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Oakland A’s first baseman Mark Canha made some waves Saturday night after pimping his go-ahead home run off Giants reliever Tony Watson first with a bat flip, and then by exclaiming “My house” as he walked into the A’s dugout.

Buster Posey will not be participating in next week’s MLB All-Star Game, electing to use the break as a opportunity to rest his nagging hip. That hip sure seemed fine in Wednesday’s game vs. the Cubs, that saw Posey catch 13 innings, before hitting a walk-off single to give the Giants a 5-4 win over Chicago. The walk-off was Posey’s third hit of the day.

Recent call up Chase d’Arnaud wasted no time making a statement in his first ever leadoff at-bat, smacking a 0-2 breaking ball over the left field fence for his firsthome run in a Giants uniform.

The Giants have contacted the New York Yankees to let them know starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija is available, according to a report from Bob Nightengale of USA Today. The Yankees are one of eight teams the Giants are allowed to trade Samardzija to.

Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper joined Murph & Mac on Tuesday morning and discussed the team’s use of the All-Star break to rest Posey.

After leading the Giants to a win with five RBIs on Sunday, Pablo Sandoval provided the winning hit on Monday night.

The Giants shortstop reflected on what it means to him to have the tremendous fan support that earned him the starting nod.

SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Crawford has had an excellent season for the Giants after rebounding from a slow start, posting prolific offensive numbers go to with his usual wizardry at short. Now, Crawford has been rewarded for his performance.

Former Giants fan-favorite Ryan Vogelsong is back in town for a reunion of the 2012 World Series winning team, taking place on July 8. One of Vogelsong’s teammates in 2012, Pablo Sandoval, was also a fan-favorite during his first stint with the club, before his disastrous exit and tenure with the Boston Red Sox from 2015-17.

Also notable was the dip in Cueto’s fastball velocity. According to Fangraphs, Cueto’s fastball averaged 87.9 MPH on Thursday, nearly three MPH slower than his 90.8 MPH average this season.