5/23/13: The Giants should be on cruise control right now. The problem is that they are not. San Francisco sits a game back of the Arizona Diamondbacks for the lead in the NL West. All the talk this year was the competition between the Giants and Dodgers for control of the division. The Dodgers are effectively out the running (currently in last place) mostly due to injury. But then came the Arizona Diamondbacks. the DBacks are simply playing good ball, and the Giants have not been consistent in their pitching throughout the year. Once the pitching settles down, expect the Giants to take the division again.

5/16/13: This season was billed as the renewal of an old rivalry - the San Francisco (New York) Giants vs. the Los Angeles (Brooklyn) Dodgers. That lasted only a couple of games. The Dodgers got banged up and fell off the map. The Giants started slowly and the Colorado Rockies grabbed the top spot in the NL West. Things are returning to normalcy now. The Giants are the best team in the West and hold a 2.5 game lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Rockies are in third and L.A. is still off the map. Barring anything unusual, this is the Giants division to lose, as they seek to defend their World Series championship.

5/9/13: The Giants are the reigning World Series Champions and certainly have a great chance of returning the postseason and Fall Classic again. They were expected to be challenged by their most hated rivals, the L.A. Dodgers for the NL West crown this season. However, injuries have decimated the Dodgers, and they are just a shell of the team they were in spring training. Instead, the surprising Colorado Rockies have jumped into the fray. The Giants and Rockies are tied for first and are two games ahead of the Diamondbacks and 3.5 games above the Dodgers. San Francisco has not gotten the pitching they expected yet, but they will, and should take the division.

4/4/13: It is not really fair to make the defending World Series Champions start the season on the road, but that is exactly what Major League Baseball did to the Giants this year. Even worse, they had to go to Dodger Stadium, in front of amped up fans who are excited that the new Dodgers' ownership is investing in the team. All of this led to a 4-0 shutout fueled by a complete game by Dodgers' ace Clayton Kershaw. To add insult to injury, Kershaw hit his first career home run, which was also the winning run in the game.

10/4/12: The San Francisco Giants are preparing to take on the Cincinnati Reds in the first round of the National League Playoffs. Game One will be Saturday, October 6th in San Francisco. Game Two is scheduled for the next day before the series heads back to Ohio for Games Three and Four. The Giants will be sending Matt Cain to the mound for game one. Cain ended the season with a 16-5 record and a 2.03 ERA. The Reds will counter with right-hander Johnny Cueto. Cueto is a hard thrower and was 19-9 this season with a 2.78 ERA. Runs will be hard to come by.

9/27/12: The San Francisco Giants have clinched the National League West title this week and will now look forward to another post season playoff appearance. They beat out their rivals in the Los Angeles Dodgers who had been neck and neck with the Giants for most of the season. The Giants got hot over the last season and the Dodgers began to fade as San Francisco extended their lead. Giants slugger Melky Cabrera announced that he should not be in the running for the National League batting title. The outfielder is serving a 50 game suspension for steroids and was leading the league in hitting.

8/16/12: The San Francisco Giants took a huge blow this week as all-star outfielder Melky Cabrera has tested positive for a banned substance and has been suspended for 50 games. Major League Baseball handed out the sentence which also robs Cabrera of his paycheck for the length of the suspension. The Giants are in a tight playoff race and the loss of Cabrera is a big hit. So far this season he was hitting .346 with 11 home runs and 60 rbi for San Francisco. The Giants currently are half a game behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West and the Wildcard lead.

7/30/12 ? Tied for first in the National League West with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Francisco Giants needed an offensive upgrade. The Giants found just that, completing a trade to acquire outfielder Hunter Pence from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for outfielder Nate Schierholtz, minor leaguers catcher Tommy Joseph and pitcher Seth Rosin. Pence is hitting .271 with 17 homers and 59 RBIs for Philadelphia this season. He led the Phillies in hits, homers, RBIs, runs scored and walks. Pence will bat fifth, in the heart of the order for the Giants, as a right-handed power bat behind Melky Cabrera and Buster Posey.

