Samardzija Gives Up Three Homers, Giants Drop Series

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The D'backs jacked three home runs off Jeff Samardzija in his first outing of 2017 as the Giants dropped three of four to start the season with a 9-3 loss Thursday night in Arizona. 

Samardzija pitched 5 1/3 innings and allowed six earned runs off eight hits. He also struck out nine. 

Buster Posey was the lone Giant to have a multi-hit game. He went 2-for-4 with a double and drove in a run. 

Brandon Crawford and Aaron Hill also knocked in runs for the Giants. 

San Francisco starts off the season 1-3. 

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