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Giants lean on timely hits in 5-3 win over Nationals
SAN FRANCISCO — On a day that began with a life-sized lego statue of Madison Bumgarner on the field, the Giants ended it by celebrating their third win of the second half. They beat the Nationals, 5-3, behind timely at-bats with runners in scoring position. That’s really the most simple way to describe it. Eduardo Nunez knocked…
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Pregame notes: Hunter Pence returns to lineup
SAN FRANCISCO — A little more than 12 hours after the fact, it’s still hard to fathom what transpired in the eighth inning last night. Part of that stems from history. It was the first-ever triple play of it’s kind (3-3-5), but players like Trevor Brown and Joe Panik said they’ve never been a part…
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Giants searching for answers after triple play
SAN FRANCISCO — With all the misery that’s accompanied 11 losses in two weeks, Bruce Bochy managed a smile in one fleeting moment. A reporter asked him that after Friday night, Bochy has to hope, if nothing else, that the Giants’ fortunes can’t turn any worse than a bases-loaded triple play, right? The manager agreed.…
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Triple play highlights loss for struggling Giants
SAN FRANCISCO —The Giants took “finding new ways to lose” into a different stratosphere on Friday night. Highlighted by an eighth-inning triple play, they fell to the Nationals, 4-1, for their 11th loss in the first 13 games of the second half. The Dodgers are winning at this time of writing, and if they hold…
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Reynolds recalls unusual journey to Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — Count Matt Reynolds out of the group that thought he’d be pitching for the Giants. The freshly called-up left-hander spent the last two weeks in Triple-A Sacramento. The week before that he was in Double-A Richmond. And before he signed with the Giants on June 24? Lancaster, Pennsylvania. “It’s kind of been…
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Giants activate Nuñez, option Parker to Triple-A
The Giants have activated their latest trade acquisition, Eduardo Nuñez, ahead of Friday’s game against the Washington Nationals. Nuñez, who will wear No. 10, will take the roster spot of Jarrett Parker, who was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento. Nuñez, 29, was slashing .296/.325/.439 with 12 home runs, 49 runs, 47 RBI and an American League-leading 27…
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Baer: We’re in first place for a reason and player morale is still high
Giants CEO Larry Baer joined Tolbert & Lund to discuss the Giants’ post All-Star break slump and the approach and process surrounding the upcoming trade deadline.
