After two mop-up appearances, Hunter Strickland pitched in a third successive game Thursday, this time in a crucial situation. A hearing was held Tuesday to appeal Strickland's six-game suspension, the result of a May 29 pitch that hit Washington's Bryce Harper in the hip and resulted in Harper charging the mound and punches being thrown. Asked about the delay in a decision on Strickland's appeal, Bochy said, "I'm trying to find out myself.