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• Romo, SF Giants lose lead in ninth and the ballgame
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  By Henry Schulman Atlanta – The Atlanta Braves scored twice off Sergio Romo with one out in the ninth inning to come from behind and beat the Giants 6-5 Saturday...
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• San Francisco Giants suffer walk-off loss in Atlanta
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Sergio Romo blows save in San Francisco Giants' 6-5 loss to Atlanta Braves
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• Posey's time at first base expected to increase
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Buster Posey started only his fourth game at first base Saturday, though he's likely to find himself at that spot more frequently in coming weeks.
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• Scutaro tries out finger with batting practice
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro tested his injured left pinkie by taking batting practice before Saturday's game against the Atlanta Braves.
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• Vogelsong slated to get two pins removed
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Right-hander Ryan Vogelsong's recovery from his fractured right pinkie could accelerate Tuesday, when he expects removal of two of the five pins holding his hand...
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• Giants notes: Posey to play more first base, Scutaro takes BP
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Buster Posey is making only his fourth start of the season at first base Saturday, but his glove will be getting more use in the coming weeks.
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• PREGAME NOTES: Scutaro gets back to work; Posey to get more time off
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Marco Scutaro took a step in the right direction today, taking BP with the rest of the Giants. Scutaro didn't appear to be swinging anywhere near full strength, although...
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• Bumgarner keeps road momentum; Posey to remain in No. 3 spot
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Madison Bumgarner and Buster Posey thrived playing in their own backyard Friday night, and kept the Giants road momentum going.
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• Giants lineup: Posey playing first, Arias moving up
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Buster Posey turned in his first career three-double game yesterday. He's batting third again today, but he won't be behind the dish.
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• UPDATE: One of the key injured SF Giants takes batting practice
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  UPDATE, 12:40 p.m.: It was Marco Scutaro, who had taken a few cuts in the batting cage but just now hit on the field for the first time since he was hit by a pitch...
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• Saturday's lineups: Posey is at 1B for fourth time after starting there 29 times last year
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Easy to see this one coming. Brandon Belt sits against the lefty, Buster Posey gets a day at first base, his fourth start there this season. Last year he started 29...
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• Happy Father's Day! SF Giants with their kids (Photos)
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  For Father's Day, we dove back into the archives and found a batch of heart-warming photos of San Francisco Giants and their kids. Don't forget to give your dad a call...
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• Bumgarner keeps road momentum; Posey to remain in No.3 spot
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Madison Bumgarner and Buster Posey thrived playing in their own backyard Friday night, and kept the Giants road momentum going.
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• POSTGAME NOTES: Bumgarner flirts with no-hitter, stays hot against Braves
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  When they tell the stories of Matt Cain's perfect game in the years to come, the afternoon golf swing will be part of the legend. Madison Bumgarner gave Cain's historic...
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• Bumgarner sharp as Giants shut out Braves
  From the Web › ESPN
  Madison Bumgarner allowed two hits in seven innings and combined with Sandy Rosario for a three-hit shutout in the San Francisco Giants' 6-0 victory over the Atlanta...
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• Bumgarner, Giants limit Braves
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Madison Bumgarner allowed two hits in seven innings and combinedwith Sandy Rosario for a three-hit shutout in the San FranciscoGiants' 6-0 victory over the Atlanta...
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• Gaudin looking to extend hot starting streak
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Braves starter Mike Minor will look to quell Buster Posey's hot streak Saturday, but it won't be easy: Posey is 3-for-6 with a double against the Atlanta...
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• Instant Replay: Bumgarner baffles Braves
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Madison Bumgarner had a no hitter through five innings, looking right at home in Atlanta as the Giants cruised to a 6-0 victory.
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• Bumgarner tosses gem against Braves
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Madison Bumgarner approached history again Friday, holding the Atlanta Braves hitless for five innings before finishing with a two-hitter over seven innings as the...
