SAN FRANCISCO — Again from his bout with COVID-19, Giants first baseman Brandon Belt made 5 journeys to the plate Saturday earlier than it regarded like he was headed again to the shelf.
On a 2-1 swing within the eighth inning, Belt got here up empty and grimacing, showing to gesture at his neck. Supervisor Gabe Kapler and head athletic coach Dave Groeschner instantly got here out of the dugout to verify on him and after a short dialogue at residence plate walked him again to the dugout. LaMonte Wade Jr. completed the at-bat by drawing a stroll.
After the sport, Kapler stated Belt was coping with stiffness in his neck and was thought of day-to-day.
“It was somewhat stiff earlier within the recreation and he felt it on the swing, so we bought him out of there,” Kapler stated. “We’ll simply wait till he is available in tomorrow and we’ll see.”
An extended layoff can enhance any form of damage danger, and Belt was taking part in his first recreation since final Wednesday, a span of 10 days.
Belt was activated from the COVID IL previous to first pitch, although he wasn’t made obtainable to the media earlier than the sport and left the clubhouse afterward with out addressing reporters.
Earlier than the sport, Kapler declined to clarify the work Belt had been in a position to do whereas in quarantine to stay in recreation situation.
“I’m not going to get into specifics,” Kapler stated.
In 4 journeys to the plate prior exiting the sport, Belt had walked thrice and grounded out to first.
He had been 5-for-16 on the plate previous to testing optimistic for COVID final week.
The COVID an infection was the second time Belt has handled the virus, after first contracting it January 2021.