MIAMI – The Giants paid Mark Melancon $62 million to be their closer. He is not serving in that role at present.
And with his elbow an ongoing issue, as he acknowledged to Manager Bruce Bochy after pitching the seventh inning on Tuesday, it’s difficult to predict when he will resume his duties in the ninth.
Then again, as Bochy pointed out after Tuesday’s 9-4 victory at Marlins Park, the seventh inning ended up being the most important spot of the night.
“I guess it goes with the thinking of, you put your closer in early against the heart of their order,” Bochy said.