SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS NEWS

Michael Conforto - On base twice in return Conforto went 1-for-3 with a walk and one RBI in Tuesday's 10-4 win over the Rockies.

Impact Conforto was out for a week while dealing with a bruised left heel. He played six innings before Austin Slater entered as a pinch hitter in the seventh in a blowout contest. Conforto hit .373 with seven home runs over his last 18 games in May prior to the injury. The outfielder is at a .250/.348/.459 slash line with 11 homers, 29 RBI, 32 runs scored and two stolen bases through 51 contests overall. Fantasy managers will hope he can pick up where he left off.

JUNE 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Thairo Estrada - Effective in return Estrada went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a walk and one RBI in Tuesday's 10-4 win over the Rockies.

Impact Estrada spent the minimum 10 days on the injured list with a wrist issue, and he was one of many effective hitters for the Giants on Tuesday. He hit safely in nine of his 10 games prior to his IL stint, so it's a positive to see him pick up where he left off with his sixth game of three or more hits this year. For the season, the second baseman is slashing .308/.354/.480 with six home runs, 13 stolen bases, 18 RBI, 30 runs scored and 14 doubles through 48 contests. He should be able to reclaim an everyday role.

JUNE 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ryan Walker - Snags second win Walker (2-0) struck out two in a perfect inning to earn the win Tuesday over the Rockies.

Impact Walker pitched the second inning ahead of Sean Manaea's bulk-relief outing after John Brebbia opened the game. This was Walker's sixth scoreless appearance in seven outings, and he's allowed zero baserunners four times. The right-hander has a 1.04 ERA, 0.81 WHIP and 10:1 K:BB through his first 8.2 big-league innings. The Giants currently have a rather crowded bullpen while only three starters are healthy, but Walker's pitching well enough to keep his low-leverage spot for a while.

JUNE 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sean Manaea - Fades late as bulk reliever Manaea allowed four runs on five hits and a walk while striking out five over 4.2 innings Tuesday versus the Rockies. He did not factor in the decision but picked up a hold.

Impact Manaea started to get into some trouble in the seventh inning, but the Giants had built up enough of a lead to cruise to the win. Over his previous four appearances, he'd yielded just two runs (one earned) across 10.2 innings, but this was a modestly successful outing in Colorado for the struggling southpaw. He's at a 6.10 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 52:20 K:BB through 41.1 innings over 13 appearances (six starts) this season. Manaea's likely to continue in this bulk-relief role for his next projected appearance over the weekend versus the Cubs.

JUNE 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Bailey, Wade lead hit parade as Giants beat Rockies 10-4

Giants rookie Patrick Bailey had three hits, all for extra bases, and San Francisco was bolstered by the return of Joc Pederson and Thairo Estrada from the injured list in a 10-4 v...

JUNE 7, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Giants score 10, thump Rockies in Denver Patrick Bailey, LaMonte Wade Jr. and Thairo Estrada had three hits each, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 10-4 in Denv...

JUNE 7, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

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JUNE 7, 2023 • MLB.COM

Casey Schmitt - Breather Tuesday Schmitt will take a seat Tuesday versus the Rockies, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Impact Schmitt will get a day off after he went 1-for-12 with a double and four strikeouts while starting all three games of the Giants' series with Baltimore. Veteran Brandon Crawford will replace him at shortstop and bat ninth in the series opener with Colorado.

JUNE 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Michael Conforto - Starting Tuesday Conforto (heel) is starting in right field and batting fifth Tuesday against the Rockies, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Impact Conforto will return to the starting lineup for the first time since last Wednesday's loss to the Pirates, starting in right field after a four-game absence with a bruised left heel. The 30-year-old had been on a tear prior to his injury, batting .393 with six homers, 16 RBI, 12 runs scored and a stolen base over his final 16 games in May.

JUNE 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Mike Yastrzemski - Ready to go Tuesday Yastrzemski (side) is starting in center field and batting seventh Tuesday against the Rockies, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Impact Yastrzemski will return to the lineup ahead of the Giants' three-game series in Colorado, starting in center field after missing Sunday's contest with the Orioles. The 32-year-old has recorded at least one hit in nine out of his last 10 games, batting .324 with six extra-base hits, including a homer, over that stretch.

JUNE 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Brett Wisely - Optioned to Triple-A Wisely was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday, Danny Emerman of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.

Impact Wisely will head back to Sacramento after Thairo Estrada (wrist) was activated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday. Wisely appeared in 24 games after being called up from Triple-A on May 1, producing a .231 average with two homers, four doubles, six RBI, five runs and two stolen bases over 65 at-bats over those contests. The 24-year-old has the ability to play both in the infield and outfield and will likely return to the major-league roster again later this summer.

