SAN FRANCISCO – Bruce Bochy is 61 years old, which means his knees are octogenarian in catcher’s years. On the rare occasion when he quicksteps to the mound, he is not coming to take the baseball from his pitcher.
He has something more urgent in mind.
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Bochy jogged to the mound in the fifth inning, and he let Jake Peavy run. It was not a decision that spurred a victory, but it might turn out to be the most significant moment in the Giants’ 3-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at AT&T Park on Monday.