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Giants call up Williamson, Calixte from Sacramento
On Friday the Giants’ roster jumped from 25 spots to 40 possible spots, and Williamson and Calixte will become players 30 and 31 on the team’s active roster.
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Sep 2, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants catcher Nick Hundley (5) is congratulated by teammates after hitting a game winning home run during the tenth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports
Giants’ roster requires overhaul, but front office needs to bring back Nick Hundley in 2018
If the Giants are determined to improve, to stabilize and to rebound, they would be wise to add another player to the short list of those who must return in 2018: Backup catcher NIck Hundley.
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Sep 2, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija (29) throws a pitch against the St. Louis Cardinals during the second inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports
Nick Hundley slams walkoff home run to lift Giants past Cardinals in 10 innings
After winning 10 games in the first 18 days of August, San Francisco reached the 50-win plateau, and appeared to be in the clear. Only one Giants’ team in franchise history has lost 100 games –the 1985 team that finished exactly 62-100– and in the middle of August, a 2017 club that has been nothing…
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Strickland, Melancon, Dyson all allow runs as Giants’ bullpen coughs up lead in loss
On an evening when the first pitch of the game came when the temperature read 93 degrees –a full nine degrees warmer than the previous record for a night game– the weather was hardly the only aspect of Friday’s contest that was out of the ordinary.
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Aug 21, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants left fielder Jarrett Parker (6) scores on a double by shortstop Brandon Crawford (not pictured) in the fourth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Lance Iversen-USA TODAY Sports
Giants’ left fielder Jarrett Parker exits game against Cardinals with left side tightness
Jarrett Parker was replaced in left field by Gorkys Hernandez, who made an impressive running catch on the warning track in the top of the fifth inning.
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Brandon Crawford hits home run off the top of the wall that isn’t overturned on replay
Brandon Crawford looked back just to check. He knew the St. Louis Cardinals couldn’t review it, and he knew the umpires at AT&T Park couldn’t change their call, but after Thursday night, he had to be sure.
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May 13, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Derek Law (64) celebrates with catcher Nick Hundley (5) after closing out the ninth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports
How Derek Law retooled his breaking pitches, earned September call up
When the Giants began the 2017 season, Derek Law was supposed to pitch the eighth inning and Mark Melancon was supposed to shut the door in the ninth. How times have changed.
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Bruce Bochy wishes he could have challenged the challenge on Crawford double
The crowd at AT&T Park was in shock. The dugout was stunned. Brandon Crawford was floored.
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Giants considering shutting Melancon down before season ends
Mark Melancon has only pitched in 29 games for the Giants this season. He may not pitch in many more, either.
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MLB admits incorrect call was made on Crawford’s overturned home run
Major League Baseball has admitted that replay umpires in New York botched a call that cost Brandon Crawford a two-run home run in the ninth inning of the Giants 5-2 loss to the Cardinals on Friday night.