Thanks a lot Rangers, guess I have to play a night game. Pittsburgh is not out of the WC race having won three in a row to get within 4.5 games of the last spot. That's not great but still loads more motivation than the sorry Giants have. Their bullpen is a bit taxed behind Landen Roupp, who has been hit hard in two of his past three away and is 4-6 with a 4.44 ERA on the road overall. Bucs touted rookie Bubba Chandler clearly feels much more comfortable of late as he was 3-1 with a 3.08 ERA in August. He also pitched well in SF earlier this year in a no-decision. The Giants are 22 games under .500 away.
Even though the Giants are not very good, Rafael Devers has been on an absolute tear of late. He has homered in two straight games and has reached 2+ total bases in 8 of his last 9 games. During that time, he has seen his batting average go from .241 to .252 and his OPS from .788 to .826. On Wednesday, Devers faces Jared Jones, who had a 7.40 ERA for the Pirates in August. Let the good times continue with Devers.
McCray went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Monday's 2-1 loss to the Cardinals.
Koss went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored and two steals in Sunday's 6-4 loss against San Diego.
Giants manager Tony Vitello said Sunday that the Giants will have a conversation about whether to shut Webb down for the remainder of the campaign, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Devers (abdomen) is expected to undergo season-ending surgery Tuesday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
The Giants placed Devers on the 60-day injured list Sunday due to a core muscle injury.
The Giants selected Bandura's contract from Triple-A Sacramento, and he's batting fifth as the designated hitter Sunday against the Padres.
Lowe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
Cavanaugh went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Padres.
Whitcomb went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Padres.
Gilbert went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Padres.