JUNE 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Thairo Estrada - Back from IL Estrada (wrist) was activated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday, Danny Emerman of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.

Impact As expected, Estrada will join the Giants in Colorado on Tuesday ahead of their three-game series with the Rockies, returning to the major-league roster following a minimum stay on the 10-day IL. The 27-year-old has produced a career-best .301 average while adding six homers, 17 RBI, 30 runs scored and 13 stolen bases over 193 at-bats in 47 contests with San Francisco this year. Estrada will replace Brett Wisely in the big leagues after Wisely was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday and Estrada will return to his starting role at second base moving forward.

JUNE 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Joc Pederson - Activated from IL Pederson (hand) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday, Danny Emerman of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.

Impact Pederson will join the Giants in Colorado ahead of their three-game series with the Rockies, returning to the big leagues for the first time since he was placed on the 10-day IL on May 15. The lefty bat has compiled a .235 average with five homers, 18 RBI and 12 runs scored over 81 at-bats in 26 games with San Francisco this year and could return to a platoon at designated hitter in his return, sitting versus southpaws. Pederson has logged just seven at-bats against left-handers so far in 2023, producing just one hit.

JUNE 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Bryce Johnson - Optioned to Triple-A Johnson was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Monday.

Impact Johnson has managed just a .502 OPS across 25 games at the big-league level this season. The Giants will announce a corresponding move prior to Tuesday's game in Colorado.

JUNE 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Rockies host the Giants to open 3-game series

The Colorado Rockies begin a three-game series at home against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday

JUNE 6, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Giants set to face Rockies awaiting reinforcements The San Francisco Giants are probably fine with heading out of town for a few days

JUNE 5, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

John Brebbia - Filling opener role Tuesday Brebbia will serve as the Giants' opening pitcher for Tuesday's game in Colorado, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Impact The Giants haven't designated a bulk reliever to work behind Brebbia, but Sean Manaea -- who hasn't pitched since last Tuesday -- seems like the most logical option to fill most of the innings out of the bullpen. Brebbia previously served as an opener in front of Manaea for that same game last Tuesday versus the Pirates, giving up a solo home run and retiring two batters before turning the game over to the Giants' relief corps.

JUNE 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

MLB Power Rankings: What was every team’s best offseason move?

For this week’s power rankings, we look at every MLB team’s top offseason addition. It’s often not the player you might expect.

JUNE 5, 2023

Ex-major league pitcher, manager Roger Craig dies at 93 Right-hander Roger Craig, who won three World Series titles and later managed the San Francisco Giants to the National League pennant, died...

JUNE 5, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

Roger Craig, former MLB pitcher and manager who was World Series fixture, dies at 93

Roger Craig, who pitched for three championship teams during his major league career and then managed the San Francisco Giants to the 1989 World Series that was interrupted by a ma...

JUNE 5, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

DeSclafani, Giants look to regroup after losing homestand SAN FRANCISCO -- The orange and black won on Sunday afternoon at Oracle Park -- it just wasn’t the Giants. Anthony DeSclafani was rocked for...

JUNE 5, 2023 • MLB.COM

Blake Sabol - Homers in loss Sabol went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 8-3 loss to the Orioles.

Impact Sabol went yard in the sixth inning to get the Giants on the board. He's hit safely in five of his last six games, going 7-for-23 (.304) over that stretch. With Joey Bart (groin) expected back soon, Sabol's hot stretch should help him maintain his place on the roster. For the season, the Rule 5 pick has slashed .254/.318/.442 with seven homers, 18 RBI, 17 runs scored and two stolen bases through 151 plate appearances.

JUNE 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Anthony DeSclafani - Turns in dud Sunday DeSclafani (4-5) allowed six runs (five earned) on five hits and three walks while striking out two over three innings.

Impact All of that damage came in the third inning. DeSclafani has allowed at least five runs in three of his last six starts, a puzzling stretch of struggles for the veteran right-hander after he started the year well. He's also walked multiple batters in three of his last four starts. He's at a decent 3.97 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 51:12 K:BB through 70.1 innings over 12 outings this season. DeSclafani is projected to make his next start at home versus the Cubs.

JUNE 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Orioles pound Giants to take two of three in series Tyler Wells took a shutout into the sixth inning and the Baltimore Orioles scored three runs on a single to center field as part of a six-ru...

JUNE 4, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM

Lester's 1st career hit helps Wells, Orioles beat Giants 8-3

Josh Lester drove in two runs with his first major league hit during his season debut, and Tyler Wells won for the first time in his last four starts as the Baltimore Orioles beat...

JUNE 4, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS