @

, , 3–1 , , Lincecum (8–2) , , Oswalt (5–9) , ,

(20) , , 29,777 , , 39–30 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 70 , , June 23 , , @

, , 6–3 , , Myers (5–5) , , Zito (7–4) , , Lindstrom (16) , , 29,311 , , 39–31 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 71 , , June 24 , , @

, , 7–5 , , Rodríguez (4–10) , ,

(6–6) , , Lindstrom (17) , , 26,662 , , 39–32 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 72 , , June 25 , , Red Sox , , 5–4 , ,

(6–5) , ,

Wakefield Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101ew Census 2011 table KS101EW Usual resident population, ...

(2–6) , ,

(21) , , 41,182 , , 40–32 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 73 , , June 26 , , Red Sox , , 4–2 , , Atchison (1–1) , , Bumgarner (0–1) , , Papelbon (17) , , 42,178 , , 40–33 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 74 , , June 27 , , Red Sox , , 5–1 , , Lester (9–3) , , Lincecum (8–3) , , , , 41,528 , , 40–34 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 75 , , June 28 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Weaver (5–1) , , Casilla (1–2) , , Kuo (2) , , 34,626 , , 40–35 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 76 , , June 29 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Ely (4–5) , ,

(6–7) , ,

Belisario ''Belisario'' (''Belisarius'') is a ''tragedia lirica'' (tragic opera) in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian libretto after Luigi Marchionni's adaptation of play, ''Belisarius'', first staged in Munich in 182 ...

(1) , , 35,289 , , 40–36 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 77 , , June 30 , ,

, , 8–2 , , Padilla (2–2) , ,

(6–6) , , , , 39,962 , , 40–37 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 78 , , July 1 , , @ Rockies , , 7–3 , ,

(3–5) , , Bumgarner (0–2) , , , , 32,134 , , 40–38 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 79 , , July 2 , , @ Rockies , , 6–3 , , Chacín (5–7) , , Lincecum (8–4) , ,

Street A street is a public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of di ...

(2) , , 48,127 , , 40–39 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 80 , , July 3 , , @ Rockies , , 11–8 , , Bautista (2–0) , , Corpas (2–5) , ,

(22) , , 49,271 , , 41–39 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 81 , , July 4 , , @ Rockies , , 4–3 (15) , ,

Flores Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Including the Komodo Islands off its west coast (but excluding the Solor Archipelago to the east of Flores), the land area is 15,530.58 km2, and t ...

(2–0) , , Mota (0–3) , , , , 35,274 , , 41–40 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 82 , , July 5 , , @ Brewers , , 6–1 , ,

(7–6) , , Loe (0–1) , , , , 36,185 , , 42–40 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 83 , , July 6 , , @ Brewers , , 6–1 , , Bumgarner (1–2) , ,

Wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly un ...

(6–8) , , , , 30,896 , , 43–40 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 84 , , July 7 , , @ Brewers , , 15–2 , , Lincecum (9–4) , , Narveson (7–6) , , , , 29,387 , , 44–40 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 85 , , July 8 , , @ Brewers , , 9–3 , , Runzler (3–0) , , Parra (3–6) , , , , 34,590 , , 45–40 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 86 , , July 9 , , @ Nationals , , 8–1 , , Strasburg (3–2) , ,

(6–8) , , , , 34,723 , , 45–41 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 87 , , July 10 , , @ Nationals , , 10–5 , , Casilla (2–2) , , Clippard (8–6) , , , , 23,977 , , 46–41 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 88 , , July 11 , , @ Nationals , , 6–2 , , Bumgarner (2–2) , ,

(6–5) , ,

(23) , , 22,403 , , 47–41 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 89 , , July 15 , , Mets , , 2–0 , , Lincecum (10–4) , , Dickey (6–3) , , , , 38,416 , , 48–41 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 90 , , July 16 , , Mets , , 1–0 , , Zito (8–4) , , Niese (6–4) , ,

(24) , , 41,869 , , 49–41 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 91 , , July 17 , , Mets , , 8–4 , ,

(7–8) , , Takahashi (7–4) , ,

(25) , , 42,599 , , 50–41 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 92 , , July 18 , , Mets , , 4–3 (10) , , Rodríguez (3–2) , ,

(2–1) , , , , 37,326 , , 50–42 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 93 , , July 19 , , @

, , 5–2 , , Bumgarner (3–2) , , McDonald (0–1) , ,

(26) , , 45,056 , , 51–42 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 94 , , July 20 , , @

, , 7–5 , , Casilla (3–2) , , Broxton (3–2) , , Affeldt (3) , , 53,381 , , 52–42 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 95 , , July 21 , , @

, , 2–0 , , Billingsley (8–5) , , Zito (8–5) , , , , 45,151 , , 52–43 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 96 , , July 22 , , @ Diamondbacks , , 3–0 , ,

(8–8) , , López (5–9) , ,

(27) , , 17,230 , , 53–43 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 97 , , July 23 , , @ Diamondbacks , , 7–4 , ,

Ray Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (gr ...

