Chris Roth, Author at Baseball Essential

Giants’ Defense Sparkles Behind Tim Lincecum’s In San Francisco Wins

Apr 21, 2015

Features, Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

SAN FRANCISCO - Justin Maxwell made an outstanding defensive play during the top of the eighth inning to preserve a San Francisco lead and then launched a two-run home run during the bottom of the frame to help...

Aaron Hill Solves Sergio Romo, Sends San Francisco to Seventh-Straight Loss

Chris Roth

Apr 17, 2015

Arizona Diamondbacks, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, San Francisco Giants

SAN FRANCISCO - Entering Thursday night Aaron Hill had never had a hit against San Francisco reliever Sergio Romo. Well, now he can say he has one, after his two-run double with two outs in the twelfth gave Ari...

Reigning Champs Continue to Stumble as Giants Drop Fifth Straight

Chris Roth

Apr 14, 2015

Colorado Rockies, Features, Headlines, National League, National League West, San Francisco Giants

SAN FRANCISCO - For the first four games of the season, San Francisco resembled the team that just claimed their third World Series title in the last five years, coming up with clutch hits and showcasing outsta...

Chris Heston Makes Case for Spot in Giants’ Rotation

Chris Roth

Apr 14, 2015

Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, National League, National League West, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

Names like Madison Bumgarner, Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain and Ryan Vogelsong are household names to San Francisco fans. But if you asked Giant fans if they knew who Chris Heston was before he made his first start o...

Giants Drop Fourth Straight Despite Heston’s Second Strong Outing

Chris Roth

Apr 13, 2015

Colorado Rockies, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, San Francisco Giants

SAN FRANCISCO - The Giants' 2015 home opener was supposed to be filled with fun and excitement as San Francisco raised a pennant celebrating their third World Series title in the last five years. Obviously s...

Madison Bumgarner struggles, Casey McGehee Injured in San Franciso Loss to Padres

Chris Roth

Apr 12, 2015

Features, Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants

SAN DIEGO - James Shields was unable to defeat Madison Bumgarner and San Francisco during the 2014 World Series while pitching for Kansas City, losing games one and five. On Saturday, Shields (1-0) exercised...

Giants’ Casey McGehee Exits Game with Left Knee Sprain

Chris Roth

Apr 11, 2015

Breaking News, Features, Headlines, Injuries, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, Opinions & Predictions, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants

SAN DIEGO - Every team experiences injuries throughout the season. The hope is that injuries are spread out and not clumped together. San Francisco is suffering from the latter, as Casey McGehee exited tonight ...

Giants Waste Tim Lincecum’s Strong Outing as Wil Myers Delivers for Padres

Chris Roth

Apr 10, 2015

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants

SAN DIEGO - A night after playing a game that took until the top of the 12th inning to score a run, the Padres and Giants locked horns in another pitchers' duel on Friday night at Petco Park. This time it wa...

Tim Lincecum Looks to Help Giants Keep Hot Start Going

Chris Roth

Apr 10, 2015

Features, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, Opinions & Predictions, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants

San Francisco is off to a quick start this season, winning three of their first four games, including a thrilling 1-0 extra-inning win over San Diego on Thursday that saw Justin Maxwell knock in the only run of...

Justin Maxwell Delivers Clutch Hit as Giants Defeat Padres in Extra Innings

Chris Roth

Apr 9, 2015

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants

SAN DIEGO - Justin Maxwell came into spring training as a non-roster invitee. But, after a terrific Cactus League, he earned a spot on the 25-man roster. On Thursday, Maxwell delivered his first clutch hit of h...

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