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In the here and now, the Phillies needed the series win they picked up Sunday with a come-from-behind 9-7 victory over the Giants (see Instant Replay). Looking ahead, what they needed even more was the weekend they got from Odubel Herrera and Maikel Franco. Herrera's game-tying RBI double in the seventh inning Sunday gave him five extra-base hits and six RBIs over the last two days. Continue to Article

June 04, 2017 6:46:pm EST

PHILADELPHIA The Giants are not the type of group to come out and publicly say what you might be seeing. There are cracks in the armor if you pay attention, a glare caught on camera, an angry shake of the head in the dugout, perhaps a player who doesnt Continue to Article

June 04, 2017 5:53:pm EST

PHILADELPHIA — The Giants are not the type of group to come out and publicly say what you might be seeing. There are cracks in the armor if you pay attention, a glare caught on camera, an angry shake of the head in the dugout, perhaps a player who doesn’t rush into battle as punches fly.  But in interviews, the players stick to the non-controversial. After Sunday’s loss to the Phillies, two players prefaced answers by saying, “It’s a cliché, but …” Manager Bruce Bochy will mostly do the same, but his frustration showed for a brief moment after his team became the first in five weeks to lose a series to the Phillies.  Fifteen minutes after the final out of a 9-7 loss, it was pointed out to Bochy Continue to Article

June 04, 2017 5:07:pm EST

Maybe this was the game that will get Odubel Herrera going. "Hopefully it's going to start something good," the Phillies centerfielder said after hitting the ball hard several times in a 5-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday (see game story). Herrera doubled twice and smoked a long fly ball out to center field. Continue to Article

June 04, 2017 12:59:pm EST

PROGRAMMING NOTE: Giants-Phillies coverage begins at 9:30am with Pregame Live on NBC Sports Bay Area and streaming right here.Hunter Pence is back with the Giants, but he's not in the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Phillies...With Pence Continue to Article

June 04, 2017 11:22:am EST