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• SF Giants call up catching prospect Patrick Bailey, place Joey Bart on IL: 'Not just a fill in'
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Bailey, 23, was drafted 13th overall in 2020 and has played only 14 games at Triple-A.
  May 19, 2023 at 9:40 AM
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• SF Giants: Four more prospects who could help like Casey Schmitt in 2023, plus more minor-league updates
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Casey Schmitt has given the Giants a jolt. Could Kyle Harrison or another prospect deliver another?
  May 19, 2023 at 8:40 AM
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• No homers, so what? SF Giants use timely hitting to beat Phillies, sweep first series of 2023
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  The Giants, one of MLB's homer-happiest teams, left the yard only once during a three-game sweep of the reigning NL pennant winners.
  May 17, 2023 at 4:40 PM
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• SF Giants' Ross Stripling leaves start vs. Phillies early with back injury
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  After 3 shutout innings, Ross Stripling ran into trouble in the 4th and walked off the field with the Giants' trainer.
  May 17, 2023 at 2:40 PM
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• SF Giants' Taylor Rogers threw away his glove and hasn't allowed a run since
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Taylor Rogers turned in his 11th consecutive scoreless outing Tuesday and hasn't allowed an earned run since tossing his glove in the trash.
  May 17, 2023 at 12:40 PM
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• Bay Area Little League field named after Brandon Crawford
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Crawford was born in Mountain View and grew up in Pleasanton, only 42 miles from Vallejo, although he said he doesn't remember playing as a kid in Vallejo, only...
  May 17, 2023 at 6:40 AM
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• SF Giants clinch series win vs. Phillies after bullpen steps up to back Cobb's tough outing
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Alex Cobb didn't make it out of the fourth inning, but the Giants bullpen allowed only one run the rest of the game.
  May 16, 2023 at 9:40 PM
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• SF Giants' seeds sowed from Madison Bumgarner's departure begin to bloom
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  After receiving comp pick for Bumgarner, SF Giants' 2020 draft class has been most fruitful of Zaidi era, led by the arrival of Casey Schmitt.
  May 16, 2023 at 6:40 PM
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• Schmitt keeps up historic start, Conforto homers again as SF Giants snap losing streak vs. Phillies
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Casey Schmitt added two more hits to his tally and kickstarted a six-run second-inning rally, which Michael Conforto punctuated with his fourth home run in six...
  May 15, 2023 at 9:40 PM
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• With 3 HR in 5 games, this is how SF Giants' Michael Conforto found his swing
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Giants' free-agent addition feels less rushed at the plate since incorporating timing drill to pregame work in batting cage.
  May 15, 2023 at 6:40 PM
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• SF Giants waste Logan Webb's strong start, lose 2-1 to Arizona
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  The Giants lose three of four to Arizona, a team they hope to compete with for a playoff berth in the N.L. West.
  May 14, 2023 at 4:40 PM
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• Sixth inning hurts SF Giants as starting pitcher leaves with unusual ailment
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks score four times in the sixth, take lead for good as San Francisco Giants lose for fifth time in seven games
  May 13, 2023 at 8:40 PM
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• Stripling's homer troubles flare up again in SF Giants' loss to D-backs
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Giants jump out to early 3-0 but let it slip away in 7-5 loss with 2 more HR allowed by Ross Stripling.
  May 12, 2023 at 9:40 PM
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• SF Giants: 12 numbers that matter from the first quarter of the season
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  From LaMonte Wade Jr.'s patience at the plate to J.D. Davis' growth at third base, these numbers explain the Giants' 17-20 start.
  May 12, 2023 at 4:40 PM
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• Schmitt continues, Cobb keeps rolling as SF Giants top D-backs
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  After going 9-10 against the scrappy D-backs in 2022, the Giants started their season series this year on a positive note.
  May 11, 2023 at 9:40 PM
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• Six things to know about SF Giants infield sensation Casey Schmitt
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Schmitt became the 19th Giants player to homer for his first hit in his first MLB game and the youngest since Will Clark.
