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Bullpen crumbles, allows 10 runs in 13-11 loss
SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants best reliever Tuesday night was in Single-A. Sergio Romo pitched two scoreless inning, a feat no Giants reliever came close to as they combined to allow 10 runs. The bullpen turned a three-run lead into a four-run deficit, and the Giants (49-20) lost, 13-11, to the A’s (34-43). Here’s how…
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Panik scratched with concussion symptoms
With six regulars already stuffed on the Giants’ disabled list, a seventh might soon join them. Joe Panik was scratched out of Tuesday’s lineup with concussion symptoms, likely stemming from getting hit in the head in Tampa Bay on June 18. He’ll be evaluated today and the Giants will know more about a roster decision on…
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Krukow: Healthy and motivated Pagan leading the way for Giants right now
Mike Krukow joined Murph & Mac on KNBR to talk about how the Giants have overcome several injuries and played their best baseball of the season in June.
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Two pitches spell the end for Samardzija
SAN FRANCISCO — Eighty-nine times, Jeff Samardzija torqued his massive, 6-foot-5, 225-pound frame and fired toward home plate. He weathered through six innings, finding consistency at times, only to lose it moments later. Through a murky outing, Samardzija could boil his complicated evening down to two pitches. An 0-1 sinker floated over the heart of…
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Mengden dazzles as A’s beat up on Samardzija
SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants probably won’t have another month where they win 70 percent of their games. They won’t look like the major league’s best team every night, even this month, but they probably didn’t anticipate a 23-year-old rookie being the cause of that. Daniel Mengden (1-3, 2.81 ERA) was masterful over his first…
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Pregame notes: No leadoff change in sight
SAN FRANCISCO — There were no secrets how the Giants lineup would change when Denard Span signed his three-year, $31 million deal. He’s spent 94 percent of 1022 career games in the leadoff spot, and that’s where he’d remain. Span faired well through the end of May, but has done little from the leadoff spot…
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Posey trails Molina by 5k in last voting update
Giants catcher Buster Posey is currently out of a starting spot on the National League All-Star team by just over 5,000 votes in the last update released by MLB before the rosters are announced. Several close races remain with just four days left to vote for 2016 All-Star starters. Here are the latest totals: pic.twitter.com/0AGzE2j6MR…
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