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Giants fan still critical

Colorado Rockies ace Ubaldo Jimenez is hampered by a cracked cuticle. (Associated Press)

A San Francisco Giants fan who was beaten at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, after last week’s opening game shows signs of brain damage and remains in critical condition, a doctor said Tuesday.

Meanwhile, detectives were looking into unconfirmed reports that the same suspects struck other Giants fans minutes before the attack that left Bryan Stow in a coma.

Stow, a 42-year-old paramedic and father of two from Santa Cruz, remained in critical but guarded condition at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. He suffered a severe skull fracture and bad bruising to his brain’s frontal lobes, said Dr. Gabriel Zada, a neurosurgeon.

Stow was punched in the back of the head. He fell down, bashing his head on the pavement, and was kicked before the attackers ran off.

They fled in a four-door sedan driven by a woman who had a boy with her, police said.

Composite sketches of the men have been released.

Ace’s status up in air

The Colorado Rockies will take a cautious approach with the cracked cuticle on ace starter Ubaldo Jimenez’s pitching hand.

Rockies manager Jim Tracy hasn’t ruled the hard-throwing righty out of his scheduled start Friday in Pittsburgh, but won’t make any definitive decisions until Jimenez tosses a bullpen session Wednesday – his hand willing, of course.

Clearing the bases

Matt Holliday says he’s closer to returning to the St. Louis Cardinals’ lineup. The cleanup hitter played catch and ran a few sprints, four days after having an appendectomy. Holliday assumes he’ll be on a 10-game West Coast trip that starts Friday. Holliday hasn’t played since going 3 for 4 with a home run in the season opener. … Angels right-hander Fernando Rodney has been dropped from the closer role to work on his mechanics. Los Angeles manager Mike Scioscia said that Jordan Walden will fill in for Rodney, who is working to make his delivery more compact. … Blue Jays star Jose Bautista is out of the lineup because of a personal matter and could miss the entire three-game series against Oakland. The team did not detail the reason for Bautista’s absence. Bautista led the majors with 54 home runs last season. … The Florida Marlins say slugger Mike Stanton has a slight strain in his left hamstring and will likely remain out of the lineup until at least Friday, but he will not go on the disabled list.