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• Giants trade for Marlon Byrd to boost their ailing outfield
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  From Yahoo Sports: The veteran outfielder nets the Reds a Double-A pitcher in return.
  Share • August 20, 2015 at 2:40 PM
• Giants acquire OF Marlon Byrd from Reds for minor leaguer
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  SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco Giants have acquired outfielder Marlon Byrd and cash from the Cincinnati Reds for minor league reliever Stephen Johnson.
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• Cardinals draw on deep reservoir of talent to lead baseball
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  The St. Louis Cardinals have overcome more than their share of injuries, leaning heavily on a pitching staff that always keeps them close and plugging gaps with...
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• Giants acquire Byrd from Reds for Minors arm
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  The Giants have acquired outfielder Marlon Byrd and cash from the Reds in exchange for Double-A right-hander Stephen Johnson.
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• Giants activate Aoki, place Pence on DL
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants swapped outfielders Thursday morning, replacing Nori Aoki on the DL with Hunter Pence ahead of their four-game series in Pittsburgh.
  Share • August 20, 2015 at 1:40 PM
• Giants lineup: Aoki back in left field, Lollis over Maxwell
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  Nori Aoki was placed on the seven-day DL one week ago. He was activated Thursday afternoon, and will bat sixth tonight in Pittsburgh...
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• Giants acquire outfielder Marlon Byrd from Reds
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  With both center fielder Angel Pagan and right fielder Hunter Pence on the disabled list the Giants have swung a deal to get outfield help.
  Share • August 20, 2015 at 1:40 PM
• Giants Toe the Rubber: Jake Peavy vs. Charlie Morton
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Jake Peavy is 3-5 with a 4.18 ERA, while Charlie Morton is 7-4 with a 4.36 ERA.
  Share • August 20, 2015 at 10:40 AM
• Giants-Pirates Preview
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  The Pittsburgh Pirates can't alter the course of history by traveling back in time to the first night of October, when the San Francisco Giants rolled to a wild-card win...
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 11:40 PM
• Juan Perez climbs wall to rob Stephen Piscotty of possible home run
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  The San Francisco Giants are down all three starting outfielders following injuries to Hunter Pence, Angel Pagan and Nori Aoki. The impact of all three being gone at the...
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 11:40 PM
• Peavy starts battle of playoff contenders in Pittsburgh
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  The Pirates have been churning out tight wins over National League West opponents all season long, and they'll have a chance to continue that when the Giants visit...
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 11:40 PM
• Cardinals, Giants perform at elite levels
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  When the Giants and the Cardinals play, you have two National League gold standards on the field at once.
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• Cain rebounds nicely with quality start
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  Matt Cain got a no-decision, working six innings and giving up two runs as the Giants fell to the Cardinals, 4-3, on Wednesday night. But it was a far cry from Cain's...
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 11:40 PM
• Bumgarner gets another call to pinch-hit
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  Giants manager Bruce Bochy decided to go with the hot hand off the bench down one in the ninth inning against the Cardinals on Wednesday. That meant pulling back...
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 11:40 PM
• Rewind: Cain finds his rhythm, but Giants drop series
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants may have lost Wednesday's game and two of three to the Cardinals, but Matt Cain's outing was a positive sign for the club.
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 9:40 PM
• Instant Replay: Molina ruins Giants' chance to gain ground
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  The Giants had a chance to move within a game of the Dodgers Wednesday, but a late home run by Yadier Molina ruined those plans.
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 8:40 PM
• Giants can't hold on to late lead vs. Cards
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  With his 100th career home run, Yadier Molina completed the Cardinals' come-from-behind, 4-3 victory to close out a nine-game homestand and series win over the Giants at...
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• Watch Giants' Perez rob Pleasanton's Piscotty of home run
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  Cardinals outfielder Stephen Piscotty thought he had hit a home run in the bottom of the first inning Wednesday night. Giants center fielder Juan Perez had other...
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 7:40 PM
• Giants come up short; Cardinals win series
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Cain has solid outing, but bullpen can't hold lead as Molina hits tiebreaking homer off Strickland in eighth
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• Molina's homer pushes Cardinals past Giants 4-3
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  ST. LOUIS -- Yadier Molina's 100th career home run in the bottom of the eighth inning snapped a tie and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on...
