SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Relieved to be healthy, Alex Dickerson and the Giants focus on the road ahead The Giants were swept in a doubleheader by the Padres on Sunday as they returned to the field following Dickerson's false positive.
Profar, Padres beat Giants 3-1 for doubleheader sweep
Jurickson Profar hit a go-ahead RBI single in the fifth inning and the San Diego Padres won their seventh straight game, 3-1 against the San Francisco Giants to sweep a doubleheade...SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Giants Alex Dickerson cleared to play after positive test Giants outfielder Alex Dickerson received news of a positive test result for the coronavirus on Friday moments before...
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 • USATODAY.COM
Giants Alex Dickerson cleared to play after positive test Giants outfielder Alex Dickerson received news of a positive test result for the novel coronavirus on Friday night moments before he had bee...
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Giants OF Alex Dickerson cleared to play after positive test
Giants outfielder Alex Dickerson received news of a positive test result for the coronavirus on Friday moments before he had been set to play for San Francisco against the Padres a...SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
San Francisco Giants: Alex Dickerson tests positive for COVID-19 It was announced late Friday night that San Francisco Giants outfielder Alex Dickerson had tested positive for COVID-19. On Friday, Major Le...
SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 • CALLTOTHEPEN.COM
On bench against lefty Dickerson isn't in Wednesday's lineup against the Mariners.
Impact Dickerson will retreat to the bench Wednesday with southpaw Nick Margevicius on the mound for the Mariners. Darin Ruf will take over in left field.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Ruf's pinch-hit HR powers Giant comeback The Giants’ left-field platoon functioned quite well in Tuesday's 6-5 comeback win over the Mariners at Oracle Park. Alex Dickerson and Dari...
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 • MLB.COM
Rangers snap 6-game losing streak, beat Angels 7-1
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Starting Tuesday's contest Dickerson (knee) is starting in left field and batting second Tuesday against the Diamondbacks.
Impact The 30-year-old exited Monday's contest after fouling a pitch off his right knee, but he won't miss a game after X-rays came back negative Tuesday. Dickerson is 13-for-29 with four homers, four doubles, 10 runs and nine RBI in his past eight games.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
X-rays come back clean Dickerson's X-ray came back negative Monday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.
Impact Dickerson exited Monday's game in the fourth inning after fouling a pitch off his right knee. However, it appears that he avoided serious injury, as the team is calling the injury a contusion. If Dickerson is held out of Tuesday's contest -- or beyond -- Darin Ruf figures to see an uptick in playing time.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Giants beat Diamondbacks, end Gallen's record streak
Kevin Gausman and three relievers combined on a three-hitter, and the San Francisco Giants ended pitcher Zac Gallen’s record-setting streak to begin his career, beating the Arizona...SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dickerson injures knee on foul ball, exits Giants left fielder Alex Dickerson departed Monday’s series finale against the D-backs in the fourth inning after fouling a ball off his rig...
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 • MLB.COM
Exits Monday's contest Dickerson fouled a ball off his knee and exited Monday's contest against the Diamondbacks, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Impact Dickerson took a big cut at the plate and fouled a ball directly off his right knee, forcing his departure in the fourth inning. He was replaced by Darin Ruf.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Nationals in a hole, and this year they're short on time
For a second straight season, the Washington Nationals are off to an awful startSEPTEMBER 7, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Solano's two-run blast keys Giants victory over Arizona
Donovan Solano hit a two-run, go-ahead homer in the sixth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sits against southpaw Dickerson will sit against lefty Madison Bumgarner and the Diamondbacks on Saturday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Impact Dickerson is hitting .542 with four homers in a stretch of five straight multi-hit games, but even that level of performance isn't enough for him to avoid getting platooned in this one. Darin Ruf starts in left field in his absence.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Keeps hitting streak alive Dickerson went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and two runs scored in Friday's loss against the Diamondbacks.
Impact Dickerson has now recorded two or more hits in each of his last five contests, knocking at least one double in three straight games as well, He seems to have received a confidence boost after his three-homer performance on Sep. 1 and is hitting .542 during the aforementioned five-game stretch. He's slashing a career-best .277/.351/.554 on the season.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Marte 4 hits as Diamondbacks end 5-game skid, top Giants 6-5
Ketel Marte homered as part of a four-hit night and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5 to snap their five-game losing streakSEPTEMBER 5, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hampson, Hilliard HR, Rockies bounce back, beat Giants 9-6
Garrett Hampson and Sam Hilliard homered and newcomer Kevin Pillar delivered a key triple as the Colorado Rockies bounced back from a battering, rallying to beat the San Francisco...SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hampson, Hilliard HR, Rockies bounce back, beat Giants 9-6
Garrett Hampson and Sam Hilliard homered and newcomer Kevin Pillar delivered a key triple as the Colorado Rockies bounced back from a battering, rallying to beat the San Francisco...SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Platoon be damned, Giants put Alex Dickerson in the lineup after historic night Alex Dickerson doesn’t normally play against left-handed starting pitchers. That changed Wednesday against Colorado.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 • MERCURYNEWS.COM
Dick Digs the Long Balls It was a big night for Dick in Colorado. Dick had the stamina to go deep three times. He also came very close to a fourth time but had to se...
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 • THEBIGLEAD.COM
Historic effort in rout Dickerson went 5-for-6 with three home runs, two doubles, five runs scored, six RBI and a walk in Tuesday's 23-5 destruction of the Rockies.
Impact Dickerson entered the contest with four home runs in 97 plate appearances. He nearly doubled that total with Tuesday's momentous performance, falling a few feet short of tying the big-league record of four homers in a game when he crushed a 414-foot double in his final at-bat. Among multiple historic footnotes, Dickerson tied Willie Mays' franchise record of 16 total bases in one game and became the 15th major-leaguer in history to collect five extra-base hits in a contest. He also joined Kris Bryant and Matt Carpenter as the only big-leaguers to total three home runs and two doubles in one game. Finally, the five-hit game raised Dickerson's season average a full 40 points, from .221 to .261.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Giants win 23-5, Alex Dickerson ties a Willie Mays record He just misses a fourth home run and his 16 total bases against the Rockies match the legend for most in Giants history.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 • TAMPABAY.COM
