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Newcomer Nunez provides quick jolt for Giants
- Updated: July 31, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — Despite enduring a slump that has lasted for about two weeks, the collective mood inside the Giants’ clubhouse hasn’t been distressed. Several players have consistently noted that in a long season, brief skids are natural.
But in this “rough go,” as Giants manager Bruce Bochy described it, they needed some type of boost. Enter recent acquisition Eduardo Nunez, who quickly became a crowd favorite Saturday after hitting a two-run double in the fourth as the Giants overcame a three-run deficit to defeat the Washington Nationals, 5-3, at AT&T Park.
“He got us back in the ballgame,” Bochy said of the 2016 All-Star, who made his first start for the Giants on Saturday. “It just lifts a ballclub when somebody comes through like that.”
Nunez, who arrived in San Francisco on Friday afternoon, was given plenty of opportunities to contribute Saturday, when he started at shortstop in place of an injured Brandon Crawford. Nunez took advantage in the fourth with the bases loaded and nobody …
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