SAN DIEGO – Spencer Steer missed three games in mid-April with right knee/quad discomfort and it’s marked a dividing line in his rookie season.
Before his absence, he had a .320 batting average and .424 on-base percentage in 59 plate appearances with four doubles, two homers, nine walks and eight strikeouts.
After missing those games, Steer is hitting .167 with a .207 on-base percentage in 58 plate appearances. He hit a solo homer Wednesday, pulling a first-pitch fastball from Seth Lugo over the left field fence at Petco Park, but he’s totaled one walk and 20 strikeouts during this stretch.