(3–0) , ,

(6–9) , ,

(28) , , 22,512 , , 54–43 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 98 , , July 24 , , @ Diamondbacks , , 10–4 , , Bumgarner (4–2) , , Kennedy (5–8) , , , , 32,774 , , 55–43 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 99 , , July 25 , , @ Diamondbacks , , 3–2 (10) , ,

(3–3) , , Vásquez (1–3) , ,

(29) , , 31,278 , , 56–43 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 100 , , July 26 , , Marlins , , 4–3 , , Nolasco (11–7) , , Zito (8–6) , , Núñez (24) , , 37,677 , , 56–44 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 101 , , July 27 , , Marlins , , 6–4 , ,

(4–3) , , Sanches (0–2) , ,

(30) , , 38,904 , , 57–43 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 102 , , July 28 , , Marlins , , 10–9 (10) , ,

(4–0) , , Hensley (1–4) , , , , 35,945 , , 58–43 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 103 , , July 29 , , Marlins , , 5–0 , ,

(8–6) , , Bumgarner (4–3) , , , , 41,152 , , 58–45 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 104 , , July 30 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Lincecum (11–4) , , Monasterios (3–3) , ,

(2) , , 42,847 , , 59–45 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 105 , , July 31 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Mota (1–3) , , Broxton (3–3) , , , , 42,882 , , 60–45 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 106 , , August 1 , ,

, , 2–0 , ,

(9–8) , , Kershaw (10–6) , ,

(31) , , 42,922 , , 61–45 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 107 , , August 3 , , @ Rockies , , 10–0 , ,

(8–6) , ,

(4–8) , , , , 43,549 , , 62–45 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 108 , , August 4 , , @ Rockies , , 6–1 , , Jiménez (17–2) , , Bumgarner (4–4) , , , , 37,278 , , 62–46 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 109 , , August 5 , , @ Braves , , 3–2 , , Jurrjens (4–4) , , Lincecum (11–5) , ,

Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...

(26) , , 24,538 , , 62–47 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 110 , , August 6 , , @ Braves , , 3–2 (11) , , López (3–2) , , Moylan (3–2) , ,

(32) , , 42,178 , , 63–47 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 111 , , August 7 , , @ Braves , , 3–0 , , Hudson (13–5) , ,

(9–9) , ,

(27) , , 47,305 , , 63–48 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 112 , , August 8 , , @ Braves , , 6–3 , , Lowe (11–9) , ,

(8–7) , , Saito (1) , , 33,865 , , 63–49 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 113 , , August 9 , , Cubs , , 4–3 (11) , ,

(5–0) , ,

Mateo Mateo may refer to: People ;Name * Mateo (given name) * Mateo (surname) ;People named Mateo * Mateo (singer) (born 1986), former stage name of American pop/R&B singer-songwriter Arts, entertainment, and media * Mateo (1937 film), ''Mateo'' (1937 fi ...

(0–1) , , , , 41,943 , , 64–49 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 114 , , August 10 , , Cubs , , 8–6 , , Dempster (10–8) , , Lincecum (11–6) , , , , 35,389 , , 64–50 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 115 , , August 11 , , Cubs , , 5–4 , ,

(5–3) , ,

Berg Berg may refer to: People *Berg (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Berg Ng (born 1960), Hong Kong actor * Berg (footballer) (born 1989), Brazilian footballer Former states * Berg (state), county and duchy of the Hol ...

