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Giants match winning stretch of 1954 team
SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Belt’s eyes widened and he paused for a moment. There’s been a lot of impressive numbers about the Giants’ winning stretch, but perhaps none more remarkable than this stat fed to Belt after Friday’s win. The Giants have won 31 of their last 40 games, tying the 1954 team with the…
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Giants come alive late to beat Phillies 5-4
SAN FRANCISCO — It took another one-run win, but the Giants (48-27) capped a historical 40-game span on Friday night. With a 5-4 win against the Phillies (31-44), the Giants lifted their record to 31-9 over the last 40 games, tying the 1954 Giants for the franchise’s best record in a 40-game span. It happened with…
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Joseph recalls day he was traded for Pence
SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants most certainly will look back on July 31, 2012 with great fondness. They wrapped up a deal to acquire Hunter Pence from the Phillies, an eventual catalyst in a pair of World Series runs. It was a little harder for Tommy Joseph, a Giants catcher in Double-A Richmond, to get…
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Murph: Red-hot Giants have that familiar Bochy Era sheen
Riddle me this, baseball Batman: How does a team that rolls out a lineup with Mac Williamson at the 3 hole, Trevor Brown in the 5 hole, a left side of the infield of Conor Gillaspie and Ramiro Pena, all featuring Albert Suarez on the hill — your basic Scottsdale split-squad special — skate out…
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Giants injury tracker and active roster
A large part of Bruce Bochy’s job every game is to update the media on injured players. There’s a lot of daily minutia that comes along with each player’s rehab, and it’s easy to get lost in finding the latest update. In an effort to simplify that process, we’re cataloging every injury and rehab update…
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Giants cap road trip with 5-3 win over Pirates
PITTSBURGH (AP) Joe Panik hit a bases-loaded triple, Mac Williamson launched a 446-foot home run and the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 Thursday for their 12th win in 14 games. The Giants took three of four at PNC Park. Pittsburgh has lost 11 of 14, dropped to 5-17 in June and fell…
