Giants place catcher Buster Posey on 7-day concussion disabled list

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So for now, Federowicz will back up Nick Hundley, and Aaron Hill will be the emergency catcher according to Bochy.

Posey was hit in the head by a 94 miles per hour Taijuan Walker fastball in the first inning Monday and sat out the rest of the game, but Giants manager Bruce Bochy said afterward that Posey might have stayed in the game if he wasn't playing catcher.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are off to the best start in franchise history. It's clear we could all use a presence as solid as Buster Posey in our lives, although we need pitchers to stop hitting Buster in the head with baseballs first. "I feel pretty good", Posey said before Tuesday's game against Arizona. This one looked like a mistake and that's exactly how Posey interpreted it. It's a scary moment. "If you have a little bit of feeling after being hit in the head, you're gonna be on the DL".

In his second his second start of the season, Tiajuan Walker allowed three runs on five hits, walking four and struck out two in five innings of work.

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The Giants will be without Posey for the rest of the homestand, but there's a chance an American League trip could get him back earlier than otherwise expected.

Miller (1-0) tossed 5 1/3 innings in Friday's win over the Indians, allowing three runs on five hits and three walks with seven strikeouts.

Moore plunked David Peralta on the upper right arm to start the eighth. "I'll take him every day". "I've already thought about that, actually". He was a little worn out, it was deep into his outing and I think it just happened to hit David. Gardenhire was to be in Minnesota to undergo surgery for prostate cancer later this month. "We'll miss him", manager Torey Lovullo said. The Giants defeated the San Diego Padres Sunday, but they come into their home opener with a record of 2-7, holding up the rear in the National League West.

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