Bullpen blows another one, Giants ... win in extra innings?

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY SportsLance Niekro was the starting pitcher and cleanup hitter, give or take, and the Giants still won in extra innings.

This is a hard recap to write because I didn’t watch the game. When I saw the lineup, I went into catatonic shock, staring absently at my computer for five hours. I woke up to a dog licking my face in the kitchen, which was made even worse by the fact that we don’t have a dog. I lost all concept of time.

Ruben Tejada leading off. Grant Green playing second and hitting second. Albert Suarez pitching. Brandon Belt starting in left for the first time this season. Ruben Tejada leading ...

Or, to dumb it down, there was exactly one position player in his…