by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com (5/11/2013) Giants outfielder Gregor Blanco enjoyed a big night at the plate during Saturday's contest against the Braves.
Blanco entered the game in the fifth inning for Francisco Peguero. He launched a bases-loaded double in his first at-bat in the fifth and tripled in a run in the eighth. He finished 2 for 2 with a run scored and four RBI in a 10-1 victory.
Blanco is hitting .287/.357/.356 with 12 RBI in 87 at-bats.
Gregor Blanco has modest average in platoon role
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (4/30/2013) Giants outfielder Gregor Blanco extended a modest hitting streak to four games Monday against the Diamondbacks. All four of his games have been one-hit outings.
Blanco is batting .281 with a .361 on-base percentage and .674 OPS in 21 games. Blanco, who platoons with Andres Torres in left field, has no home runs, two doubles, five RBI, seven runs and eight walks.
Gregor Blanco plates two vs. Cubs
by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com (4/15/2013) Giants outfielder Gregor Blanco enjoyed a solid performance at the plate during Sunday's series finale against the Cubs.
Blanco doubled in a run in the sixth and seventh innings. He finished 2 for 5 with a run scored and two RBI in a 10-7 victory in extras.
Blanco went 6 for 18 with two runs scored and three RBI during San Francisco's four-game set at Chicago. He is hitting .281 with four RBI in 11 games.
Gregor Blanco, Andres Torres to platoon in LF
by Ed Gauna | CBSSports.com (4/1/2013) Giants manager Bruce Bochy said before Monday's season opener against the Dodgers that Gregor Blanco and Andres Torres will platoon in left field.
Blanco received the nod Monday against lefty Clayton Kershaw and Torres is expected to start Tuesday against right-hander Josh Beckett.
"Whoever's the hottest with the bat will be out there," Bochy told MLB.com.
Blanco, Giants make deal
by Nando Di Fino | Senior Fantasy Writer (1/18/2013) CBSSports.com baseball Insider Jon Heyman reported on Friday that the Giants have reached a one-year, $1.35 million agreement with outfielder Gregor Blanco, avoiding arbitration.
