‘Stupid’ numbers and SFGiants’ Saturday lineup vs. Atlanta

Steve Kroner subbing for Henry Schulman on a beautiful Saturday along the shores of McCovey Cove: Brandon Belt isn't in Bruce Bochy's lineup against Atlanta left-hander Paul Maholm (4-3, 3.09 ERA). One reason: Belt is 5-for-25 against lefties this season. A bigger reason: Left-handed hitters are 4-for-49 (.082) against Maholm in 2013. Bochy called those [...]