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• Giants OF craftily scales wall to rob Cardinals of home run
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  Gravity was no match for Giants center fielder Juan Perez on his home run-stealing grab.       
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• Giants-Pirates matchups
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Pitchers for four-game series in Pittsburgh
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 6:40 PM
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• Perez scales wall for stupendous catch
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  Giants center fielder Juan Perez even fooled the fans at Busch Stadium with a highlight-reel catch in the bottom of the first against the Cardinals on Wednesday. Perez...
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 5:40 PM
• Video: Juan Perez robs Stephen Piscotty with style
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  Giants outfielder Juan Perez made one of the catches of the year Wednesday night at Busch Stadium ...
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 5:40 PM
• NL West Watch: Wood, Dodgers swept by A's
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Alex Wood gave up three runs in 5.2 innings against the A's on Wednesday as the NL West-leading Dodgers were swept in a two-game set.
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 4:40 PM
• Giants notes: Panik unlikely to return this month
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Joe Panik is scheduled to swing a bat this weekend, but that doesn't necessarily mean the Giants will get their second baseman back soon.
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 4:40 PM
• A's give Giants a boost, some health horizon hope, big start for Cain
  From the Web › The Mercury News
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• Giants to place Pence on DL, activate Aoki
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  The San Francisco Giants plan to place Hunter Pence on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with a strained left oblique, a move timed with activating Nori Aoki, who has...
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 4:40 PM
• Lollis gets first hit in front of familiar faces
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  Ryan Lollis, a 37th-round Draft pick by the Giants in 2009 out of the University of Missouri, was playing in front of several former college teammates, coaches and...
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 4:40 PM
• Mike Leake could return from hamstring strain on Sunday
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  July 31 trade deadline pickup Mike Leake made only one start for the Giants before landing on the 15-day disabled list August 3 because of a left hamstring strain. But...
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 4:40 PM
• Dodgers acquire Utley from Phillies for two minor leaguers
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Phillies second baseman Chase Utley is heading home to California, as the Phillies have traded the six-time All-Star to the Dodgers.
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 3:40 PM
• Utley to Dodgers allows us to finally grade Giants GM Evans
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  This is one of those rare pass-fail deals in that you will know immediately whether Giants fans should hate Bobby Evans, or love him for letting Chase Utley ruin the...
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 3:40 PM
• Giants to place Pence on DL, activate Aoki on Thursday
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  ST. LOUIS -- The San Francisco Giants plan to place Hunter Pence on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with a strained left oblique, a move timed with activating Nori...
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 3:40 PM
• Giants lineup: Blanco out, Belt in LF, Tomlinson leading off
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Gregor Blanco, who started the last nine games, will come off the bench in tonight's rubber match in St. Louis...
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 2:40 PM
• Madison Bumgarner wants you to know he can hit too
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  It apparently wasn't enough for Madison Bumgarner to dominate on the mound as the ace of the San Francisco Giants rotation. Now he's punishing opponents on days he's not...
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 1:40 PM
• Giants Toe the Rubber: Matt Cain vs. Jaime Garcia
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Matt Cain is 2-3 with a 6.05 ERA, while Jaime Garcia is 5-4 with a 1.57 ERA.
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 11:40 AM
• Hunter Pence injury makes Giants offense much less imposing
  From the Web › USA Today
  With Pence added to the disabled list, opposing pitchers will take advantage.       
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 8:40 AM
• Giants lose right fielder Hunter Pence to oblique injury
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Another injury to the Giants outfield.
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 8:40 AM
• NL West Watch: Giants closer to Dodgers as A's walk off
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  After gaining the lead in the eighth inning, the Dodgers' bullpen let it all slip away in extra innings against the A's on Tuesday night...
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 1:40 AM
• Rewind: Vogelsong embraces pressure, leads way for Giants
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  As the Giants keep losing players to injuries, others have stepped up to the occasion and on Tuesday night, Ryan Vogelsong did exactly that...
  Share • August 19, 2015 at 12:40 AM
• Vogelsong says remember 2012 if you think Giants are done, plus Lollis finally has a batting average
  From the Web › The Mercury News
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• Oblique strain will put Pence back on DL
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  At an important part of their schedule, the Giants will lose one of their best players for a few weeks, as Hunter Pence is DL-bound.
