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Pregame notes: Bochy unfolds bullpen situation
SAN FRANCISCO — A day after his bullpen soiled another game in the late innings, Bruce Bochy took time to explain his tangled relief situation. The conversation started with Santiago Casilla, the embattled closer who’s collected two losses and a blown save in his last four appearances. Right-handed hitters are only batting .182 off Casilla this year,…
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Giants draft roundup: Is Bryan Reynolds the next Hunter Pence?
SAN FRANCISCO — Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin dug for a very particular comparison to his former centerfielder. Bryan Reynolds, the Giants’ first draft pick, aligns closely with another outfielder roaming AT&T Park. One with a unique flare, from his unorthodox practice swings to his catapult throwing motion. Reynolds, Corbin said, reminds him of Hunter…
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Giants undone first by balk, then by Casilla
SAN FRANCISCO — However unconventional it is, Johnny Cueto’s made a $130 million living on inconsistency. The right-hander hardly ever keeps his pitching motion consistent, rocking his shoulders and shimmying hitters to death. The shoulder shake has become a trademark of Cueto’s, a dance on the mound he’s translated to dominance this season. That is, until…
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Giants bullpen spoils dominant outing by Cueto
SAN FRANCISCO — Once again, the Giants were sunk by their bullpen. Clayton Kershaw (9-1, 1.52 ERA) and Johnny Cueto (9-1, 2.16 ERA) matched each other through eight innings, but the Dodgers (33-29) went ahead for good in the ninth inning to seal a 3-2 win against the Giants (36-26) on Friday night. Here’s how the…
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Giants place Tomlinson on disabled list
SAN FRANCISCO — Kelby Tomlinson has grown to be a favorite of manager Bruce Bochy, the kind of do-it-all bandage that can fill in around the diamond for players that need days off. Unfortunately for the Giants, their bandage has a sprained left thumb from Wednesday’s game against the Red Sox. It came as…
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Former Giants RP Machi arrested in Iowa [report]
Former Giants relief pitcher Jean Machi was arrested early Thursday morning in Iowa for public intoxication and urinating in public, according to the Des Moines Register. Machi, who pitched for the Giants from 2012 through the middle of the 2015 season and had a 3.24 ERA in 161 innings with the team, had been pitching…
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Giants have options if they decide to add outfielder via trade
With Hunter Pence on the shelf for at least two months and Angel Pagan’s nagging injuries leaving the Giants a bit short in the outfield, trade rumors have already swirled around the team with more than six weeks left until the MLB trade deadline. This week, the Giants brought back Travis Ishikawa for a third…
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