SF Giants snap 5-game losing streak in much-needed win

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The SF Giants have snapped their five-game losing streak in a much-needed 8-2 win.

The SF Giants went into Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels desperately in need of a victory after dropping five straight. And it wasn’t just that they lost five consecutive games, it was how they lost them.

A disastrous Bay Bridge Series against the Oakland Athletics saw the team swept in dramatic fashion blowing two straight big ninth-inning leads before getting absolutely demolished in a 15-3 rout in the series finale.

And any hopes that a road trip to Anaheim would provide brighter fortunes were crushed when the team once again blew a ninth-inning…