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Reinforcements on the way for Giants

Giants manager Bruce Bochy said his club would announce its final round of callups following Monday's series opener with the D-backs.

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Sandoval rests with hip issue; Renteria starts

Pablo Sandoval was nagged by tightness in his hips, prompting Giants manager Bruce Bochy to leave the third baseman out of Saturday's lineup against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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San Francisco Giants update: Team figuring how to get Edgar Renteria ready

Until he gets a few at-bats, it is tough to envision Renteria being useful in a key pinch-hitting situation. But manager Bruce Bochy said he plans to find a start for Renteria soon.

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Renteria returns, but Uribe to remain at short

Edgar Renteria was activated and Mike Fontenot started on Wednesday, but Juan Uribe will get the majority of starts at shortstop for the rest of the season, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said.

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Giants look for Posey to return Monday

Buster Posey's mildly strained left elbow kept him out of the Giants' lineup for the second day in a row Sunday, though manager Bruce Bochy sounded hopeful that the rookie catcher could return Monday.

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Torres' attention to detail paying off

Andres Torres works, in more ways than one. Assigning Torres to the leadoff spot has worked splendidly for manager Bruce Bochy, whose Giants are 49-34 when Torres tops the batting order.

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Bochy considering Ross-Torres platoon

The arrival of the right-handed-hitting Cody Ross was perceived by many to indicate a platoon situation for the Giants in center field, but manager Bruce Bochy won't yet commit to anything.

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Bochy salutes Piniella's great career

Giants manager Bruce Bochy saluted Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella, who stepped down from his post Sunday for family reasons.

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Bochy able to use both Wilson, Romo

Giants manager Bruce Bochy wanted closer Brian Wilson and setup man Sergio Romo to pitch Thursday night to knock the rust off their valuable right arms.

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San Francisco Giants update: Mike Fontenot and Freddy Sanchez will split time at second base

Fontenot, Sanchez will split time at second basePHILADELPHIA — Giants manager Bruce Bochy usually adheres to the matchup sheet. So he figured to pencil struggling second baseman Freddy Sanchez in Tuesday’s lineup, given his 11 for 36 career numbers against Phillies right-hander Roy Oswalt.

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San Francisco Giants update: Pablo Sandoval’s defense has been shaky at third base

But San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy and his coaches say they aren’t too concerned.

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Torres rests with tightness in his legs

Andres Torres received a day off in Thursday's series finale against the Cubs because of tightness in his legs after skipper Bruce Bochy decided he didn't want to take a chance on his regular leadoff hitter experiencing further discomfort.

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Burrell seeing regular time in Giants' lineup

Pat Burrell started his eighth consecutive game Saturday, leading manager Bruce Bochy to acknowledge that the left fielder is essentially a regular.

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San Francisco Giants update: Manager Bruce Bochy not eager to see Buster Posey blocking the plate

Bochy not eager to see Posey blocking the plateDENVER — Giants manager Bruce Bochy sat down recently with Buster Posey and offered his supremely talented rookie catcher a tip about blocking the plate.

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Giants aware of needs before Deadline

Two days before Saturday's non-waiver Trade Deadline, manager Bruce Bochy didn't have any groundbreaking insight on what, if anything, the Giants plan on doing before 1 p.m. PT.

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Posey, Uribe take a break vs. D-backs

Giants manager Bruce Bochy made the unusual decision of resting both Buster Posey and Juan Uribe, two of the team's most prolific run producers, in Friday night's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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Cam Inman: By-the-book manager Bruce Bochy earning San Francisco Giants fans’ trust

Giants fans may never have been prouder of manager Bruce Bochy than Tuesday night.Beat L.A.? He did.Catch the Dodgers breaking one of baseball’s myriad rules?

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San Francisco Giants update: Manager Bruce Bochy lends his support to expanded instant replay

Bochy lends his support to expanded instant replayLOS ANGELES A day after a blown call at the plate cost the Giants a walk-off victory, manager Bruce Bochy said he now considers himself a strong proponent of expanding instant replay.

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Out of the gate, Giants pitching delivers

Before the All-Star break, Giants manager Bruce Bochy and pitching coach Dave Righetti sat down with their pitching staff to talk about the importance of throwing strikes.

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San Francisco Giants update: ‘Panda’ Pablo Sandoval on ice at plate has San Francisco concerned

Manager Bruce Bochy, GM Brian Sabean hopeful slumping third baseman will regain Kung Fu grip on bat in second half.

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