Good morning, San Francisco Giants’ fans, and welcome to another edition of the Giants Morning Minute. On Wednesday, the Giants earned a hard-fought 1-0 win to clinch their first series win of the post-All-Star break schedule against the Miami Marlins. They also clinched a season series victory against the Marlins, winning four of their six contests this year. Jeff Samardzija (10-8) was the winner, while David Phelps (5-6) took a tough-luck loss. Santiago Casilla closed the door for his 26th save of the year.
The Los Angeles Dodgers couldn’t complete a sweep against the Philadelphia Phillies, dropping the series finale, 6-2.