  May 11, 2023 at 6:40 PM
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• Former Giants manager Bruce Bochy returns to the Bay Area with his first-place Texas Rangers
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Bochy's first-place Rangers (22-14) are in Oakland for a four-game series against the last-place A's (8-30).
  May 11, 2023 at 6:40 PM
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• Sean Manaea's role to be discussed after rough outing in Giants' loss to Nationals
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  The Giants (16-20) lost two out of three to the rebuilding Nationals (16-21), who have half the payroll but a nearly identical record.
  May 10, 2023 at 3:40 PM
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• The statistic that indicates SF Giants ace Logan Webb could have his best season yet in 2023
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Tuesday, Logan Webb became the first Giants pitcher to throw 80 strikes in a game since Madison Bumgarner in 2018.
  May 10, 2023 at 12:40 PM
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• SF Giants not giving up on slumping David Villar, but third base is no longer his job
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Villar was on the bench again on Wednesday as he continues to sit against most right-handed pitchers.
  May 10, 2023 at 12:40 PM
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• What a debut: SF Giants prospect Casey Schmitt goes deep in first MLB game
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  In his first career MLB game, Casey Schmitt went 2-for-4 with a home run as he led the Giants to a 4-1 win over the Nationals
  May 9, 2023 at 9:40 PM
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• SF Giants manager Gabe Kapler says newly-promoted prospect Casey Schmitt is 'here to play'
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Schmitt was their second-round pick in 2020 and is considered by Baseball America to be the team's third-best prospect.
  May 9, 2023 at 10:40 AM
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• Anomalous inning from DeSclafani sinks SF Giants vs. Nationals in second straight loss
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  DeSclafani gives up 5 runs, 7 hits in 1st inning, settles in to complete 7, but Giants offense stays quiet.
  May 8, 2023 at 10:40 PM
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• A's announcer Dallas Braden explains his reaction to Glen Kuiper's on-air racial epithet
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Glen Kuiper's broadcast partner Dallas Braden: `I believe my silence has been misrepresented.'
  May 8, 2023 at 8:40 PM
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• SF Giants: Crawford progresses, mustachioed Yastrzemski advocates for mental health
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Brandon Crawford (calf) is eligible to return from the IL on Thursday; Giants don't anticipate rehab assignment.
  May 8, 2023 at 6:40 PM
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• Giants' win streak snapped at four games in loss to Brewers
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  The Giants had won four in a row. Milwaukee had lost five straight. The Brewers turned the tables Sunday.
  May 7, 2023 at 4:40 PM
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• Giants' announcer Jon Miller remembers Vida Blue in his A's heyday
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Jon Miller broadcast games when Vida Blue pitched for the A's in 1974 and sat in the stands as a teenager watching him pitch in 1971.
  May 7, 2023 at 1:40 PM
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• Photos: San Francisco Bay Area Baseball legend Vida Blue through the years
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Bay Area baseball legend Vida Blue died at age 73 late Saturday evening.
  May 7, 2023 at 12:40 PM
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• Alex Cobb keeps Brewers grounded as Giants win fourth straight
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  The Giants made it quick and clean with Alex Cobb and three relievers shutting down Milwaukee.
  May 6, 2023 at 7:40 PM
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• Giants' injury report: Alex Wood nearing rehab assignment
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  After throwing a bullpen and running sprints this weekend, left-hander Alex Wood is nearing a rehab assignment.
  May 6, 2023 at 4:40 PM
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• Willie Mays at 92: Longtime SF Giants fans share memories of the 'Say Hey Kid'
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  SF Giants fans who were fortunate enough to see Willie Mays play say they'll never forget him.
  May 6, 2023 at 7:40 AM
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• Pederson, Davis propel Giants to 6-4 win over Brewers
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Joc Pederson's go-ahead, two-run single in the fifth inning keyed the Giants' win Friday night.
