ATLANTA — Alex Wood’s homecoming was not one to remember. On a sweltering 94-degree day, Wood earned an early shower while making his first start since 2019 in the area he calls home in the offseason, against the organization that drafted him. With six runs in the first two innings, the Braves built up a…
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ATLANTA — Joc Pederson has been the recipient of frequent taunts from opposing fans ever since Tommy Pham slapped him across the face over a fantasy football feud. With Pham and the Reds coming to town starting Friday, the tables for once might be turned. But Pederson, who is all too familiar with the fans…
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ATLANTA — Out of the lineup for a second straight game, Luis González was placed on the 10-day injured list before the Giants’ series finale here Thursday against the Braves. González received an MRI on Thursday that revealed a low back strain, an issue he called a “chronic thing.” González, who with a .302/.361/.447 batting…
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ATLANTA — Carlos Rodón deserved to win. His bullpen let him down. And the Giants lost on a walk-off for the second time in three games with the defending World Series champions. When Rodón left this game — an eventual 4-3 defeat that dropped the Giants to .500 through the first six games of this…
ATLANTA — Camilo Doval thought there were three outs. He’d allowed a home run on a pitch he didn’t want to throw, the night after surrendering a walk-off hit. His frustration boiled over. And so, the glove went flying. “It was just a weird thing … just a moment,” said Giants catcher Austin Wynns, who…
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ATLANTA — The Giants were excited to have Anthony DeSclafani back on the mound Tuesday for the first time since the third week of April. By the end of their back-and-forth 12-10 win over the Braves, though, they had a new injury to worry about — and that excitement had to be somewhat subdued. The…
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ATLANTA — The Giants won the replay review and scored a go-ahead run, but they may have lost something much larger. On a sacrifice fly from Luis González in the fourth inning of their game Tuesday against the Braves, shortstop Brandon Crawford appeared to injure his left leg while scoring at home plate. Crawford was…
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ATLANTA — To activate Anthony DeSclafani from the 60-day injured list for his start against the Braves Tuesday night, the Giants needed to make a roster move, but it wasn’t the one many expected. Left-handed reliever José Álvarez was placed on the 15-day injured list with tightness in his lower back. Álvarez, who has a…
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ATLANTA — Only one Giants player was among the leading All-Star vote getters in the first update released by MLB on Tuesday, and he wasn’t a member of the team that won 107 games last season. Joc Pederson, with 630,584 votes, has appeared on the third-most ballots of all National League outfielders, behind only the…
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ATLANTA — This would have been a trip home for Joey Bart. Growing up some 40 miles northeast of Truist Park, Bart developed into a top high-school prospect, then at the downtown campus of Georgia Tech earned the pedigree that convinced the Giants to make him their highest draft pick since Will Clark. Those inside…
