SAN DIEGO -- The most dangerous Giants hitter through three games came out with an injury in the sixth inning Saturday.

Evan Longoria has provided much of the offense early in the season but he was removed in the bottom of the sixth after delivering an RBI single and scoring in the top of the inning. Manager Bruce Bochy said Longoria had a sore left calf after fouling a ball off himself.

“He was pretty sore. He’s off tomorrow,” Bochy said. “He could have probably stayed out there but he wasn’t moving well. Why take a chance?”

Longoria got off to a brutal start last year, but had two hits in the opener Thursday, hit a solo homer Friday, and delivered a hit Saturday before getting pulled in a game the Giants went on to win 3-2.

The Giants escaped two other injuries. Steven Duggar got hit on the tip of his nose but was fine. Brandon Belt got smoked on the right wrist but an X-ray came back negative.

“It’s just bruised fat” on the wrist, Belt said.