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Behind nine pitchers, Giants walk-off on Dodgers
SAN FRANCISCO — The same story was writing itself again. A slumping lineup wasn’t scoring enough runs to support its pitchers. A turbulent bullpen wasn’t getting enough outs to support its offense. The pitchers knew it. The hitters knew it. That’s what made Saturday’s extra-inning comeback that much sweeter. Staring down one of the game’s…
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Giants pull 10th-inning comeback to beat Dodgers
SAN FRANCISCO — Hours after manager Bruce Bochy laid out the state of his bullpen, he leaned heavily on his relieving corps. after Jeff Samardzija’s (7-4, 3.36 ERA) shortest outing of the season. Highlighted by a five-pitcher top of the seventh inning, the Giants (37-26) used nine pitchers and still managed to pull of a 10th-inning comeback to…
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Pregame notes: Bochy unfolds bullpen situation
SAN FRANCISCO — A day after his bullpen soiled another game in the late innings, Bruce Bochy took time to explain his tangled relief situation. The conversation started with Santiago Casilla, the embattled closer who’s collected two losses and a blown save in his last four appearances. Right-handed hitters are only batting .182 off Casilla this year,…
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Giants draft roundup: Is Bryan Reynolds the next Hunter Pence?
SAN FRANCISCO — Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin dug for a very particular comparison to his former centerfielder. Bryan Reynolds, the Giants’ first draft pick, aligns closely with another outfielder roaming AT&T Park. One with a unique flare, from his unorthodox practice swings to his catapult throwing motion. Reynolds, Corbin said, reminds him of Hunter…
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Giants undone first by balk, then by Casilla
SAN FRANCISCO — However unconventional it is, Johnny Cueto’s made a $130 million living on inconsistency. The right-hander hardly ever keeps his pitching motion consistent, rocking his shoulders and shimmying hitters to death. The shoulder shake has become a trademark of Cueto’s, a dance on the mound he’s translated to dominance this season. That is, until…
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Giants bullpen spoils dominant outing by Cueto
SAN FRANCISCO — Once again, the Giants were sunk by their bullpen. Clayton Kershaw (9-1, 1.52 ERA) and Johnny Cueto (9-1, 2.16 ERA) matched each other through eight innings, but the Dodgers (33-29) went ahead for good in the ninth inning to seal a 3-2 win against the Giants (36-26) on Friday night. Here’s how the…
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Giants place Tomlinson on disabled list
SAN FRANCISCO — Kelby Tomlinson has grown to be a favorite of manager Bruce Bochy, the kind of do-it-all bandage that can fill in around the diamond for players that need days off. Unfortunately for the Giants, their bandage has a sprained left thumb from Wednesday’s game against the Red Sox. It came as…
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Former Giants RP Machi arrested in Iowa [report]
Former Giants relief pitcher Jean Machi was arrested early Thursday morning in Iowa for public intoxication and urinating in public, according to the Des Moines Register. Machi, who pitched for the Giants from 2012 through the middle of the 2015 season and had a 3.24 ERA in 161 innings with the team, had been pitching…
