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Another day, another left fielder.

The Giants traded veteran catcher Erik Kratz to the Rays last week for a player to be named later. We now know who that player is.

Will Smith got credited with the save in the Giants’ 3-2 win over the Diamondbacks on Sunday, but it should probably go to Brandon Crawford.

His pitching line didn’t completely indicate it, but Madison Bumgarner couldn’t have felt better on the mound Saturday night. It helped that his San Francisco Giants teammates provided plenty of run support.

Giants starting pitcher Shaun Anderson his having himself a day. He’s attempting to remedy the Giants’ early inning woes and at the same time contribute at the plate.

Mike Krukow discusses his expectations for Shaun Anderson’s major league debut.

On Tuesday, the Giants will employ the opener strategy for the first time, when they start reliever Nick Vincent vs. the Blue Jays. Wednesday will also feature a first.

Derek Holland made waves last weekend, with comments critical of the front office after finding out he’d been demoted to the bullpen.

Well it’s happening.

Saturday night the Giants got off to a rough start, as starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija gave up three runs in just the first 19 pitches of the game.