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Gui Santos’ 30 starts in 68 games provide the Warriors with a substantial starting point. His next step is to make his perimeter offense dependable enough to support a larger, steadier role.
Bryce Eldridge’s patience and power offer the Giants a sturdier offensive foundation than September’s optimism. His profile points toward a lineup solution, not a one-player rescue plan.
Steve Kerr expects extensive work from Yaxel Lendeborg. A clear set of responsibilities would give the Warriors rookie room to turn that opportunity into useful possessions.
Scott Bandura’s second-inning single put San Francisco ahead, but the Giants never converted another scoring chance before the Dodgers broke the tie in the 10th.
Bo Davidson’s sacrifice fly completed San Francisco’s comeback from a 3-1 deficit, but Enrique Hernández answered with a ninth-inning homer as the Dodgers beat the Giants 4-3.
Scott Bandura threw out two Dodgers at second, and San Francisco’s bullpen supplied four scoreless innings. A three-hit, no-walk offense still left the Giants shut out in a 2-0 loss.
Will Smith asked for a chance to kill penalties, and the Sharks gave him one during their 10-0 preseason win. The experiment deserves another look in a closer game.
San Francisco’s fourth-inning burst created a lead, but Minnesota’s seventh-inning sequence kept producing opportunities until the Twins took a 4-2 victory at Oracle Park.
San Francisco left 10 runners on base and scored its ninth-inning run without a hit, but the hitless rally only narrowed Minnesota’s lead in a 3-2 loss.