Free-agent Mark Portugal, who won his final 12 decisions for Houston last season to finish 18-4 with a 2.77 ERA, signed a three-year contract with the San Francisco Giants for $11 million Sunday.
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The 31-year-old right-hander gets a $1 million signing bonus, $2 million in 1994, $3.6 million in 1995 and $4 million in 1996. San Francisco's option for 1997 is for $4.25 million with a $400,000 buyout, but becomes guaranteed if Portugal makes 30 starts or pitches 200 innings in 1996.