JULY 23, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 80-82 · 4TH IN NL WEST
80-82 · 4TH IN NL WEST
Giants' skid hits 4 games as Nationals rough up Logan Webb in shortest start of his career It’s not often you see a pitcher emerge from the dugout and jog out to the bullpen in the middle of the second inning. But only moments late...
Anthony DeSclafani - Set up for bulk relief DeSclafani will likely operate in bulk relief Sunday versus the Nationals, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Impact Scott Alexander will be the Giants' opener and then DeSclafani should soon follow. The 33-year-old right-hander holds a 4.72 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 77:18 K:BB in 95.1 innings this season while exclusively working as a starter.
JULY 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Scott Alexander - Opener nod Sunday Alexander will serve as the Giants' opener Sunday versus the Nationals, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Impact Anthony DeSclafani had been listed as the Giants' probable starter, but he will instead operate in bulk relief. Alexander, 34, carries a 3.04 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 15:6 K:BB in 26.2 innings (31 appearances) this season at the MLB level.
JULY 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Mauricio Llovera - Designated for assignment Llovera was designated for assignment by the Giants on Saturday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Impact San Francisco needed to clear out a 26-man roster spot for the return of Luke Jackson (back) and Llovera is out of minor-league options, thus the DFA. The 27-year-old right-hander had allowed just one run in 5.1 innings of relief this season with the Giants.
JULY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Luke Jackson - Activated from injured list Jackson (back) was activated from the 15-day injured list Saturday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Impact Recovered from the lower-back strain that sent him to the injured list June 25, the 31-year-old right-hander will be available out of the Giants' bullpen Saturday in Washington. When healthy this season, Jackson has registered a sharp 2.16 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 10:2 K:BB in 8.1 major-league innings.
JULY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Patrick Bailey - Resting Saturday Bailey will be on the bench Saturday against the Nationals, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Impact Bailey burst onto the scene with a .904 OPS in his first 33 games, but he's hit a wall since the start of July. In 14 games this month, he's hitting .125/.176/.167 with 17 strikeouts and just one walk. Blake Sabol starts behind the plate for the fourth time in nine games since the All-Star break.
JULY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Giants look to stop skid in matchup with the Nationals
The San Francisco Giants enter the matchup with the Washington Nationals after losing three games in a rowJULY 22, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
J.D. Davis - Homers in return Davis (illness) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Nationals.
Impact Davis missed two games with a stomach bug, but he shook it off quickly with a first-inning solo shot. He was able to play the full game at third base and should resume a starting role there going forward. The 30-year-old infielder is up to a .267/.347/.439 slash line with 12 homers, 48 RBI, 40 runs scored and a stolen base through 90 contests this season.
JULY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Joc Pederson - Ends homer drought Pederson went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Nationals.
Impact Pederson snapped a month-long homer drought with his game-tying blast in the third inning, but the Giants were limited to just two hits over the rest of the contest. During his 23-game power drought, Pederson his just .167 with two doubles and a triple. The 31-year-old remains in a strong-side platoon role while primarily serving as the designated hitter. He's hitting .233 with a .781 OPS, nine homers, 34 RBI and 37 runs scored over 63 contests this season.
JULY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Giants vs. Nationals Prediction, Odds, Picks - July 22
Preview the July 22 matchup between the San Francisco Giants and Washington Nationals with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and m...JULY 22, 2023 • DATA SKRIVE
Alex Wood - Allows five runs in loss Wood (4-4) took the loss Friday after surrendering five earned runs on five hits and two walks over four-plus innings versus the Nationals. He tallied only one strikeout.
Impact Wood gave up homers to Lane Thomas and CJ Abrams within the first two innings and then was pulled from the game after yielding a leadoff single to Abrams in the bottom of the fifth. The 32-year-old left-hander has been inconsistent all year and is now showing an overall 4.99 ERA and 1.54 WHIP through 11 starts and four relief appearances. He'll aim to rebound against the Athletics on his next turn through the Giants' rotation.
