San Francisco took the series opener 3-2 on Tuesday night, so this is already a Giants team playing with house money in Atlanta. The road version of the Giants has been better than the home version lately — they got swept around at Oracle by the Cubs before the trip — and a Whisenhunt start gives them a free swing at a Braves club that's still figuring out who hits where with Ronald Acuna Jr. on the IL and Jurickson Profar gone for the year. Michael Harris II is back in the lineup after dealing with back tightness, which matters a lot more than the box score suggests.
- 10-Day-ILHeliot Ramos (LF) — Ramos (quadriceps) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.06/16
- 10-Day-ILHarrison Bader (CF) — Bader met with Dr. Robert Anderson on June 5 and received a stem-cell injection to address plantar fasciitis in his left foot, MLB.com reports.06/15
- 15-Day-ILTyler Mahle (SP) — Mahle (hamstring) allowed one earned run on one hit and five walks while striking out three over three innings in Triple-A Sacramento's 10-1 win over Oklahoma City on Tuesday.06/17
- 15-Day-ILKeaton Winn (RP) — The Giants placed Winn on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to a right elbow strain.06/14
- 15-Day-ILMatt Gage (RP) — Gage (knee) allowed one hit while striking out two across 1.2 scoreless innings during a rehab appearance for Single-A San Jose on Saturday.06/14
- 60-Day-ILJason Foley (RP) — Foley (shoulder) struck out two over a scoreless inning in a rehab appearance with Triple-A Sacramento on Friday.06/15
- 60-Day-ILJoel Peguero (RP) — The Giants placed Peguero on the 60-day injured list Monday due to a left hamstring strain, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.06/01
- 60-Day-ILJared Oliva (CF) — Oliva (wrist) started at designated hitter and went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, a double, an RBI and a run scored in Triple-A Sacramento's 6-4 loss to Reno on Saturday.05/31
- 60-Day-ILRowan Wick (RP) — The Giants placed Wick (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Sunday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILHayden Birdsong (RP) — Birdsong underwent successful UCL reconstruction surgery on his right elbow Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILRandy Rodriguez (RP) — The Giants placed Rodriguez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILJose Butto (RP) — The Giants transferred Butto (arm) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
- Day-To-DayMichael Harris II (CF) — Harris (back) is in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the White Sox.06/16
- 10-Day-ILRonald Acuna Jr. (RF) — Manager Walt Weiss said after Tuesday's game against the White Sox that Acuna is day-to-day with left hamstring tightness, Barrett Sallee of 680 The Fan Atlanta reports.06/10
- 10-Day-ILKyle Farmer (DH) — Farmer went 1-for-3 with a double, a run scored and two RBI in Sunday's rout of the Guardians.05/18
- 15-Day-ILSpencer Strider (SP) — Atlanta announced that Strider (elbow) will be shut down from throwing for four weeks following a consultation Monday with Dr. Keith Meister.06/15
- 15-Day-ILTyler Kinley (RP) — Kinley (4-2) picked up the win over the Nationals on Friday, striking out two in a perfect 11th inning.06/10
- suspensionJurickson Profar (LF) — Profar will miss the full 2026 season after the appeal of his 162-game PED suspension was denied Thursday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILSean Murphy (C) — Murphy had the cast on his left hand removed Tuesday and is now wearing a splint to protect his fractured middle finger, Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reprots.06/04
- 60-Day-ILSpencer Schwellenbach (SP) — Schwellenbach (elbow) has begun throwing on flat ground, Chad Bishop of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.05/26
- 60-Day-ILAJ Smith-Shawver (SP) — Manager Walt Weiss said Friday that Smith-Shawver (elbow) has been throwing bullpen sessions, and the next step in his rehab is to face live hitters, Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reports.05/22
- 60-Day-ILJoe Jimenez (RP) — Atlanta manager Walt Weiss revealed Wednesday that Jimenez underwent another surgery on his left knee 3-to-4 weeks ago, Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reports.05/13
- 60-Day-ILDanny Young (RP) — Atlanta transferred Young (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Saturday.05/08
- 60-Day-ILJoey Wentz (RP) — Atlanta placed Wentz (knee) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
The Giants' injury list is the real horror show — Tyler Mahle, Heliot Ramos, Harrison Bader, and a full bullpen worth of relievers including Randy Rodriguez, Hayden Birdsong, and Jason Foley. Bob Melvin is running a roster held together with rehab assignments and rosin bags, which is why a Whisenhunt audition is essentially mandatory at this point. He's the changeup specialist they need to figure out before the deadline.
Wednesday's read: Atlanta is the better team and gets a Giants club that just used its best arms in Tuesday's 3-2 win. But Whisenhunt-vs-Ritchie isn't a normal Braves home matchup — it's two guys with combined uncertainty on the mound and a Braves offense missing its loudest bat. If Whisenhunt's changeup plays, the Giants leave the South with a series win in their pocket. If it doesn't, JR Ritchie gets to feast on the league's most banged-up lineup.