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Giants' Jeff Samardzija: Beats Arizona with quality start

Samardzija beat Arizona to improve to 9-5 on Friday, allowing just two runs with six strikeouts and three walks across 6.1 strong innings.

Analysis:

Samardzija had been pummeled for 16 runs in 16.1 innings over his last three starts, but he was able to quiet the Diamondbacks' bats just a few days after yielding four runs to them on eight hits. Samardzija's ERA sits a 3.91 after ending his rough stretch, and he was able to reach six strikeouts for the first time in eight starts. He has been inconsistent throughout the first half of the season and will look to correct that in the second half.

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