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Vogelsong injury further clouds Giants' rotation

By Matt Kawahara - Updated: 8:20 am

Ryan Vogelsong had just completed his first season as a full-time major-league starting pitcher when he went to Venezuela in late 2004 to play winter ball. It had not gone particularly well.

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Washington Nationals starter Zach Duke, second from left, is pulled from the game by manager Davey Johnson, second from right, during the fourth inning of a baseball game on Monday, May 20, 2013 in San Francisco.
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Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond (20) forces out San Francisco Giants' Andres Torres (56) at second base after a ground ball from Brandon Crawford during the fourth inning of a baseball game on Monday, May 20, 2013 in San Francisco.
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San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong grabs his hand after being hit by a pitch against the Washington Nationals during the fifth inning of a baseball game on Monday, May 20, 2013 in San Francisco. Vogelsong left the game after the game.
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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Zach Duke throws to the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game on Monday, May 20, 2013 in San Francisco.
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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Zach Duke throws to the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game on Monday, May 20, 2013 in San Francisco.

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San Francisco Giants' Brandon Belt, left, scores after a sacrifice bunt from Ryan Vogelsong next to Washington Nationals catcher Jhonatan Solano (23) during the fourth inning of a baseball game on Monday, May 20, 2013 in San Francisco.
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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Zach Duke throws to the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game on Monday, May 20, 2013 in San Francisco.
Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Zach Duke throws to the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game on Monday, May 20, 2013 in San Francisco.
Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong grabs his hand after being hit by a pitch against the Washington Nationals during the fifth inning of a baseball game on Monday, May 20, 2013 in San Francisco. Vogelsong left the game after the game.
Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo

Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond (20) forces out San Francisco Giants' Andres Torres (56) at second base after a ground ball from Brandon Crawford during the fourth inning of a baseball game on Monday, May 20, 2013 in San Francisco.
Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo

Washington Nationals starter Zach Duke, second from left, is pulled from the game by manager Davey Johnson, second from right, during the fourth inning of a baseball game on Monday, May 20, 2013 in San Francisco.
Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong throws to the Washington Nationals during the first inning of a baseball game on Monday, May 20, 2013 in San Francisco.
Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong throws to the Washington Nationals during the first inning of a baseball game on Monday, May 20, 2013 in San Francisco.

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Oakland Athletics' Yoenis Cespedes, left, scores past Kansas City Royals catcher George Kottaras in the fourth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. Cespedes scored on a sacrifice fly by A's Josh Donaldson.
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Kansas City Royals' Luis Mendoza works against the Oakland Athletics in the first inning of a baseball game on Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Oakland, Calif.
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Oakland Athletics' A.J. Griffin works against the Kansas City Royals in the first inning of a baseball game on Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Oakland, Calif.
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Oakland Athletics' Yoenis Cespedes, right, is congratulated by third base coach Mike Gallego after hitting a home run off Kansas City Royals' Kelvin Herrera in the eighth inning of a baseball game on Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Oakland, Calif.
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Kansas City Royals' Lorenzo Cain reacts after fouling a pitch thrown by Oakland Athletics' Tommy Milone in the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Oakland, Calif.