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• Zito, Giants can't hold off hit-happy Pirates
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Barry Zito's road ERA didn't get any better Wednesday. Neither did the Giants as the Pittsburgh Pirates thrashed them, 12-8.
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• Beating victim Bryan Stow goes home — family says it's not for the best
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants fan who was beaten by rival fans in the Dodger Stadium parking lot, is finally back home after more than two years, but his family...
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• Zito, SF Giants terrible on the road again in loss to Pirates
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  By Henry Schulman Pittsburgh – You see Giants fans at ballparks around America and feel sorry that they wasted their money on the tickets, airfare and hotels...
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• San Francisco Giants lose to Pittsburgh Pirates 12-8
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  A day after Pablo Sandoval was put on the disabled list and hours after Marco Scutaro was diagnosed with a serious finger injury, Barry Zito had yet another disastrous...
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• Giants' Kontos suspended for 3 games
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  San Francisco pitcher George Kontos has been suspended for threegames by Major League Baseball, which said he intentionally threw apitch at Pittsburgh's Andrew...
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• Giants' Romo partners with Three Twins for new 'illegal' ice cream
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Sergio Romo struck a chord with his "I only look illegal" tee-shirt during the Giants' ticker-tape parade. He's taking it to another level with Three Twins Ice...
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• Scutaro willing to risk finger deformity, could play in Atlanta
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The question facing Marco Scutaro: Should he play through the pain of his injured finger and risk future deformity, or shut it down now and rehab?
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• Giants-Pirates Preview
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  After an impressive showing from their star rookie, thePittsburgh Pirates are set to give the ball to one of the hottestpitchers in the game.
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• Kontos suspended for 3 games by MLB, Bochy for 1
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  San Francisco pitcher George Kontos has been suspended for threegames by Major League Baseball, which said he intentionally threw apitch at Pittsburgh's Andrew...
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• Giants 2B Scutaro out with finger injury
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  San Francisco Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro is outindefinitely with an injury to the pinkie finger on his lefthand.
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• Scutaro willing to risk deformity to keep playing
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The question facing Marco Scutaro: Should he play through the pain of his injured finger and risk future deformity, or shut it down now and rehab?
  Share • June 12, 2013 at 3:40 PM
• Giants receive suspensions after Tuesday's plunk-fest
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Bruce Bochy and George Kontos received suspensions from MLB for pegging Andrew McCutchen after being warned.
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• Kontos suspended three games, Bochy for one
  From the Web › SI.com
  NEW YORK -- San Francisco pitcher George Kontos has been suspended for three games by Major League Baseball, which said he intentionally threw a pitch at Pittsburgh's...
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• PREGAME NOTES: Another birthday Kontos will want to forget; Updates on Scutaro, Pagan, Sandoval
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  George Kontos took his demotion well, saying he would go down to Fresno and "get right and pick up where I left off." He probably doesn't want to pick up exactly where...
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• Giants' George Kontos suspended three games, Bruce Bochy for one
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy is suspended for Wednesday's game and pitcher George Kontos suspended three games, fined for beaning Pittsburgh's Andrew...
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• Giants' Scutaro (finger) sidelined indefinitely
  From the Web › ESPN
  San Francisco Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro is out indefinitely with an injury to the pinkie finger on his left hand.
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• Giants' Kontos suspended 3 games, Bochy 1
  From the Web › ESPN
  San Francisco pitcher George Kontos has been suspended for three games by Major League Baseball, which said he intentionally threw a pitch at Pittsburgh's Andrew...
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• Giants lineup: First start for Abreu
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Tony Abreu is set to make his first start for the Giants as they prepare for Game 2 against the Pirates.
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• Giants' Marco Scutaro has mallet finger injury, wants to play through it
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  San Francisco Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro has finger injury that usually takes two months to heal
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• Bochy suspended one game; Kontos gets three
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Shortly after the Giants optioned righty George Kontos to Triple-A Fresno and recalled Sandy Rosario from the same club on Wednesday, Major League Baseball announced...
