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After a 2-3 start to the second half of the season, the Giants are set to kick off a four-game homestand against the Milwaukee Brewers, who lead the National League Wild Card race.

As training camp starts in Santa Clara — only two weeks until the exhibition opener vs Dallas! — the 49ers are in the best place they’ve been in since the names reporting included Justin Smith and Frank Gore and Patrick Willis.

Giants fans can exhale. Brandon Belt’s injury appears to only be a hyperextended knee. Belt hurt the knee as he hustled to first base in the seventh inning of the Giants’ 3-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners Wednesday night and had to be helped off the field.

The Giants have finally caught a break. After two extra-inning losses against the Oakland A’s, the Giants eeked out a 4-3 away win against the Seattle Mariners thanks to some small-ball magic and a clean save from reliever Will Smith.

Barry Bonds, the greatest home run hitter of all time, turns 54 today. To celebrate his birthday, lets take a listen back on some of his greatest moments via the KNBR 680 archives.

Bill Laskey & Ryan Covay are back for Episode 8 of “Grades from the Cove” your San Francisco Giants weekly report card. Giants dropped two of three in Oakland over the weekend and find themselves slipping in both the NL West and NL Wild Card races.

Brandon Crawford is well-regarded for his fielding ability. The Giants shortstop is a three-time Gold Glove winner and three-time All-Star, and has often been a reliably good defender for the Giants.

In the bottom of the ninth inning of the Battle of the Bay Series, Hunter Pence hit a game-tying single against the A’s in controversial fashion. What was at the center of this controversy you ask? A chair. 

Madison Bumgarner rarely has as odd a game as he had Saturday night. Through four innings, Bumgarner had allowed just one hit and three baserunners. But when the fifth inning came, Bumgarner lost his feel.

Oakland A’s fans were ready to celebrate a historic night on Saturday. In front of the largest-ever baseball crowd of 56,310 people at the Oakland Coliseum, and the largest of the 2018 MLB season, the A’s led the Giants 3-2 in the top of the ninth inning.