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Williamson, Samardzija enjoy impressive debuts, lead Giants to win

ANAHEIM–Mac Williamson stood at his locker, insisting he was no savior.

Sure, he’s not the second coming, but he is the rare mortal who can destroy a baseball.

With one violent swing that cut through the strike zone on Friday night, Williamson announced his return to the Giants with a glorious opening salvo that opened the floodgates in an 8-1 win over the Angels.

Williamson’s two-run home run off Andrew Heaney in the top of the fifth inning didn’t just provide the Giants with a 3-0 lead, it injected a new source of energy into a unit craving a power source.