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The Giants have found new life since San Francisco’s president of baseball operations Buster Posey\u2019s drastic roster shakeup.<\/p>\n

And Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow, in talking to KNBR\u2019s \u201cMurph and Markus\u201d on Monday, pinpointed exactly what\u2019s behind the team\u2019s five-game win streak.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis team has the bullpen to win all those games,\u201d Krukow told Brian Murphy and Markus Boucher. \u201cWhen you get into a one-run ballgame, whether it\u2019s on the road or whether it\u2019s at home, it really makes no difference because you have to be really good to win those games.\u201d<\/p>\n

As it stands, the Giants are sitting at a season-high 10 games above .500 after improving to 38-28, with both San Francisco and the San Diego Padres sitting one game behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in a tight National League West race.<\/p>\n

And even though the Giants recently adopted a torturous\u2013 yet historic \u2013path to victory, Krukow acknowledges the key differences powering San Francisco’s much-needed second wind.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to be a good defensive team,\u201d Krukow added. \u201cYou have to have a good bullpen that could throw strikes. You have to have a bullpen that has balls to challenge and get ahead in the count.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd you have to have the belief on your bench that you\u2019ll find a way to score, finding ways to win. From wild pitches to just heads-up plays on defense to sac flies. Your little things they\u2019re doing right now. That\u2019s how you have to win those games.\u201d<\/p>\n

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With a 5-0 record since Wednesday’s flurry of roster moves and a roaring Oracle Park behind them, Krukow knows a mindset change also is behind the Giants\u2019 newfound momentum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cSo, when you have that type of confidence, when you\u2019re in the last three innings of the game and you have to play your best baseball, there\u2019s pressure on the other team to match you,\u201d Krukow concluded.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, they\u2019re not feeling that pressure. They\u2019re loose. They\u2019re free. They\u2019re confident. That\u2019s the difference.\u201d<\/p>\n

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