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Tim Capurso

Giants Announcers Had Sweet Gesture for Young Fans Who Stayed to Watch Blowout Loss

Kuiper (left) and Krukow (right) wave to Giants fans in the stands. | Screengrab Twitter @MLB

Watching a lopsided game is no fun for sports fans, particularly for those whose team is the one getting blown out. That was the case at Oracle Park, where the San Francisco Giants were soundly defeated by the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3 on Tuesday night. But a family of four stuck it out and stayed to watch the game, despite the fact that the contest was essentially a decided affair after the Brewers put up an 8-spot in the sixth inning to take an 11-1 lead on their beloved Giants.

Well, Giants play-by-play announcer Duane Kuiper and color analyst Mike Krukow were watching the family of fans from afar during the broadcast. And the broadcasters decided to reward the couple's two young daughters for being troopers while enduring the rout.

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