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Washington Post
a day ago
- General
- Washington Post
Versatile Jerar Encarnación returns to Giants after March surgery on his broken left hand
SAN FRANCISCO — Bob Melvin has been waiting for the chance to write Jerar Encarnación's name into San Francisco's lineup. The versatile Encarnación came off the 60-day injured list Monday and was available for the opener of a four-game series with the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park, though not yet in the starting lineup. Melvin hopes that he could start Tuesday — whether that's at first base or in right field.
Associated Press
a day ago
- General
- Associated Press
Versatile Jerar Encarnación returns to Giants after March surgery on his broken left hand
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bob Melvin has been waiting for the chance to write Jerar Encarnación's name into San Francisco's lineup. The versatile Encarnación came off the 60-day injured list Monday and was available for the opener of a four-game series with the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park, though not yet in the starting lineup. Melvin hopes that he could start Tuesday — whether that's at first base or in right field. Encarnación underwent surgery in March on his broken left hand after he was injured trying to make a diving catch during spring training. He batted .302 with two home runs and 14 RBIs in Cactus League play after hitting .248 with five home runs and 19 RBIs in 113 at-bats last year. 'We know he can give us some power and he's got power to all fields,' Melvin said. 'We saw it at the end of last year, we saw it in spring training. When we were about to leave spring training there were going to be a lot of at-bats for him.' The Giants could use a big boost at the plate, and Encarnación hopes to deliver. 'I'm just going to do what I'm able to do to contribute to the team,' said Encarnación, a Dominican Republic native who made his major league debut with Miami in 2022 and joined the Giants as a free agent last May. The Giants optioned outfielder Luis Matos to Triple-A Sacramento so he can further develop and play regularly. San Francisco returned home having dropped five of nine games on its road trip to Washington, Detroit and Miami. The Giants entered Monday having scored only 30 runs over their last 14 games — the club's fewest in such a stretch since being limited to 28 runs from June 20-July 5, 2013. 'That's the good thing about him is he can play multiple positions, he can pinch hit,' Melvin said. 'It's nice to have him back. Spring training we were talking about how impactful he was going to be. He was having a great spring and next thing you know he's out for a while. He feels good at the plate, he hit some home runs the last couple days, he's ready to go.' Encarnación has been eager to rejoin the Giants, but embraced his faith and that it took the time it did for him to fully recover and come back. He missed the first 59 games, then made seven rehab appearances with Triple-A Sacramento last week, playing three games at first base, starting two as designated hitter and two more in right field. 'I'm so happy and content that I'm here,' he said, before adding with a smile a few minutes later that he's 'great, muy bueno.' ___ AP MLB:
San Francisco Chronicle
2 days ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Giants' pitching is winning games despite the team's offensive woes
MIAMI (AP) — Runs have been hard to come by lately for the San Francisco Giants. The good news is their pitching staff has made it just as difficult for opponents to score. San Francisco ended May with a major league-best 2.64 ERA, while going 14 straight games without scoring more than four runs. That theme continued in their series against the Miami Marlins, where they took two of three in South Florida. The Giants (33-26) reached the four-run threshold just once, in Sunday's 4-2 win, while limiting the Marlins to just three runs over the three-game series. 'Any time you win a series on the road you have to feel good about it," San Francisco manager Bob Melvin said, 'especially the way we've been scoring runs. We'll take it. It'd be nice offensively to break out some and put a little distance in some of these games.' In Sunday's win, Wilmer Flores drove in a run with a groundout in the third. Luis Matos hit a three-run shot in the fourth. And that's all the scoring San Francisco managed despite eight hits. Matos' homer, his fourth of the season, made it 4-0 and gave the Giants enough of a cushion to fend off Miami's late threat. 'The way we've been scoring runs it felt like a 20-run homer at the time,' Melvin said. 'We had to grind at the end. It'd be nice to not have to play that game every day, but (it was) a huge swing for a guy that works really hard every day ... number gets called on a day like this where we're not scoring any runs and has the biggest swing of the game.' Their pitching in the series was excellent as it was the entire month of May, despite missing three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander, who remains out with a strained right pectoral muscle. They shut out Miami in the opener thanks to five sharp innings from Kyle Harrison, who made just his made his second start since moving to the rotation because of Verlander's injury. The Giants limited the Marlins to three hits for a second straight game on Saturday despite losing 1-0. Hayden Birdsong, another reliever-turned-starter, limited the Marlins to two hits through five innings on Sunday before giving up three in the sixth. San Francisco's bullpen preserved the close win, with five relievers only giving up a run the rest of the way. Their 2.64 ERA was the Giants best in a single month since posting a 1.91 ERA in September and October of 2010. Despite their pitching, the Giants have scored just 30 runs over their last 14 games. The last time San Francisco scored four runs or fewer in 14 straight games in the same season was in 1976, when the Giants went 15 games without scoring that many. 'The runs will come. We're hitting the ball . We've just got to find that one swing obviously late in the game to pull away, Birdsong said. "But we're playing good baseball and if we keep it tight early we'll play pretty well.' ___
