They already knew they wouldn’t have Hunter Pence or Angel Pagan when they take on the powerhouse Boston Red Sox in a two-game interleague series. Turns out they won’t have Buster Posey, either.
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The Giants’ cleanup-hitting catcher is out of Tuesday’s lineup because of an irritated nerve in his right thumb, and from the way Manager Bruce Bochy described it, Posey is likely to miss Wednesday’s game, too.
The hope is that five full days of rest (Posey didn’t play Sunday at St. Louis and the Giants have Thursday off) will allow Posey time to let the nerve calm down.