HOUSTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) — Freddy Sanchez homered, Aaron Rowand had three RBI and Jonathan Sanchez went seven-plus innings Tuesday in the San Francisco Giants’ 8-1 win over Houston.

San Francisco, which has not had a winning record since 2004 and has not reached the postseason since 2003, is tied with Colorado for the National League wild-card spot.

South San Francisco police are investigating the armed robbery of a man in the city Saturday.

Officials in the San Francisco Bay Area are gearing up to make their region “the electric-vehicle capital” of the United States, with hopes that federal economic stimulus money will soon come through and give their project a boost. While some aspects of the ambitious plan have been slow to take hold, government and company officials say stimulus grants being approved and distributed to them are crucial to advancing the project. “The city of Oakland is moving forward to help make Oakland and the Bay Area the electric-vehicle capital of the U.S.,” Mayor Ron Dellums said. “We have applied for funds …

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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2 (UPI) — Juan Uribe hit a pair of sacrifice fly RBI Saturday, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 2-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1 (UPI) — Cliff Lee made a spectacular Philadelphia debut Friday, throwing a four-hit complete game in the Phillies’ 5-1 win over San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 31 (UPI) — Eugenio Velez and Pablo Sandoval both drove in two runs in the fourth Thursday and San Francisco took advantage of three errors to whip Philadelphia 7-2.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 29 (UPI) — Barry Zito gave up one run in 5 2/3 innings in San Francisco’s 3-2 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 28 (UPI) — Tim Lincecum struck out 15 and went the distance Monday in the San Francisco Giants’ 4-2 win over Pittsburgh.

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