Outside of Colorado Rockies star Charlie Blackmon, no player in baseball is swinging a hotter bat than Giants infielder Donovan Solano.
Solano picked up two more doubles in the Giants’ 6-4 loss to the Astros to improve his average to .458 this season, but with a porous glove, he’s playing his way toward the designated hitter role.
Giants manager Gabe Kapler started Solano at third base on Monday in Houston to get Evan Longoria a day off, but the move backfired in the bottom of the third inning whe. . .