Giants Receive Matt Chapman News After Eight Straight Missed Games
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Giants Receive Matt Chapman News After Eight Straight Missed Games
Giants Receive Matt Chapman News After Eight Straight Missed Games. The San Francisco Giants, currently sitting with a record of 41-33, now trail the Los Angeles Dodgers by 4.5 games in the National League West standings. San Francisco has been without veteran third baseman Matt Chapman for eight straight games since June 8. Chapman is “expected to continue wearing his splint through the end of the week but is participating in light conditioning and baseball activities”
The San Francisco Giants, currently sitting with a record of 41-33, now trail the Los Angeles Dodgers by 4.5 games in the National League West standings.
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The deficit has grown sharper over the past week as San Francisco dropped its fourth straight game, two against the divisional rival Dodgers and two against the Cleveland Guardians—even after Justin Verlander returned from a right pectoral injury. In his latest outing against the Guardians, Verlander pitched 4.2 innings and allowed four runs, while newly acquired designated hitter Rafael Devers went hitless.
Over the four-game slide, the Giants’ pitching staff has allowed a total of 23 runs—an uncharacteristic performance for a squad that currently boasts a team ERA of 3.26, ranking them third in MLB.
Additionally, San Francisco has been without veteran third baseman Matt Chapman for eight straight games since June 8, when he injured his right hand on a pick-off attempt diving back to first base, resulting in right hand inflammation.
According to the latest injury update on MLB.com, Chapman is “expected to continue wearing his splint through the end of the week but is participating in light conditioning and baseball activities.”
San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman (26)© Eakin Howard-Imagn Images
Chapman, a five-time Gold Glove winner and one of the league’s premier defensive third basemen, had been batting .243 with an .812 OPS and 12 home runs in his first 65 games of the season.
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The numbers indicate that when healthy, Chapman not only contributes with his glove but also provides a boost at the plate—a complete threat that the slumping Giants miss as his expected return will be a key factor in helping San Francisco close the gap in the NL West.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 19, 2025, where it first appeared.
MLB Injury News: Giants Suffer Big Setback As Matt Chapman Placed on IL Before Key Dodgers Clash
The San Francisco Giants promoted infielder Christian Koss from Triple-A Sacramento and placed third baseman Matt Chapman on the 10-day injured list due to soreness in his right hand. The move is retroactive to Monday, June 9. Chapman will be eligible to return for the last game on Thursday, June 19. The Giants lead the Majors with eight walk-off victories this season and has won four straight. The team has the most one-run victories in the major leagues with 15, 12 of which have occurred at home. On Saturday, the Giants played their sixth straight one- run game, the longest run since they won their last World Series in 2014, which lasted eight games.
Manager Bob Melvin and team trainer Anthony Reyes gave him a quick evaluation, but he managed to continue in the game and play third in the top of the ninth.
Although the results of the X-rays were negative, Chapman claimed that after the game, his hand was beginning to feel stiff, and at first, he was concerned that he might have injured the ligaments in his index, middle, and ring fingers.
Matt Chapman Sidelined for 10 Days
Before Tuesday night’s series opening against the Rockies at Coors Field, the Giants promoted infielder Christian Koss from Triple-A Sacramento and placed third baseman Chapman on the 10-day injured list due to soreness in his right hand.
The move is retroactive to Monday, June 9.
Here’s the play Matt Chapman got hurt on. Obviously not great to miss the first Dodgers series, although the rest of upcoming schedule isn’t bad. Casey Schmitt is likely to take over while Chapman is out. pic.twitter.com/FZQS7iLpMP — Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) June 10, 2025
The Giants will be devastated by Chapman’s departure. Over his first 65 games of the season, the five-time Gold Glove third baseman was hitting .243 with an OPS of .812 and a team-high 12 home runs.
Chapman’s two-run home run on Saturday gave the Giants an exciting 3-2 victory over the Braves, even though they were down to their final out in yet another one-run game.
On Saturday, the Giants played their sixth straight one-run game, the longest run since they won their last World Series in 2014, which lasted eight games. They are tied with the Braves for the most one-run games in the big leagues with 27 this season.
San Francisco (37-28) leads the Majors with eight walk-off victories this season and has won four straight. The team has the most one-run victories in the major leagues with 15, 12 of which have occurred at home.
In his 29 games this season, Koss, a 27-year-old infielder who made his Major League Baseball debut with San Francisco earlier in the season, is hitting .219/.275/.266. Last week, the native of Riverside, California, was optioned back to Sacramento.
With a three-game series against the unfortunate Colorado Rockies beginning Tuesday night in Denver, the Giants are in a strong position to continue extending their current winning streak.
After attending a pivotal series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco will play the Cleveland Guardians at home. Chapman will be eligible to return for the last game on Thursday, June 19.
Surging Giants hand struggling Braves 7th straight loss
The Giants swept the three-game series and sent the Braves to their seventh straight loss. Atlanta has lost 14 of its last 17 games and fell to 27-37, a season-low 10 games under .500. The Giants got three scoreless innings from their bullpen after Landen Roupp (4-4) allowed three runs in six innings. Camilo Doval recorded his ninth save of the season in the Giants’ 4-3 win over the Braves in San Francisco on Sunday.
The Giants swept the three-game series and sent the Braves to their seventh straight loss. Atlanta has lost 14 of its last 17 games and fell to 27-37, a season-low 10 games under .500.
San Francisco trailed 3-1 in the fourth when Yastrzemski sparked a three-run inning for the Giants. He tied the game with a two-out, two-run double down the right field line and scored on an error by the Braves’ Ozzie Albies, who couldn’t handle a ground ball by Tyler Fitzgerald to second.
Yastrzemski also had a sacrifice fly in the second that tied the game at 1, after the Braves scored in the first.
Matt Olson drove in all three runs for Atlant. He knocked in a run with a fielders choice grounder in the first and had a two-run double the third that put Atlanta ahead.
The Giants got three scoreless innings from their bullpen after Landen Roupp (4-4) allowed three runs in six innings. Camilo Doval recorded his ninth save of the season.
Braves starter Spencer Strider (0-5) also gave up three earned runs in six innings and remains winless.
Key moment
Yastrzemski, who entered the game hitless in his last 17 at-bats with runners in scoring position, delivered a clutch two-out hit to tie the game in the fourth.
Key stat
Despite losing 14 of 17, the Braves have been outscored by just eight runs (72-64) during that span. Sunday’s loss was their eighth loss in the stretch by one run.
Up next
The Giants are off on Monday before facing the Rockies in a three-game set. LHP Kyle Harrison (1-1, 4.34 ERA) is scheduled to start on Tuesday.
The Braves begin a three-game set at the Brewers on Monday, with LHP Chris Sale (3-4, 2.93 ERA) scheduled to start.
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