CHICAGO — Bruce Bochy believes in Angel Pagan.
“I think he’s been moving better. I do. That’s why I rested him,” Bochy said before Saturday’s game.
Pagan went 1-for-5 with a ninth-inning single and is hitting .260 — but just .156 in his past 45 at-bats. He played three straight games after resting his knees three games, and he’ll be out of the lineup Sunday.
With Monday’s off day, it’ll be a two-day break. That could become the norm. Bochy said he plans to rest his center fielder at least once a week and was encouraged with Pagan’s swings in his first game back Thursday.
“The inflammation in the knees has calmed down,” Bochy said.
