SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS NEWS

Mitch Haniger - Activated for season debut Haniger was activated from the 10-day injured list by the Giants on Monday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Impact Haniger will play left field in his season and Giants debut after recovering from a left oblique strain. The veteran outfielder looked good in four rehab games with Triple-A Sacramento, going 4-for-13 with a couple home runs. If he can stay healthy, Haniger should be a solid power source for fantasy managers.

APRIL 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

MLB Power Rankings: Orioles, Pirates, Rangers ride pitching to fast starts

As the best MLB teams can attest, when you pitch well, you win more. This week's power rankings spotlight a pitching standout on each club.

APRIL 24, 2023

Giants look to ride Bay Area momentum to win over Cardinals The San Francisco Giants hope to ride the momentum of -- of all teams -- the Golden State Warriors when they attempt to build upon a two-gam...

APRIL 24, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Giants host the Cardinals to begin 4-game series

The San Francisco Giants begin a four-game series at home against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday

APRIL 24, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brandon Crawford - Notches steal Sunday Crawford went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Mets.

Impact Crawford has bounced back from an 0-for-14 slump by hitting safely in each of the last two games. The shortstop still has a meager .164/.250/.328 slash line while adding three home runs, two stolen bases, nine RBI and five runs scored through 68 plate appearances. He may sit against the occasional southpaw, but Crawford's still-strong defense keeps him in a near-everyday role.

APRIL 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Thairo Estrada - Swats fourth homer Estrada went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Mets.

Impact Estrada's hitting streak is up to six games (7-for-23), and his long balls was his first since April 14. The second baseman continues to stand out for the Giants with a .329/.384/.532 slash line, four homers, seven RBI, 17 runs scored and five stolen bases through 20 contests.

APRIL 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Joc Pederson - Plates opening run in return Pederson (wrist) went 1-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Mets.

Impact Pederson missed 11 days with the wrist injury, though he also returned as the designated hitter, which was where he played prior to his stint on the injured list. The 31-year-old opened the scoring with an RBI single in the first inning, and he walked and scored the go-ahead run on a Mike Yastrzemski double in the eighth. Pederson is slashing .250/.364/.528 with two home runs, 10 RBI, four runs scored, two doubles and a triple through 44 plate appearances. He should be a fixture in the heart of the lineup versus right-handed pitchers.

APRIL 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Scott Alexander - Picks up second win Alexander (2-0) pitched a perfect inning and earned the win in Sunday's 5-4 victory over the Mets.

Impact Alexander got three groundouts to set down the Mets in order in the top of the eighth inning. A Mike Yastrzemski double put the Giants ahead in the bottom of the frame. Through 10 appearances, Alexander has allowed just two runs on eight hits over 9.1 innings, good for a 1.93 ERA and 0.86 WHIP. He has neither significant strikeout stuff nor a clear high-leverage role, but he's been effective when called upon. With Taylor Rogers shaky early in the season, there's a path for Alexander to serve as a key southpaw in the late innings.

APRIL 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Camilo Doval - Converts quick save Doval struck out two batters in a perfect inning to earn a save over the Mets on Sunday.

Impact Doval quickly mowed through three Mets with just nine pitches to finish off the 5-4 victory. It was his first save chance since his season debut April 1. Doval lowered his ERA to 3.00 with a 13:5 K:BB across nine innings this season.

APRIL 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

The Detroit News Tigers pitching prospect Wilmer Flores tossed four scoreless innings Sunday, helping ease a little what's been a rocky April.

APRIL 24, 2023 • DETROITNEWS.COM

Ross Stripling - Turns in short outing Stripling allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk over 3.1 innings during Sunday's win over the Mets. He struck out one and did not factor in the decision.

Impact After starting April 2 against the Yankees, Stripling made three appearances out of the bullpen before Sunday's start. He turned in two scoreless frames before the Mets broke through with a run in the third. The veteran righty was charged with two more in the fourth, both of which came after he was removed. Stripling now owns a 6.89 ERA and a 14:5 K:BB through 16.2 frames. Assuming he makes another start, it's currently lined up to be in San Diego.

APRIL 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Giants' second straight win earns series split with Mets Mike Yastrzemski doubled home Joc Pederson with the tie-breaking run in the bottom of the eighth inning Sunday night, allowing the San Franc...

APRIL 24, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM

Joc's return sparks Giants to win over Mets SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants finally have their first winning streak of 2023. Joc Pederson, who was activated off the injured list on Sunday...

APRIL 24, 2023 • MLB.COM

Giants win on Yaz's tiebreaking double in 8th, top Mets 5-4

Joc Pederson scored from first base on Mike Yastrzemski’s one-out double in the eighth inning, sending the San Francisco Giants to a 5-4 win over the New York Mets

APRIL 24, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

David Villar - On bench Sunday Villar is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

Impact Villar started five of the past six games but went just 2-for-17 with two doubles, three RBI and nine strikeouts during that span. J.D. Davis appears to have taken ahold of the starting job at third base, as he's starting there Sunday for the 10th time in San Francisco's last 11 contests.

APRIL 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Wilmer Flores - Steps out of lineup Flores is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

Impact Flores started the past nine games and had a .300/.317/.400 slash line during that stretch, but he'll hit the bench Sunday with Joc Pederson (back) making his return from the injured list. LaMonte Wade will man first base while Mike Yastrzemski, Brett Wisely and Michael Conforto start from left to right in the outfield.

APRIL 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Joey Bart - Takes seat Sunday Bart isn't starting Sunday against the Mets.

Impact Bart started the last two games and went 1-for-6 with a strikeout. He'll get a breather for the series finale against the Mets while Blake Sabol takes over behind the dish and bats eighth.

APRIL 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Heliot Ramos - Sent down Sunday Ramos was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday.

Impact Ramos spent two weeks on the major-league roster but was stuck in the short side of a platoon. He hit just .192 with two doubles, a run and an RBI over nine games with the big-league club and will head back to the minors after Joc Pederson (wrist) was activated Sunday.

APRIL 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Joc Pederson - Returning Sunday, as expected Pederson (wrist) is being activated off the 10-day injured list and will be in the lineup Sunday against the Mets, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Impact The 31-year-old was eligible to be reinstated from the injured list Saturday and will end up spending just one extra day on the shelf. Pederson made all 10 of his appearances at designated hitter before going down with the wrist issue, and he went 8-for-33 with two home runs, nine RBI and three runs scored in 40 plate appearances.

APRIL 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Colton Welker - Healthy again at Triple-A Welker (shoulder) made his season debut for Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday and is hitting .267 with an RBI and three runs in five games since joining the affiliate.

Impact Though he never landed on Sacramento's 7-day injured list, Welker still missed the first two and a half weeks of the Pacific Coast League season while he continued to ramp back up from the left shoulder surgery he underwent last June. Welker is still just 25 years old and was once a top prospect in the Rockies system, but he hasn't logged more than 200 plate appearances in any season since 2019 and will likely need a prolonged period of success at Triple-A before he gets another call-up to the majors.

APRIL 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Thairo Estrada - Steals base, scores twice Saturday Estrada went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two runs scored in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Mets.

Impact Estrada was the only Giant to record multiple hits in the contest. He's picked up three of his five steals over the last five games, and he's hit safely in each of those contests, going 6-for-20 (.300) in that span. The second baseman is up to .329/.378/.500 slash line with three home runs, six RBI and 15 runs scored through 20 games.

APRIL 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Mets face the Giants leading series 2-1

The New York Mets take a 2-1 lead into the next game of the series against the San Francisco Giants

APRIL 23, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brandon Crawford, Logan Webb help Giants make a U-turn against the Mets Just when you were wondering loudest about the Giants' sense of urgency, the players who have been here longest spoke loudest.

APRIL 23, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Wilmer Flores - Hits solo home run in win Flores went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Mets.

Impact Flores' third home run of the season extended the Giants' lead to 7-2 in the fifth. He's currently batting .295 and has seven RBI across 17 games (65 plate appearances).

APRIL 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Brandon Crawford - Hits three-run homer in first Crawford went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 7-4 victory over the Mets.

Impact Crawford extended the Giants' lead to 4-0 with a three-run homer in the first inning, marking his third long ball of the season. The shortstop currently sports an abysmal .158 batting average and has 18 strikeouts to just seven walks through 16 appearances (64 plate appearances).

APRIL 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE