A sweeping weekend for Giants, Rockies, Angels

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Three teams completed sweeps of weekend series and each was notable in its own right. Here’s a quick review of what came from the Giants getting past the Diamondbacks, the Rockies topping the Mets, and the Angels defeating the Mariners.

Giants get revenge

The San Francisco Giants got revenge on the Arizona Diamondbacks by sweeping them in a four-game series in Arizona, making up for a four-game sweep by the Diamondbacks in AT&T Park.

Inside the Series

Giants sweep Diamondbacks, 4-0

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Giants pitchers combined to hold the Diamondbacks to seven runs in four games, though that required some nifty escapes. Diamondbacks hitters were 4-for-31 with runners in scoring position for the series, 1-for-9 from the seventh inning on. The final two outs of the series came on a video-reviewed double play in which the call going the Giants’ way prevented the tying run from scoring.

The Giants’ top hitter was Denard Span, who was 8-for-17 with four runs scored, including 4-for-4 on Saturday.

One quirky stat to come from this sweep, via Elias Sports Bureau research:

The Giants became the first team to record a four-game road sweep in their next series meeting against a team that swept them four straight at home in 41 years.

The last team to do the same thing that the Giants did (sweep four straight on the road against a team that swept them four straight in …

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