Giants took 2 of 3 from the Dodgers, but the question here: is the Panda OK? Why did he come out of the game early?.

Another inexplicable double-switch? No, Pablito has a tight left groin.

Don’t worry. Today’s a day off and Bochy expects him to be in the lineup on Friday.

Pablito’s four hits and HR gave the Giants the lead, but it slipped
away late. So why didn’t he win the game in extras? The Mgr pulled him
on a double switch and he missed two ABs.

“It was great,” Sandoval said, “but then we lost. We’re out there fighting for wins.”

He can fight better if he’s in the game.

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Moved into the 3-hole, the Panda lit it up — 4-4, career-high four hits, 2R, 2B, HR — first of the season, 3 RBI, BA now at .292. The pen coughed up the game, but SF still took the series from AZ.

The HR pitch was way up and in. Take a look.

Slow-starting trio of youngsters taking sophomore lumps
By Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY
…

San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval,
who excelled as a rookie (.345 in 41 games), had been chasing pitches
around his eyes until Sunday, when his three hits lifted his average
from .195 to .244.

“Pitchers know you better now, and they pitch
accordingly,” Sandoval said, “so you have to adjust and hope they make
a mistake you can take advantage of.”

Steve Holm is back in the show, leaving Pablito safe at third after a successful start behind the dish — a shutout, of course.

Here are the pros/cons from the gang at McCovey’s Cove.

The Panda’s game in the four-hole? A single in four trips. One LOB. .245.

Wednesdays Giants lineup
By Andrew Baggarly

Sanchez is on the board to back up Zito, so expect a quick hook if he struggles. Molina rests, Sandoval at cleanup; Torres gets first start. Schierholtz now is only position player still waiting for a start.

LF Lewis

2B Burriss

RF Winn

C Sandoval

SS Renteria

1B Ishikawa

3B Uribe

CF Torres

P Zito

“I just want to be in the lineup every day and get my job done on offense and defense, no matter what position in the lineup,”
MLB

Sandoval, who had been
mired in the worst slump of his brief career, batted sixth and went
3-for-5, including a triple. The total equaled the number of hits he
had in his previous 27 at-bats. The breakthrough began with a
broken-bat single to left in the second inning.

“That was the real start; you break a bat and you get a base hit,” Sandoval said. “I’ll take it.”
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