(0–1) , ,

(33) , , 36,139 , , 65–50 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 116 , , August 12 , , Cubs , , 8–7 , ,

(3–1) , , Cashner (1–5) , , , , 40,872 , , 66–50 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 117 , , August 13 , , Padres , , 3–2 , ,

(10–5) , ,

(8–8) , ,

(35) , , 42,722 , , 66–51 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 118 , , August 14 , , Padres , , 3–2 (11) , , Casilla (4–2) , , Stauffer (3–2) , , , , 42,293 , , 67–51 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 119 , , August 15 , , Padres , , 8–2 , , LeBlanc (7–10) , , Lincecum (11–7) , , , , 42,834 , , 67–52 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 120 , , August 17 , , @

, , 9–3 , , Oswalt (8–13) , , Zito (8–7) , , , , 45,401 , , 67–53 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 121 , , August 18 , , @

, , 8–2 , , Blanton (5–6) , ,

(9–10) , , , , 44,410 , , 67–54 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 122 , , August 19 , , @

, , 5–2 , ,

(9–8) , , Hamels (7–10) , ,

(34) , , 45,449 , , 68–54 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 123 , , August 20 , , @ Cardinals , , 6–3 , , Bumgarner (5–4) , , Westbrook (7–8) , ,

(35) , , 43,822 , , 69–54 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 124 , , August 21 , , @ Cardinals , , 5–1 , ,

Carpenter Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc. Carpenters t ...

(14–4) , , Lincecum (11–8) , , , , 44,477 , , 69–55 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 125 , , August 22 , , @ Cardinals , , 9–0 , , García (11–6) , , Zito (8–8) , , , , 42,638 , , 69–56 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 126 , , August 23 , , Reds , , 11–2 , ,

(10–10) , , Volquez (3–2) , , , , 32,698 , , 70–56 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 127 , , August 24 , , Reds , , 16–5 , , Casilla (5–2) , ,

Wood Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin ...

(4–2) , , , , 36,104 , , 71–56 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 128 , , August 25 , , Reds , , 12–11 (12) , ,

(4–4) , , Bumgarner (8–9) , , , , 36,310 , , 71–57 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 129 , , August 27 , , Diamondbacks , , 6–0 , , Enright (5–2) , , Lincecum (11–9) , , , , 38,013 , , 71–58 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 130 , , August 28 , , Diamondbacks , , 11–3 , , Hudson (5–2) , , Zito (8–10) , , , , 41,250 , , 71–59 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 131 , , August 29 , , Diamondbacks , , 9–7 , ,

(10–10) , , Vásquez (1–5) , ,

(36) , , 38,735 , , 72–59 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 132 , , August 30 , , Rockies , , 2–1 , , Betancourt (5–1) , ,

(3–2) , ,

(13) , , 30,224 , , 72–60 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 133 , , August 31 , , Rockies , , 5–2 , , Affeldt (4–3) , , Belisle (6–5) , ,

(37) , , 31,099 , , 73–60 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 134 , , September 1 , , Rockies , , 2–1 , , Lincecum (12–9) , , Jiménez (17–6) , ,

(38) , , 31,186 , , 74–60 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 135 , , September 3 , , @

, , 4–2 , , Billingsley (11–8) , , Zito (8–11) , , Kuo (8) , , 43,046 , , 74–61 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 136 , , September 4 , , @

, , 5–4 , , López (4–2) , , Broxton (5–5) , ,

(39) , , 48,220 , , 75–61 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 137 , , September 5 , , @

, , 3–0 , ,

(10–8) , ,

Kuroda Kuroda (written: lit. "black ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese painter * Akinobu Kuroda 黒田明伸, Japanese historian * Chris Kuroda, lighting designer and operator for the band Phish and J ...

(10–12) , ,

(40) , , 43,758 , , 76–61 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 138 , , September 6 , , @ Diamondbacks , , 2–0 (11) , , Casilla (6–2) , , Heilman (5–7) , ,

(41) , , 31,879 , , 77–61 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 139 , , September 7 , , @ Diamondbacks , , 6–3 , , Lincecum (13–9) , , Enright (6–3) , , Affeldt (4) , , 19,417 , , 78–61 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 140 , , September 8 , , @ Diamondbacks , , 3–1 , , Hudson (6–2) , , Zito (8–12) , , Gutiérrez (8) , , 19,972 , , 78–62 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 141 , , September 9 , , @ Padres , , 7–3 , ,

(11–10) , ,

(13–11) , , , , 28,456 , , 79–62 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 142 , , September 10 , , @ Padres , , 1–0 , , Casilla (7–2) , ,

(12–7) , ,

(42) , , 33,662 , , 80–62 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 143 , , September 11 , , @ Padres , , 1–0 , , Stauffer (4–3) , , Bumgarner (5–5) , ,

(40) , , 41,123 , , 80–63 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 144 , , September 12 , , @ Padres , , 6–1 , , Lincecum (14–9) , , Latos (14–6) , , , , 33,876 , , 81–63 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 145 , , September 14 , ,

, , 1–0 , , Kershaw (12–10) , , Zito (8–13) , , , , 36,076 , , 81–64 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 146 , , September 15 , ,

