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Giants to summon Surkamp for Saturday start
By Chris Haft / MLB.com | 08/27/11 12:00 AM ET
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants plan to fill Saturday's opening for a starting
pitcher with left-hander Eric Surkamp, who has been among the organization's
most consistent performers this season.
San Francisco will purchase Surkamp's contract from Double-A Richmond, where
he is 10-4 with a 2.02 ERA in 23 appearances (22 starts). In 142 1/3 innings,
Surkamp has struck out 165 and walked 44, while allowing 110 hits. In his
most recent outing last Sunday, Surkamp allowed Akron two hits in eight
innings.
Giants first baseman-outfielder Brandon Belt, who played with Surkamp last
season at high Class A Fresno, said that the 24-year-old has "a
fierce-demeanor type of thing. He goes right after you."
From all accounts, Surkamp's fastball hovers in the 87-88-mph range and isn't
overly impressive. But Belt raved about Surkamp's curveball.
"That's what he gets a lot of strikeouts with. That thing is nasty," Belt
said. "It doesn't matter what level he's playing on. He's going to get a lot
of people out with that curveball."
Surkamp will occupy the rotation spot belonging to Jonathan Sanchez, who
remains on the disabled list with a sprained left ankle. The Giants also
decided that Surkamp was a better option than left-hander Dan Runzler, who
allowed four runs in 1 2/3 innings in a start last Sunday at Houston.
San Francisco will announce corresponding moves to fit Surkamp on the 25-man
active roster and the 40-man roster on Saturday.
Schierholtz tests foot in workout
SAN FRANCISCO -- Outfielder Nate Schierholtz tested his fractured right foot
on Friday by running, performing agility drills and taking light batting
practice in an indoor cage. But he still felt discomfort in the injured area,
which could prompt the Giants to place him on the 15-day disabled sometime
this weekend.
With right-hander Sergio Romo having overcome the inflammation in his
throwing elbow and outfielder Andres Torres likely to return from his injury
rehabilitation stint on Sunday, Schierholtz appears vulnerable to being
placed on the DL to clear roster room. He hasn't played since last Sunday at
Houston, when he hurt himself by fouling a ball off his foot.
Besides, Schierholtz might need the rest.
"It's still a little bit sore," he said. "I don't know if it's going to last
through a whole game. I was hoping it would be better by now. I have to
remember that I did break it."
Manager Bruce Bochy said that Schierholtz was not available to pinch-hit.
That sounded fine with Schierholtz, who indicated that he remains extremely
limited.
"Even as a pinch-hitter, you have to warm up and get loose," he said.
Schierholtz had emerged as one of the Giants' few productive hitters,
compiling a .278 batting average with nine home runs and 41 RBIs in 115 games.
Romo, Torres due back soon
SAN FRANCISCO -- Right-hander Sergio Romo's activation from the 15-day
disabled list appears imminent, with outfielder Andres Torres either joining
him or soon to follow.
Romo, who was sidelined by inflammation in his throwing elbow, pitched a
dominant inning on Friday against the D-backs' Arizona Rookie League squad.
San Francisco's top setup reliever threw 20 pitches and struck out three,
while allowing one hit. He became eligible to leave the DL on Thursday.
"If there's a positive out of all this, I got a couple of weeks off," said
Romo, who was summoned to San Francisco after his outing to be checked by the
Giants' medical staff.
As for Torres, manager Bruce Bochy said it was "more than likely" that the
switch-hitter would return on Sunday, the first day he can be reinstated.
Entering Friday, Torres was hitting .278 (10-for-36) with two doubles, two
triples and eight RBIs in a seven-game injury rehabilitation assignment with
Triple-A Fresno.
Bell not heading to Giants
SAN FRANCISCO -- Sidelined second baseman Freddy Sanchez still has jersey No.
21.
In other words, he didn't have to give it up to Heath Bell.
Friday's 10 a.m. PT deadline passed without the Giants making a deal for
Bell, the Padres' closer whom they claimed on waivers. It has been widely
speculated that the Padres' asking price for Bell, in terms of players
desired, was too steep for the Giants to afford.
As a result, the Padres cannot trade Bell, who's tied for third in the
National League with 35 saves, elsewhere this season.
Worth noting
1. Third baseman Pablo Sandoval received a rest on Friday.
"He's pretty banged up," Bochy said, referring to Sandoval's sore left
shoulder and right foot.
Bochy added that Sandoval also has been bothered by a tight quadriceps
muscle.
2. With left-hander J.A. Happ starting for Houston, first baseman Aubrey Huff
was also out of the lineup. Bochy reminded reporters that he had resolved to
try to rest Huff more frequently in the season's second half.
3. Bochy said that right-hander Brian Wilson threw for six minutes on flat
ground, as he tries to recover from inflammation in his throwing elbow.
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the
approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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