Ian Kinsler showed he could still hit during the first week of May.
In almost every other portion of the season, the 36-year-old made it appear it might be time to let the kids play.
“I know what I can do,” Kinsler said Thursday afternoon. “And the goal now is to get consistent, where I’m not flashing those moments, where it’s not a series in Atlanta and that’s it.”
Kinsler, who since going 9-for-27 in his first six games this month, a stretch that included a homer and two doubles against the Braves, was 2-for-17 entering Thursday’s game against the Pirates at Petco Park.