SAN DIEGO - Hunter Pence was missing from the clubhouse Friday night.
“Good news,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “He left.”
It’s good news because Pence, who is coming off hamstring surgery and hasn’t played since June 1, is ready to begin his rehab assignment. He’ll report to Triple-A Sacramento and play five innings both Saturday and Sunday in Round Rock, Texas.
He’ll be off Sunday and resume his schedule when Sacramento plays in New Orleans.
Bochy said Pence, because of his long run of inactivity, will need at least a week’s worth of games, about 30 at-bats.