, , 2–1 , ,

(12–10) , , Billingsley (11–10) , ,

(43) , , 34,685 , , 82–64 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 147 , , September 16 , ,

, , 10–2 , ,

(11–8) , , Lilly (8–11) , , , , 38,434 , , 83–64 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 148 , , September 17 , , Brewers , , 3–0 , ,

(12–11) , , Bumgarner (5–6) , , , , 41,835 , , 83–65 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 149 , , September 18 , , Brewers , , 2–1 , , Gallardo (13–7) , , Lincecum (14–10) , , Axford (22) , , 41,767 , , 83–66 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 150 , , September 19 , , Brewers , , 9–2 , , Zito (9–13) , , Narveson (11–8) , , , , 41,113 , , 84–66 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 151 , , September 21 , , @ Cubs , , 1–0 , , Ramírez (1–3) , , Cashner (2–6) , ,

(44) , , 36,364 , , 85–66 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 152 , , September 22 , , @ Cubs , , 2–0 , , Wells (8–13) , ,

(11–9) , , Mármol (34) , , 37,285 , , 85–67 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 153 , , September 23 , , @ Cubs , , 13–0 , , Bumgarner (6–6) , , Dempster (14–11) , , , , 34,481 , , 86–67 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 154 , , September 24 , , @ Rockies , , 2–1 , , Lincecum (15–10) , , Chacín (9–10) , ,

(45) , , 49,071 , , 87–67 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 155 , , September 25 , , @ Rockies , , 10–9 (10) , ,

(4–4) , ,

(3–3) , , , , 43,402 , , 87–68 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 156 , , September 26 , , @ Rockies , , 4–2 , ,

(13–10) , ,

de la Rosa De la Rosa is a Spanish surname, which means "of the rose". The name De la Rosa (or variants of the name) may refer to: People with the name De la Rosa *Dane De La Rosa (born 1983), American baseball player * Domingo Vega de la Rosa (born 1953), ...

(8–6) , , , , 32,594 , , 88–68 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 157 , , September 28 , , Diamondbacks , , 4–2 , ,

(12–9) , , López (7–15) , ,

(46) , , 37,449 , , 89–68 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 158 , , September 29 , , Diamondbacks , , 3–1 , , Lincecum (16–10) , , Kennedy (9–10) , ,

(47) , , 38,228 , , 90–68 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 159 , , September 30 , , Diamondbacks , , 4–1 , , Bumgarner (7–6) , , Enright (6–7) , , Ramírez (3) , , 37,261 , , 91–68 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 160 , , October 1 , , Padres , , 6–4 , ,

(14–9) , ,

(13–11) , ,

(46) , , 42,409 , , 91–69 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 161 , , October 2 , , Padres , , 4–2 , , Stauffer (6–5) , , Zito (9–14) , ,

(47) , , 42,653 , , 91–70 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 162 , , October 3 , , Padres , , 3–0 , ,

(13–9) , , Latos (14–10) , ,

(48) , , 42,822 , , 92–70 , -

Postseason

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 1 , , October 7 , , Braves , , 1–0 , , Lincecum (1–0) , , Lowe (0–1) , , , , 43,936 , , 1–0 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 2 , , October 8 , , Braves , , 5–4 (11) , , Farnsworth (1–0) , , Ramírez (0–1) , , , , 44,046 , , 1–1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 3 , , October 10 , , @ Braves , , 3–2 , ,

(1–0) , , Kimbrel (0–1) , ,

(1) , , 53,284 , , 2–1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 4 , , October 11 , , @ Braves , , 3–2 , , Bumgarner (1–0) , , Lowe (0–2) , ,

(2) , , 44,532 , , 3–1 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 1 , , October 16 , , @

, , 4–3 , , Lincecum (1–0) , , Halladay (0–1) , ,

(1) , , 45,929 , , 1–0 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 2 , , October 17 , , @

, , 6–1 , , Oswalt (1–0) , ,

(0–1) , , , , 46,099 , , 1–1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 3 , , October 19 , ,

, , 3–0 , ,

(1–0) , , Hamels (0–1) , ,

(2) , , 43,320 , , 2–1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 4 , , October 20 , ,

, , 6–5 , ,

(1–0) , , Oswalt (1–1) , , , , 43,515 , , 3–1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 5 , , October 21 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Halladay (1–1) , , Lincecum (1–1) , , Lidge (1) , , 43,713 , , 3–2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 6 , , October 23 , , @

, , 3–2 , , López (1–0) , , Madson (0–1) , ,

(3) , , 46,062 , , 4–2 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 1 , , October 27 , , Rangers , , 11–7 , , Lincecum (1–0) , ,

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Season Summary-Regular Season

April

The Giants opened the season with a 5–2 win over the Houston Astros and won their first four games, including a thrilling 5–4 win over the Atlanta Braves in 13 innings in their home opener at

. But they failed to put together a winning streak longer than 2 games for the rest of the month, losing four straight games between the 18th and 21st, though strong pitching often kept them in games despite an inconsistent offense. After a tough 7–6 loss to the Phillies in 11 innings on the 28th, the Giants rebounded for a 5–2 win over the

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to close out the month.

