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Joe Panik thinks big as Giants ride arms of Jeff Samardzija, Santiago Casilla to 3-1 victory over Diamondbacks

PHOENIX – Several Giants players are enjoying their media interviews this season, sprinkling them with inside jokes delivered in deadpan.

Joe Panik seems to be making a game of how many times he can say “panic” in a sound bite. Others, including Buster Posey, have taken unsolicited digs at Carl Kochan, the club’s not-so-svelte strength and conditioning coach.

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So what happens after Panik changes the outcome with one swing, hits his second homer in two games at Chase Field, backs Jeff Samardzija and sets up a redemption chance for Santiago Casilla in the Giants’ 3-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks Friday night?