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• Scutaro determined to play despite finger injury
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro remained intent on playing with an injured left pinkie, but his return to the lineup must wait until the swelling and pain in his...
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• Bruce Bochy, George Kontos suspended for throwing at Andrew McCutchen
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  MLB is warming up for the coming Dodgers-Diamondbacks suspensions: just now it suspended Giants pitcher George Kontos and manager Bruce Bochy. Kontos gets a three-game...
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• Andrew Baggarly's Giants chat transcript (6.12)
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The battered and bruised Giants are awaiting word -- will Marco Scutaro's hand injury keep him out for an extended period? Insider Andrew Baggarly checks in from...
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• Giants option Kontos, recall Rosario
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  While awaiting results of Marco Scutaro's visit to the hand specialist, the Giants changed personnel in their bullpen.
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• Scutaro examining all options, hopes to try to play through finger injury
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Marco Scutaro was diagnosed with mallet finger on Wednesday, a finger injury that usually needs two months to heal. But the Giants second baseman intends to try and play...
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• Today's MLB starting lineups: June 12
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.
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• Marco Scutaro has tendon damage in his finger
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Not surprisingly the gruesome-looking finger injury that Marco Scutaro suffered last night turns out to be pretty serious, as the Giants announced that he has tendon...
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• Extra Baggs: Lincecum's name no longer strikes fear
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Tim Lincecum once stood in Gerrit Cole's place – the kid who came up with so much hype and lived up to it – but is no longer the same pitcher.
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• CHAT NOW with Andrew Baggarly (6.12)
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The battered and bruised Giants are awaiting word -- will Marco Scutaro's hand injury keep him out for an extended period? Insider Andrew Baggarly checks in from...
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• Giants fan Stow out of rehab, home with parents
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  A recent post on Bryan Stow's blog gave the surprising news that the Giants fan is out of rehab and with his parents in Santa Cruz County.
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• UPDATE: Bochy, Kontos suspended for McCutchen drilling, plus more on Scutaro, Pablo
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  UPDATE, 3:15 p.m.: Well, this birthday is getting better and better for George Kontos. After the Giants demoted him to Triple-A Fresno, the commissioner's office...
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• Giants make another move: Kontos sent down, Rosario is back
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  From Pittsburgh, where the forecast is ugly and getting uglier. The Giants are in a little bit of a box. They can't come here for a makeup game before the Philadelphia...
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• CHAT with Andrew Baggarly -- Noon (6.12)
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The battered and bruised Giants are awaiting word -- will Marco Scutaro's hand injury keep him out for an extended period? Insider Andrew Baggarly checks in from...
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• Giants should be in the market for a starter
  From the Web › MLB.com
  It has been a strange year for the defending World Series champions, with the offense carrying a struggling starting rotation. However, injuries to key hitters will...
  Share • June 12, 2013 at 10:40 AM
• And That Happened: Tuesday's scores and highlights
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  The losing team scored two runs in eight of last night's fifteen games. I have no idea if that's uncommon or not, but I noticed it and I'm going to pretend it's a sign...
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• Extra Baggs: Lincecum's name no longer strikes fear, surgery for Loux, etc.
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Tim Lincecum once stood in Gerrit Cole's place – the kid who came up with so much hype and lived up to it – but is no longer the same pitcher.
  Share • June 11, 2013 at 10:40 PM
• Zito, Giants aim to even series against Pirates
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Pirates lefty Francisco Liriano -- who faces the Giants on Wednesday -- is just a couple of outs shy of giving manager Clint Hurdle a quality start in five of his six...
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• After warning, Kontos ejected for hitting McCutchen
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants right-hander George Kontos, ejected from Tuesday night's 8-2 loss to the Pirates after hitting Andrew McCutchen with an eighth-inning pitch, insisted that he was...
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• No fracture, but Scutaro fears tendon damage in little finger
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Marco Scutaro's X-rays revealed good news, but the Giants' second baseman fears tendon damage in his left pinkie, an injury that could put him on the DL next to Pablo...
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• Kontos, Bochy likely to face suspensions after Pirate plunking
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  George Kontos just wanted to push Pirates' hitters off the plate. Instead, he threw behind one and hit another. And it could cost him and his manager.
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• POSTGAME NOTES: Hey, at least it wasn't as bad as Miami's loss
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Say, how 'bout that double play that Tony Abreu and Brandon Crawford turned in the eighth inning? Quick hands, slick throws, nice chemistry shown by two guys who have...
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• UPDATE: Scutaro to see hand specialist, tendon could be damaged
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Marco Scutaro feared his left pinkie finger was broken when he got hit by a 94 mph fastball Tuesday night. X-rays were negative, but Scutaro may still be dealing with a...
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• Instant Replay: Giants struggle against rookie in 8-2 loss to Pirates
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Former No. 1 overall pick Gerrit Cole kept the Giants off the board until the seventh and Tim Lincecum could not match the young flamethrower as the Giants dropped the...
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• Pirates' Cole dazzles in debut; Bucs top Giants
  From the Web › SI.com
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• UPDATE: Scutaro X-rays negative, but he might have tendon damage
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  UPDATE, 8 p.m.: Usually a negative X-ray allows a player and team to exhale. Not so here. Although X-rays on Marco Scutaro's left pinkie showed no fracture or...
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• San Francisco Giants' Marco Scutaro leaves game with hand injury
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  The Giants' leading hitter was hit on the hand with a 94 mph fastball against the Pittsburgh Pirates
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• San Francisco Giants put Pablo Sandoval on disabled list
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Giants also want Pablo Sandoval to lose weight
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• San Francisco Giants lose game, suffer another key injury
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Marco Scutaro leaves game after being hit by pitch, will see hand specialist
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• Loss to Pirates compounded by Scutaro's injury
  From the Web › MLB.com
  From the Giants' perspective, the true outcome of their 8-2 loss Tuesday night to the Pirates won't be known until Wednesday, when more is learned about the status of...
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• Scutaro leaves SF Giants' game after being hit by a pitch
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  Second baseman Marco Scutaro left tonight's game at Pittsburgh after he was hit on or near the left wrist by a 94-mph Tony Watson fastball. Scutaro was in immense pain...
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• Giants' finalists for 'Tribute to Heroes' unveiled
  From the Web › MLB.com
  An advocate for Vietnam Veterans and a pair of soldiers severely wounded in combat are the Giants' three finalists in the "Tribute for Heroes" campaign, a joint effort...
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• Giants place Sandoval on DL, weight loss 'a priority'
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants will be without Pablo Sandoval until at least June 24 and want their third baseman to focus on conditioning while he's on the shelf.
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• LIVE: Giants vs. Pirates
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants open a three-game series in Pittsburgh with Tim Lincecum on the mound opposite 2011 No. 1 overall pick Gerrit Cole. Watch on CSN Bay Area and follow along...
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• Giants put Sandoval on DL
  From the Web › SI.com
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• Sandoval lands on 15-day DL with strained left foot
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants manager Bruce Bochy expressed optimism Tuesday that Pablo Sandoval's injured left foot will heal by the time the third baseman's minimum stint on the disabled...
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• Pagan likely to remain on DL past activation date
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants center fielder Angel Pagan is likely to remain on the disabled list past Wednesday, when he becomes eligible for reinstatement.
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• PREGAME NOTES: Giants make weight loss a priority for Sandoval as he hits D.L.
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  It turns out Pablo Sandoval does have a hairline fracture ... and a tendon strain. The fracture occurred three to four years ago and was never an issue. Sandoval might...
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• Giants' Panda on DL for foot problem
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The San Francisco Giants have put third baseman Pablo Sandovalon the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left foot.
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• Giants put 3B Sandoval on DL with foot problem
  From the Web › ESPN
  The San Francisco Giants have put third baseman Pablo Sandoval on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left foot.
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• Giants put 3B Sandoval on DL with foot problem
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The San Francisco Giants have put third baseman Pablo Sandovalon the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left foot.
