SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS NEWS

Mike Yastrzemski - On bench Friday Yastrzemski is absent from the lineup Friday against the Rockies.

Impact Luis Matos, Austin Slater and Mitch Haniger are starting across the outfield as the Giants face lefty Ty Blach. Yastrzemski has registered a .565 OPS in 76 plate appearances this year against lefties. He carries an .838 OPS in 231 plate appearances versus righties.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Joc Pederson - Takes seat against lefty Pederson is out of the lineup Friday versus Colorado.

Impact J.D. Davis will serve as the Giants' designated hitter and Luis Matos will play left field with left-hander Ty Blach toeing the slab for the Rockies. Pederson has a .503 OPS in 47 plate appearances against southpaws this year.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Brandon Crawford - Sitting against lefty Crawford is absent from the lineup Friday versus the Rockies.

Impact Paul DeJong will cover shortstop and bat eighth against left-hander Ty Blach. Crawford is slashing just .200/.271/.320 in 281 total plate appearances this year and continues to sit versus southpaws.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

LaMonte Wade Jr. - Takes seat versus lefty Wade is not in the lineup Friday against the Rockies.

Impact Wilmer Flores will play first base and bat third with left-hander Ty Blach getting the start for Colorado. Wade has slashed just .250/.319/.344 in 75 plate appearances versus southpaws this year.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Alex Cobb - Pushed back to Monday Cobb (hip) said he expects to return to the rotation Monday against the Guardians, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Impact Cobb has been pitching through a left hip impingement throughout the second half, but he received a cortisone injection earlier this week that has helped him turn the corner and avoid a stay on the injured list. The veteran right-hander struggled in his last start against the Padres on Sept. 3, but he worked a complete game and nearly notched a no-hitter the outing before against the Reds.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

5 burning MLB questions: Wild-card teams, NL MVP, Ohtani's next move and ... Deion?

The FOX Sports MLB staff offers its takes on the wild-card races, the NL MVP, Shohei Ohtani's immediate future and even Deion Sanders in our...

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Giants look to break slide in matchup with the Rockies

The San Francisco Giants will try to end a six-game skid when they take on the Colorado Rockies

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Giants look to get back on track against struggling Rockies The San Francisco Giants get a much-needed break in the schedule when they begin a 10-game stretch against sub-.500 opponents with the first...

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Giants look to get back on track against struggling Rockies The San Francisco Giants get a much-needed break in the schedule when they begin a 10-game stretch against sub-.500 opponents with the first...

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

How 5 under-the-radar prospects for the Giants have performed in 2023 How did Grant's preseason picks for five underrated Giants' prospects to watch fare during the regular season?

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Alex Cobb - Not on weekend schedule Cobb (hip) is not listed among the Giants' scheduled starters for their weekend series against the Rockies, Evan Webeck of the San Jose Mercury News reports.

Impact Logan Webb will start Friday and Kyle Harrison will go Saturday, but there is a TBA listed for Sunday's series finale. Cobb threw a career-high 131 pitches in a complete game Aug. 29 against the Reds before yielding four earned runs over just three innings in his latest turn Sept. 3 at San Diego. He told reporters after that rough outing versus the Padres that he's been battling a left hip impingement since mid-June.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Which MLB closer would you trust most in the playoffs? Analyzing the options

If you needed three outs in the ninth inning of a one-run game, who would you hand the ball to this October? Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterma...

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Alex Wood - Struggles in loss Wood (5-5) took the loss Wednesday, allowing five runs on five hits and one walk over 2.1 innings against the Cubs while striking out two.

Impact Wood got off to a rough start, allowing four of the first six batters to reach base in the first inning, which led to three runs coming across for Chicago. He got tagged again in the third for another two runs, marking the third the third time this season in which he's allowed at least five runs. The lefty had not allowed an earned run in five straight appearances coming in, though he's surrendered eight hits over his last two and holds an 8.44 ERA in September.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

What we learned in MLB this week: Where does the Dodgers' rotation go from here?

The Dodgers and Rangers have pitching problems, there's hope on the Yankees' horizon, and the Marlins and Cubs are making serious playoff pu...

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Giants vs. Rockies Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 8

Preview the September 8 matchup between the San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and m...

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 • DATA SKRIVE

Chicago Cubs sweep the San Francisco Giants behind Jordan Wicks' quality start as younger players are helping the postseason hunt Jordan Wicks took time to look around Wrigley Field, taking in the standing ovation from Chicago Cubs fans to cap his home debut. Wicks had...

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 • BOSTONHERALD.COM

Kapler to Giants as losses mount: 'Keep getting up' CHICAGO -- Over the past 10 days, the Giants have staged a couple of different interventions to try to halt their free fall. Thairo Estrada...

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 • MLB.COM

The Giants are .500 again, which seems fitting Since the start of the 2022 season, the Giants have played .500 baseball. To get better than that long-term, they need homegrown stars.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Giants swept by Cubs, fall back to .500 in 8-2 loss The Giants owned the third-best record in the National League, as many as 13 games above .500, when their summer malaise set in. It quickly...

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Photos: Cubs sweep Giants with 8-2 win Photos of the Chicago Cubs' 8-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, at Wrigley Field.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 • CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM

Jordan Wicks wins again as Cubs sweep Giants Seiya Suzuki delivered a three-run double in the first inning and the Chicago Cubs went on to an 8-2 victory against the visiting San Franci...

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

Giants C Patrick Bailey placed on 7-day concussion list The San Francisco Giants placed catcher Patrick Bailey on the seven-day concussion injured list Wednesday.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

Brandon Crawford - Taking seat against southpaw Crawford is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

Impact Crawford has been in a strict platoon at shortstop with Paul DeJong since returning from the injured list last week. It will be DeJong at short for this one versus rookie lefty Jordan Wicks.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

LaMonte Wade Jr. - Sitting out against lefty Wade is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Cubs.

Impact With lefty Jordan Wicks on the hill for Chicago, Wade will yield to Wilmer Flores at first base. Wade has a .663 OPS and just one of his 14 home runs this season have come off left-handers.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Mike Yastrzemski - Out of lineup versus lefty Yastrzemski is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Cubs.

Impact Yastrzemski will play against lefties more often than the Giants' other left-handed hitting regular, but he'll begin this one on the bench versus southpaw Jordan Wicks. Luis Matos, Austin Slater and Mitch Haniger will form an all right-handed hitting outfield.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE