Former San Francisco Giant Sr Equipment Manager Mike Murphy takes a curtain call as he was honored at Oracle Park before the Giants host the Atlanta Braves in San Francisco on Sun Aug 27, 2023 (San Francisco Chronicle photo)

On the San Francisco Giants podcast with Marko:

#1 Marko, the San Francisco honored former team Sr. Equipment manager Mike Murphy with a going away retirement tribute at Oracle Park in San Francisco it was a tribute to all his years from being a bat boy to becoming the Sr Equipment manager. Murphy joined the organization in 1958 and retired this season a remarkable long tenure.

#2 The Giants avoided being swept at Oracle Park on Sunday Night Baseball with a 8-5 win over the mighty Atlanta Braves. The Giants scratched a run in the first and second innings off Braves starter Jared Shuster to get the contest started.

#3 Giants third baseman Casey Schmitt finally got a pitch he liked after 71 games without a home run clouting his third home run of the season in the bottom of the second inning off Shuster.

#4 Camilo Doval who had a rough patch in some closing appearances shut the door on the Braves in the top of the ninth with pitching one inning and two strikeouts to shut the door on the Braves for his 34th save which is the most in MLB and the most for a Giant pitcher in their first 57 games since Brian Wilson (who was in attendance) did it in 2011.

#5 The Giants host the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night at 6:45pm PT at Oracle the Reds will start left hander Andrew Abbott (8-3 ERA 3.16) he’ll be matched up against left hander Kyle Harrison (0-0 ERA 5.40) for the first of three games in the series.

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