  May 5, 2023 at 11:40 PM
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• SF Giants update: Crawford ramps up activity, Johnson cleared to play, Wood talks rehab start
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  MLB: San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford remains hopeful he could return next week
  May 5, 2023 at 6:40 PM
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• Was Joey Bart the SF Giants' answer at catcher all along?
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  After being challenged this spring, Joey Bart has quietly cut down on his strikeout rate and improved his defense.
  May 4, 2023 at 12:40 PM
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• Logan Webb outduels Framber Valdez as SF Giants take series from defending World Series champs
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Giants pitching blanked Houston for 17 straight innings until Webb allowed an eighth-inning HR to Alex Bregman.
  May 3, 2023 at 1:40 PM
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• SF Giants GM Pete Putila receives 2022 World Series ring: 'Looking to get one with an SF on it'
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  'I think this officially ends my chapter in Houston,' Putila said, flanked by dozens of his former Astros colleagues while modeling his blinged-out ring.
  May 3, 2023 at 11:40 AM
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• Dominant DeSclafani blanks Astros, SF Giants snap losing streak at four
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Anthony DeSclafani limited Houston to 3 hits over 8 shutout innings, lowering his ERA to 2.13, sixth-best in the National League.
  May 2, 2023 at 8:40 PM
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• SF Giants release Gary Sánchez, move forward with Joey Bart, Blake Sabol
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Sánchez had a .501 OPS in 16 games with Triple-A Sacramento and had the right to opt out on May 1 if he wasn't added to the Giants' active roster.
  May 2, 2023 at 5:40 PM
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• SF Giants' Kapler responds to Dubón criticism: 'We gave Mauricio a lot of good opportunities'
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  After saying he wasn't 'treated right', Dubón texted his former Giants teammates to clarify he wasn't talking about them: "It's just certain people," he...
  May 2, 2023 at 4:40 PM
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• Warriors-Lakers: The 6 best NorCal-SoCal playoff battles in history
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  The Warriors' upcoming series against the Lakers can join other notable playoff showdowns between California teams vying for pro championships.
  May 2, 2023 at 4:40 AM
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• Astros' Mauricio Dubón blasts his former club after 'single-handedly' beating SF Giants
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  "It felt really good, honestly. ... I was not treated the right way over there. ... But with Dusty (Baker) here now, I'm in heaven," Dubón said after going...
  May 1, 2023 at 9:40 PM
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• Seventh-inning meltdown sends SF Giants to fourth straight loss in first game vs. Astros
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  After allowing the Astros to bat around and score 5 runs in the 7th, Giants relievers have allowed 70 runs in the 7th or later, second-most in MLB.
  May 1, 2023 at 8:40 PM
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• SF Giants return from Mexico City beaten and battered — but not as badly as initially thought
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Brandon Crawford (calf) and Mike Yastrzemski (hamstring) were placed on the 10-day IL but were optimistic that they could return sooner than initially expected.
  May 1, 2023 at 5:40 PM
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• SF Giants lose Mexico City series to Padres, Yastrzemski to hamstring strain
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Yastrzemski felt a pop in his hamstring while trying to chase down a shallow pop fly that resulted in the decisive runs of Giants' loss.
  April 30, 2023 at 8:40 PM
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• SF Giants' Alex Cobb reaches strikeout milestone vs. Padres: 'I'll remember that one'
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  With a nasty knuckle curve to Xander Bogaerts in the 5th inning, Alex Cobb recorded the 1,000th strikeout of his career.
  April 30, 2023 at 8:40 PM
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• SF Giants' games in Mexico City have been 'electric.' Is it a viable option for MLB expansion?
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has expressed a desire to expand to 32 teams. Why not Mexico City, North America's largest market?
  April 30, 2023 at 5:40 PM
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• SF Giants, Padres play home run derby in Mexico City: 'Never seen anything like that'
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Giants, Padres combine to hit 11 home runs in MLB's highest-elevation game ever.
