This is your Giants News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of June 30, 2021.
“Giants’ right-hander Gregory Santos has been suspended for eighty games after testing positive for the banned substance Stanozolol, Major League Baseball announced this afternoon. He has been on optional assignment to Triple-A Sacramento. Santos, who entered the season as Baseball America’s #23 prospect in the Giants organization, made his MLB debut in April. He’s appeared in…”
““I feel like if I was able to pitch the way I have been, it probably would have been a different ballgame,” Gausman said. It really just takes one or two big innings and you’re right back on the horse. “It just wasn’t the same tonight, that being my split,” Gausman said. But I just wasn’t consistent enough with it for them to chase.” Steven Duggar put the Giants on the board with an RBI double in the seventh, and the Giants threatened again in the ninth after Dickerson reached on a hit-by-pitch and Buster Posey walked to put runners on first and second with no outs against Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen.”
“Hopefully he’s going to be alright.” Tauchman tweaked his right knee on the play and departed the game two innings later, replaced in right fieid by LaMonte Wade Jr. Tauchman also arguably made the catch of the year at Dodger Stadium on May 28, when he robbed Albert Pujols of a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to force extra innings and set the stage for the Giants’ eventual 8-5 win in 10 innings. Tauchman hit the wall hard and was initially slow to get up, but he stayed in the game after being checked on by head athletic trainer Dave Groeschner and manager Gabe Kapler. He’s made some unbelievable plays, some that I will never make in my entire life, so it’s been fun to watch.”
“Coming off a complete game, two-hit shutout in his Double-A debut, the 23-year-old scattered two hits and four walks with five strikeouts over five scoreless innings Tuesday to finish June without allowing an earned run. The 23-year-old had just four hits heading into Tuesday night and doubled that total with a 4-for-6 performance at Asheville, logging his first three doubles of the season. 15), Double-A Erie Greene set a season high with four hits as part of a 4-for-5 night at the plate. Of the 10 runs Meyer has given up this season, nine have come in two starts, including four in his previous outing on June 23.”
“(Last updated: June 28) 1B Brandon Belt (right knee inflammation) Expected return: TBD Belt was removed from the Giants’ 9-3 win over the Angels on June 23 after injuring himself running the bases in the eighth inning. I’m sure it’s pretty sore, but I think he’s going to be fine.” (Last updated: June 29) 10-day IL RHP Logan Webb (right shoulder sprain) Expected return: July Webb is scheduled to throw two innings in his first rehab start on July 1, but the Giants still haven’t decided whether he’ll pitch at Triple-A Sacramento or High-A San Jose. (Last updated: June 26) RHP Aaron Sanchez (right bicep tightness) Expected return: July Sanchez was scheduled to throw 60-65 pitches in a rehab start with Triple-A Sacramento on June 25, but he was pulled after throwing 31 pitches over two innings due to a blister issue on his right middle finger. (Last updated: June 29) OF Mike Yastrzemski (right lower leg contusion) Expected return: Thursday or shortly thereafter Yastrzemski was removed from the Giants’ 3-2 loss to the Dodgers on Monday night after fouling a ball off his right shin in his final at-bat in the seventh inning.”
“Kapler said he doesn’t expect to use Estrada in center field, as the Giants currently have Duggar, Slater and Wade as options there. “We thought that Estrada had earned the opportunity to come up here and try to play this role for a little while, while Mauricio goes down and gets those consistent opportunities. “What I shared with him is everyone wants an opportunity for 550 plate appearances, just go out there and play every day,” Kapler said. “This is probably an oversimplification,” Kapler said.”