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• Bumgarner follows Cain gem with his own in SF Giants win
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  By Henry Schulman Atlanta – This is why Madison Bumgarner is no ordinary 23-year-old major-league pitcher. He just lost a no-hit bid in the sixth inning Friday...
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• San Francisco Giants blank Atlanta Braves
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Giants' Madison Bumgarner dominates Braves again, flirts with no-hitter
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• John Smoltz: Endless possibilities for Lincecum
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  No one knows the starter-to-reliever conversion like John Smoltz, which made his comments about Tim Lincecum's future all the more interesting.
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• Giants notes: Casilla ahead of schedule, Scutaro improved, etc.
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Santiago Casilla's knee is showing great progress. He could return earlier than expected, soothing words for a bullpen that's missed him.
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• LIVE: Giants vs. Braves
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Gregor Blanco's leadoff home run to start the game gives the Giants an early lead in Atlanta. Watch on CSN Bay Area and follow with In-Game Live!
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• Giants try to further Braves' recent woes
  From the Web › SI.com
  Giants-Braves Gameflash for game played on June 14, 2013
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• Giants putting off DL decision on Scutaro
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants likely will decide by the middle of next week whether to place second baseman Marco Scutaro on the 15-day disabled list. Scutaro, who was diagnosed with a...
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• Santiago Casilla ahead of schedule, could return in 2-3 weeks
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Giants reliever Santiago Casilla is doing well recovering from recent surgery on his right knee which removed a cyst. In fact, according to CSN Bay Area's Andrew...
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• Starter-turned-closer John Smoltz: Endless possibilities for Lincecum
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  No one knows the starter-to-reliever conversion like John Smoltz, which made his comments about Tim Lincecum's future all the more interesting.
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• PREGAME NOTES: An injured Giant might be back sooner than expected
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  A bunch of injury updates today, and the news is mostly good. We'll start with Santiago Casilla, who began the road trip on two crutches, went down to one and now is...
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• Starter-turned-reliever Smoltz believes Lincecum still can succeed at either
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  By Henry Schulman Atlanta - A former Braves pitching great who won 157 games as a starter over 12 seasons, then saved 154 more in four seasons when he was converted to a...
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• MLB hands down suspensions in wake of Dodgers-D'backs brawl
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Twelve different people were disciplined with eight being handed suspensions in the wake of Tuesday's brawl. Here's the breakdown.
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• Giants lineup: Crawford hitting fifth
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants and Braves are set for their series opener in Atlanta, with Brandon Crawford moving into a run-producing position.
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• SF Giants lineup has an odd wrinkle
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  Brandon Crawford will be hitting fifth for the second time this year and third time in his career. The lineup against Kris Medlen: Blanco CF Abreu 2B Posey C Pence RF...
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• Friday's Giants/Braves lineups: Crawford finds a new spot
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  From Atlanta, home of a fried chicken meal to be eaten later. If anyone is familiar with the downtown area and has suggestions, I'm all ears. Blanco CF Abreu 2B Posey C...
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• Today's MLB starting lineups: June 14
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.
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• HBT Daily: Really lookin' forward to the weekend, you guys
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Taking a quick look at the Nats-Indians, Red Sox-Orioles, Giants-Braves and then wondering why my shoulders were all hunched up and weird when we taped this morning...
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• SF aces causing Giant concern
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The starting rotation of the San Francisco Giants used to bestocked full of aces. Now, those same guys are hardly recognizable.
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• Extra Baggs: Pence's energy nourishes Giants
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Hunter Pence is on pace to join Willie Mays, Bobby Bonds and Barry Bonds as the only 20-30 men in franchise history. Should he be an All-Star?
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• Cain perfectly good enough to beat Pirates on anniversary
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  No, Matt Cain wasn't perfect Thursday. But he gave the Giants what they needed to escape Pittsburgh with a win.
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• Giants-Braves Preview
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Perhaps no team in baseball looks forward to returning home morethan the Atlanta Braves.
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• Giants rookie Noonan not sure what he'll do with souvenir ball
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Nick Noonan's first MLB home run lasted all of three minutes. Now the rookie has to decide what to do with the ball from his second career double.
