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SF Giants put Casey Schmitt on IL, their first transaction of the season

Editorial Board Published April 19, 2025
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The Giants made their first roster transfer Saturday, placing infielder Casey Schmitt on the 10-day injured listing with a left indirect pressure.

Schmitt was introduced because the starter Friday night time, however was scratched in favor of LaMonte Wade Jr.

“It happened right before the game, hitting in the cage, probably 25 minutes before the game,” Giants supervisor Bob Melvin mentioned following a 2-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels.

Infielder David Villar was promoted from Triple-A Sacramento to take his place.

It was the primary transaction of the season for the Giants, which beneath president of baseball operations Buster Posey have tried to deliver extra stability to the massive league membership each when it comes to the lineup and sending gamers to the minors. It has paid off to this point with a 13-7 file going into Saturday night time’s recreation towards the Angels.

Final season by April 19, the Giants had made six roster strikes.

Schmitt has performed primarily first base this season on days when LaMonte Wade Jr. is rested. HIs protection has been a pleasing shock, however Schmitt was hitting simply .174 (4-for-24) with no homers and two RBIs. Wade has been in a horrible droop for the reason that season began and getting into to Saturday night time’s recreation towards the Los Angeles Angels is hitting .096 (5-for-52) with a homer, seven RBIs, eight walks and an on base proportion of .213.

Villar was hitting .368 in Sacramento wit a house run, seven RBIs, 13 walks, a .439 on base proportion in 15 video games. After 23 video games within the spring, Villar was designated for task earlier than the beginning of the season and outrighted to Sacramento on March 29.

Like Schmitt, Villar has place versatility, having performed 44 profession video games at third base and 27 every at second base and first base.

The opposite choice at first base for the Giants Wilmer Flores, who has been completely a chosen hitter to this point and leads the Nationwide League with 23 RBIs to go together with six house runs and a .225 batting common.

The Giants additionally transferred outfielder Jerar Encarnacion (wrist surgical procedure) to the 60-day injured listing.

Giants middle fielder Jung Hoo Lee is placing up All-Star caliber numbers by way of 19 video games. AP Photograph

Webb’s `wasted’ gem

Proper-hander Logan Webb obtained his first lack of the season on an evening the place he struck out 12 batters and walked nobody, giving up one earned run in six innings.

“Feels like a wasted pitching effort,” Melvin instructed reporters. :He provides up one earned run, punches out 12, doesn’t stroll anyone. That’s a very good efficiency.”

Based on Elias Sports activities, Webb grew to become simply the fourth Giants pitcher for the reason that pitcher’s mound was moved to its present distance in 1893 to have 10 strikeouts and no walks. He joins Madison Bumgarner (12 occasions), Tim Lincecum (5 occasions) and Juan Marichal (4 occasions).

“I look up to those guys,” Webb mentioned. “Any time you’re on a list with those guys you’re doing something right.”

Though seldom breaking 95 miles per hour in velocity, Webb generated 16 swings and misses with a sinker, change-up and sweeper. In 30 innings, Webb has 38 strikeouts and a 2.40 earned run common.

He struck out Angels’ slugger Mike Trout thrice.

“Mike Trout likes the ball down and Logan’s a down pitcher, but there’s subtle movement both ways now,” Melvin mentioned. “There’s big movement with the sweeper and he pitches in the zone up enough too. Another feather in his cap tonight.”

Whereas Webb admitted he’d commerce effectivity for strikeouts — lamenting the quantity of pitches he missed by a large margin whereas forward within the depend — he was inspired by the the motion on his change-up.

“I’m super excited about the change-up,” Webb mentioned. “It’s the most confident I’ve felt in a long time on that pitch, back to the end of 2023. I’ve got to keep trusting it, keep that confidence.”

NOTES

— Middle fielder Jung Hoo Lee dropped an ideal drag bunt down the third bottom line in his first at-bat with Luis Rengifo enjoying deep and to the left. Had he bunted it with barely extra drive, it will have in all probability been a double.

Lee is slashing .361/.420/.653 (1.073 OPS) with 10 doubles, a triple, three homers, 14 RBIs, three steals and 19 runs in 19 video games. The final Giants hitter to have an OPS of 1.070 or larger by way of 19 video games was Posey in 2021 (1.175).

— The Giants’ loss Friday night time was simply their second to an American League group towards eight wins.

 

 

 

 

 

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