SF Giants’ Chapman lands on injured list, Roupp returns to rotation

SF Giants expect Casey Schmitt to avoid injured list after HBP

SAN FRANCISCO — Casey Schmitt was out of the lineup Saturday after leaving Friday night’s loss injured, but the Giants don’t expect to miss their starting second baseman for long. “In the next day or two, I think we’ll have him (back),” manager Bob Melvin said. Schmitt underwent X-rays after the game on Friday that came back clean. He was feeling “better than I thought he would be” than 24 hours later, Melvin said, leaving the team optimistic th…

Slumping Giants in scramble at 3B with Matt Chapman on IL

Struggling on offense amid a six-game losing streak, the San Francisco Giants are in a scramble at third base after Matt Chapman went on the injured list and replacement Casey Schmitt also sustained an injury.

SF Giants’ Chapman lands on injured list, Roupp returns to rotation

SAN FRANCISCO — Landen Roupp is back, but he won’t have a certain five-time Gold Glover playing behind him. The Giants announced on Friday evening that they placed Matt Chapman on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to August 13) with right hand inflammation, the same hand he injured earlier this season. Roupp, who will start on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays, was reinstated from the 15-day injured list after dealing with right elbow inflamm…

Giants' All-Star Third Baseman Matt Chapman Faces Injury Setback Again

San Francisco Giants' All-Star third baseman, Matt Chapman, is once again sidelined due to inflammation in his right hand, marking his second trip to the injured list this season. Despite receiving a cortisone shot aimed at reducing swelling, Chapman’s performance has suffered, reflected in a low batting average of .200 since returning from an earlier hand injury. The Giants have struggled collectively, posting a 7-21 record in their last 28 gam…

MLB News: Giants face Rays with losses, injuries mounting

The San Francisco Giants found their offense but now are looking for a third baseman as they continue their three-game home series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night. After placing Matt Chapman on the 10-day injured list before Friday’s 7-6 loss in the series opener, the Giants lost replacement Casey Schmitt to a […]

Giants Place Matt Chapman On 10-Day Injured List

Prior to Friday’s 7-6 loss to the Rays, the Giants placed third baseman Matt Chapman on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to August 13.  (The San Francisco Chronicle’s Susan Slusser was the first to report the IL placement.)  With right-hander Ryan Walker also going on the paternity list, the Giants addressed the two open roster spots by calling up right-hander Keaton Winn from Triple-A and activating righty Landen Roupp from the 15-day IL to…