JULY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
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JULY 22, 2023 • MLB.COM
Nationals' pitchers step up in series-opening win over Giants Michael Chavis hit a go-ahead double and the Washington Nationals blanked the visiting San Francisco Giants for the final six innings in a 5...
JULY 22, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM
Pair of homers not enough vs. Nationals, as Giants drop third in a row It seems like a 50-50 proposition to determine which Alex Wood will show up on a given night.
JULY 22, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
John Brebbia - Ready for mound work Brebbia (lat) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session this weekend, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Impact It will be the first mound workout for Brebbia since he landed on the injured list June 17 due to a Grade 2 lat strain. If all goes well with his throwing program, the 33-year-old right-hander should be an option again for the Giants in the early part of August, or maybe even before the end of July.
JULY 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Luke Jackson - Nearing return from IL Jackson (back) is likely to be activated from the injured list this weekend, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Impact Jackson has joined up with the Giants in Washington following a two-appearance rehab stint in the Arizona Complex League, where he tallied five strikeouts across a pair of scoreless innings. He's been on the shelf since June 25 with a lower-back strain after also missing much of the first half of the season while completing his recovery from Tommy John surgery.
JULY 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
LaMonte Wade Jr. - Leading off Friday Wade (hamstring) is leading off and starting at first base Friday in Washington.
Impact He exited Tuesday's game with cramping in his left hamstring, but Wade is ready to return to action in a favorable matchup against righty Jake Irvin. Wade will likely start again Saturday against righty Josiah Gray before heading to the bench Sunday against lefty MacKenzie Gore.
JULY 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
J.D. Davis - Back in action Friday Davis (illness) feels much better and is in Friday's lineup against the Nationals, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Impact He was held out of the last two games due to a stomach bug, but Davis is ready for a weekend in Washington. Davis is hitting .191 with one home run and 15 strikeouts in 13 games this month, and he has a .268/.348/.431 slash line on the season.
JULY 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Wilmer Flores - Goes yard again Flores went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Reds.
Impact The Giants put just four runners on base, and Flores accounted for half of those instances. The infielder has taken advantage of playing more regularly in July, batting .417 (20-for-48) over 14 contests this month. He's also homered four times in his last four games. For the season, he's at a .292/.349/.526 slash line with 12 homers, 31 RBI, 29 runs scored and 13 doubles over 232 plate appearances. Until LaMonte Wade (hamstring) is ready to play, Flores will likely see a majority of the time at first base.
JULY 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Remembering Tony Bennett's special ties with Giants The Giants lost a performer who they cannot replace. Tony Bennett, the celebrated singer who died Friday at 96, highlighted some of the Gian...
JULY 21, 2023 • MLB.COM
Alex Cobb - Allows five runs in loss Cobb (6-3) took the loss Thursday, allowing five runs on nine hits and four walks over 4.1 innings against the Reds. He did not record any strikeouts.
Impact Cobb struggled with his command early, issuing three walks over the first three innings before surrendering a two-run blast to Luke Maile with no outs in the bottom of the third. The right-hander would get tagged for another two runs in the fourth after giving up a leadoff double to Jonathan India to start the inning and would eventually get handed his first loss since May 28. Cobb had allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of his last four starts coming in and actually failed to record a strikeout Wednesday for the first time this season.
JULY 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Giants visit the Nationals to start 3-game series
The Washington Nationals start a three-game series at home against the San Francisco Giants on FridayJULY 21, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Giants' slumping bats meet Nationals' struggling arms The San Francisco Giants had trouble on offense the past two games, posting a total of three runs and eight hits.
JULY 21, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Giants' slumping bats meet Nationals' struggling arms The San Francisco Giants had trouble on offense the past two games, posting a total of three runs and eight hits.
JULY 21, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
Andrew Abbott, Reds shut down Giants Rookie Andrew Abbott allowed just one hit over eight shutout innings on Thursday, helping the host Cincinnati Reds salvage a split of a four...
JULY 20, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM
