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Apr 1, 2017; Oakland, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants pitcher Tyler Beede (32) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY SportsMinor League Podcast: Sacramento River Cats announcer Johnny Doskow on the team’s pitching struggles
Much like the San Francisco Giants and their other minor league affiliates, 2017 has not been kind to the Sacramento River Cats. Currently, the team sits in last place in the Pacific Coast League’s Northern Division due in large part to the struggles of their starting rotation.
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Eduardo Nunez has been made available, Red Sox interested [report]
According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Nunez has been made available by San Francisco, and the Boston Red Sox are among the teams with an eye on him.
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Bochy: ‘We’re not going to force it’ at the trade deadline
Count manager Bruce Bochy as one person who believes in what this team can do. On Murph & Mac Wednesday morning, Bochy addressed the big-picture status of his squad, and he said he has faith that just some minor tweaks could put the Giants right back in contention next year.
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Jul 18, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt (9) beats Cleveland Indians center fielder Bradley Zimmer (4) to the bag for the third out in the 5th inning of their game at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Lance Iversen-USA TODAY SportsGiants win with pitching and defense, just like they were supposed to
Pitching –in the form of great arms like Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain and Madison Bumgarner– and defense –from the likes of Buster Posey, Brandon Crawford and Joe Panik– has helped carry San Francisco to three World Series titles.
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Jul 18, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Ty Blanch (50) throws against the Cleveland Indians in the first inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Lance Iversen-USA TODAY SportsBochy’s faith in Blach pays off in Giants’ win
Ty Blach is continuing to earn the trust of his coaching staff, as exemplified by his gutsy performance in the Giants’ 2-1 win over Cleveland on Tuesday night.
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Jul 18, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants third baseman Eduardo Nunez (right) celebrates his walk-off sacrifice fly ball that scored pinch runner Kerby Tomlinson (37) in the tenth inning against the Cleveland Indians at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Lance Iversen-USA TODAY Sports.Blach’s brilliance, Nunez’s walkoff single lift Giants to extra innings win
A night after it was San Francisco’s defense that stood in the way of a potential series-opening victory against the Cleveland Indians, a pair of late-game web gems kept the Giants in contention.
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Murph: We come to praise, not bury, the Giants’ sellout streak
The Giants’ sellout streak at AT&T Park is over, and the riffs are flying. “Sellout streak? The only thing sold out was Larry Baer’s imaginary world!”
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Jul 17, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey (28) rounds third base on his way to score against the Cleveland Indians in the fourth inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY SportsBochy planning off day for Posey, Giants’ regulars on Wednesday
It hasn’t even been a week since the All-Star break ended, but a few of the San Francisco Giants’ regulars will receive a day off in Wednesday’s series finale against the Cleveland Indians.
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Melancon on being on disabled list: ‘You feel invisible’
Mark Melancon joined Tolbert and Lund on KNBR Tuesday afternoon to discuss his rollercoaster 2017 season and how his rehab is going.
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Nightengale on 1050: ‘No way’ Giants could afford to embark on total rebuild
USA Today’s Bob Nightengale joined The Audible on 1050 Tuesday morning and said he thinks the Giants really don’t have a choice about whether or not to rebuild.
