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Mike Krukow recounts hilarious story of Candlestick Park streaker
The Giants won an exciting extra inning game over the Brewers on Thursday, but the most amusing moment of the afternoon didn’t involve either of the teams. That came via a pants-less streaker, who joyfully ran towards second base, before being tackled from behind by security. Your browser does not support iframes. Giants broadcaster Mike…
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Giants activate former Rangers closer Dyson, option Calixte to AAA [report]
A day after the Giants’ premier offseason acquisition, Mark Melancon, blew his third save of the season, San Francisco activated former Rangers’ reliever Sam Dyson.
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Giants may turn to prospects, just not right now
After a four and a half hour flight back to the west coast on Thursday evening, the San Francisco Giants return home at a crossroads. At 25-37 and 13.5 games back of the Colorado Rockies in the National League West, the Giants have underperformed relative to nearly every possible expectation this season.
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Pinch-hit heroics save Giants after Melancon blows late lead
The Giants have seemingly invented new ways to lose ballgames in 2017, but in the bottom half of the ninth inning in Milwaukee, it appeared as though they wouldn’t need to get creative.
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Security guard levels streaker on infield dirt during Giants-Brewers game
The funniest moment of Thursday’s Giants-Brewers game was not televised. That’s because it involved a fan running onto the infield – naked from the waist down – during the second inning, who didn’t make it too far before being tackled by security guards from behind.
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Slater obliterates first career home run
On Wednesday, San Francisco Giants’ manager Bruce Bochy said the left field position has been a “black hole” for his ball club. Perhaps rookie Austin Slater took those words to heart, as the Giants’ rookie left fielder launched his first career home run in the top half of the fourth inning of Thursday’s ballgame.
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Bochy reveals Morse suffered rib injury in Strickland-Harper brawl
It’s been over a week since Michael Morse was placed on the seven-day concussion list, but the San Francisco Giants don’t expect Morse back in the immediate future. Aside from sustaining a concussion during the May 31 brawl featuring Giants’ reliever Hunter Strickland and Nationals’ star Bryce Harper, Bruce Bochy told reporters Morse also injured…
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Strickland jersey worn in brawl pulled off auction market
Major League Baseball already suspended Hunter Strickland six games for his role in a May 31 brawl featuring Nationals’ star Bryce Harper, and now, the league has suspended the auction of the jersey Strickland wore during the fight.
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Cueto offers Giants last hope to salvage forgettable road trip
Brewers’ pitcher Paolo Espino has spent the majority of his professional baseball career in the Midwest, he just hasn’t spent much of it in Milwaukee. The 30-year-old right-hander has 11 seasons of professional service time, but none of it came in Cincinnati, Chicago or Cleveland, either.
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Giants fail to build off early success in loss to Brewers
A day after rookie Austin Slater became the 10th different San Francisco player to start a game in left field this season, manager Bruce Bochy turned back to recent call-up Orlando Calixte, who suffered through his worst performance in a Giants’ uniform in Wednesday’s 6-3 loss.
