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17 hrs ago | Chico Enterprise-Record

Sloppy play costs San Francisco Giants in 5-3 loss to Miami Marlins

Manager Bruce Bochy has made a point lately of showing his disgust for blunders in the field and on the base paths.

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Related Topix: Sports, Madison Bumgarner, Baseball Players, Logan Morrison, San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball, Omar Infante, Hanley Ramirez

17 hrs ago | NBC Bay Area

Giants Drop Game 3 to Stanton, Marlins 5-3

MAY 26: Madison Bumgarner #40 of the San Francisco Giants pitches during a game against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on May 26, 2012 in Miami, Florida.

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Related Topix: Sports, Madison Bumgarner, Baseball Players, Steve Edlefsen, Logan Morrison, San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball, Emmanuel Burriss

Thu May 24, 2012

Fox Sports

Astros-Dodgers Preview

The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner has lost once in his last 20 home outings and will be heavily favored against the Astros in the opener of a three-game set.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFC, NFL Football, NFC West, Baseball Players, A.J. Ellis, Matt Kemp, James Loney, Andre Ethier

Tue May 22, 2012

SFGate

On Huff, Burriss and other postgame notes

Sometimes I hate wading into the whole first-base thing. It's like running your lawnmower over a nest of wasps.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Aubrey Huff, Brandon Belt, Emmanuel Burriss, Matt Cain, Sergio Romo

Mon May 21, 2012

SFGate

SF Giants: Buster Posey getting more rest lately

Milwaukee -- - Buster Posey provides another example of how the realities of a season overwhelm well-laid plans of spring.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball, Hector Sanchez, Barry Zito, Tim Lincecum

Sat May 19, 2012

SFGate

Second-base battle

The Giants finally have settled into a predictable lineup. Brandon Belt and Brett Pill are platooning at first and Charlie Culberson and Emmanuel Burriss at second.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Brandon Crawford, Brandon Belt, Emmanuel Burriss, Charlie Culberson, Buster Posey

Inside Bay Area

A's Josh Donaldson shows some pop in return to A's

One thing's for sure, the A's don't have any territorial rights when it comes to AT&T Park.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Brandon Belt, Steve Edlefsen, Jarrod Parker, Barry Zito, Daric Barton

Thu May 17, 2012

HeraldNet

Giants rally late to beat Rockies 3-2

Brett Pill singled in an insurance run in the eighth for the Giants after he couldn't come through earlier.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Angel Pagan, Christian Friedrich, Pablo Sandoval

McCovey Chronicles

Post-Game Thread: Ennui

Everything you needed to know about this game can be explained through Madison Bumgarner hitting for himself in the bottom of the seventh inning, down by one.

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Related Topix: Sports, Madison Bumgarner, Baseball Players, Emmanuel Burriss, Randy Johnson, Al Levine, Brandon Medders

Wed May 16, 2012

SFGate

Beltran and Arias out, Bumgarner inthe 8th spot

"I've done this once before. The way it's set up I did put Madison in the eighth spot.

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Related Topix: Sports, Hector Sanchez, Baseball Players, Nate Schierholtz, Madison Bumgarner, Jaime Garcia, Emmanuel Burriss

BleacherReport

San Francisco Giants: Why Brandon Belt Needs to Start

Due to injuries, setbacks, under-performance, and defensive ineptitude, San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy has been placed in a rather unappetizing position.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Brandon Belt, San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball, Conor Gillaspie, Charlie Culberson, Aubrey Huff

Tue May 15, 2012

Fantasy CPR

Fantasy Baseball-Waiver Wire Pickups-Sleeper Central-May 15

A full Monday of baseball had plenty of drama across the Major Leagues. There were a number of strong pitching performances turned in and no team scored nine or more runs.

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Related Topix: Sports, Bryce Harper, Baseball Players, Adam Dunn, Sean Burnett, Jesus Flores, Placido Polanco

Frisco Fastball

Giants' Late Rally Pushes Them Past The Colorado Rockies

It took some late inning magic on both sides of the ball, but the Giants escaped another nail biter tonight with a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies.

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Related Topix: Sports, Christian Friedrich, Baseball Players, Buster Posey, Santiago Casilla

Mon May 14, 2012

Denver Post

Rockies' Christian Friedrich strikes out 10 in second straight strong game

On a road trip that only Clark Griswold could love, Christian Friedrich has been the one player to stop the hazard lights from blinking.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Rex Brothers, Wilin Rosario, Christian Friedrich, Jorge De La Rosa, Dexter Fowler

SFGate

@pillzrgood when pitchers go bad, plus other SF Giants notes

I had an interesting discussion on Twitter today. As usual, the subject was Brandon Belt, more specifically his absence from today's lineup.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Brandon Crawford, Brandon Belt, San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball, Hector Sanchez, Buster Posey

The Hamilton Spectator

Cabrera, Blanco lead 14-hit outburst as Giants beat Diamondbacks, 7-3

Going for broke Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Aaron Hill dives for but cannot make a play on a ground ball hit for a single by San Francisco Giants' Melky Cabrera in the seventh inning Sunday in Phoenix.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Brandon Crawford, Arizona Diamondbacks, Major League Baseball, San Francisco Giants, Barry Zito, Hector Sanchez

The State

Cabrera, Blanco lead Giants past Arizona 7-3

Melky Cabrera singled four times to extend his hitting streak to 11 games, Gregor Blanco drove in three runs with a pair of hits and the San Francisco Giants beat Arizona 7-3 on Sunday to take two of three from the Diamondbacks.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Brandon Crawford, San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball, Barry Zito, Miguel Montero, Arizona Diamondbacks

Sat May 12, 2012

BleacherReport

Your Team is Struggling? San Francisco Giants to the Rescue

After watching another pathetic performance by the San Francisco Giants , one that almost put me asleep, I had a thought.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Francisco Giants, Baseball Players, Tim Lincecum, Clayton Kershaw

Fri May 11, 2012

Daily Reporter

Corbin, Diamondbacks beat Giants 5-1 to end skid

On Friday night, the young trio was the main factor in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 5-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

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Related Topix: Sports, Madison Bumgarner, Baseball Players, Brandon Crawford, San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball, Tim Lincecum, Miguel Montero

Thu May 10, 2012

Contra Costa Times

Giants: Bochy well aware of the "Free Belt" movement

Manager Bruce Bochy isn't on Twitter and he probably isn't spending his off days perusing message boards, but when it comes to his handling of young first baseman Brandon Belt, Bochy knows all about external desires to "Free Belt." "Oh, it's ongoing, the same as last year," Bochy said.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Brandon Belt, Aubrey Huff, Buster Posey, Clayton Kershaw, Pablo Sandoval

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