  April 29, 2023 at 10:40 PM
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• Mexico City baseball an explosion of colors and home runs for Giants, Padres
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Teams combine for 11 home runs, Giants lose 16-11 in first-ever game in Mexico City
  April 29, 2023 at 7:40 PM
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• Why are the SF Giants playing in Mexico City?
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Could Mexico City be a viable location for an expansion team? And why were the Giants chosen?
  April 29, 2023 at 1:40 PM
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• SF Giants in Mexico City: Gabe Kapler's adventures on public transit, pitchers adjust to altitude
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Gabe Kapler was late arriving to the Mexico City stadium Friday after a mix-up on public transit.
  April 28, 2023 at 5:40 PM
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• Tacos, tequila and taters: SF Giants ready for historic Mexico City series
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Giants, Padres will play first 2 MLB regular season games in Mexico City this weekend.
  April 28, 2023 at 5:40 AM
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• SF Giants shut out by Cardinals, fall to 1-5 in games started by Logan Webb
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  After allowing just 11 home runs last year, Webb has allowed seven in 2023
  April 27, 2023 at 4:40 PM
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• Five years in the making: SF Giants' LaMonte Wade Jr. hits first career home run off a lefty
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  This season, Wade's plate approach has been so impressive that it begs the question: might he be useful against lefties, too?
  April 27, 2023 at 5:40 AM
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• SF Giants promote former first-round pick Patrick Bailey to Triple-A Sacramento
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Patrick Bailey, the No. 13 overall pick out of North Carolina State in the 2020 MLB Draft, was promoted to Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday.
  April 26, 2023 at 11:40 PM
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• SF Giants win fifth straight game behind another strong start from Anthony DeSclafani
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Make that five in a row for the Giants, who have come out of nowhere to find an unexpected winning streak against the Mets and Cardinals.
  April 26, 2023 at 9:40 PM
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• Why SF Giants manager Gabe Kapler told the story of 'the worst I've ever been in my career'
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Wednesday afternoon, Giants manager Gabe Kapler found himself thinking about the worst moment of his playing career.
  April 26, 2023 at 6:40 PM
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• SF Giants: Inside Blake Sabol's career night, ending in an electrifying walk-off bomb
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  MLB: San Francisco Giants win streak is at four games thanks to Sabol's heroics Tuesday night against the St. Louis Cardinals
  April 26, 2023 at 5:40 AM
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• Sabol gets biggest hit of MLB career as SF Giants shock Cardinals
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  MLB: San Francisco Giants score three runs in the ninth as winning streak reaches four games
  April 25, 2023 at 9:40 PM
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• SF Giants in danger of historic attendance low at China Basin park
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  MLB: San Francisco Giants have never announced a crowd smaller than 20,000 as their 23-year-old ballpark
  April 25, 2023 at 5:40 PM
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• Brilliant Alex Cobb pitches rare shutout as SF Giants blank Cardinals
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Mitch Haniger, J.D. Davis break scoreless tie in the 7th inning, providing all the support needed behind nine shutout innings from Alex Cobb.
  April 24, 2023 at 9:40 PM
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• SF Giants' lineup reaches full strength with returns of Mitch Haniger, Austin Slater
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Outfielders Mitch Haniger and Austin Slater were both in the Giants' lineup Monday for the first time this season.
  April 24, 2023 at 6:40 PM
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• Athletics add Sam Long from Giants after earlier deal sent Cal Stevenson from A's to SF
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Athletics acquire Sacramento State lefty Sam Long after shipping Fremont outfielder Cal Stevenson to Giants.
  April 23, 2023 at 8:40 PM
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• Joc Pederson makes immediate impact as SF Giants beat Mets for first back-to-back wins of 2023
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Pederson drove in the Giants' first run and scored the go-ahead run as the Giants split the four-game series with the Mets.
  April 23, 2023 at 7:40 PM
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• SF Giants get Joc Pederson back with Slater, Haniger on horizon
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Giants option Heliot Ramos to clear roster space for Joc Pederson, who returned to DH and cleanup spot after 11-day absence.
