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Yahoo
7 hours ago
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Giants place pitcher on IL before Padres game
The post Giants place pitcher on IL before Padres game appeared first on ClutchPoints. The San Francisco Giants are set to take on the San Diego Padres in what should be a fun NL West matchup. However, San Francisco was forced to make a roster move after placing one of its relief pitchers on the injury list. Advertisement Reports indicate that relief pitcher Jordan Hicks is being placed on the IL with a toe injury, according to Susan Slusser of The San Francisco Chronicle. The 28-year-old pitcher is officially on the 15-day IL for the Giants. Sean Hjelle is being recalled to take his spot in the bullpen. '[Jordan] Hicks to the IL with a toe injury, [Sean] Hjelle recalled.' It hasn't been the best season for Hicks so far. He's largely struggled on the mound, whether he's playing as a starter or coming out of the bullpen. An injury isn't ideal, however, it could give Hicks the time he needs to re-focus and become a more consistent option for the Giants. Between his nine starts this season, along with some appearances coming out of the bullpen, Hicks owns a 6.47 ERA and 1.541 WHIP while recording 43 strikeouts through 48.2 innings pitched. Advertisement The Giants are in the thick of the playoff race, as they are only three games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers. San Francisco has an opportunity to climb the NL West rankings if the team can manage to go 3-1 in the series against the Padres. San Diego took the first matchup with a 1-0 win on Monday evening. But the Giants didn't go down without a fight. The game went into extra innings, and it just so happened that San Diego managed to score in the 10th inning. We'll see what San Francisco can do on Tuesday after switching things up in the bullpen. The Giants are set to face off against the Padres at 9:45 p.m. EST. Landen Roupp is slated to start on the mound for San Francisco.
San Francisco Chronicle
3 days ago
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- San Francisco Chronicle
Giants' offense does just enough to win, pitching seals it against Marlins
MIAMI – On the concern scale, the San Francisco Giants ' ineffectiveness against left-handed starters took a back seat to their collective weeks-long slump at the plate. Entering the final game of a three-city, nine-game, 11-day road trip, the Giants were hoping to snap a 13-game streak in which they've been unable to score more than four runs. An added difficulty was facing the task against tough Miami Marlins lefty Ryan Weathers. The Giants extended the streak to 14 games, but did beat a lefty starter to clinch the series in their 4-2 win on Sunday afternoon. Luis Matos, playing center field against a left-handed starter in place of a resting Jung Hoo Lee, got the elusive big hit. In the fourth inning, Matos crushed Weathers' changeup that hung in the zone for a three-run home run. It was his fourth home run of the year and the Giants' fourth HR of the road trip. Still, Matos' blast was their only hit with runners in scoring position of the afternoon. Earlier, Wilmer Flores made good on one of a handful of scoring opportunities. Heliot Ramos – who was among baseball's top performers in May with a 1.007 OPS and .347 average in 25 games – had collected his second hit of the game and Tyler Fitzgerald, batting second, drew a walk to busy the bases. The pair executed a double-steal for Flores, who notched his 47th RBI of the year with a groundout. While the offense is mostly to blame for a 13-14 record for the month of May, the pitching staff put together one of the best months in franchise history to keep them afloat. The staff's 2.64 May ERA is San Francisco's lowest for a single month since September and October 2010, whose staff had a 1.91 ERA en route to a World Series title. The last time the Giants had such a low ERA with a losing record was when the 1985 team put together a 2.53 ERA with a 7-12 record as a team. Starter Hayden Birdsong kept the May trend going into the first day of June. The 23-year-old glided through the first five innings, allowing just two hits with all four of his pitches working in harmony. Similar to his start in Detroit, Birdsong ran into trouble as he saw the Marlins lineup a third time through and his pitch count got into the 80s. One out into the sixth, the top of the lineup scored a run on back-to-back-to-back singles. Ryan Walker, in his new role out of the closer spot, retired the side in relief. In his third start since replacing Jordan Hicks in the rotation, Birdsong went 5 ⅓ innings with one run allowed on five hits with five strikeouts and no walks. He induced 12 swing-and-misses. Jordan Hicks, who hadn't pitched since Monday, added a stressful inning in the seventh. He walked three of the four batters he faced before Tyler Rogers took over. A short hopper by Xavier Edwards, his fourth of five hits on the day, scored the runner from third, but Rogers struck out Jesus Sanchez and got the inning-ending groundout. There was more trouble for the typically-nails bullpen in the eighth inning. Erik Miller put the game-tying run on third base, giving up a leadoff single and a double. That brought in Camilo Doval, who walked the bases loaded before getting the inning-ending ground out. Doval converted his second straight four-out save.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