Fox Sports
2 days ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Giants' pitching is winning games despite the team's offensive woes
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Runs have been hard to come by lately for the San Francisco Giants. The good news is their pitching staff has made it just as difficult for opponents to score. San Francisco ended May with a major league-best 2.64 ERA, while going 14 straight games without scoring more than four runs. That theme continued in their series against the Miami Marlins, where they took two of three in South Florida. The Giants (33-26) reached the four-run threshold just once, in Sunday's 4-2 win, while limiting the Marlins to just three runs over the three-game series. 'Any time you win a series on the road you have to feel good about it," San Francisco manager Bob Melvin said, 'especially the way we've been scoring runs. We'll take it. It'd be nice offensively to break out some and put a little distance in some of these games.' In Sunday's win, Wilmer Flores drove in a run with a groundout in the third. Luis Matos hit a three-run shot in the fourth. And that's all the scoring San Francisco managed despite eight hits. Matos' homer, his fourth of the season, made it 4-0 and gave the Giants enough of a cushion to fend off Miami's late threat. 'The way we've been scoring runs it felt like a 20-run homer at the time,' Melvin said. 'We had to grind at the end. It'd be nice to not have to play that game every day, but (it was) a huge swing for a guy that works really hard every day ... number gets called on a day like this where we're not scoring any runs and has the biggest swing of the game.' Their pitching in the series was excellent as it was the entire month of May, despite missing three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander, who remains out with a strained right pectoral muscle. They shut out Miami in the opener thanks to five sharp innings from Kyle Harrison, who made just his made his second start since moving to the rotation because of Verlander's injury. The Giants limited the Marlins to three hits for a second straight game on Saturday despite losing 1-0. Hayden Birdsong, another reliever-turned-starter, limited the Marlins to two hits through five innings on Sunday before giving up three in the sixth. San Francisco's bullpen preserved the close win, with five relievers only giving up a run the rest of the way. Their 2.64 ERA was the Giants best in a single month since posting a 1.91 ERA in September and October of 2010. Despite their pitching, the Giants have scored just 30 runs over their last 14 games. The last time San Francisco scored four runs or fewer in 14 straight games in the same season was in 1976, when the Giants went 15 games without scoring that many. 'The runs will come. We're hitting the ball . We've just got to find that one swing obviously late in the game to pull away, Birdsong said. "But we're playing good baseball and if we keep it tight early we'll play pretty well.' ___ AP MLB: recommended
Winnipeg Free Press
2 days ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Giants' pitching is winning games despite the team's offensive woes
MIAMI (AP) — Runs have been hard to come by lately for the San Francisco Giants. The good news is their pitching staff has made it just as difficult for opponents to score. San Francisco ended May with a major league-best 2.64 ERA, while going 14 straight games without scoring more than four runs. That theme continued in their series against the Miami Marlins, where they took two of three in South Florida. The Giants (33-26) reached the four-run threshold just once, in Sunday's 4-2 win, while limiting the Marlins to just three runs over the three-game series. 'Any time you win a series on the road you have to feel good about it,' San Francisco manager Bob Melvin said, 'especially the way we've been scoring runs. We'll take it. It'd be nice offensively to break out some and put a little distance in some of these games.' In Sunday's win, Wilmer Flores drove in a run with a groundout in the third. Luis Matos hit a three-run shot in the fourth. And that's all the scoring San Francisco managed despite eight hits. Matos' homer, his fourth of the season, made it 4-0 and gave the Giants enough of a cushion to fend off Miami's late threat. 'The way we've been scoring runs it felt like a 20-run homer at the time,' Melvin said. 'We had to grind at the end. It'd be nice to not have to play that game every day, but (it was) a huge swing for a guy that works really hard every day … number gets called on a day like this where we're not scoring any runs and has the biggest swing of the game.' Their pitching in the series was excellent as it was the entire month of May, despite missing three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander, who remains out with a strained right pectoral muscle. They shut out Miami in the opener thanks to five sharp innings from Kyle Harrison, who made just his made his second start since moving to the rotation because of Verlander's injury. The Giants limited the Marlins to three hits for a second straight game on Saturday despite losing 1-0. Hayden Birdsong, another reliever-turned-starter, limited the Marlins to two hits through five innings on Sunday before giving up three in the sixth. San Francisco's bullpen preserved the close win, with five relievers only giving up a run the rest of the way. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Their 2.64 ERA was the Giants best in a single month since posting a 1.91 ERA in September and October of 2010. Despite their pitching, the Giants have scored just 30 runs over their last 14 games. The last time San Francisco scored four runs or fewer in 14 straight games in the same season was in 1976, when the Giants went 15 games without scoring that many. 'The runs will come. We're hitting the ball . We've just got to find that one swing obviously late in the game to pull away, Birdsong said. 'But we're playing good baseball and if we keep it tight early we'll play pretty well.' ___ AP MLB:
