SAN FRANCISCO — Casey Schmitt was out of the lineup Saturday after leaving Friday night’s loss injured, but the Giants don’t expect to miss their starting second baseman for long.

“In the next day or two, I think we’ll have him (back),” manager Bob Melvin said.

Schmitt underwent X-rays after the game on Friday that came back clean. He was feeling “better than I thought he would be” than 24 hours later, Melvin said, leaving the team optimistic that the 26-year-old won’t require a second stint on the injured list this season from a hit by pitch.

Schmitt left the 7-6 loss in the eighth inning after a first-pitch fastball from Rays reliever Edwin Uceta ran inside and hit him on his right forearm. He was forced to miss two weeks before the All-Star break after a similar pitch from the Ma

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