Luis Arraez (foot) not in Wednesday’s lineup

San Francisco was down five runs at the time, but Chapman seemed to suffer a right leg injury while making a play at third base to end the sixth inning. He stayed in momentarily to bat in the ensuing frame before leaving the contest. Luis Arraez was forced to move over to the hot corner with outfielder Jonah Cox entering the game at second base since the Giants were playing without any backup infielders with Willy Adames (back) hurt. Not great.

There’s no indication that the Giants are on the precipice of making a roster move with Adames sitting for the second straight contest with a lingering back issue. The 30-year-old shortstop has been dealing with back spasms since last weekend. It’ll be Casey Schmitt continuing to fill in during his ongoing absence.

It’s notable that Adames hasn’t been placed on the injured list yet after making an early exit from Sunday’s contest against the Braves with back spasms. He’s day-to-day for now. It’ll be Casey Schmitt, who returns to San Francisco’s lineup following a one-game absence due to illness, taking over at shortstop on Monday night at Chase Field in his absence. There should be a final decision on Adames prior to Tuesday’s showdown.

Schmitt caught the bug that has been going around the clubhouse and will miss at least one game. Jonah Cox will enter the lineup in center field and will bat ninth for the Giants against Braves’ left-hander Chris Sale.

Arraez was back atop San Francisco’s lineup following a two-game hiatus after fouling a ball off his foot earlier this week. The 29-year-old contact-oriented second baseman has put together an encouraging Giants debut and figures to be on the move prior to the trade deadline in early August.

Arraez was hurt when he fouled a ball off his foot on Tuesday. His return means Casey Schmitt is shifting back to the outfield. That’d seem like bad news for Victor Bericoto, but since he homered the last two days, the Giants are sacrificing some defense by sitting Drew Gilbert and playing Jung Joo Lee in center tonight.

Consider Arraez questionable for Wednesday. The Giants could start him at DH if necessary. That would mean sitting Rafael Devers or, more likely, Bryce Eldridge, but that’s a fair move with the A’s starting a lefty.

Schmitt nearly had a home run in the second inning on a ball that was ruled a double off the center field wall. He made sure the next one got over as he took Max Meyer deep for a solo blast in the fourth. He later added another extra-base hit in the eighth, driving in a run with his second double. The 27-year-old slugger is hitting .293/.322/.531 with 34 runs scored, 41 RBI, and seven steals across 289 plate appearances.

This is how to stuff a stat sheet. Arraez did a little bit of everything and a lot of things he doesn’t normally do. Especially drawing a walk to start the game. Then, homering in his second plate appearance. That was just his 16th walk and third home run so far this season. Later on, he chipped in his sixth stolen base to make this a delightful combo meal. He’s been a force for the Giants all season long with a .326 batting average and .813 OPS. Over his last 30 games, he’s been even better with a .358 average and .948 OPS. That’s a sensational month and one that probably has plenty of teams looking at Arraez for a potential trade deadline boost.

Olney adds that Luis Arraez and Robbie Ray are also obvious trade candidates. All indications are that Logan Webb is one of the few untouchables for San Francisco as they pivot towards more of a long-term build. The Giants sit at 29–43, nine games out of a playoff spot. Nothing appears imminent, but barring a dramatic turnaround, San Francisco is shaping up to be a seller ahead of the trade deadline in early August.