http://0rz.tw/R8wWH Giants to summon Surkamp for Saturday start By Chris Haft / MLB.com | 08/27/11 12:00 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants plan to fill Saturday's opening for a starting pitcher with left-hander Eric Surkamp, who has been among the organization's most consistent performers this season. San Francisco will purchase Surkamp's contract from Double-A Richmond, where he is 10-4 with a 2.02 ERA in 23 appearances (22 starts). In 142 1/3 innings, Surkamp has struck out 165 and walked 44, while allowing 110 hits. In his most recent outing last Sunday, Surkamp allowed Akron two hits in eight innings. Giants first baseman-outfielder Brandon Belt, who played with Surkamp last season at high Class A Fresno, said that the 24-year-old has "a fierce-demeanor type of thing. He goes right after you." From all accounts, Surkamp's fastball hovers in the 87-88-mph range and isn't overly impressive. But Belt raved about Surkamp's curveball. "That's what he gets a lot of strikeouts with. That thing is nasty," Belt said. "It doesn't matter what level he's playing on. He's going to get a lot of people out with that curveball." Surkamp will occupy the rotation spot belonging to Jonathan Sanchez, who remains on the disabled list with a sprained left ankle. The Giants also decided that Surkamp was a better option than left-hander Dan Runzler, who allowed four runs in 1 2/3 innings in a start last Sunday at Houston. San Francisco will announce corresponding moves to fit Surkamp on the 25-man active roster and the 40-man roster on Saturday. Schierholtz tests foot in workout SAN FRANCISCO -- Outfielder Nate Schierholtz tested his fractured right foot on Friday by running, performing agility drills and taking light batting practice in an indoor cage. But he still felt discomfort in the injured area, which could prompt the Giants to place him on the 15-day disabled sometime this weekend. With right-hander Sergio Romo having overcome the inflammation in his throwing elbow and outfielder Andres Torres likely to return from his injury rehabilitation stint on Sunday, Schierholtz appears vulnerable to being placed on the DL to clear roster room. He hasn't played since last Sunday at Houston, when he hurt himself by fouling a ball off his foot. Besides, Schierholtz might need the rest. "It's still a little bit sore," he said. "I don't know if it's going to last through a whole game. I was hoping it would be better by now. I have to remember that I did break it." Manager Bruce Bochy said that Schierholtz was not available to pinch-hit. That sounded fine with Schierholtz, who indicated that he remains extremely limited. "Even as a pinch-hitter, you have to warm up and get loose," he said. Schierholtz had emerged as one of the Giants' few productive hitters, compiling a .278 batting average with nine home runs and 41 RBIs in 115 games. Romo, Torres due back soon SAN FRANCISCO -- Right-hander Sergio Romo's activation from the 15-day disabled list appears imminent, with outfielder Andres Torres either joining him or soon to follow. Romo, who was sidelined by inflammation in his throwing elbow, pitched a dominant inning on Friday against the D-backs' Arizona Rookie League squad. San Francisco's top setup reliever threw 20 pitches and struck out three, while allowing one hit. He became eligible to leave the DL on Thursday. "If there's a positive out of all this, I got a couple of weeks off," said Romo, who was summoned to San Francisco after his outing to be checked by the Giants' medical staff. As for Torres, manager Bruce Bochy said it was "more than likely" that the switch-hitter would return on Sunday, the first day he can be reinstated. Entering Friday, Torres was hitting .278 (10-for-36) with two doubles, two triples and eight RBIs in a seven-game injury rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Fresno. Bell not heading to Giants SAN FRANCISCO -- Sidelined second baseman Freddy Sanchez still has jersey No. 21. In other words, he didn't have to give it up to Heath Bell. Friday's 10 a.m. PT deadline passed without the Giants making a deal for Bell, the Padres' closer whom they claimed on waivers. It has been widely speculated that the Padres' asking price for Bell, in terms of players desired, was too steep for the Giants to afford. As a result, the Padres cannot trade Bell, who's tied for third in the National League with 35 saves, elsewhere this season. Worth noting 1. Third baseman Pablo Sandoval received a rest on Friday. "He's pretty banged up," Bochy said, referring to Sandoval's sore left shoulder and right foot. Bochy added that Sandoval also has been bothered by a tight quadriceps muscle. 2. With left-hander J.A. Happ starting for Houston, first baseman Aubrey Huff was also out of the lineup. Bochy reminded reporters that he had resolved to try to rest Huff more frequently in the season's second half. 3. Bochy said that right-hander Brian Wilson threw for six minutes on flat ground, as he tries to recover from inflammation in his throwing elbow. Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. --

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