San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks

By Bush StaffUpdated 95d ago·2 min read
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The Giants are a mess. 20-29, Logan Webb still on the IL with a knee, Heliot Ramos shelved with a quad strain, and now Jung Hoo Lee getting scratched from Tuesday's lineup with a back issue per Bob Nightengale. Tony Vitello's first year in San Francisco is going about as smoothly as the bullpen's MRI schedule, which is to say not at all — six relievers on the 60-day IL is not a typo.

San Francisco Giants
Tyler Mahle
(1-7)·6.04 ERA
May 15 @ Athletics
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5.0IP
5ER
6K
1BB
90P
05/20 Lineup
Arizona Diamondbacks
Merrill Kelly
(5-3)·5.06 ERA
May 15 @ Rockies
W
9.0IP
1ER
3K
0BB
100P
05/20 Lineup
San Francisco Giants
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  • 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
  • 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
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  • 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-ILJames McCann (C)Manager Torey Lovullo said Tuesday that McCann (quad) will likely be sidelined for 4-to-6 weeks, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.05/19
  • 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
  • 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-ILCorbin Burnes (SP)Burnes (elbow) is expected to begin throwing live batting practice Friday, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.05/20
  • 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-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

Arizona, meanwhile, has quietly won 4 of its last 5 and sits at 24-23 despite its own absurd injury list. Corbin Burnes is still working back from elbow trouble, James McCann is looking at 4-to-6 weeks with a quad, and Pavin Smith and Justin Martinez are nowhere close. They're doing it with duct tape and Merrill Kelly suddenly remembering how to pitch.

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San Francisco Giants
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Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks
(24-23)
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About Kelly — that 5.91 ERA is a lie at this point. He threw the first complete game of his career on May 17 against Colorado, 4 hits, no walks, 100 pitches, 73% strikes. The Cubs roughed him up for 6 on May 11, but bracketing that he's been the version Arizona thought it was getting. Tyler Mahle, on the other hand, just got tagged for 5 runs in 5 innings by the A's after a Nick Kurtz 3-run shot, and his last two outings are the reason that 5.59 ERA exists.

The market knows all this. Arizona is the home favorite, Pinnacle has it at -126, and the spread money is piling on the D-backs at 78% of bets and 89% of handle on DraftKings. The over/under split is wider than usual too — the public is hammering the over on a 9-run total with two pitchers carrying ERAs north of 5.50 between them. That part tracks.

If you're squinting for a Giants angle, it's that Mahle has flashed — 8 strikeouts in 5.2 against the Pirates on May 10 was the look — and Chase Field is not the Coors-lite punching bag people imagine. But asking a depleted lineup missing Lee and Ramos to chase Kelly off the mound is the kind of plan that sounds better in the morning meeting than it plays out at 2:40 local.

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