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Giants left-hander Ty Blach finally got his first win of the season and was quick to spread the credit around. There was the defense, particularly rookie Christian Arroyo, who made a pair of stellar plays in his first start at second base. A timely home run by Brandon Belt and an even more clutch tiebreaking hit from Brandon Crawford helped, too. Continue to Article

May 17, 2017 2:05:am EST

UPDATE (12.07pm PT on Wednesday): Despite Bruce Bochy saying that the team would wait until Friday to activated Mark Melancon from the disabled list, the Giants will activate their closer prior to Wednesday's game against the Dodgers. Kelby Tomlinson was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento to make room on the 25-man roster for Melancon. SAN FRANCISCO — On a cool afternoon at AT&T Park, Mark Melancon put on a hoodie and went out to once again test his right pronator strain. Melancon came out of the latest throwing session feeling good, but the Giants will wait a couple of days before activating their closer. Manager Bruce Bochy said Melancon will return Friday for the first game of a series in St. Continue to Article

May 17, 2017 2:04:am EST

SAN FRANCISCO — Johnny Cueto and Yasmani Grandal started jawing at each other at the end of the top of the third inning Wednesday, and as they do, the benches cleared. As coaches tried to calm the two and players glared at the other side, Clayton Kershaw burst from the visiting dugout. He did not join the fray. Kershaw pounded his fist into his glove as he crossed onto the grass. He split the crowds and went straight to the mound, where he started warming up as players filed off the field. He wasn’t here to argue. He was here to end a winning streak. The Giants, winners of five straight, ran into a familiar buzzsaw. There’s nothing you can do when Kershaw is on his game, and with Cueto off his, Continue to Article

May 16, 2017 6:41:pm EST

After a 12-24 start to the season when nearly everything went wrong, the breaks are finally starting to go in favor of the San Francisco Giants. Eduardo Nunez was credited with a two-run infield single when Los Angeles pitcher Brandon McCarthy lost track of a baserunner and the Giants beat the Dodgers 8-4 on Monday night for their season-high fourth straight win. The hit by Nunez that scored Brandon Crawford from second base was the key play in a four-run fourth inning that broke the game open and helped Matt Cain (3-1) earn his second win of the season against the Dodgers. Continue to Article

May 16, 2017 2:29:am EST

SAN FRANCISCO — Even when they were the worst team in the league earlier this season, the Giants had success against the Dodgers. On the fourth night of their resurgence, they pulled away early.   The Giants scored four in the fourth and kept tacking on, winning 8-4 in the first game of a big three-game set at AT&T Park. A day after clinching their first three-game winning streak of the season, they pushed it to four.  As he did April 24 — a much different time for the team — Matt Cain dominated the Dodgers. He gave up one run over 6 2/3, walking off to a standing ovation.  The Giants had everything tilting their way early. Cain put six runners on in the first four innings but benefited from Continue to Article

May 16, 2017 1:24:am EST