AT&T; Park, located in San Francisco, California, is the home ballpark for MLB's San Francisco Giants. The $357 million stadium began construction in 1997 and officially opened in April 2011 when the Giants hosted the nearby Los Angeles Dodgers for a three-game series. At the time of opening, AT&T; Park was the first MLB venue built without the use of public funding since 1962. Despite its primary use by the Giants, the venue has played host to a variety of teams from an array of sports including the San Francisco Demons of the XFL, California Redwoods of the UFL and University of California Golden Bears. The stadium has also been the home of the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl since 2002. AT&T; Park has seen its fair share of historical moments which include Barry Bonds' 500th, 600th, and 700th home runs. Bonds also surpassed Babe Ruth with his 715th home run, as well as Hank Aaron's all-time mark with his 756th long ball in 2007. A pair of stellar pitching performances has also been recorded at AT&T; Park, the first coming in 2009 when Giants starter Jonathan Sanchez threw the first no-hitter in the ballpark's brief history. In 2012, San Francisco's Matt Cain hurled the 22nd perfect game in MLB history becoming only the second pitcher to achieve that feat while striking out 14 batters. The 41,915 seat stadium routinely goes over capacity, setting a record attendance of 44,046 in Game 2 of the 2010 NLDS. The Giants went on to win the World Series that season, winning Games 1 and 2 on their home field.

7/26/12: The San Francisco Giants continue to hold off their interstate rivals in the Los Angeles Dodgers. They lead the Dodgers by two and a half games in what is shaping up to be a fun stretch run for the two clubs. The Giants do have some issues however. Buster Posey and Pablo Sandoval continue to struggle with nagging injuries and former Cy Young winner Tim Linceum continues to be inconsistent this year. On Wedensday Lincecum took the loss again as he gave up five earned runs in four-plus innings of work during a 6-3 loss at home against the Padres. They will need him to regain his form if they want to hold off the Dodgers.

The first-place San Francisco Giants continue to ride their hot-streak that has taken them to the top of the NL West, as they've opened up a three-game lead on the second-place Los Angeles Dodgers. At 55-43, the Giants have won 7 of their last 10 games and the top two NL West teams will go head-to-head this weekend in the three-game series from AT&T; Park in San Francisco. The Giants have an opportunity this weekend to widen their lead against the struggling Dodgers and separate themselves from the pack. They will have Matt Cain on the mound on Friday night to open the series against Los Angeles.

Despite an unusual slow start for former Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum, the San Francisco Giants have gotten back on track and have pushed their way to the top of the NL West, blowing by the struggling Los Angeles Dodgers. The 44-33 Giants are winners of 7 of their last 10 games and have a full one game lead on the Dodgers for first place in the suddenly hotly-contested division. The Giants' pitching staff has been led thus far by Matt Cain and Ryan Vogelsong, who has surprised many with his 7-3 record and 2.23 ERA, good for 5th in the National League in that category.

San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain added another masterpiece to this season's already overflowing slate of pitching gems when he threw the 22nd perfect game in MLB history on Wednesday night in a 10-0 win over the Houston Astros. Cain twirled one of the best pitching performances in major league history, striking out 14 Astros and registering a game score of 101, only four points shy of the highest game score ever recorded by a pitcher (105), which came during Kerry Wood's 20-strikeout performance over a decade ago. With the win, Cain improved to 8-2 on the season and the Giants continued their hot streak.

5/3/12: The San Francisco Giants returned from the road last week to take two out of three games from their National League West rival San Diego Padres. The Giants find themselves four games behind the surprising Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in their division. Trailing their hated rivals has to sting, even though it is still early in the season. The Giants will have a chance to bite into that lead as they will head to Los Angeles early next week for a big early series with their biggest rivals. Before that happens though they will have to play series against Miami and the Brewers at home.

5/3/12 - Third baseman Pablo Sandoval of the San Francisco Giants will have surgery on Friday to repair a broken bone in his left hand. Sandoval has been place on the 15-day disabled list and is expected to miss four to six weeks. Sandoval believes he hurt his hand on Sunday. He had a day off and reported soreness in his left hand on Tuesday. Sandoval underwent an MRI exam and CT scan that showed the fracture. Sandoval leads the Giants in HRs (5), RBIs (15), and runs scored (16). The Giants have called up Conor Gillaspie from Triple-A Fresno to replace Sandoval on the Giants' roster.

