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Jones to have surgery for dislocated patella

SAN FRANCISCO -- Add Ryder Jones' name to the extensive list of Giants requiring season-ending surgery.

Jones, 24, dislocated his left patella while swinging at a pitch during San Francisco's 6-3 loss Sunday at Milwaukee and left the game in the seventh inning. Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Monday that Jones will undergo surgery "in a couple of days."

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Jones went 3-for-8 with two home runs in five games for the Giants this year. He homered during a one-game promotion on July 20 in a 5-1 triumph over the A's and went deep last Saturday in a pinch-hit appearance at Milwaukee.