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Giants get CG from Samardzija to win 6th straight
Jeff Samardzija threw a four-hitter and the San Francisco Giants won their sixth consecutive game Friday by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 on Pride Night, before the biggest regular-season crowd at Tropicana Field in a decade. The announced attendance of 40,135 was the first regular-season turnout over 40,000 at the Rays’ ballpark since opening…
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Giants put Casilla on paternity list, call up Okert
The Giants will be without closer Santiago Casilla for the foreseeable future as the 35-year-old prepares for the birth of his daughter. To fill Casilla’s roster spot, the Giants have called up left-hander Steven Okert from Triple-A Sacramento. Casilla has been on the hot seat for a recent string of blown saves, but is actually having…
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Murph: Streaking Giants don’t need new closer or Braun
Trade for Ryan Braun! Dump Santiago Casilla as closer! The back end of the rotation is an inferno waiting to happen! There. Had to throw some red meat to the more voracious and angst-ridden Giants fans out there. Because there are other storylines, you know: The Giants open a road trip Friday with a nifty…
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Kuiper talks return of Pagan, injured Cain with Murph & Mac
Duane Kuiper joined Murph & Mac to preview San Francisco’s upcoming seven-game road trip and talk about how the team has dealt with the injuries to Matt Cain, Hunter Pence, and Angel Pagan.
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Giants close to deal with Jean Machi [report]
The Giants are bringing back another familiar name, as they are close to signing reliever Jean Machi to a minor league deal, according to a report. #sfgiants are nearing a Triple-A deal/reunion with right-hander Jean Machi, so I hear. — Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs) June 16, 2016 Machi was with the Giants for four seasons before being released…
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Cueto helps Giants piece together series sweep
SAN FRANCISCO — With the National League’s stolen base leader at first base, Johnny Cueto bolted off the mound. He charged at Jonathan Villar between first and second, a textbook maneuver to instigate a rundown. But Cueto had no interest in handing off the ball. He slapped his glove on the Brewers speedster, causing him…
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Bochy tells Murph & Mac he’s ‘open-minded’ about Bumgarner’s Derby aspirations
Giants manager Bruce Bochy joined Murph & Mac on KNBR and talked about his ace Madison Bumgarner’s desire to participate in the Home Run Derby.
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Giants sweep Brewers to win fifth straight
SAN FRANCISCO — If it wasn’t already apparent, the Brewers made it abundantly clear which of the two teams at AT&T Park this week could be playing into October. The visiting Brewers (30-36) crumbled for four errors on Wednesday afternoon, allowing the Giants (41-26) to score eight runs in two innings to sweep their fifth series…
