Impact The Giants were up big at the time, so this could be just them being extra cautious. Estrada had a home run, a stolen base and reached three times before exiting Monday.
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SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 80-82 · 4TH IN NL WEST
80-82 · 4TH IN NL WEST
Thairo Estrada - Exits after fouling ball off leg Estrada was pulled from Monday's game versus the White Sox after fouling a ball off his left leg, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Giants go back-to-back in 5th inning ... twice! CHICAGO -- After being shut out twice over Opening Weekend against the Yankees, the Giants brought their bats out on the South Side of Chica...
APRIL 3, 2023 • MLB.COM
Giants farm director Kyle Haines on the upcoming season, Kyle Harrison and more Haines sees good things ahead for the Giants this minor-league season: "I think we're gonna exceed a lot of people's expectations."
APRIL 3, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
MLB game times cut 30 minutes, steals double under new rules
With the institution of the pitch clock, MLB's average game time dropped by 30 minutes through the first four days of the season.APRIL 3, 2023
White Sox closer Hendriks starts final round of chemotherapy
Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks says he was beginning his final round of chemotherapy on MondayAPRIL 3, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
MLB power rankings: Braves, Yankees, Mets dominate opening weekend
The 2023 MLB season is but a few days old and only three teams remain unbeaten. Check out where they landed in the first installment of our...APRIL 3, 2023
Roberto Pérez - Serving as primary backstop Perez will start at catcher and bat ninth in Monday's game against the White Sox, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Impact Perez has now started behind the dish in three of the Giants' first four games of the season, and he'll likely remain the team's preferred option behind the dish for the foreseeable future after Joey Bart (back) was moved to the injured list over the weekend. The Giants have Rule 5 pick Blake Sabol on hand as another option at catcher, but he should see the bulk of his action in left field while Mitch Haniger (oblique) is on the shelf. Perez has gone 1-for-6 with four strikeouts through his first two games and is a career .207/.298/.359 hitter (77 wRC+) over parts of 10 seasons in the majors, so he likely won't be anything more than a low-end No. 2 option in leagues that start two catchers while he's receiving steady plate appearances.
APRIL 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Wilmer Flores - Sits in third straight Flores is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Impact Now on the bench for a third straight matchup against a right-handed pitcher with Chicago bringing Michael Kopech to the hill, Flores looks like he's being viewed as a short-side platoon player in the infield. LaMonte Wade and David Villar should continue to occupy the corner-infield spots for the Giants more often than not.
APRIL 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Isan Diaz - Opens season on shelf Triple-A Sacramento placed Diaz (hamstring) on its 7-day injured list Friday.
Impact Diaz will be sidelined to begin the minor-league season due to the hamstring injury he picked up in a March 13 Cactus League game. The 26-year-old infielder possesses a spot on the Giants' 40-man roster and could be an option for the big club at some point later in the 2023 campaign.
APRIL 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
David Villar - Making third straight start Villar is starting at third base and batting sixth for the Giants in Monday's game versus the White Sox, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Impact Villar was surprisingly held out of the lineup on Opening Day, but he's since started three straight at the hot corner so he does look to be the preferred option at the position. The 26-year-old is 2-for-10 with one run scored in his first three contests this season.
APRIL 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Anthony DeSclafani - Could be piggybacked Monday DeSclafani is scheduled to start Monday's game against the White Sox in Chicago but could be piggybacked by Sean Manaea, Danny Emerman of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.
Impact Manaea was available out of the bullpen for the Giants' season-opening weekend series with the Yankees but went unused, and because he had been building up in spring training to compete for a starting role, he could get the opportunity to work in tandem with DeSclafani. Though he enters the season with a rotation spot, DeSclafani was eased into workouts during spring training after he previously underwent ankle surgery last summer, and he didn't work more than four innings in any of his Cactus League outings. With that in mind, manager Gabe Kapler may not be keen on having DeSclafani work deep into Monday's outing, perhaps setting up Manaea to cover multiple innings once DeSclafani exits.
APRIL 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Michael Conforto seeks redemption with Giants, closure from Mets
Michael Conforto thought he'd spend his whole career with the Mets. That made his first series with the Giants, played in New York versus th...APRIL 3, 2023
White Sox begin 3-game series with the Giants
The Chicago White Sox start a three-game series at home against the San Francisco Giants on MondayAPRIL 3, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
White Sox ready to face Giants in home opener The San Francisco Giants will experience Opening Day for a second consecutive American League projected playoff contender when they begin a...
APRIL 3, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Sabol holds his own in catching debut as Giants drop finale Maria Guardado
APRIL 2, 2023 • MLB.COM
Extra Baggs: New pitch for Taylor Rogers, Ross Stripling watches it fly in debut Also: Joey Bart lands on the injured list, and Blake Sabol makes his debut behind the plate with mixed results.
APRIL 2, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Homers support Jhony Brito, Yankees blank Giants Jhony Brito tossed five scoreless innings in his MLB debut to power the New York Yankees to a 6-0 victory over the visiting San Francisco Gi...
APRIL 2, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Ross Stripling - Cursed by long ball Stripling (0-1) yielded four runs on six hits and two walks over five innings Sunday, striking out three and taking a loss against the Yankees.
Impact Stripling wiggled out of a bases-loaded jam in the first inning and kept the Yankees scoreless through two frames. He then served up three homers over the next two innings, including a 485-foot rocket by Giancarlo Stanton. Stripling got six whiffs on 11 swings with the changeup and 12 swinging strikes overall. He'll have a better matchup next week at home against the Royals.
APRIL 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Stanton goes deep, Judge also backs Brito as Yanks blank SF
Giancarlo Stanton smashed a titanic home run, Aaron Judge also went deep and Jhony Brito won his major league debut as the New York Yankees beat the San Francisco Giants 6-0APRIL 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Giancarlo Stanton's titanic blast powers Yankees in shutout win over Giants New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton launched one of the longest home runs of his entire career in Sunday's win over the San...
APRIL 2, 2023 • NJ.COM
Sean Manaea - Could piggyback DeSclafani Manaea could be used as a piggyback pitcher behind starter Anthony DeSclafani in Monday's game against the White Sox in Chicago, Danny Emerman of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.
Impact Manager Gabe Kapler hasn't specifically said that the Giants will maintain a six-man rotation, so Manaea looks as though he could be deployed in tandem with DeSclafani as the team aims to coax quality innings from both pitchers. Manaea had previously been available out of the bullpen for the team's season-opening series versus the Yankees, but he went unused in all three games and should thus be capable of covering multiple innings behind DeSclafani, if needed. After a rough season in San Diego in 2022, Manaea showed some improvement in spring training, as he pitched to a 4.08 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 14:3 K:BB in 17.2 innings while holding opposing hitters to a .215 average in Cactus League play.
APRIL 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Sunday's Transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball National League SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Placed C Joey Bart on the 10-day IL, retroactive to March 31.
APRIL 2, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Don Zimmer becomes 1st member of Rays Hall of Fame
Don Zimmer, a popular fixture in professional baseball for 66 years as a manager, player, coach and executive, has become the first person in the Tampa Bay Rays Hall of FameAPRIL 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Giants C Joey Bart lands on IL with back strain The San Francisco Giants placed catcher Joey Bart on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a mid-back strain.
APRIL 2, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Giants C Joey Bart lands on IL with back strain The San Francisco Giants placed catcher Joey Bart on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a mid-back strain.
APRIL 2, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
