San Francisco starter Noah Lowry was to have the first rib on his left side removed Tuesday and delay his comeback career. Lowry was recently diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome -- a circulatory issue -- and the removal of the rib is expected to remedy the problem.

All about the dramatic are these Dodgers.

SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds singled and walked twice in his second game of the season and Mike Matheny hit a pair of RBI doubles, leading the San Francisco Giants over the slumping San Diego Padres 5-4 on Tuesday night.

SAN FRANCISCO - Jeff Suppan pitched into the seventh inning, had two hits and drove in a run to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Sunday night. Einar Diaz drove in two runs as the Cardinals won for the sixth time in eight games.

PHOENIX - Lance Niekro hit a three-run homer and winning pitcher Noah Lowry singled in two runs Thursday night, helping the San Francisco Giants to a 9-2 rout of the Diamondbacks and their first three-game sweep at Arizona in five years.