4/26/12: The San Francisco Giants hit the big apple this past week in a big way by taking three out of four games from the New York Mets. This included a sweep of a double header on Monday. Coming off that high they stumbled a bit as they dropped the first two games of their series in Cincinnati against the Reds. The Giants did suffer a strange injury as they placed veteran Aubrey Huff on the 15 day disabled list as he was struggling with anxiety attacks. They called up infielder Joaquin Arias from Triple-A Fresno to fill in for Huff while he recovers.

4/19/12: The Giants opened their home season this past weekend by taking two of three from the Pittsburgh Pirates before facing the mighty Philadelphia Phillies. They head East this weekend to face the New York Mets in New York before heading to Cincinnati. The Giants have been led early in the season by third basemen Pablo Sandoval who is off to a scalding start by hitting .341 with two homers and nine runs batted in, all of which lead the team. The Giants are still looking up in the National League West standings but with the season still in its infancy there is no reason to panic yet.

SF Giants Tickets - Team History

San Francisco Giants tickets allow fans the opportunity to experience one of baseball's most storied franchises. The Giants, established in 1883 and based in San Francisco since moving from New York in 1958, have won six World Series championships to go along with 21 NL pennants. The Giants play at AT&T; Park in the South Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Grab some Giants tickets and see the defending World Series champions this season!

San Francisco Giants Tickets - Season Info

The San Francisco Giants won it all last year. After defeating the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies and Texas Rangers to win their first World Series championship in San Francisco, the team has remained mostly unchanged going into 2011. Strong defensive play and intimidating pitching returns this season. As long as the Giants can start Ace Tim Lincecum and close with Brian Wilson, they have a great chance to win the NL pennant for the second straight year.

San Francisco Giants - June News

Despite losing one of the premiere catchers in the MLB in Buster Posey on May 26th, the Giants have managed to maintain their first-place position in the National League West. As of June 14th, they sit at 37-29, good for fifth-most wins in the National League.

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San Francisco Giants tickets ensure that fans see the SF Giants playing top contenders throughout the entire MLB season. With matchups with great teams like the San Diego Padres and non-divisional meetings with the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies throughout the season, the Giants look like they could be in a great position to take the NL West again in 2011. Buy your SF Giants tickets now and don't miss the action! Remember Giants tickets Friday, tend to be slighly higher than week day games, and SeatGeek studies show that across the board, Tuesday and Wednesday games are going to provide the best ticket deals and your best bet at obtaining cheap SF Giants tickets. Don't worry if you can't make a Tuesday game, because SeatGeek's SF Giants seating chart makes it easy to sort by Deal Score, check out the view from your seat at AT&T; Park and even find SF Giants tickets that at are priced below face value. Although we don't have San Francisco Giants ticket coupon codes, frankly you just don't need them, because you are still going to be able to find great ticket deals.

SF Giants - The Players

Following the Barry Bonds era, it didn't take long for the Giants to get a batch of All Stars and take down the World Series crown. Will they continue their success? With Aubrey Huff leading the way in terms of batting, Pablo Sandoval providing some power, Tim Lincecum on the mound and Brian Wilson continuing to make opponents "Fear the Beard", it should be another exciting and competitive season for the Bay Area's own MLB team.

SG Giants Prices for August Games

Opponent

Date

Avg. Price

Arizona Diamondbacks

2011-08-01

$50.60

Arizona Diamondbacks

2011-08-02

$45.72

Arizona Diamondbacks

2011-08-03

$63.32

Philadelphia Phillies

2011-08-04

$71.57

Philadelphia Phillies

2011-08-05

$81.93

Philadelphia Phillies

2011-08-06

$99.54

Philadelphia Phillies

2011-08-07

$90.08

Pittsburgh Pirates

2011-08-08

$45.29

Pittsburgh Pirates

2011-08-09

$50.29

Pittsburgh Pirates

2011-08-10

$56.23

San Diego Padres

2011-08-23

$49.30

San Diego Padres

2011-08-24

$48.93

Houston Astros

2011-08-25

$48.28

Houston Astros

2011-08-26

$51.67

Houston Astros

2011-08-27

$63.97

Houston Astros

2011-08-28

$58.94

Chicago Cubs

2011-08-29

$59.50

Chicago Cubs

2011-08-30

$55.45

Chicago Cubs

2011-08-31

$64.77

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