SAN FRANCISCO — Hunter Strickland may be gone, but his spirit remains.
The Giants closer had surgery Tuesday for a broken hand after punching a door following a blown save in the previous night’s loss to the Miami Marlins.
Then in a 6-3 win over the Marlins at AT&T Park, a minor incident between Strickland and outfielder Lewis Brinson after the pitcher’s exit appeared to spill over on to the field before a crowd of 37,242.
Before the game was three innings old, Giants rookie starter Dereck Rodriguez hit Brinson with a pitch and Miami starter Dan Straily, already trailing 3-0, hit Buster Posey, who had a tape-measure home run in the bottom of the first.