Dominic

Smith

Smith sustained the injury while making a terrific stretch at first base during Friday’s game against the Dodgers. Given the timing of the injury, there’s a chance that it could wind up costing him the remainder of the season. Jerar Encarnacion was activated from the injured list in a corresponding move on Saturday.

Smith suffered the injury while making a terrific stretch at first base to finish a terrific play that started with a diving stop by third baseman Matt Chapman. The severity of the injury remains unclear at the moment. Be sure to check back on his status prior to Saturday’s contest.

Smith also drove in runs with a sacrifice fly and a single to right. The former first-round pick and top prospect has done a solid job with San Francisco as seen in a .284/.339/.414 slash since joining the Giants at the start of June.

It appears to be a routine off day for Devers, who rarely misses any time. He’s been scuffling a bit of late, hitting .200 (5-for-25) with two homers over his last seven games. It’ll be Dominic Smith at the cold corner with Wilmer Flores getting an opportunity at DH on Sunday afternoon with Milwaukee rolling with a bullpen game.

The Giants were sitting in a scoreless tie with two outs and no one on in the fifth inning when their offense finally woke up. A pair of singles and a walk loaded the bases for Smith and the 30-year-old first baseman capitalized, jumping on the first pitch that he saw from Ryan Pepiot and smacking his go-ahead knock into right field. He then raced around to score on a double off the bat of Christian Koss. With his 1-for-4 afternoon, Smith is slashing a respectable .281/.340/.404 with three homers, 23 RBI and two stolen bases on the season.

Flores has been sidelined for more than one week at this point due to left hamstring tightness. There’s a list to address these types of situations, but the Giants apparently aren’t going to use it. It’ll be Dominic Smith at first base on Saturday afternoon in his place.

Flores remains on the bench for the fourth straight contest since leaving Friday’s contest against the Mets with left hamstring tightness. It’ll be Dominic Smith handling the cold corner on Tuesday night as his absence continues.

The Giants are going to give Flores another day off to rest and recover after he left Friday’s game against the Mets with left hamstring tightness. It’ll be Dominic Smith filling in at the cold corner against his former club on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field.

It’s his first appearance in the field this season. Devers was dealing with back tightness, delaying his first base debut, and he’s hit just .219/.333/.333 with two homers in 29 games with the Giants. With Devers at first, Wilmer Flores is DHing tonight and Dominic Smith is on the bench. One imagines Flores will be in line for more playing time as long as Devers takes well to first.

That makes back-to-back games for Smith with three hits, and the 29-year-old is reminding — albeit in a small sample — of why he was considered an elite prospect not all that long ago. He’s now hitting .362/.387/.533 since being promoted, and at the very least, he’s done enough to stay in the lineup for San Francisco.