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On his night, Madison Bumgarner couldn’t win
SAN FRANCISCO — Everything aligned for Saturday night to be Madison Bumgarner night. He was pitching at AT&T Park, a safe haven where he’d allowed two runs or less in 18 of his last 19 starts. He was pitching on his bobblehead night, ironically depicting him as a hitter to celebrate last season’s Silver Slugger…
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Phillies stun Giants in seventh inning to win 3-2
SAN FRANCISCO — It hasn’t been often that the Giants (48-28) finish on the wrong side of a one-run game, but they could never make up for Madison Bumgarner’s (8-4, 1.99 ERA) three-run seventh inning. The Phillies (32-44) won, 3-2, handing Bumgarner his first home loss since April 20. Here’s how things unfolded Saturday night. The big moment…
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Pregame notes: Giants seek to become major’s winningest team
SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants hot streak can reach its apex on Saturday evening. The Cubs lost to the Marlins earlier this afternoon, meaning a Giants win over the Phillies will give them a major-league leading 49 victories. Seems like an appropriate claim for a team that’s lost one series in the last six weeks. The…
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Giants match winning stretch of 1954 team
SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Belt’s eyes widened and he paused for a moment. There’s been a lot of impressive numbers about the Giants’ winning stretch, but perhaps none more remarkable than this stat fed to Belt after Friday’s win. The Giants have won 31 of their last 40 games, tying the 1954 team with the…
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Giants come alive late to beat Phillies 5-4
SAN FRANCISCO — It took another one-run win, but the Giants (48-27) capped a historical 40-game span on Friday night. With a 5-4 win against the Phillies (31-44), the Giants lifted their record to 31-9 over the last 40 games, tying the 1954 Giants for the franchise’s best record in a 40-game span. It happened with…
