San Jose Mercury News · Apr 29, 2017
Giants notes: Bruce Bochy gets creative with lineup; Brandon Crawford gets MRI
San Francisco Giants’ Christian Arroyo (22) high-fives San Francisco Giants third base coach Phil Nevin (16) after he hit a two run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the seventh inning at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)SAN FRANCISCO – With Buster Posey and Eduardo Nuñez getting a routine day of rest, plus Brandon Crawford still unavailable and Denard Span on the disabled list, Giants manager Bruce Bochy was forced to get creative with his lineup Friday night.
He’ll turn to Joe Panik to lead off as the Giants begin a three-game series with the San Diego Padres at AT&T Park.