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SAN FRANCISCO — Last Thursday, after three one-run losses to the surging defending champions, the Giants boarded their charter flight home from Atlanta in need of a fresh start. One player remarked about the cleansing nature of returning to the crisp summer air of the Bay Area after a few…

Lucas Giolito yielded one run in six innings, and Seby Zavala and Leury Garcia each had three hits.

PITTSBURGH — Last time Zach Thompson was on the mound, before right elbow nerve inflammation put him on the 15-day injured list, he put together a solid, 4 1/3-inning, two-run effort against the San Francisco Giants.

GWS have beaten Hawthorn in torrid conditions as the late inclusion of Callum Brown proved crucial in their 22-point AFL win at Giants Stadium.

Dylan Cease was named American League Pitcher of the Month for June on Saturday. He allowed one run in five innings, helping the Sox to an important 5-3 win.

“It’s just standing on it, trusting it and throwing with what I have that day,” Kopech said.

Miami is deep at running back after acquiring three veterans.

For so long, the West Coast Fever have been on the verge of premiership glory, so could new coach Dan Ryan be the difference that finally gets them over the line?

SAN FRANCISCO — With age comes the inevitable physical toll. Bodies don’t bend like they used to. Everything moves a bit slower. Professional athletes, with millions invested in their training regimens, are able to blunt these effects.

Lance Lynn threw six scoreless innings in his best start of season. The Sox benefitted from Giants reliever Camilo Doval’s error in the ninth that allowed Gavin Sheets to reach base.

GWS won't make the AFL finals but co-captain Toby Greene believes there is still plenty left to be gained this season as the Giants host Hawthorn.