Giants’ Kelby Tomlinson hits inside-the-park homer — a 1st The fastest guy in the Giants’ organization had never legged out an inside-the-park home run until Saturday. Tomlinson’s first-inning drive to right-center wasn’t defended well. Two Colorado outfielders seemed hesitant, and the relay throw home was soft. “I always thought it would be pretty cool to get one,” the second baseman said. With impressive speed and instincts, Tomlinson will work in the outfield in the offseason to improve his versatility. Aside from his home run, he turned a single into a double, hustled to first to avoid a double play and made a back-to-the-plate catch of a popup. The Giants are known for taking care of their longtime players, and they did exactly that by essentially giving By letting Casilla get the final out in a 9-3 loss to the Rockies on Friday and save Saturday’s victory, Casilla reached 55 games finished, guaranteeing his 2016 vesting option for $6.5 million. Had Casilla not finished 55 games, the Giants still could have exercised an option, but at $5.5 million. apparently will finish a few plate appearances short of vesting an $8 million option. Chronicle staff writer Henry Schulman contributed to this report. John Shea is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Madison Bumgarner has been an offensive weapon off the bench and got another pinch single Saturday.
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