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Jeremy Affeldt offers advice to Hunter Strickland on what he should do over next eight weeks
Now Strickland, who already apologized to the fans and his teammates on Instagram, has some time to reflect on where he’ll go from here. Former Giants reliever Jeremy Affeldt joined Murph & Mac on Thursday and offered some advice on what Strickland should do during his down time.
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Holland was ‘pretty upset’ that Marlins hit Posey near head
Holland said he was unhappy with the location of Dan Straily’s pitch that hit Posey Tuesday, but he didn’t let it affect his performance on the mound.
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Giants taking wait-and-see approach with Hanson’s injury
Alen Hanson left Wednesday’s game with a right knee contusion, and the Giants will wait to determine the severity of his injury before making any further moves.
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Jun 20, 2018; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Derek Holland (45) throws a pitch during the third inning of the game against the Miami Marlins at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY SportsGiants break through in sixth to win series over Marlins
Derek Holland’s pitching kept the Giants in the game until their offense broke through to seal the deal.
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Bochy explains rationale for choosing Dyson as team’s closer
The skipper explained his thought process behind the changes to the bullpen order.
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Bochy updates Cueto’s rehab timeline
The Giants has started nine different pitchers this season, including prospects Tyler Beede, Dereck Rodriguez, and Andrew Suarez, the latter two of whom are currently regular rotation starters.
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Krukow says he’ll apologize to Don Mattingly after incorrectly reporting that Marlins manager told Posey ‘you’re next’
It turns out, however, that Mattingly never told Posey he’d be next, and that Mike Krukow’s initial report was incorrect. The Giants broadcaster explained the situation, and said he’d apologize to Mattingly today, when he joined Murph & Mac Wednesday morning.
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Buster Posey on if plunk was retaliatory: ‘It sure seemed that way’
Buster Posey is rarely, if ever, involved in seemingly dirty tactics or foul play that crosses the line. Yet he was treated as if he was on Tuesday night.
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Bochy responds to Brinson plunk: ‘Were they throwing at Longoria?’
It seemed the events of Tuesday night — plunks, ejections, heated arguments — circled back to Monday night. But Bruce Bochy cited events from a previous matchup with the Marlins.
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Giants use early scoring to beat Marlins in contentious matchup
Between all the antics, there was a baseball game, and an important one for the reeling Giants who needed a win any way they could take it. They got one in a 6-3 win.
