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- Updated: September 20, 2016
LOS ANGELES — Giants manager Bruce Bochy, who’s renowned for his orchestration of the bullpen, acknowledged Monday that this has been “the most trying season for me” due to the relievers’ erratic performance overall.
Bochy has struggled to find a combination of relievers who can protect late-inning leads. San Francisco had blown 29 saves before Monday. Santiago Casilla lost his closer’s role by blowing nine saves, matching the Major Leagues’ highest figure entering Monday. Additionally, Giants relievers owned a 6.00 ERA in the ninth inning or later since Aug. 13, contrasting with a 1.51 ERA in earlier innings during this span.
Also, the Giants have lost eight games this season when leading after eight …
