San Francisco ? Ray Durham is injured, and he’s getting bored.

“I’m not used to sitting,” he said. “I’m getting antsy.”

It’s a good thing for him, and the San Francisco Giants, that his sprained right ankle is recovering quickly — faster than trainer Stan Conte predicted.

Sunday, the injured second baseman took live batting practice for the first time since getting hurt and also fielded grounders. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list May 11.

“I’m way ahead of schedule,” said Durham, the team’s leadoff hitter. “This is my third day on the field. If you’d told me Monday I’d be on the field I would have told you ‘No way!”‘

Durham is expected to miss three to four weeks. While he is improving, Conte warned that it still could be a while.

“The last little bit is the hardest part,” Conte said. “He’s doing a lot better, and it’s going faster than we thought.”

Durham has a .425 on-base percentage and was hitting .309 with three home runs, five RBIs and five steals.

Durham was hurt during a loss to Atlanta when he doubled off the center-field wall leading off the fifth, but was thrown out at third trying to stretch the hit.