SAN FRANCISCO – The Giants made a health-based change to their beleaguered bullpen Wednesday, swapping out Cory Gearrin with Albert Suarez. But they cannot overhaul its composition in a day. They cannot force other clubs to trade them relief.
The best they can do now is to keep the faith, and minimize exposure.
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No pitcher in the National League has done the latter better this season than Johnny Cueto. The right-hander leads the league in innings pitched, and in front of a sellout crowd, he went the distance while leading the Giants to a 5-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies.