Article: Rowand plays with pain, helps deal D'backs agony

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants admire Aaron Rowand's determination to play through pain. It's one of the reasons they signed him to a five-year, $60 million contract.

Of course, they'd rather that Rowand be the picture of health.

In his first homestand as a Giant, Rowand has looked more like the subject of a Tylenol commercial. He returned to the lineup Monday night after missing the weekend with a banged-up rib cage, and he grimaced whenever he moved on the field.

That included a wall-bumping catch in center field, a critical takeout slide at second base and a heady dose of inspiration in a come-from-behind 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Livermore native Randy Johnson started ...

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