LOS ANGELES -- Kelby Tomlinson has collided head on with the challenge that faces bench players in every sport: Adjusting to playing part-time.
Approached Saturday, one day after he muffed a potential double-play grounder and missed an opportunity to tag out a runner at second base in the Giants' 7-3 loss to the Dodgers, Tomlinson resisted using the rustiness caused by his reserve status as an excuse for his miscues.
"To some degree, it's not what you're used to," Tomlinson said, referring to coming off the bench. "But at the same time, you can still go out there and play well [while] playing once a week.