San Francisco Giants

Colby Rasmus hit a leadoff homer in the 10th inning after third baseman Pablo Sandoval dropped his foul pop fly earlier in the at-bat.

ST. LOUIS -- Albert Pujols has more home runs than strikeouts against Randy Johnson after going deep two more times off the big left-hander.

Randy Johnson wins his third consecutive decision.

ST. LOUIS -- Tim Lincecum looked ready for a return trip to Busch Stadium in two weeks for the All-Star game. The St. Louis Cardinals could not touch him.

MILWAUKEE -- Ryan Sadowski collected three game balls, not one, to remember his first major league victory.

No, you are not seeing things. Three months into the season, believe it or not, the Giants are just off the lead in the National League wild-card race, a half game out after Saturday's loss to Milwaukee.

Down by two runs in the ninth, the Milwaukee Brewers refused to give in to the Giants.

OAKLAND -- Randy Johnson is rejuvenated with the San Francisco Giants.

He follows reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum in the rotation, then sees nine-game winner Matt Cain pitch after him.

Nate Schierholtz hits a two-run homer to back Randy Johnson.

OAKLAND -- Tim Lincecum had to work a little harder for this one. Even a few jams weren't enough to faze him.

Tim Lincecum records his fourth career complete game and second this year, both against the A's.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Zito walked two batters to start the game and it looked as though he might be in for a long day.

SAN FRANCISCO – Nate Schierholtz scored the winning run on a wild pitch by Jason Jennings with two outs in the 11th inning, and the Giants beat the Texas Rangers 2-1 Saturday night.

SAN FRANCISCO – Fred Lewis hit a go-ahead, two-run homer for the Giants shortly after Randy Johnson lost the chance for his 302nd career victory, and the San Francisco bullpen then hung on for a 6-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.

Pinch-hitters Torii Hunter and Vladimir Guerrero opened Los Angeles' three-run rally with consecutive singles in the eighth inning, and the Angels beat the Giants 4-3 Wednesday for their season-high sixth consecutive victory.

In one corner of the Giants clubhouse, the memories flooded back like a warm and fuzzy embrace that was, well, not all that welcome.

SAN FRANCISCO – If there's any solace for the Giants, it took a red-hot Los Angeles Angels team to interrupt their recent run of success.

The Giants lose only their second home series this season.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Erick Aybar and Bobby Abreu hit back-to-back homers, John Lackey ended a four-start winless stretch and the Los Angeles Angels beat the San Francisco Giants 9-7 on Monday night for their fourth straight victory.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Cain endured several years of little run support with no complaints. So, imagine his joy at watching Nate Schierholtz's inside-the-park home run highlight San Francisco's latest win.

SAN FRANCISCO – Randy Johnson limited the A's to four hits over seven strong innings to earn his 301st victory, and Juan Uribe drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning in the Giants' 5-2 win Saturday night.

SAN FRANCISCO – Tim Lincecum kept tabs on heralded rookie Vince Mazzaro all right, despite the reigning Cy Young Award winner's insistence that he's facing the other lineup and not the other pitcher.

PHOENIX -- A grueling road trip has turned into a joyride for the San Francisco Giants.

PHOENIX – The Giants may have been a bit weary after an overnight flight from Florida.

MIAMI – The tall left-hander had not allowed a hit through six innings – and Randy Johnson was already out of the game.

MIAMI – The rain had stopped by the time Tim Lincecum took the mound. He ended up soaking wet, anyway, but happy after winning his fifth consecutive decision.

MIAMI -- Hanley Ramirez hit two of Florida's five doubles, leading Andrew Miller and the Marlins over the San Francisco Giants 5-4 Saturday night.