Giants set roster for Division Series vs. Cubs

Giants set roster for Division Series vs. Cubs

Nunez, Blach, Moore added, Adrianza dropped from 25-man

October 7th, 2016

CHICAGO -- Reflecting the upgraded condition of 's strained right hamstring, the Giants added the third baseman to their 25-man active roster for the National League Division Series, which begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 PT Friday at Wrigley Field against the Cubs in Chicago (FS1).
Nunez, batting .269 with 13 steals in 50 games since the Giants acquired him from Minnesota on July 28, hasn't played since he injured himself on Sept. 25 at San Diego.
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Giants manager Bruce Bochy said that Nunez would be available to pinch-hit. "We wouldn't have activated him if he couldn't," Bochy said. "He's making a lot of improvement. So he'll be a right-handed bat coming off the bench." replaced Nunez in the lineup at third base, and utility man was dropped from the roster.
The Giants also increased the pitching staff to 12 by adding left-handers and . As starting pitchers, neither was needed for the NL Wild Card Game roster.
Moore will start Game 4, if necessary. Blach, the rookie left-hander who pitched an eight-inning three-hitter to beat the Dodgers on the season's next-to-last day, will be used as a long reliever. Blach's ability to perform in that role accounted for Bochy's decision to keep him on the roster instead of lefty .
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"It's hard to go into a series like this and not have a long guy. We saw what happened to Washington," Bochy said, referring to the 18-inning marathon in Game 2 of the 2014 Division Series in which pitched six innings while the Nationals exhausted their bullpen. "I'd love to have Okert, too. I'd love to have a lot of them. But we have to trim it down."
Completing the outfield contingent, Bochy opted for veteran over . Bochy explained this choice by citing Blanco's versatility, which eclipsed Parker's power potential.
The full roster:
PITCHERS (12)
Ty Blach






Matt Moore




CATCHERS (2)


INFIELDERS (6)


Conor Gillaspie
Eduardo Nunez


OUTFIELDERS (5)
Gregor Blanco