Giants' Denard Span: Batting eighth Thursday
Span will bat eighth in the order Thursday against Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright.
Analysis:
Span hasn't made a start anywhere other than the leadoff spot to this point, but he will fall to the eight-hole Thursday following a dismal 3-for-44 stretch to begin September. Angel Pagan will lead off Thursday and it would make sense if manager Bruce Bochy kept Span in the bottom third of the lineup until he turns it around.
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