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• Foot injury sends Pablo Sandoval to the disabled list
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  As expected the Giants have placed Pablo Sandoval on the disabled list, but they're calling the injury a strained left foot despite team president Larry Baer saying...
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• Giants lineup: Arias at third base, Lincecum on the hill in Pittsburgh
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants won't have Pablo Sandoval in the lineup when they face Pirates rookie hurler Gerrit Cole at PNC Park tonight. TV: 3:30 p.m. CSNBA
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• Giants place Sandoval on DL, recall Noonan
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants will be without their leading RBI man as they open a three-game series in Pittsburgh today.
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• Tuesday's Giants/Pirates lineups; Sandoval to the D.L.
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Nick Noonan isn't in Pittsburgh yet, but he's on the way. Pablo Sandoval was just placed on the D.L. with a left foot strain. Larry Baer said on 95.7 The Game that...
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• Gerrit Cole To Debut Against Giants
  From the Web › ESPN
  ESPN Video: The Baseball Tonight crew previews Gerrit Cole's MLB debut against the Giants.
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• Giants' Pablo Sandoval to work on weight loss during disabled list stint
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval will be worked hard during time on disabled list for foot injury, manager Bruce Bochy says
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• UPDATE: The definitive word on Pablo Sandoval's foot injury
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  UPDATE, 3:00 p.m.: Turns out everybody was correct, at least a little bit. Manager Bruce Bochy said, and head athletic trainer Dave Groeschner confirmed, that Pablo...
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• Reviewing the walk-up tunes for Giants, A's
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Music critic Jim Harrington's take on the musical choices of our Bay Area ballplayers.
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• Poll: Who has better walk-up music between Giants, A's?
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Vote on which San Francisco and Oakland players have the better walk-up music as they head to the batter's box.
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• Q&A: Giants' music man breaks down baseball's walk-up tradition
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Bryan Srabian served as Giants' manager of game entertainment from 1998-2007, a tenure that spanned the move from Candlestick Park to AT&T Park.
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• San Francisco Giants-Pittsburgh Pirates pitching matchups
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  GIANTS AT PITTSBURGHTuesday: Giants' Tim Lincecum (4-5, 4.75) vs. Gerrit Cole (MLB debut); 4:05 p.m., CSNBA Wednesday: Giants' Barry Zito (4-4, 4.
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• The secrets behind baseball's walk-up music
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Giants, A's and long-time custodians of baseball entertainment provide their insight into the songs that blare over stadium loudspeakers across an entire...
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• Giants-Pirates Preview
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Gerrit Cole's new teammates caught a glimpse of his potentialduring spring training and came away impressed.
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• Giants rely on developing arms in Minor Leagues
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants' shrewd strategy of making pitching the backbone of the organization was the foundation of recent success, and all it took was some tinkering with the offense...
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• Ryder Jones chooses Giants over Stanford
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Ryder Jones, the Giants' second-round pick in the 2013 MLB Draft, announced Monday that he would start his professional career instead of going to Stanford.
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• After strong start, Lincecum hopes to find same four-pitch feeling
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Some off-day notes as the Giants (and the beat writers) trade 106-degree Phoenix for Pittsburgh, where it's apparently 73 degrees, muggy and raining. If you missed it...
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• Giants' Tim Lincecum gets his curveball back
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  In a solid start against the Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants starter Tim Lincecum was able to rely on his curveball more than he had in about two years.
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• Catch MLB On Fox Sports
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The San Francisco Giants travel to Atlanta to take on the Braves inthis week's MLB featured game of the week. This is showdown betweentwo of the National League...
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• DL is likely in Pablo Sandoval's future
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval left last night's game in the third inning after coming up limping running through first base on a ground ball double play. The foot...
  Share • June 9, 2013 at 8:40 PM
• Instant Replay: Giants take series in Arizona
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Chad Gaudin pitched six strong innings, six different Giants drove in a run, and San Francisco won its first road series since April 29-May 1.
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