May

After taking two out of three from the Rockies, the Giants traveled to Florida to start a three-game series with the Marlins. They led the first game 5–3 behind Tim Lincecum's 13 strikeouts, but fell behind 6–5 in the eighth. Down to their last out,

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hit a home run to tie the game. The Giants won 9–6 in 12 innings and went on to sweep the series. The team then went through a rough stretch, losing two out of three to the Mets before getting swept by the NL West leading

San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penn ...

. They recovered a bit by sweeping the Astros, and splitting a two-game series with the Padres but then went on a five-game losing streak before snapping it with a win over the

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. On May 29,

was called up to the Giants and had three hits and three runs batted in during a 12–1 win over the

Arizona Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The ...

. That same day, the team signed Bay Area native Pat Burrell to a minor league contract. Padres CEO

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, Burrell's friend and his former agent, would later say he regretted not recruiting Burrell to the Padres. Originally signed as a bench player, Burrell played his way into the starting lineup and wound up hitting .266 with 18 home runs and 51 runs batted in over 96 games. The team would end May with a flourish, winning 5 of their last 7 games.

June

The Giants continued their strong play into the month of June. Though they lost the first series of the month to the Rockies, they won 3 out of their next 4 series, including completing a sweep of the Oakland Athletics, who had swept them the previous month. In the second half of the month, the team collapsed, losing their next 5 series in a row and ended the month with a 5-game losing streak culminating in a three-game sweep by the rival Dodgers. On June 30, the Giants traded

to the Texas Rangers, clearing the way for Buster Posey to become the everyday catcher.

July

The month of July marked a very strong comeback for the team, although it did not start off well. The Giants started the month with a 4-game series against the Rockies and lost the first two, extending their losing streak to 7. After coming back to win the third game despite losing a six-run lead early on, the Giants suffered an arduous 15-inning defeat to Colorado in the fourth game on July 4, putting their record at 41–40. The Giants immediately bounced back and went on a surge, coming back to sweep a 4-game series against the Brewers. They went on to win six of the next seven series during the month, including a sweep against the Diamondbacks, with the only blemish being a 4-game split with the Marlins, the most noteworthy of the four being a game in which the Giants led 9–2 at one point only to see the Marlins battle back to tie it. The game was won by the Giants in the bottom of the 10th inning when Andrés Torres hit a game-winning single for his fourth hit of the game, making the final score 10–9. On July 20, the Giants beat the Dodgers 7–5 at

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after trailing 5–1 at one point. On July 31, Burrell hit a 2-run home run in the eighth inning to lead the Giants to another comeback win over the Dodgers. Overall, the team went 20–8 during the month, finishing July with a 60–45 record. Pitchers Tim Lincecum and Brian Wilson were selected for the All-Star Game.

August

After their strong July, the Giants stumbled throughout August. Ace starting pitcher Tim Lincecum, who started the month with an 11–4 record and a 3.15 ERA, lost his edge, going 0–5 with a 7.82 ERA over the month. The Giants lost series against the Braves, Cardinals, Phillies, and Diamondbacks, though they took three out of four from the Chicago Cubs early in the month. After scoring blowout wins in the first two games of a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds, the Giants trailed 10–1 in the third game but scored six runs in the eighth and ended up taking an 11–10 lead. But the Reds came back to tie it in the top of the 9th after

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reached 2nd base on a throwing error by Pablo Sandoval, and

gave up a game-tying single to Paul Janish. Then in the top of the 12th inning,

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, in a rare relief appearance, gave up the go-ahead hit to

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. Though the Giants got the tying run to third base on singles by Sandoval and

in the bottom of the inning, they did not score and lost the game 12–11. The Giants then lost three of their next five games, ending the month 13–15 overall, as the calendar turned to September. The Padres, however, would go on a 10-game losing streak starting on August 26. Three days prior to the start of the Padres losing streak, the Giants acquired Cody Ross off waivers from the Florida Marlins to block him going to the Padres. Ross didn't do much offensively for the rest of the regular season but would become a major factor in the postseason.

