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Giants win in 11th to take series in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) Pinch hitter Ramiro Pena doubled in a run from first base in the 11th inning and the San Francisco Giants escaped with a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday to take two of three in the series. The Diamondbacks’ Jake Lamb hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning to…
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D’backs place Greinke on DL with oblique strain
PHOENIX (AP) The Arizona Diamondbacks have placed Zack Greinke on the 15-day disabled list with a left oblique strain. The move is retroactive to last Wednesday. The Diamondbacks ace left Tuesday night’s game against Philadelphia after two innings. The injury came after Greinke hit a sacrifice fly. Signed to a six-year, $206.5 million contract in…
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Giants blow late lead in 6-5 loss to D’backs
PHOENIX (AP) Welington Castillo‘s three-run homer in the eighth inning rallied Arizona to a 6-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night, ending the Diamondbacks’ six-game losing streak. Castillo ripped reliever Hunter Strickland‘s 2-1 pitch into the stands in left field with one out. The Giants led 5-3 going into the inning, but…
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Giants hold on for 6-4 win over Diamondbacks
PHOENIX (AP) Conor Gillaspie fell a home run shy of the cycle, Johnny Cueto settled down after a rocky start to earn his 12th victory and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 on Friday night. Trevor Brown doubled in two runs and Grant Green singled in two more for the Giants, who…
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Krukow: Giants need to see improvements from Williamson, Parker
Mike Krukow joined Murph & Mac on KNBR Friday to recap the Bay Bridge Series and analyze what led to the Giants’ poor performance against Oakland. He also talked about what Jarrett Parker and Mac Williamson need to do to improve their play in the field and at the plate.
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Bumgarner validates Bochy’s gamble in win vs. A’s
OAKLAND — He’d already repeated himself multiple times, but Bruce Bochy wanted to make things very clear. He lobbied for Madison Bumgarner to hit in place of the designated hitter, not the other way around. The manager even recalled Bumgarner thinking it was a joke. But it certainly wasn’t, and it took all of one…
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Giants, Bumgarner power past A’s in 12-6 win
OAKLAND — Bruce Bochy genuinely believed Madison Bumgarner bettered the Giants’ lineup more than any other hitter on the bench. As Bochy’s 10-year reign with the Giants would indicate, he’s been right more than he’s been wrong. Bumgarner as the catalyst to a six-run inning, and helped the Giants (50-31) salvage an 12-4 win against…
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