Melvin was already without long reliever Spencer Bivens, who threw a season-high 3 1/3 innings in Saturday’s 11-5 loss. Right-hander Tristan Beck, another multi-inning reliever, contributed two innings before backup catcher Logan Porter pitched the eighth.

Pitcher Sean Hjelle was just told to be ready to go for first pitch on Sunday. It was an unusual request for a few reasons, given that Hjelle’s a reliever, it was roughly 30 minutes before gametime, a

Clearly, Buster Posey has paid attention to all the failed dalliances to land sluggers like Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani, among others.

Trailing by three runs in the top of the ninth inning, San Francisco’s finally found life against the Rockies’ Zach Agnos. Casey Schmitt led off the top of the inning with a solo home run, trimming the deficit to 5-3, then Tyler Fitzgerald and Andrew Knizner followed Schmitt by drawing back-to-back walks.