Adrian

Houser

Houser has really struggled through his first 14 starts on the season, posting a 5.73 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and a 48/25 K/BB ratio over 66 innings. Any fringe fantasy value that he may have had in deeper mixed leagues or NL-only formats evaporates on this news. That means that Trevor McDonald will remain in the Giants’ rotation going forward.

Houser’s 29-pitch first inning saw him give up a long homer to Drake Baldwin and another run on a Mauricio Dubón hit. Because it was such a short outing, the Giants could try putting Houser back into the pitching mix in a couple of days, if they see the need. If they stay with the current rotation, he’d pitch Sunday in Miami.

It’ll be resumed on Wednesday afternoon in the second inning. The rain kept falling throughout the early stages of this contest at Truist Park and both teams waited through a nearly two-hour rain delay before the plug was finally pulled. Giants starter Adrian Houser allowed two runs in his lone inning of work while Atlanta’s Grant Holmes was charged with three runs over two innings. It’s also worth noting that Drake Baldwin launched a legendary 473-foot homer in his return from the injured list prior to the delay.

Houser surrendered a two-run homer to Luis García Jr. in the first inning. He settled in for three scoreless frames, then gave up a triple with one out in the fifth. That would be it for Houser at 77 pitches. The inherited runner would come in to score. He struck out six. The 33-year-old right-hander will take a 5.54 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, and a 46/24 K/BB ratio across 65 innings into a start against the Braves in Atlanta next Tuesday.

Houser allowed one run in four innings before giving up a double, a homer and another double with one out in the fifth. The Giants didn’t trust him to get through the inning at that point, denying him a chance to qualify for the win. It’s the third straight outing in which Houser has failed to complete five innings, and he remains 2-5 with a 5.49 ERA overall. He’s due to make his next start Tuesday against the Nationals.

Houser surrendered eight hits even though only five of the 15 balls in play against him were hit hard, and his average EV against was 83.4 mph. He dropped to 2-5 with a 5.59 ERA. The velocity gain Houser experienced last year has held up in 2026, but he’s giving up harder contact anyway, and the Giants defense hasn’t done him many favors. He might wind up in middle relief at some point, but he’ll likely start again Thursday against his old friends in Milwaukee.

Houser had scattered three hits over four scoreless innings before running into trouble in the fifth. The White Sox started the fifth with three straight hits and a groundout to bring in two runs. Miguel Vargas followed with a double to drive in one more, and that would do it for Houser. He exited the game with two outs at 79 pitches. He struck out five. The 33-year-old right-hander holds a 5.30 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, and a 31/19 K/BB ratio across 52 2/3 innings. He’s lined up for a start against the Rockies in Colorado on Friday.

Houser worked around five walks, giving up only three singles and a double. He has a 2.04 ERA in four starts this month, though his 10/9 K/BB in 17 2/3 innings is far from encouraging. He still seems like a poor play in mixed leagues. He’ll face the White Sox at home next weekend.

Houser pitched well for the second straight outing, holding the Dodgers to two runs into the sixth inning. Los Angeles brought a run in on a sacrifice fly in the first inning, followed by a solo homer by Shohei Ohtani in the third. Houser would depart with a runner on and two outs in the sixth at 91 pitches. He struck out four. The 33-year-old right-hander earns his first win and will take a 5.79 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, and a 23/14 K/BB ratio into a start against the Athletics in Sacramento on Sunday.

Having thrown just 74 pitches, Houser seemed quite surprised to be pulled from a 1-1 game after Matt Chapman committed an error on a Fernando Tatis Jr. grounder to start the seventh. Keaton Winn replaced him and issued a walk before retiring the next two guys. Matt Gage took over at that point and gave up a two-run triple to right on a ball that should have been caught by Jesus Rodriguez and certainly would have been caught by Jung Hoo Lee if the Giants hadn’t been playing him in center to try to add some more offense. That put Houser in line for the loss, and he fell to 0-4 with a 6.19 ERA. He’ll get the Dodgers next.