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Valuable Burriss showing big improvement
By Chris Haft and Adam Berry / MLB.com | 05/21/11 6:50 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO -- When Emmanuel Burriss battled through a nine-pitch at-bat in
the ninth inning Friday night, poking a single through the left side of the
infield and eventually scoring the winning run, he gave the sold-out crowd at
AT&T Park a hint of the strides he has made.
Put back on the roster to fill the spot left by Mark DeRosa (partially torn
wrist tendon), Burriss provides a great deal of versatility as a
switch-hitting utility man capable of playing third, shortstop, second or in
the outfield. Giants manager Bruce Bochy pointed to Burriss' recent
improvement with Triple-A Fresno, noting that the most important thing in his
development is simply getting more time on the field.
"He's really worked hard to get back to where he was a couple years ago,"
Bochy said. "This guy can be a valuable player on a club, whether as a
starter or as a utility guy, because he can play second, short, we're working
him out at third, he's played some outfield. A switch-hitter that can play
anywhere, that gives you flexibility to double-switch in a lot of different
positions."
With DeRosa out, Bochy said it is possible that Burriss could see time at
third if Miguel Tejada needed a day off, but he will "more than likely" get
most of his time at shortstop.
In 83 at-bats with the Grizzlies, Burriss batted .361 with seven doubles,
three RBIs and 16 steals. He also recorded three errors in the field, where
Bochy said the utility man is "much improved" from his last stint in the
Majors.
"He lost some confidence there this spring," Bochy said. "He made a couple
errors there that just snowballed on him. You have to deal with that, and
that's part of maturing as a player and dealing with the adversity or the
mistakes. He had a tough time in spring, but he's been doing a good job down
there. He's been their best player."
Schierholtz nursing sore right shoulder
SAN FRANCISCO -- A sore right shoulder kept Nate Schierholtz out of
Saturday's lineup against the Oakland A's, though the Giants right fielder
insisted that he's not seriously hurt.
"I'm not worried about it," repeated Schierholtz, who's undergoing treatment
for the discomfort.
Schierholtz said that he hurt himself while making his diving, game-ending
catch of Jamey Carroll's sinking line drive at Los Angeles on Thursday.
"It didn't look like I landed that badly," Schierholtz said. "But I hit the
ground harder than I thought."
He explained that he caught the ball with both arms extended, which left him
unable to cushion or brace himself for the fall.
Schierholtz cited his ability to play Friday's entire game as proof that he
should be fit to rejoin the lineup soon. He made a challenging running catch
of Kevin Kouzmanoff's slicing ninth-inning drive and, despite his achy
shoulder, threw out Josh Willingham, who was trying to advance from first
base to third on a hit-and-run single.
"When you have adrenaline going, it makes up for a lot," Schierholtz said.
Since Monday is a scheduled off-day, manager Bruce Bochy might opt to rest
Schierholtz again Sunday, which would give the 27-year-old three days' rest.
Bochy thinks AL clubs have Interleague edge
SAN FRANCISCO -- While some might argue that having to send their pitchers to
the batter's box during Interleague Play puts American League squads at a
disadvantage, Giants manager Bruce Bochy expressed the opposite sentiment
Saturday afternoon.
Pointing to the edge building a lineup around the DH gives AL
teams, Bochy said he thought Interleague Play ultimately doesn't benefit
National League clubs as much as many people might think.
"When they come to play in our ballpark, sure, their pitchers have to swing
the bat, but it's not like you're relying on your pitcher to drive in runs
either," Bochy said. "I think, without question, it's a bigger advantage for
American League teams because they're built to have a DH. They spend a lot of
money normally on a DH."
When asked if that became an advantage for NL teams at home, when the
designated hitter is removed from the equation and less experienced AL
pitchers have to hit alongside their NL counterparts, Bochy made the argument
that a pitcher won't have a huge effect at the plate regardless of which
league he plays in.
"Still, they have their eight players with a pitcher just like we do. The
point is, we're not relying on our pitcher to do any damage with the bat,"
Bochy said. "Hopefully he'll help out. It's a little advantage for a pitcher
because he's getting some at-bats, but I don't think I have any pitcher
hitting over .300 or driving in a lot of runs. I really believe it's a bigger
advantage for American League teams as far as Interleague Play."
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. Adam Berry is an associate reporter for
MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball
or its clubs.
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