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SF Giants expected to announce Renteria signing

Dec. 4, 2008
Edgar Renteria will become the second free agent to join the San Francisco Giants in as many days, with the team expected to announce Thursday that he will replace 11-time Gold Glove shortstop Omar Vizquel.
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Giants ink shortstop Edgar Renteria

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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The San Francisco Giants Thursday signed free agent shortstop Edgar Renteria to a two-year contract.

Angels reliever K-Rod to be free agent

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Reliever Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez was one of 19 major league players who filed for free agency Monday.

MLB: San Francisco 6, LA Dodgers 5 (10 in)

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Dave Roberts' 10th inning single drove in the winning run Friday as the Giants downed the Dodgers 6-5 in a comeback in San Francisco.

MLB: San Fran. 8, San Diego 6 (10 innings)

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Pablo Sandoval scored the winning run Sunday on a 10-inning wild pitch in the San Francisco Giants' 8-6 win over San Diego.

MLB: Colorado 6, San Francisco 5 (12 inn.)

DENVER, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Ryan Spilborghs singled in Omar Quintanilla in the bottom of the 12th inning Tuesday, delivering Colorado a 6-5 win over San Francisco.
Giants trade Durham to Milwaukee

Giants trade Durham to Milwaukee

SAN FRANCISCO, July 20 (UPI) -- The Milwaukee Brewers Sunday acquired veteran second baseman Ray Durham in a trade with the San Francisco Giants.

MLB: San Francisco 3, Cleveland 2

CLEVELAND, June 24 (UPI) -- Omar Vizquel laid down a sacrifice bunt in a ninth-inning suicide squeeze play that gave the San Francisco Giants a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Indians.

MLB: Detroit 5, San Francisco 1

SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 (UPI) -- Marcus Thames' home run -- his eighth in his last eight hits -- keyed the Detroit Tigers' 5-1 inter-league win over the San Francisco Giants Tuesday.

MLB: San Francisco 10, Washington 1

WASHINGTON, June 6 (UPI) -- Jose Castillo's three-run homer finished off a seven-run third inning Friday, sending the San Francisco Giants to a 10-1 blasting of Washington.

MLB: San Fran. 4, San Diego 3 (10 inn.)

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1 (UPI) -- A three-run, 10th-inning rally that featured a triple by Fred Lewis and a fielding mistake boosted San Francisco to a 4-3 win Sunday over the San Diego Padres.

MLB: Florida 5, San Francisco 2 (2nd game)

MIAMI, May 25 (UPI) -- Dan Uggla's two-out bases-loaded single in the ninth inning lifted the Florida Marlins over San Francisco 5-4 Sunday for a doubleheader sweep.

MLB: San Francisco 3, Colorado 2 (10 inn.)

DENVER, May 21 (UPI) -- Omar Vizquel's sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning Wednesday delivered San Francisco a 3-2 win at Colorado.

MLB: San Francisco 4, Houston 2

SAN FRANCISCO, May 14 (UPI) -- San Francisco pitcher Matt Cain hit a solo homer and limited the Houston Astros to two runs over eight innings in a 4-2 win Tuesday.

MLB: Houston 7, San Francisco 3

SAN FRANCISCO, May 13 (UPI) -- Hunter Pence's sacrifice fly in the seventh inning Monday provided the go-ahead run in Houston's 7-3 victory over San Francisco.

MLB: Detroit 10, Boston 9

DETROIT, May 7 (UPI) -- Placido Polanco singled in Edgar Renteria from third with two away in the ninth Wednesday, giving Detroit a wild 10-9 victory over Boston.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler