© Sergio Estrada | 2018 Jun 3
Buster Posey has passed his concussion tests and will start for the Giants at first base on Sunday, according to Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic.
Posey passed tests. Will start at 1B tomorrow.
— Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs) August 5, 2018
Posey sat out Saturday’s game after being rattled by a foul ball off his mask early in Friday’s game vs. the Diamondbacks. Posey left an inning after the incident, telling first-base coach Jose Alguacil that he wasn’t feeling well after hitting a single in the third inning, and was promptly removed from the game “to be watched for concussion symptoms,” according to the club.
Buster Posey tells Jose Alguacil “I don’t feel good” before being taken out midway through Evan Longoria’s at-bat in the third inning pic.twitter.com/e6DHDB3vX9
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) August 4, 2018
Posey will look to give the faltering Giants a spark, after being blown out in consecutive losses to Arizona, and falling six games out of first place in the NL West. Arizona LHP Robbie Ray is 4-1 with a 2.84 ERA in 10 career starts against the Giants heading into Sunday’s series finale. Giants starter Derek Holland is 0-1 with a 4.61 ERA in three career starts against the Diamondbacks.