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Browns LB Jordan Hicks dubbed Cleveland's most underappreciated player
The Cleveland Browns are going to need veteran linebacker Jordan Hicks to step up big this season as the team deals with the year-long absence of Pro Bowler Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. However, one analyst believes Hicks may just be the Browns' most underappreciated player anyway. Highlighting one player from each team, Tom Blair identified their most underappreciated player. And for the Browns, it was none other than the 32-year-old starting middle linebacker. Advertisement Here is what Blair had to say on the eldest member of the Browns' linebacking corps: "Hicks joined up with his old Eagles boss, defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, when he signed in Cleveland last year, and aside from some time missed with injuries, he continued to do what he's done for most of his career: put up numbers. In 12 starts, he generated 78 tackles and two sacks, earning the sixth-best defensive grade on the team from Pro Football Focus. And while expectations around the Browns might be low, the veteran is in line to play an important role again in the absence of Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah." Hicks joins a corps that now consists of 33rd overall pick Carson Schwesinger, former undrafted free agents Mohamoud Diabate (who found success in some starts a year ago) and Winston Reid, and veterans Devin Bush and Jerome Baker. With a history with defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, it will undoubtedly be Hicks' role to be the glue guy in the room. Can the veteran step up to the task this season? This article originally appeared on Browns Wire: Browns LB Jordan Hicks dubbed Cleveland's most underappreciated player
USA Today
26-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Browns LB Jordan Hicks dubbed Cleveland's most underappreciated player
Browns LB Jordan Hicks dubbed Cleveland's most underappreciated player The Cleveland Browns are going to need veteran linebacker Jordan Hicks to step up big this season as the team deals with the year-long absence of Pro Bowler Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. However, one analyst believes Hicks may just be the Browns' most underappreciated player anyway. Highlighting one player from each team, Tom Blair identified their most underappreciated player. And for the Browns, it was none other than the 32-year-old starting middle linebacker. Here is what Blair had to say on the eldest member of the Browns' linebacking corps: "Hicks joined up with his old Eagles boss, defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, when he signed in Cleveland last year, and aside from some time missed with injuries, he continued to do what he's done for most of his career: put up numbers. In 12 starts, he generated 78 tackles and two sacks, earning the sixth-best defensive grade on the team from Pro Football Focus. And while expectations around the Browns might be low, the veteran is in line to play an important role again in the absence of Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah." Hicks joins a corps that now consists of 33rd overall pick Carson Schwesinger, former undrafted free agents Mohamoud Diabate (who found success in some starts a year ago) and Winston Reid, and veterans Devin Bush and Jerome Baker. With a history with defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, it will undoubtedly be Hicks' role to be the glue guy in the room. Can the veteran step up to the task this season?
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Highlights, celebration from Presbyterian Christian baseball's MAIS 6A title over Hartfield Academy
Birdsong set to replace Hicks in Giants rotation The San Francisco Giants are shaking up their starting rotation by replacing Jordan Hicks with Hayden Birdsong, and Eric Samulski examines what to expect from the 23-year-old starter in fantasy baseball. 1:32 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
