SAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Chapman stood on second base and smiled as a ballpark tried to digest a game-altering throw that had hit his helmet and skipped more than 100 feet to the backstop. He held one finger in the air as 30,000 fans alternated cheers and laughter. The grin on his face said it all, but if anything was actually said on the field or in the Giants dugout, the veteran wasn't going to let it slip.

"I can't remember," he said later, smiling. "Maybe I'm concussed."

When you're going right, you're going right, and the Giants finally feel headed back in that direction. They have played solid baseball for five straight games now, winning four of them, and the breaks once again are backing their efforts.

There were a few of them Wednesday, none bigger than a throw from right field th

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