Aoki leaves early in Giants’ shutout loss
Aoki leaves early in Giants’ shutout loss
Aoki seemed to have sufficiently recovered from that frightful injury in Chicago on Sunday, when he took a fastball off the batting helmet and had to leave the game.
Bochy felt confident enough to put Aoki in Wednesday’s starting lineup, but it became apparent that his condition remains an issue.
The Giants are actively engaged in trade talks, with Philadelphia’s Chase Utley among the targets, but an additional bat might have to come from the farm system.
More likely, the Giants will recall catcher Andrew Susac from Class A San Jose, where he was deemed sufficiently recovered from a wrist injury to play in Wednesday night’s game.
Scott Feldman, who was born in Burlingame, attended the College of San Mateo and lives in San Francisco in the offseason, spearheaded a five-man shutout with six innings of four-hit ball.
Heston made just one mistake, an inside fastball to Colby Rasmus in the seventh inning, and Rasmus’ solo homer made the difference.