  April 23, 2023 at 3:40 PM
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• Brandon Crawford goes deep, Logan Webb deals to lead SF Giants over Mets
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Crawford snapped an 0-for-14 streak with a three-run home run in the first inning; Webb picks up first win with 7 IP, 2 ER, 8 K.
  April 22, 2023 at 4:40 PM
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• Former Mets J.D. Davis, Michael Conforto wonder what could have been in New York
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Once part of a talented young core in New York, J.D. Davis and Michael Conforto 'very happy' to team up again with SF Giants.
  April 22, 2023 at 1:40 PM
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• SF Giants issue statement on A's, and a former Athletic talks Coliseum: 'I loved every aspect of it'
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  San Francisco Giants could be the only MLB team left in the Bay Area after the 2024 season.
  April 22, 2023 at 7:40 AM
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• SF Giants' struggles continue as offense is shut down by Newark-born left-hander
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  MLB: New York Mets pitcher Joey Lucchesi baffles San Francisco Giants, strikes out nine in seven scoreless innings
  April 21, 2023 at 9:40 PM
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• SF Giants update: Kapler on Haniger, Johnson's slow progress, and evaluating prospect Harrison
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  MLB: Mitch Haniger inches closer to return to San Francisco Giants but still no firm timetable, Gabe Kapler says
  April 21, 2023 at 7:40 PM
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• Giants limp home and take it on the chin against Mets
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Giants limit their offense to a single inning, while Mets add on against Manaea, Beck.
  April 20, 2023 at 9:40 PM
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• Would Giants bring back Madison Bumgarner? Don't count on it
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Madison Bumgarner and the Giants aren't a likely fit as the left-hander appears headed for a new team after being DFA'd.
  April 20, 2023 at 6:40 PM
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• Ex-SF Giants great Bumgarner designated for assignment by Diamondbacks, per source
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  MLB: Madison Bumgarner has struggled this season with a 0-3 record and a 10.26 ERA
  April 20, 2023 at 12:40 PM
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• Hobbled Michael Conforto gives SF Giants desperately needed win vs. Marlins
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  The Giants snapped a five-game losings streak and head home with a 1-4 record on their road trip through Detroit and Miami.
  April 19, 2023 at 2:40 PM
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• Athletics trade former Bay Area prep star to SF Giants for cash considerations
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Former Kennedy-Fremont star Cal Stevenson goes from A's to Giants; reliever Trevor May is placed on injured list with "issues related to anxiety."
  April 19, 2023 at 12:40 PM
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• SF Giants place Alex Wood on injured list; how will they fill his rotation spot?
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Giants called up RHP Tristan Beck to make his MLB debut; Ross Stripling likely steps into starting rotation.
  April 19, 2023 at 10:40 AM
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• SF Giants' skid reaches 5 games with loss to Marlins, lose Alex Wood in the process
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Alex Wood exits in 3rd inning, Jakob Junis surrenders go-ahead homer in the 4th, Giants held scoreless in final 8 innings.
  April 18, 2023 at 6:40 PM
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• After 4-double game, SF Giants call up Brett Wisely to make first MLB start
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Wisely, a Florida native, had his dad, Bob, and two of his six older brothers in attendance Tuesday in Miami.
  April 18, 2023 at 4:40 PM
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• SF Giants' Alex Wood leaves start early with apparent leg injury
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Wood had struck out 3 over 2.1 IP until he appeared to injure himself fielding a sac bunt.
  April 18, 2023 at 4:40 PM
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• SF Giants: The swing change that has keyed J.D. Davis' early success
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  J.D. Davis leads the Giants in home runs (4) and RBIs (13) and, in conjunction with stellar defense, is on pace for a 6.5-WAR season.
  April 18, 2023 at 10:40 AM
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• Logan Webb drops 4th straight start as SF Giants let lead slip away vs. Marlins
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  The Giants led the entire game until Webb allowed a two-run, go-ahead homer to Jorge Soler in the 7th inning.
  April 17, 2023 at 6:40 PM
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