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• SF Giants finally get to laugh a little in Pittsburgh, plus other notes
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  Nick Noonan had to laugh. If he didn't, he might have cried. In the ninth inning of tonight's 10-0 rout of the Pirates, he hit a drive to right-center that reached the...
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• POSTGAME NOTES: Cain is Cain, Noonan almost homers, Crawford goes full Matrix and the outfield "jump" is shelved
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Bruce Bochy said he would "ham and egg" it with the lineup until the Giants got healthy, and so far he's ended up with a breakfast plate from the Four Seasons. The...
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• Giants 10, Pirates 0
  From the Web › FOX Sports
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• Bumgarner gets nod as Giants open set in Atlanta
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Atlanta went 2-5 during its recent road trip, which featured stops in Los Angeles and San Diego. On Friday, the Braves will look to take care of a different West Coast...
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• Instant Replay: Giants blow out Pirates to avoid sweep
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Matt Cain took a shutout into the seventh inning and got plenty of run support, including a three-run bomb from Hunter Pence.
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• Cain delivers strong win on perfecto anniversary
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Matt Cain didn't duplicate the wondrous effort he delivered last June 13 -- the 22nd perfect game in baseball history. But he still generated plenty of zeros while...
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• Noonan denied first homer by video review
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Nick Noonan lost his first Major League home run in Thursday night's ninth inning when umpires reviewed the ninth-inning, leadoff drive he hit off Pittsburgh...
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• Injured fan Stow moves home with family
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants fan who suffered brain damage after being beaten at Dodger Stadium, returned home after two years in hospitals and rehabilitation...
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• Giants blow out Pirates to avoid sweep
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Matt Cain took a shutout into the seventh inning and got all the run support he would need from Hunter Pence, who drove in three of the Giants' 10 runs.
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• Cain not perfect, but darn good in big SF Giants win
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  By Henry Schulman Pittsburgh – If Matt Cain is not scheduled to pitch when June 13 rolls around in 2014, he might grab manager Bruce Bochy by the ears and demand...
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• San Francisco Giants rout Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  San Francisco Giants salvage the final game of their series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, as Matt Cain, pitching on the anniversary of his perfect game, allows two...
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• Giants notes: Moves should help Posey, a look at Dunning
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The takeaway from the Giants calling up catcher Hector Sanchez: Bruce Bochy now has greater flexibility to keep Buster Posey fresh.
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• San Francisco Giants-Atlanta Braves pitching matchups
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  GIANTS AT ATLANTAFriday: Giants' Madison Bumgarner (5-4, 3.58) vs. Kris Medlen (3-6, 2.87), 4:30 p.m.
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• Giants notes: Roster moves should help Posey, a look at Dunning, etc.
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The takeaway from the Giants calling up catcher Hector Sanchez: Bruce Bochy now has greater flexibility to keep Buster Posey fresh.
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• Bochy tabs Johnson, Collins as NL All-Star coaches
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Bruce Bochy, who will pilot the National League squad as the manager of last year's World Series-winning Giants, took a New York, New York approach in selecting...
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• Pirates release veteran right-hander Jose Contreras
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  This could be the end of the road for Jose Contreras. The 41-year-old right-hander was released by the Pirates this afternoon in order to clear a spot on the 40-man...
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• Giants call up C Sanchez, send 1B Pill to Triple-A
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The San Francisco Giants have called up catcher Hector Sanchezand right-handed reliever Jake Dunning.
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• Mets approached "Cougar Life" dating website in attempt to get All-Star votes for David Wright
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  David Wright lost out to the Giants' Pablo Sandoval in the balloting for the National League third base job on the All-Star team last season and he's trailing him again...
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• Giants option Pill, DFA Ramirez to add Sanchez, Dunning
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants optioned Brett Pill to Fresno and designated Ramon Ramirez for assignment, clearing room on the 25-man roster for two additions.
