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Strickland, Okert face the music following blown save: ‘This is as bad as it gets’
It was a rough night for Hunter Strickland and Steven Okert Tuesday, to say the least. The two combined to allow five earned runs and in the 9th inning, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the San Diego Padres 6-4 at home.
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Giants allow five runs in 9th, lose 6-4 to Padres
The Giants took a 4-1 lead into the 9th inning, but Hunter Strickland and Steven Okert couldn’t close the door on the Padres in a 6-4 loss Tuesday at AT&T Park.
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Bochy: Battle-tested Giants ‘best team in baseball’ in must-win games
Bruce Bochy met with media before Tuesday’s game against the San Diego Padres, and he gave high praise to a group he called the best in baseball at getting a win when they need to.
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Behind the mask: The science of a successful mound visit
Tuesday night Trevor Brown will get the nod at catcher over Buster Posey, who will start at 1B. Before the game, he chatted with Marty Lurie about what goes into a successful trip to the mound.
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Giants shut out by six Padre pitchers, fall 4 games back of Dodgers
The Giants’ latest defeat ended a streak of 11 consecutive home wins against the Padres and, more importantly, dropped San Francisco four games behind Los Angeles in the NL West.
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Giants finish road trip with sweep of D’backs
Matt Moore struck out 11 in seven innings, Hunter Pence hit a key two-run double and the San Francisco Giants beat Zack Greinke and the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Sunday for a series sweep.
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Pence, Cueto lead Giants over Diamondbacks, 11-3
Hunter Pence had three hits, including a solo homer, and Johnny Cueto pitched seven solid innings to lead the Giants to an 11-3 victory over the Diamondbacks on Saturday night.
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Giants win marathon game with D’backs, 7-6
Bruce Bochy gave Santiago Casilla another chance and it cost him, but the Giants outlasted the Diamondbacks 7-6 in 12 innings in the series opener Friday in Arizona.
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Bochy: Giants will user closer-by-committee approach
Santiago Casilla is no longer the Giants’ full-time closer as Bruce Bochy told reporters in Arizona ahead of Friday’s game that he will use a closer-by-committee strategy moving forward.
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Struggling Giants lack qualified candidates to replace Casilla
There is little doubt that Santiago Casilla is not the answer for the Giants in the 9th inning, but who is qualified to replace him?
