Casey

Schmitt

Schmitt broke a tie game in the sixth inning, taking Kyle Freeland deep for a three-run blast to lead the Giants to a win. The home run was number 19 for Schmitt. The 27-year-old slugger has had a breakout season so far, slashing .280/.309/.500 with 42 runs scored, 50 RBI, and seven steals across 366 plate appearances.

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 will require some additional time off to rest and recover after fouling a ball off the arch of his right foot during Tuesday’s showdown at Oracle Park. The positive news is that initial X-rays came back negative for any fractures. It’ll be Casey Schmitt taking over at the keystone in his absence. The 29-year-old has put together a strong San Francisco debut, flashing better-than-expected defense at second base, and figures to be on the move to a contender at the trade deadline in a few weeks.

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.

Schmitt draws his second consecutive start atop San Francisco’s lineup after going 3-for-6 with a pair of RBI and a stolen base during Sunday’s showdown against the Rockies. The 27-year-old has been one of this season’s most impactful waiver wire additions, delivering elite fantasy production at both second and third base, slashing .294/.332/.548 with 27 runs scored, 12 homers, 33 RBI and five thefts in 211 plate appearances through 51 games.

Schmitt was held hitless for the first time in four games as his sizzling-hot stretch came to an end after three multi-hit performances during that span. The 27-year-old has homered four times in his last seven games and left the yard a whopping eight times in 23 games since the start of May. He’s making significantly more hard contact, barreling the ball at a career-best rate, and getting it in the air more frequently this season, which has fueled his recent power surge.

Schmitt put the Giants on the board with a solo homer off Eduardo Rodriguez in the first inning, then drove in a run with a base hit in the third. The 27-year-old slugger is enjoying a red-hot May, with his sixth homer in the last ten games and eighth this month. Schmitt is up to 12 on the season while hitting .298/.339/.567 with 26 runs scored and 31 RBI across 192 plate appearances.

Schmitt’s homer was his fifth in the past eight games as he continues to stuff the stat sheet. He began the year at the bottom of the Giants’ order, but he’s hit 2-4 in every May start and is sporting the highest wRC+ on the team. Recent IL trips for Heliot Ramos and Jung Hoo Lee have cleared a logjam San Francisco had after promoting Bryce Eldridge. Expect Schmitt to continue hitting in the heart of the order when the Giants begin a three-game series against the Diamondbacks on Monday.