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• Giants option Pill, DFA Ramirez to add Sanchez, Dunning
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants optioned Brett Pill to Fresno and designated Ramon Ramirez for assignment, clearing room on the 25-man roster for two additions.
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• Giants call up Sanchez, Dunning to replace Pill, Ramirez
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  The shuttle from Fresno to Pittsburgh continues ... Brett Pill was optioned back to Fresno and Ramon Ramirez was designated for assignment. Right-hander Jake Dunning and...
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• Giants call up right-hander Jake Dunning, catcher Hector Sanchez
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  San Francisco Giants send Brett Pill back to Fresno, designate Ramon Ramirez for assignment
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• Giants fan Stow returns home after 2 years
  From the Web › ESPN
  A San Francisco Giants fan who suffered brain damage after a beating at Dodger Stadium has returned home after two years in hospitals and rehabilitation...
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• Giants fan beaten at Dodger Stadium returns home
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  A San Francisco Giants fan who suffered brain damage after abeating at Dodger Stadium has returned home after two years inhospitals and rehabilitation centers.
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• Today's MLB starting lineups: June 13
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.
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• Giants shuffle roster again, recall Sanchez, Dunning
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Making pregame personnel moves for the fourth time in five playing dates, including the last three games, the Giants recalled catcher Hector Sanchez and right-hander...
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• Giants lineup: Crawford up to the two-hole
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Brandon Crawford has hit second in the batting order five times this season, and boasts a .409 on-base percentage.
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• S.F. fan beaten at Dodger Stadium returns home
  From the Web › SI.com
  SAN FRANCISCO -- A San Francisco Giants fan who suffered brain damage in a beating at Dodger Stadium has returned home after two years in hospitals and rehabilitation...
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• BREAKING: Struggling SF Giants make four roster moves
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  UPDATE, 1:30 p.m.: Clearly, one of the Giants' biggest problems has been the front end of the bullpen since Chad Gaudin moved to the rotation. Once a starter leaves, the...
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• Thursday's Giants lineup and early notes
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Happy Perfect Cain Day. Blanco CF Crawford SS Posey C Pence RF Belt 1B Torres LF Arias 3B Noonan 2B Cain RHP - Dan Otero has a 0.99 ERA for the A's Triple-A club and is...
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• Injured Giants fan Bryan Stow returns to Santa Cruz after insurance company cuts off care
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  SANTA CRUZ -- Ending two years of medical care at facilities around California, San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow recently returned to Santa Cruz.
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• Giants manager, reliever suspended
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy and reliever GeorgeKontos have been suspended after Kontos threw at Pittsburgh Piratesstar Andrew McCutchen on Tuesday...
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• Extra Baggs: Barry Zito's unreal road splits
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Barry Zito has been dominant at home, but on the road it's a different story. Don't worry Giants fans -- his next two starts will be at AT&T Park.
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• Pirates Rough Up Giants
  From the Web › ESPN
  ESPN Video: Baseball Tonight Spotlight: Barry Zito surrendered eight runs in the Giants' 12-8 loss to the Pirates. Should the defending World Series champions be...
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• Cain faces Pirates on anniversary of perfect game
  From the Web › MLB.com
  One year ago Thursday, the emotions of starting pitchers Matt Cain and Charlie Morton were on opposite ends of the spectrum. As Morton prepared for career-altering Tommy...
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• POSTGAME NOTES: Giants continue double-digit trend on the road
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  This isn't hard to figure out. The Giants have played 64 games and given up 10 or more runs in seven of them. That's the highest total in the National League and already...
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• San Francisco Giants banged up, take another beating against Pittsburgh Pirates
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Marco Scutaro wants to play through finger injury but might have to join Pablo Sandoval and Angel Pagan on the disabled list.
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• Pirates 12, Giants 8
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Starling Marte had a career-high four hits and scored four timesand the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 12-8 onWednesday night.
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• Instant Replay: Zito's road struggles continue
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants' offense did enough to win, but Barry Zito allowed eight earned runs in just 4.2 innings and San Francisco fell to the Pirates 12-8.
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