- Day-To-DayJung Hoo Lee (RF) — Lee (back) will be held out of Tuesday's lineup against the Diamondbacks, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.05/19
- Day-To-DayWilly Adames (SS) — Adames has been diagnosed with a bruised right thumb, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.05/19
- 10-Day-ILHeliot Ramos (LF) — Giants manager Tony Vitello told reporters Saturday that Ramos will be shelved for at least two weeks due to a right quad strain, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.05/16
- 15-Day-ILLogan Webb (SP) — Webb (knee) will make a rehab start later in the week, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.05/18
- 60-Day-ILJason Foley (RP) — Foley (shoulder) earned a hold in Triple-A Sacramento's 6-5 loss to Round Rock on Wednesday, allowing one hit in a scoreless inning.05/15
- 60-Day-ILReiver Sanmartin (RP) — Sanmartin (hip) struck out one in a scoreless inning during Wednesday's 29-2 victory over the ACL Dodgers in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League.05/15
- 60-Day-ILJared Oliva (CF) — The Giants transferred Oliva (wrist) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.05/08
- 60-Day-ILRowan Wick (RP) — The Giants placed Wick (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Sunday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILHayden Birdsong (RP) — Birdsong underwent successful UCL reconstruction surgery on his right elbow Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILRandy Rodriguez (RP) — The Giants placed Rodriguez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILJose Butto (RP) — The Giants transferred Butto (arm) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
- Day-To-DayKyle Amendt (RP) — Amendt was invited to major-league spring training by the Diamondbacks, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILCarlos Santana (1B) — Santana suffered a setback with his right adductor strain Sunday while on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Reno, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.05/11
- OutJames McCann (C) — McCann is expected to be placed on the 10-day injured list with a quadriceps strain, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.05/19
- OutDerek Law (RP) — Law (forearm) signed a minor-league contract with the Diamondbacks on Tuesday, Aaron Hughes of SI.com reports.05/08
- OutTommy Henry (RP) — The Diamondbacks re-signed Henry (elbow) to a minor-league contract Monday.05/08
- OutA.J. Vukovich (CF) — Vukovich is slashing .263/.333/.485 with 24 home runs, 20 steals on 29 attempts and a 28.4 percent strikeout rate in 115 games for Double-A Amarillo.05/08
- 60-Day-ILA.J. Puk (RP) — Puk (elbow) will throw a live batting practice session Tuesday, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.05/18
- 60-Day-ILJordan Lawlar (LF) — Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Monday that Lawlar has resumed light baseball activities after a CT scan showed his fractured right wrist is healing well, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.05/18
- 60-Day-ILPavin Smith (1B) — Smith (elbow ) has begun a throwing program, MLB.com reports.05/16
- 60-Day-ILJustin Martinez (RP) — Martinez (elbow) tossed a bullpen session Friday, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.05/09
- 60-Day-ILCorbin Burnes (SP) — Burnes (elbow) threw a bullpen session Tuesday, Jose M. Romero of the Arizona Republic reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILCristian Mena (RP) — The Diamondbacks placed Mena (shoulder) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.05/08
- 60-Day-ILBlake Walston (SP) — Arizona placed Walston (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.05/08
- 60-Day-ILAndrew Saalfrank (RP) — Saalfrank (shoulder) said Wednesday that he expects to be sidelined 10-16 months, Arizona Sports reports.05/08
Roupp has actually been the bright spot. He's 5-4 with a 3.49 ERA and just punched out 7 Dodgers over 5 innings in his last start — albeit with a season-high 5 walks. The command wobbled but the swing-and-miss stuff was real, and against an Arizona lineup that just dropped a series to Texas, he's the kind of arm who can keep this one quiet for a while.
Ryne Nelson is the opposite story arc. The 5.40 ERA is ugly on the back of the baseball card, but he entered May at 7.71 and has scrubbed it down with back-to-back quality starts — 8 strikeouts over 7 innings against the Rangers, then 6.2 frames of one-run ball against the Mets. If you want a reason the home team is the pick here, it's that Nelson's last two times out are the version of him Arizona drafted in this rotation.
Corbin Carroll is doing Corbin Carroll things and has been an MVP-tier bat in the desert all year, which is the kind of matchup nightmare a banged-up Giants infield doesn't need. Meanwhile San Francisco is still waiting on Logan Webb to make his rehab start later this week — help is coming, just not tonight.
The market has Arizona as a modest favorite, which tracks — better lineup, hotter pitcher, home dirt, and a Giants club missing its leadoff guy and shortstop. Books are nudging the total up to 9 too, which feels generous given both starters have been keeping the ball in the yard. If you trust the recent Roupp/Nelson trends more than the season-long ERAs, under is where the narrative points.