Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on Flipboard (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Giants closer Hunter Strickland had an ugly top of the ninth inning Monday night against the Marlins. He allowed three runs, serving up a walk, a double, another walk, and two singles. The Marlins overcome a 4-2 deficit and went on to win 5-4. Unhappy with his performance, Strickland punched a door and fractured his pitching hand. He will undergo surgery and will miss six to eight weeks, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports. That’s a huge loss for the Giants, as Strickland has been terrific, Monday’s start notwithstanding. He carries a 2.84 ERA with 13 saves and a 29/13 K/BB ratio in 31 2/3 innings. Manager Bruce Bochy said Tony Watson or Sam Dyson will fill in at closer while Strickland is out, per Pavlovic. Bochy said that he is “disappointed” and “crushed” about Strickland’s injury, noting that the right-hander had grown a lot as a pitcher and as a person, Pavlovic adds. Strickland has a problem with anger, it appears. He exacted revenge on Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper last year, throwing a 98 MPH fastball at him, then punched him in the head when the two brawled. Strickland wanted revenge because, in the 2014 playoffs, Harper stared at a home run he hit off of Strickland. Update: Strickland posted this on his Instagram: Follow @Baer_Bill<doc-sep>Strickland, of course, is known for his brawl with Harper after he drilled the Nationals slugger on May 29, 2017.<doc-sep>San Francisco Giants closer Hunter Strickland punched a door following a blown save and fractured his hand. He had surgery and will now be out for six to eight weeks. Strickland has apologized for the incident on Instagram. San Francisco Giants closer Hunter Strickland punched a door in frustration after a blown save on Monday night. Unfortunately for Strickland, that only made things worse, as he fractured his hand and will now be out six to eight weeks, according to ESPN. Strickland had surgery on the pinkie finger of his right hand on Tuesday, according to Giants manager Bruce Bochy, per ESPN. "We all get frustrated and that's a tough loss and a gut-wrenching loss. I'm sure he felt full responsibility. He didn't think before it happened. I'm thoroughly disappointed, trust me. I'm crushed, because this guy has grown as a pitcher and a person. I know Hunter cares deeply," Bochy said. Strickland has posted about the incident on Instagram. Strickland is not the only athlete to mess up his hand recently in a moment of post-game frustration, as LeBron James reportedly played most of the NBA Finals with an injury to his hand after punching a blackboard following the Cavaliers brutal Game 1 loss. So, memo to professional athletes: don't punch things. That can end badly.<doc-sep>Hunter Strickland of the San Francisco Giants smashed his right hand into a door after failing to close out victory against the Miami Marlins as the Giants slipped to a 5-4 loss (AFP Photo/Hunter Martin) San Francisco (AFP) - San Francisco Giants pitcher Hunter Strickland faces up to two months on the sidelines with a broken right hand after punching a door, local media reported on Tuesday. Strickland smashed his hand into a door on Monday after failing to close out victory against the Miami Marlins as the Giants slipped to a 5-4 loss. X-rays later revealed he had suffered a fractured metacarpal. The 29-year-old underwent surgery to repair the damage on Tuesday, the team said. "It was a tough loss, a gut-wrenching loss, and he felt responsible for it, and he didn't think before he acted," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. Strickland's injury deprives the Giants of their main closer. He had made 13 of 17 saves, and saw a two-month streak end last week during another defeat to Miami. "I'm disappointed. Trust me," Bochy told reporters. "I'm crushed. … He really grew as a pitcher and handled his emotions well in tough situations, which you have to do. "You have to be able to control you emotions. That's part of being a closer. You have to have emotional command. He let his emotions get the better of him." Strickland has shown flashes of temper before, last year triggering a mass brawl after plunking Washington Nationals slugger Bryce Harper with a 98-mph (158 km/h) fastball. Strickland was later suspended for six games for the incident.<doc-sep>
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images San Francisco Giants closer Hunter Strickland reportedly punched a door after blowing a save Monday night against the Miami Marlins, fracturing his pitching hand in the process, according to Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area. Strickland will require surgery and will be out at least six to eight weeks, per Pavlovic. According to Jerry McDonald of the Mercury News, he fractured his right pinky finger. "After the game, he had a little snap and punched a door," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Tuesday, per McDonald. "The closer has got to have emotional control," Bochy continued, according to Pavlovic. "We all get frustrated and that's a tough loss and a gut-wrenching loss. I'm sure he felt full responsibility. He didn't think before it happened. I'm thoroughly disappointed, trust me. I'm crushed, because this guy has grown as a pitcher and a person. I know Hunter cares deeply." Strickland entered Monday's game with a 4-2 lead but promptly gave up three runs on two walks and three hits. He retired only one hitter in the inning. "It's unacceptable," Strickland said after the game. "Obviously, I'm not thrilled about it right now. I didn't do my job, so I'll go watch video and figure out what I have to do be better. ... Nothing seemed to be right or working for me. It just sucked, in general." Strickland, 29, is 3-3 this season with a 2.84 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 29 strikeouts in 31.2 innings and 13 saves in 17 opportunities. He was solid in the closer's role with Mark Melancon out of action following pronator surgery. Video Play Button Videos you might like With Strickland now on the shelf and Melancon not physically ready for closing duties, Tony Watson and Sam Dyson will assume the ninth-inning gig. According to Pavlovic, "Bochy said one of them will get the lion's share of the save opportunities."