Giants manager Bruce Bochy should have a full deck for road trip
Giants manager Bruce Bochy should have a full deck for road trip
The Giants finished July at 11-13, their National League West lead at two games over the Dodgers.
The Giants’ advantage is particularly precarious given their upcoming nine-game trip to Philadelphia, Washington and Miami.
Denard Span and Brandon Crawford, who have not started since Hunter Pence returned Saturday, should be back.
Crawford bruised his left hand when he was jammed on a pitch Friday.
Span hurt his left quadriceps in a first-base mishap the same night.
Span’s leg looked fine Sunday when he hit a pinch triple in the seventh inning.
Span was thinking “double” until he saw the ball split the defense in right-center.
Williamson rolled over and threw a groundball to third for a force on Anthony Rendon, who froze, thinking Williamson might catch it.
Williamson said he does not believe the injury is serious because he passed range-of-motion and strength tests.
Matt Cain joined Mike Krukow (1983) and Tim Lincecum (2014) as the only San Francisco Giants to throw five or more innings and be lifted with a no-hitter intact. ...
Madison Bumgarner, who doubled in the fifth, became the first Giants pitcher with a pinch extra-base hit since Don Robinson homered against the Padres in 1990. ...
Henry Schulman is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.
Eduardo Nuñez on Saturday joined Johnny Vergez (1931) and Fran Healy (1971) as the only players to have at least two RBIs and one steal in their first start with the Giants.