September

On September 10, the Giants defeated the Padres to tie for first place in the NL West after trailing the Padres by 7 and a half games on July 4. For the next 15 days, each team traded the top spot. Then the Giants began a four-game winning streak to take over first place, taking the lead for good on September 26. Their lead would grow to three games entering the final three games of the season against the Padres as the Giants won 18 of the 26 games they played during the month. Lincecum also rebounded from his poor August, posting a record of 5–1 and striking out fifty two while walking only six. The Giants pitching staff posted historic numbers for the month of September, going a record 18 straight games giving up 3 runs or less. (The last team to accomplish that feat was the 1917

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.) Their 1.78 team ERA was the lowest in a month since divisional play started in 1969.

October

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The Giants entered the three game series with the Padres needing just one win to clinch the NL West. They lost the first two games by scores of 6–4 and 4–2 before clinching the NL West with a 3–0 win on the final day of the regular season, finishing with a 92–70 record. It was the Giants' first

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division title since 2003. Because the

also defeated the Phillies that day, they clinched the NL Wild Card, eliminating the Padres from contention. The Giants would face the Braves in the NLDS starting October 7.

Postseason

National League Division Series

The NLDS was a close, hard-fought series. Tim Lincecum tossed a complete game two-hit shutout and struck out a franchise postseason record 14 in the opener as the Giants won 1–0. In game two, the Giants took a 4–0 lead behind

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's stellar pitching and Pat ("The Bat") Burrell's first inning three-run homer. But the Braves fought back, tying the score with three runs in the eighth, then winning in the 11th inning 5–4 on Rick Ankiel's home run as the series shifted to Atlanta. In game three Jonathan Sánchez struck out 11 and carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning. The Giants led 1–0 in the eighth until

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's pinch-hit two-run homer gave the Braves the lead. Rookie righthander Craig Kimbrel came out of the bullpen to start the top of the ninth for the Braves, relieving Jonny Venters who had struck out the side the previous inning. Kimbrel retired Cody Ross on a popout to

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for the first out. Travis Ishikawa pinch-hit for reliever Sergio Romo and drew a walk. After striking out leadoff man Andrés Torres, Kimbrel gave up a two-strike single to second baseman Freddy Sanchez and was lifted, leaving runners on first and second with two outs. Another rookie Brave, lefty Michael Dunn, came on and gave up a two-strike, game-tying single to Aubrey Huff. Right-hander

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relieved Dunn and induced a grounder from Buster Posey which bounced through Conrad's legs, the second baseman's third error of the game. Sanchez scored on the play, giving the Giants a 3–2 lead. Kyle Farnsworth came on and got the third out, but the damage was done. The Giants brought in their closer

for the bottom of the ninth. He held the lead, giving up a single to Brian McCann but retiring

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on a grounder to end the game and earn a clutch save. With their backs against the wall, the Braves sent Derek Lowe to the mound on three days' rest. They scored first in the bottom of the third when Brian McCann's sacrifice fly drove in Omar Infante. Lowe took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, but the Giants tied the game with one out on Cody Ross' first-pitch homer off a Lowe cutter. Brian McCann answered with another in the bottom of the inning off Giants' rookie starter Madison ("Mad Bum") Bumgarner to take back the lead. After Lowe walked Aubrey Huff and allowed an infield single to Buster Posey with one out in the seventh, Bobby Cox, managing his last game after a long and distinguished career in Toronto and Atlanta, went to the mound apparently to remove Lowe from the game. But after talking to him, Cox elected to leave Lowe in, prompting huge cheers from the Atlanta fans. The next batter, Pat Burrell, walked on a 3–1 pitch near the inside corner, and Lowe's night was done after striking out eight while allowing only two hits and walking two. Relievers Peter Moylan and Jonny Venters couldn't hold the lead, as the Giants promptly scored two runs on Juan Uribe's RBI fielder's choice and Cody Ross' RBI single. The Braves might have been able to escape the one-out, bases-loaded jam unscathed and still ahead 2–1 if not for shortstop Álex González's bases-loading throwing error, his second in the game. Both errors were debatable. The first was a ball hit in the hole he didn't field cleanly with the speedy Andrés Torres running, earlier in the game. The second call was more controversial. With two on and one out and fielding a weakly hit groundball, González elected to throw to second but threw high to second baseman Omar Infante, who was ruled to have come off the base jumping for the throw. Left-handed Giants reliever Javier López entered the game with two outs in the eighth and pinch-runner Nate McLouth the potential tying run at second base, and struck out slugging rookie sensation Jason Heyward. In the bottom of the ninth, the Braves had one last chance to rally. With one out, Giants closer Brian Wilson walked Rick Ankiel and Eric Hinske to put the potential tying and winning runs on base. But Omar Infante struck out swinging and Melky Cabrera grounded out to end the game and the series in Cox's final game as a manager, both teams giving him a standing ovation after the final out, which was almost not made: slick-fielding Travis Ishikawa had to stretch up and out as far as he could while just managing to keep his toe on the bag as he snow-coned the high, wide throw from third near the tip of the pocket of his first baseman's mitt.

