PHOENIX -- Two hours after his original lineup was posted, Giants manager Bruce Bochy announced center fielder Denard Span had been scratched from Friday night's game against the D-backs with stiffness in the right side of his neck.
With so many players on the disabled list, it'd be easy for San Francisco fans to panic at the thought of losing another starting player. But this is one that shouldn't be an issue moving forward.
"We'll give him a day," Bochy said. "We were trying to get it to loosen up and I just made the decision instead of grinding on that thing so hard, give Gregor [Blanco] a game.