"The Giants will begin a grinding, 10-game trip with no idea about the health of their right fielders.

Carlos Beltran remained sidelined for a third consecutive day because of a strained right hand, with the disabled list an acknowledged possibility if he cannot play Friday in Florida.

Now Nate Schierholtz is taking a bakery ticket in the trainer's room, too. He hurt his right hip flexor while scoring on Cody Ross' hit Tuesday night and said he was concerned about the severity of the injury.

"I hope it's only a day or two," Schierholtz said. "But I don't know. It doesn't feel good."

Neither player was available off the bench, leaving manager Bruce Bochy very short-handed in Wednesday's 9-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Although Bochy was optimistic Beltran could play Friday, the Giants' key trade-deadline acquisition wasn't so sure. He said he tried to swing a bat but continued to feel pain in his hand.

Is he questionable for Friday?

"Yeah, probably," Beltran said.

Bochy acknowledged the 15-day disabled list could come into play if Beltran's hand issue lingers."