National League Championship Series

The Giants then advanced to the NLCS to face the heavily favored

, who were looking for their third straight pennant. Behind two home runs by

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Cody Ross and a strong start from Tim Lincecum, the Giants won Game 1, 4–3. The Phillies easily took Game 2 with a 6–1 win over Jonathan Sánchez before the series shifted to San Francisco for the next three games. Matt Cain and the Giants won Game 3, 3–0, for a 2–1 series lead. A heart-stopping, crucial Game 4 saw the Giants take an early 2–0 lead. After the Phillies scored four runs in the top of the fifth, the Giants got a run back on an Aubrey Huff single up the middle in the bottom of the fifth, which scored Andrés Torres. In the sixth inning, Pat Burrell drew a leadoff walk and advanced to third on a Cody Ross double. Pablo Sandoval came to the plate and appeared to double down the right field line, but the ball hugged the line and was called foul. Four pitches later, however, Sandoval lined a two-run double sharply into the left-center field gap, scoring Burrell and Ross and giving the Giants a 5–4 lead. The Phillies tied the score in the top of the eighth with back-to-back doubles by

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and

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. Giants reliever

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recovered to retire the next three Phillies and strand Werth at second, retaining the 5–5 tie. Giants closer Brian Wilson retired the Phillies 1-2-3 in the top of the ninth. In the bottom of the ninth, Game 2 winner

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volunteered for a rare relief appearance. With one out Huff singled past a diving Howard. Posey followed with a single to right —- his fourth hit of the game -— that enabled Huff to reach third. Juan Uribe, batting for Wilson, followed with a sacrifice fly to deep left field that scored Huff with the winning run. The victory gave the Giants a commanding 3–1 series lead. With a chance to wrap up the NL pennant at home, Lincecum got the start in game 5. Although the Giants scored first, Philadelphia took a 4–2 win, aided by a series of Giants defensive miscues that allowed the Phillies to score three runs in the third inning, to send the series back to Philadelphia. Game 6 saw Giant starter Jonathan Sánchez give up two early runs, but San Francisco rallied against Phillies starter Roy Oswalt in the third inning. Sánchez led off with a single, and took second when leadoff man Andrés Torres' long fly to the wall in center was dropped by Shane Victorino. Freddy Sanchez sacrificed the runners to second and third, and Aubrey Huff hit a single up the middle, which scored Sánchez before Victorino nailed Torres at home. But Huff took second base on the throw home and eventually scored on second baseman Plácido Polanco's throwing error to tie it up at 2–2. In the bottom of the inning, Sánchez lost his control by yielding a leadoff walk and then hitting

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with a pitch; Sanchez then lost his poise, prompting both benches to empty and glare at one another before order was restored. Replacing Sanchez, Lefty Jeremy Affeldt escaped the jam and retired six in a row. Manager Bruce Bochy then called on starter Madison Bumgarner, who survived two rocky innings without allowing a run, and Javier López, who retired the side in order in the seventh. With two outs in the top of the eighth, Juan Uribe hit an opposite field drive just over the right field barrier for a solo home run to give the Giants their first lead at 3–2. Starter Tim Lincecum, who had pitched 7 innings two days earlier, then entered the game in a relief role. He struck out Werth after falling behind 2–0, but then yielded back-to-back singles to Victorino and Raúl Ibáñez, prompting Bochy to bring in closer Brian Wilson. First baseman Huff then atoned for a critical Game 5 error by gloving a sharp line drive from Carlos Ruiz and easily doubling off Victorino at second to end the inning. In the bottom of the ninth Wilson got pinch-hitter Ross Gload to ground out, but then walked leadoff man

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. Plácido Polanco grounded to Uribe, who forced Rollins at second. Utley then drew a walk, moving the potential tying run to second and putting the potential winning run on first. With a full count and the runners moving on the pitch, Wilson froze slugger Ryan Howard with a called third strike on a cutter that just caught the bottom of the strike zone to send the Giants on to the World Series.

