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Pregame notes: Cain recalled from DL, Stratton sent down
SAN FRANCISCO — In an unsurprising turn of events, Matt Cain was recalled from the 15-day disabled list Monday afternoon, taking the roster spot of 25-year-old rookie Chris Stratton. Cain landed on the disabled list May 28 with a right hamstring strain, leaving after just 26 pitches against the Rockies. He returns to the Giants…
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Peavy finds his youth to shut out Dodgers
SAN FRANCISCO — Unlike his opposition Sunday night, Jake Peavy’s not 19 years old. He was making his major-league debut when Dodgers phenom Julio Urias was a 2-year-old. But four teams and 15 major-league seasons later, now Peavy’s paying the price of a professional baseball career that’s spanned nearly as long as Urias’ life. The…
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Belt homer powers Giants to win over Dodgers
SAN FRANCISCO — In another nail-biter, the Giants (38-26) snuck past the Dodgers (33-31), 2-1, in a homestand that’s featured only extra-inning or one-run games. Jake Peavy (3-6, 5.83 ERA) pitched six shutout innings to one-up Julio Urias (0-2, 5.82 ERA) in the series-deciding game. Here’s how the Giants’ Sunday night played out. The big…
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Pregame notes: Giants prepped to face teenage phenom
SAN FRANCISCO — Starting with the biggest, most gut-wrenching story of the day, the Giants will hold a moment of silence before Sunday’s game because of this morning’s shooting in Orlando. Bruce Bochy could only shake his head when recalling the news with reporters earlier in the day. A horribly sad day, and no story from AT&T Park this evening…
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Behind nine pitchers, Giants walk-off on Dodgers
SAN FRANCISCO — The same story was writing itself again. A slumping lineup wasn’t scoring enough runs to support its pitchers. A turbulent bullpen wasn’t getting enough outs to support its offense. The pitchers knew it. The hitters knew it. That’s what made Saturday’s extra-inning comeback that much sweeter. Staring down one of the game’s…
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Giants pull 10th-inning comeback to beat Dodgers
SAN FRANCISCO — Hours after manager Bruce Bochy laid out the state of his bullpen, he leaned heavily on his relieving corps. after Jeff Samardzija’s (7-4, 3.36 ERA) shortest outing of the season. Highlighted by a five-pitcher top of the seventh inning, the Giants (37-26) used nine pitchers and still managed to pull of a 10th-inning comeback to…
