Third baseman Evan Longoria of the Tampa Bay Rays and Jonathan Sanchez of the San Francisco Giants were named the Bank of America Presents the American League Player of the Week for the period ending June 29th.

Tim Lincecum outpitched Justin Duchscherer in a matchup between two likely All-Stars, Randy Winn drove in the only run of the game and the Giants snapped a seven-game losing streak to the A's with a 1-0 victory Saturday night, as reported by the Associated Press.

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Giants Manager Bruce Bochy claims that the team will not send struggling pitcher Barry Zito down to the minor leagues, according to The San Francisco Chronicle.