ST. LOUIS - The Giants opened their seven-game trip with eight relief pitchers and a four-man bench that includes one guy who only catches (Nick Hundley), another who will play only first base (Michael Morse) and two extra outfielders (Justin Ruggiano and Gorkys Hernandez).
"We are limited," manager Bruce Bochy acknowledged Friday.
The makeup of the team soon will change, and probably drastically. The Giants will need to make room for rehabbing players Conor Gillaspie, Aaron Hill and Hunter Pence, perhaps all three sometime next week.