  Share • August 18, 2015 at 11:40 PM
• Giants expect Pence will miss at least 2 weeks
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  San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence will likely land on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left oblique. Manager Bruce Bochy said after Tuesday's 2-0...
  Share • August 18, 2015 at 11:40 PM
• Bumgarner's pinch-hit sparks Giants' rally
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  With Hunter Pence (left oblique) unavailable, leaving the Giants with a short bench, manager Bruce Bochy sent Madison Bumgarner up as a pinch-hitter with two outs in the...
  Share • August 18, 2015 at 11:40 PM
• Lynn Bounces Back Vs. Giants
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  FOX Sports - Lance Lynn breaks down his start on the Missouri Lottery Cardinals Live postgame show.
  Share • August 18, 2015 at 10:40 PM
• Instant Replay: Vogelsong goes six scoreless, Giants blank Cards
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  Following a 30-minute rain delay, the Giants got six shutout innings from Ryan Vogelsong and beat the Cardinals 2-0 on Tuesday evening.
  Share • August 18, 2015 at 10:40 PM
• Cain, Giants square off with Cards' Garcia
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  Giants right-hander Matt Cain will be looking to stop a string of poor performances, while Cardinals lefty Jaime Garcia seeks some run support as the two take the mound...
  Share • August 18, 2015 at 10:40 PM
• Vogelsong, Bumgarner help Giants beat Cardinals 2-0
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  ST. LOUIS -- Ryan Vogelsong pitched six innings of two-hit ball and ace Madison Bumgarner keyed a seventh-inning rally with his first career pinch hit, helping the San...
  Share • August 18, 2015 at 9:40 PM
• Vogelsong leads Giants to shutout of Cards
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  Brandon Crawford, whose errant throw aided the Cardinals in their series-opening win, broke a scoreless tie with a sixth-inning RBI groundout that pushed the Giants...
  Share • August 18, 2015 at 9:40 PM
• Giants notes: Pence gets MRI on oblique, could be back on DL
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Hunter Pence asked for Monday off. But after BP, he was inserted into the lineup. That move could prove costly depending on MRI results.
  Share • August 18, 2015 at 6:40 PM
• Pence to miss time with oblique injury
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  Hunter Pence will undergo an MRI on his left oblique and will miss at least a few games, according to Giants manager Bruce Bochy.
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• Giants' Pence likely to DL with strained oblique
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  Giants' Pence likely to DL with strained oblique
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• Madison Bumgarner's pinch hit spurs San Francisco Giants in 2-0 win over St. Louis Cardinals
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Possible loss of Hunter Pence is set aside briefly as Bumgarner delivers the first pinch-hit of his career, and Ryan Vogelsong delivers a strong start.
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• Giants expect Pence will miss at least 2 weeks
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  San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence will likely land on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left oblique. Manager Bruce Bochy said after Tuesday's 2-0...
  Share • August 18, 2015 at 4:40 PM
• Nori Aoki expected to return from concussion on Thursday
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  The 33-year-old has been an important presence at the top of the Giants' lineup this season, batting .302 with a .368 on-base percentage across 338 plate...
  Share • August 18, 2015 at 4:40 PM
• Giants lineup: Pence out, Maxwell in right vs. Cardinals
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Hunter Pence appeared to grab his side following his ninth inning at-bat on Monday. A day later, he's not in Bruce Bochy's starting lineup...
  Share • August 18, 2015 at 3:40 PM
• Phillies GM Amaro: 'Very likely' Utley won't be traded
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants reportedly discussed prospects in a potential Chase Utley deal, but it sounds like the second baseman will remain in Philadelphia...
  Share • August 18, 2015 at 12:40 PM
• Giants Toe the Rubber: Ryan Vogelsong vs. Lance Lynn
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Ryan Vogelsong is 8-8 with a 4.15 ERA, while Lance Lynn is 9-7 with a 2.95 ERA.
  Share • August 18, 2015 at 11:40 AM
• What SF Giants' Bumgarner did with truck he got from nervous 'Chevy Guy'
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  How can anyone forgot those giddy moments after Game 7 of the 2014 World Series, when a ruffled, sweaty-palmed Chevrolet manager fumbled on national television for more...
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• Amaro Jr. says the Phillies unlikely to trade Chase Utley (NBC on Yahoo Sports)
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  Chase Utley is swinging a hot bat since coming off the disabled list, going 13 for 26 with five doubles, a homer and seven RBIs in seven games. His name has been brought...
  Share • August 18, 2015 at 9:40 AM
• Inside prison baseball with the San Quentin Giants
  From the Web › USA Today
  A team full of inmates has been playing since 1994, but will never play a road game.       
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• Mike Leake's return from the disabled list has been delayed
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Leake made just one start for the Giants after they acquired the impending free agent from the Reds at the July 31 trade deadline.
  Share • August 18, 2015 at 8:40 AM
• Wacha Terrific Vs. Giants
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  FOX Sports - Michael Wacha talks about his start against the San Francisco Giants on the MO Lottery Cardinals Live postgame show.
  Share • August 18, 2015 at 1:40 AM
• Giants lament missed chances across board
  From the Web › MLB.com
  On a night filled with several missed offensive opportunities, the biggest miss came in the field from one of the Giants' best defenders in a 2-1 loss to the Cardinals...
  Share • August 18, 2015 at 12:40 AM
• Williamson, Blach among 10 top prospect performers Monday
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  Giants No. 13 prospect Mac Williamson and No. 20 prospect Ty Blach helped Triple-A Sacramento coast to an 11-0 win over Round Rock on Monday night.
  Share • August 18, 2015 at 12:40 AM
• Rewind: Tough hop leads to late loss for Giants
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Bruce Bochy had to be smiling when a grounder to Brandon Crawford for a double play to keep the game alive happened -- until the end result...
  Share • August 17, 2015 at 11:40 PM
• Cardinals hold on to beat Giants
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  (The Sports Xchange) - The ball came off pinch-hitter Buster Posey's bat with an arc that suggested a go-ahead, two-out, two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning. In...
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• Rangers win on walk-off walk, continue to climb AL West standings
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  Take a look around the league with Big League Stew's daily wrap up. We'll hit on all of the biggest moments from the day that you may have missed, while providing...
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• Leake not quite ready, won't return Tuesday as planned
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Mike Leake was scheduled to rejoin the Giants' rotation Tuesday in St. Louis, but plans have changed and he will remain on the DL.
  Share • August 17, 2015 at 10:40 PM
• Instant Replay: Miscue by Crawford dooms Giants vs. Cardinals
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  With one out in a tie game and a runner at third base in the eighth inning, an unusual Brandon Crawford wild throw hurt the Giants vs. the Cardinals.
  Share • August 17, 2015 at 9:40 PM
• Vogelsong steps in for clash with Lynn, Cardinals
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  Right-hander Ryan Vogelsong will start in place of Mike Leake to face Lance Lynn and the Cardinals in the second of a three-game series on Tuesday night at Busch...
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• Cardinals edge Giants 2-1
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  St. Louis scores go-ahead run in eighth inning as Giants suffer tough loss to open seven-game trip
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• Thompson: Banged-up Giants are a team to be feared
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  If the Giants remain in the playoff chase after a brutal August schedule, the rest of the National League had better be worried.
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• Piscotty scores go-ahead run, Cardinals beat Giants 2-1
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  Rookie Stephen Piscotty tripled and scored the go-ahead run on Mark Reynolds' groundout in the eighth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants...
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• Crawford, Giants foiled by Cardinals in opener
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  Meeting for the first time since last October in what could be a prelude to another postseason series showdown, the Cardinals halted the Giants' four-game winning streak...
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• Nori Aoki expected to rejoin Giants on Thursday
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Monday that Aoki already feels "back to normal."
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• LIVE: Giants vs. Cardinals
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Chris Heston takes the hill for the red-hot Giants against the Cardinals. Watch on CSN Bay Area and follow along here with In-Game Live...
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• Mike Shannon on Cardinals' Rivalry with Giants
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  FOX Sports - Mike Shannon on the Toyota Cardinals Live pregame show.
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• Giants notes: Lincecum making progress; Bumgarner the DH?
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  After hitting yet another home run -- his fourth on the year -- the real question is, could Madison Bumgarner get more at-bats for the Giants?
  Share • August 17, 2015 at 5:40 PM
• Giants activate Susac from DL, option Sanchez
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  The Giants activated catcher Andrew Susac from the disabled list and optioned catcher Hector Sanchez to Triple-A Sacramento before Monday's series opener against the...
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