SAN FRANCISCO — Back in the lineup Monday night for the first time in three weeks, Thairo Estrada provided the Giants just the jolt they were seeking.
Estrada’s one-out single was the first of five consecutive Giants hits in a four-run fifth inning that provided all the cushion required to hand the White Sox their league-worst 96th loss of the season, 5-3.
With Ryan Walker unavailable after pitching two innings in Sunday’s win over the A’s, manager Bob Melvin called on Jordan Hicks...