The San Francisco Giants continue a three-game series against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night, hoping that LaMonte Wade Jr.’s damaged hamstring doesn’t stop their offensive momentum. In Monday’s series opener, the Giants defeated the Phillies 8–4 thanks to a 12-hit attack on their pitching that saw three players drive in two runs each and five players score two hits apiece.
With a runner on and no outs in the fifth inning and down 4-3, Wade doubled to right, hurting his hamstring as he slid into second base. He was taken out of the game right away, assisted into the dugout, and headed straight for the clubhouse. Giants manager Bob Melvin revealed afterwards that Wade would be going to the injured list “almost for sure” and that he will receive an MRI on Tuesday. “Not perfect. He is striking.thirty-three. Melvin remarked, “Not too many guys can do what he does.” He is more than just a capable left-handed batter. Right now, he’s among the greatest players in the game.”
Wade has 22 runs scored and 55 total bases, batting a career-high.333. Wade’s injury didn’t stop the Giants from playing. Actually, after he left the lineup, they scored five of their eight runs. Among the Giants who helped pick up the load was Brett Wisely, who scored two runs off of a single and a double from the No. 9 position. The shortstop, who was promoted from Triple-A Sacramento on May 12, has scored nine runs in his last four games.
Following his example, the Giants have scored 76 runs in their last ten games. In their last 11 games, they have won nine. Sensibly, out of the final three positions in the lineup on Monday, Mike Yastrzemski and Heliot Ramos combined for five hits and six RBIs. Melvin stated that this will be important if the team loses Wade, who hits at or near the top of the order, for any length of time.
“For us to succeed, we have to get contributions everywhere,” he stated. “When you have guys swinging well at the bottom of the lineup, it seems like every inning you have a chance to score.”
Without announcing the starting pitcher for the second game of the series, Melvin exited the stadium on Monday. Signed on Friday, veteran left-hander Drew Pomeranz is an option but hasn’t taken the pitch for the Giants yet. Due to many surgeries, Pomeranz hasn’t played in a big league game since 2021.
Zack Wheeler (6-3, 2.53 ERA), a right-hander, is the Phillies’ opponent in the rematch. On May 6 at Philadelphia, he defeated the Giants 6-1 and recorded a season-high 11 strikeouts while giving up no earned runs in seven innings pitched.
Wheeler, who was selected by the Giants with the sixth overall pick in 2009, now has a 3-3 career record against them with a 3.38 ERA in 10 starts thanks to his performance. The 33-year-old has gone 6-0 with a 2.27 ERA during a current seven-game winning streak that included the victory over the Giants. The Phillies are also dealing with injuries. Prodigious shortstop Trea Turner was expected to intensify his jogging workouts in San Francisco as he works his way back from a strained hamstring. However, following a session on Saturday in Colorado, he woke up sore, and manager Rob Thomson announced that he will take some time off.
Thomson stated, “I’m not sure how long it will take.” “I’m not really concerned at this point.” Turner last performed on May 3. In the season’s first 33 games, he hit.343.
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