World Series

The 2010 World Series pitted the Giants against the Texas Rangers, who had just won their first pennant. Game 1, in San Francisco because the National League had won the

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, saw Lincecum face lefty

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, who had had a stellar first postseason for the Phillies the year before. Texas took a 1–0 lead in the first, but Lincecum induced a double play to limit the damage. Lee wasn't sharp, though, and gave up seven runs, one of them unearned because Rangers manager

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had gambled on putting veteran slugging designated hitter

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("Bad Vlad") in AT&T Park's super-spacious right field which he simply could not cover and misplayed more than one would-be single into extra bases. Uribe hit a three-run home run in the sixth to extend a 5–2 lead to 8–2. Entering the ninth, the Giants were up 11–4 before the Rangers scored three essentially meaningless runs to make the final score 11–7. Game 2 was a pitcher's duel between Matt Cain and lefty C. J. Wilson. The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fifth, when Édgar Rentería hit a solo home run. Cain went 7 2⁄3 innings, allowing only four hits. Uríbe singled in another run in the seventh to extend the lead to 2–0, but in the eighth things fell apart for the Rangers as their bullpen imploded and the Giants scored seven runs. The Giants won Game 2, 9–0. The series shifted to Texas for the next (which proved to be the last) three games. Behind a solo home run by superstar slugger Josh Hamilton and an earlier three-run blast by rookie first baseman Mitch Moreland in support of a strong start by

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, the Rangers defeated Jonathan Sánchez in Game 3, 4–2. Game 4 was played on a hot, sultry Halloween night. Designated hitter Huff in the third (with a man on) and catcher Posey in the eighth hit home runs, while Bumgarner pitched eight shutout innings as the Giants won 4–0, Wilson finishing up in a non-save situation. Game 5 was a pitching rematch of Game 1 between former Cy Young Award winners Cliff Lee and Tim Lincecum. Down 3–1 in the series, the Rangers needed a win in their ballpark to send the Series back to San Francisco or the Giants would return home as champions. What resulted was the pitching duel anticipated, but not realized, in Game 1. Both Lee and Lincecum pitched six shutout innings, with Lincecum allowing only two hits and Lee three. In the top of the seventh inning, Ross and Uríbe singled back to back to put two runners on with none out. The next hitter, Huff, who had never laid down a bunt in his major league career, sacrificed successfully, with only a quick pickup and crisp, accurate throw by Lee to just get Huff at first saved a bases-loaded, nobody out dilemma for Texas. Runners were now at second and third with one out for Burrell, whom Lee struck out after a struggle for the second out, preserving the scoreless tie for the moment. Shortstop Édgar Rentería, who had hit a walk-off single in Game 7 off Cleveland's Charles Nagy to win the 1997 World Series for

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and his Florida Marlins in extra innings, now came to the plate. His two years with San Francisco had been considered a major disappointment, marred by injuries and slumps, but here in the World Series he became an unlikely hero by launching a three-run homer to left. After

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answered with a solo homer in the seventh, Lincecum shut the door on the Rangers, giving up just three hits and striking out ten in eight innings of work. Brian Wilson then retired the side in order in the ninth for the Series-winning save and first-time baseball world championships not just for the Giants (for the first time in 56 years) but for San Francisco, since the Giants' five other world championships were won in New York (in 1905, 1921, 1922, 1933 and 1954). Rentería was named World Series MVP for hitting .412 with two home runs (including the Series winner) and six RBI. It was Bochy's first world championship as a player or manager, having played as a second-string catcher for eight years and having managed the Padres and Giants for sixteen. The firsts with the championship were: *Giants: **Championship since , when in New York. **Championship since moving to San Francisco. *City and County of San Francisco: **World Series championship. ** Major sports championship since the 49ers won

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in 1995. *San Francisco Bay Area: **World Series championship since the

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swept the Giants in . **Major sports championship since the 49ers win in Super Bowl XXIX. In summing up the firsts
Larry Baer
the president of the Giants and a fourth generation resident of San Francisco, said that the team dedicated the championship to everyone who has worn a Giants uniform, and all Giants fans since the team's move to San Francisco, honoring 53 years of baseball in the city.

Postseason

NLDS vs. Braves

NLCS vs. Phillies

2010 World Series

Regular season stats

Batting

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases''

Pitching

''Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts''

Postseason stats

Batting

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases''

Pitching

Farm system

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References

External links

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