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Bumgarner jaws, follows Muncy to first after splash hit
It took eight pitches for Giants-Dodgers to get heated.
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Bruce Bochy cherishing Madison Bumgarner as deadline nears
The start likely would not be the pair’s final together. But the countdown, as the Giants flounder and the July trade deadline nears, is on.
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Jeff Samardzija takes jab at Joc Pederson after controversial hit-by-pitch
Following a pair of controversial middle-inning calls in the Giants’ 7-2 loss at Oracle Park, Samardzija did his best to restrain himself, but couldn’t fully.
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Giants waste chance after chance in demoralizing loss to Dodgers
The Giants left 11 runners on base and went just 1-of-11 with runners in scoring position, as a winnable game against the Dodgers got away.
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How Tyler Austin deals with his strange Giants reality: cleanup or benched
“I think so,” Austin told KNBR on Saturday when asked if the stop-and-go makes his job more difficult. “Going out and facing guys like [Clayton] Kershaw and these guys, it’s tough not getting everyday at-bats.”
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Bruce Bochy: Giants are ‘working on’ moving bullpen mounds
A day after Los Angeles was frustrated, as an inning and game turned on a flyball that dropped because Chris Taylor tripped over the mound, Giants manager Bruce Bochy admitted the team is discussing moving the warmup locale.
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Dodgers annoyed at Giants’ bullpen mound after fall: ‘Farhan, clean it up’
“It absolutely changed that inning,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters. “You’re talking about pitches thrown, it changed the complexion of that inning.”
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How Drew Pomeranz avoided the meltdown that seemed near
The Giants left-hander was in good spirits following his five-inning, no-run effort in the 2-1 win over the Dodgers on Friday at Oracle Park, in which he flirted with the same meltdown that had felled him in his past two starts.
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Drew Pomeranz bounces back in big way in win over Dodgers
Fighting for his rotation spot and pitching on extra rest after a pair of disastrous outings, the left-hander more catapulted back than bounced back, striking out seven in five scoreless innings, helping the Giants edge the Dodgers.
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Pillar RBI single breaks scoreless game against Kershaw, Dodgers
With Brandon Belt on second and Evan Longoria on first with one out, Pillar hit a shot to left off Clayton Kershaw. Chris Taylor came up with it cleanly and fired home, slightly up the first-base line. Belt slid in safely.
