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Report: Giants call up familiar face amid Phillies series

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The San Francisco Giants are calling up some relief help, with right-hander Gregory Santos from Triple-A Sacramento.

Report: Giants call up familiar face amid Phillies series originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The San Francisco Giants are licking their wounds after taking a beating on Tuesday, losing 7-0 to the Philadelphia Phillies .

The Giants received a poor starting pitching performance from right-hander Tyler Mahle, who allowed five earned runs and walked three in five innings. The bullpen did okay in relief of Mahle, with left-hander Matt Gage throwing an inning with no runs and right-hander Blade Tidwell throwing two innings and allowing two earned runs. Since Tidwell threw a couple of innings on Tuesday, he'll be unavailable for Wednesday's game, which prompted the Giants to bring up reinforcements.

The San Francisco Giants are expected to recall right-hander Gregory Santos from Triple-A According to Baseball/Sports reporter and BBWAA member Francys Romero, the Giants are calling up right-hander Gregory Santos from Triple-A Sacramento to add another arm to their bullpen. Santos, 26, had been pitching well in Triple-A, having a 2. 45 ERA, three saves (three opportunities) and six strikeouts in 11.

0 innings. The San Francisco Giants have called up right-hander pitcher Gregory Santos, per source. Santos, 26, will join the team today in Philadelphia.