Giants lose Affeldt for the year after hand injury

Giants lefty reliever Jeremy Affeldt is done for the season after sustaining a deep cut in his right hand while using a knife to separate frozen burger patties during Thursday's off day. He needed surgery and suffered nerve damage in his pinkie. As if things couldn't get much worse for the reeling Giants, now this bizarre injury. Manager Bruce Bochy called it an ''unfortunate accident.'' Affeldt went 3-2 with a 2.63 ERA and three saves in 67 outings this season. Injured lefty Barry Zito could be activated from the disabled list soon to help out the struggling World Series champions.