The San Francisco Giants have been fading within the Nationwide League wild-card standings 10 days in the past, however after profitable seven of their final eight video games, they’re again within the postseason hunt.
They proceed that chase once they open a three-game sequence on the Colorado Rockies on Monday. San Francisco is slated to ship rookie Kai-Wei Teng (1-3, 8.78 ERA) towards fellow right-hander Chase Dollander (2-11, 6.55) within the matinee matchup.
The Giants are coming off a 13-2 win over Baltimore on Sunday. They took two of three from the Orioles after sweeping the Chicago Cubs and can attempt to proceed their surge in Colorado. San Francisco has received 5 of the primary seven video games towards the Rockies this season.
Rookie left-hander Carson Wisenhunt was initially slated to pitch for the Giants on Monday, however he was experiencing again discomfort and was positioned on the injured listing with a again pressure. Teng was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday.
Teng, who has by no means confronted Colorado in his transient profession, spent the primary 4 months of the season with the River Cats and made his first begin on Aug. 2 on the New York Mets and allowed 5 runs in 3 1/3 innings in taking a 12-6 highway loss.
He made two extra begins and a aid look earlier than being optioned again to Triple-A. His final outing for the Giants was Aug. 19 when he gave up three runs (two earned) in 3 1/3 innings of a 5-1 highway loss to San Diego.
Teng had blanked the visiting Washington Nationals on three hits over 5 innings with 4 strikeouts to earn a 5-0 win on Aug. 8. That gave him extra alternatives to point out what he can do for San Francisco.
“We wish to proceed to observe him. He had a extremely good 12 months in Triple-A,” supervisor Bob Melvin mentioned not too long ago. “I do not assume you consider on simply a few outings.”
The Rockies beat Chicago 6-5 on Sunday to keep away from a sweep of their three-game sequence. Colorado, which has 98 losses, completed 11-18 in August and is 17-24 within the second half of the season. The Rockies are on tempo to keep away from setting the fashionable period file of 121 losses set by the 2024 Chicago White Sox.
Dollander will attempt to observe up a powerful outing by Colorado’s starter on Sunday, Tanner Gordon (two runs, 5 hits, one stroll, 9 strikeouts in six innings. Dollander has not earned a win since April 30, a drought that has spanned the final 14 begins. He spent a month in Triple-A after a brief outing towards the White Sox on July 6.
In 4 begins since being recalled, he’s 0-2 with a 6.05 ERA and took a hard-luck loss at Houston on Wednesday when he allowed only one run on three hits over six innings. He additionally matched a season-high seven strikeouts, and his fastball topped out at practically 100 mph.
Dollander, who will make his first profession begin towards San Francisco, mentioned he has corrected his posture to enhance his supply.
“I used to be getting too hunched over, inflicting me to type of fly out and stuff like that, so type of having the considered being a bit of extra linear to the plate,” Dollander mentioned after his outing. “It is clearly nonetheless a piece in progress, however I am completely satisfied that we’re getting nearer to the place we must be.”
–Area Stage Media
