Boston's pen is missing Garrett Whitlock, Justin Slaten and Zack Kelly. San Francisco's situation is uglier — Matt Gage, Joel Peguero, Keaton Winn, Rowan Wick, Hayden Birdsong, Randy Rodriguez and Jose Butto are all out, which is most of a bullpen's worth of arms gone at once.
All of that sits underneath the real story of the weekend: Devers facing the organization that traded him away last year. He drew a mixed reception in his first game back at Fenway, boos mixing with applause, and he's made clear he's not interested in relitigating how it ended in Boston.
San Francisco is a last-place club playing out the string at 52-76, and the form card shows exactly why — this is a team that's lost 2 straight and dropped 4 of its last 5. Boston, meanwhile, is 69-59 and holding down an AL Wild Card spot under interim manager Chad Tracy, who's steadied the ship since taking over for Alex Cora earlier this year.
- 10-Day-ILJesus Rodriguez (C) — Rodriguez (elbow) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.08/21
- 10-Day-ILMarcelo Mayer (2B) — Mayer (forearm) had his rehab assignment paused due to a bone bruise in his right foot, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.08/21
- 10-Day-ILCasey Schmitt (LF) — Schmitt (knee) underwent a debridement of his lateral meniscus Friday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.07/31
- 15-Day-ILKeaton Winn (RP) — The Giants placed Winn on the 15-day injured list Thursday with right elbow neuritis.08/20
- 60-Day-ILMatt Gage (RP) — Gage (elbow) will start his rehab assignment this weekend, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.08/21
- 60-Day-ILJoel Peguero (RP) — Peguero has been shut down for the season due to a recurring left hamstring injury, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.08/21
- 60-Day-ILDaniel Susac (C) — Susac (knee) was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday.08/19
- 60-Day-ILHarrison Bader (CF) — Giants manager Tony Vitello said Thursday that Bader (foot) won't return from the 10-day injured list before the end of the season, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.08/19
- 60-Day-ILMatt Chapman (3B) — The Giants transferred Chapman (abdomen) to the 60-day injured list Thursday.08/14
- 60-Day-ILTrevor McDonald (SP) — McDonald is scheduled to undergo UCL reconstruction surgery in early August, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.08/13
- 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
- 10-Day-ILMasataka Yoshida (DH) — Interim manager Chad Tracy revealed Tuesday that Yoshida has a "significant" left hamstring injury that will keep him out until close to the end of the season, at minimum, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.08/18
- 10-Day-ILCurtis Mead (3B) — Mead has a nondisplaced left wrist fracture and will be reimaged in four weeks, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.07/31
- 15-Day-ILGarrett Whitlock (RP) — Whitlock (elbow) resumed throwing Wednesday and is expected to throw a bullpen session in the near future, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.08/21
- 15-Day-ILJustin Slaten (RP) — The Red Sox placed Slaten (elbow) on the 15-day injured list Sunday.08/16
- 60-Day-ILGarrett Crochet (SP) — Crochet (lat) has begun throwing with greater intensity from 90 feet, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.08/21
- 60-Day-ILRoman Anthony (LF) — Anthony (finger) served as the designated hitter and went 2-for-2 with two walks, a home run and two RBI for Double-A Portland on Tuesday.08/19
- 60-Day-ILTanner Houck (SP) — Houck (elbow) tossed a live bullpen session to batters Tuesday, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.08/18
- 60-Day-ILTrevor Story (SS) — Story (sports hernia) said that he could be reinstated from the 60-day injured list as soon as Friday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.08/17
- 60-Day-ILIsiah Kiner-Falefa (2B) — Kiner-Falefa (forearm) will start his rehab assignment Wednesday with Triple-A Worcester, Sean McAdam of MassLive.com reports.08/15
- 60-Day-ILTriston Casas (1B) — Casas (abdomen/knee) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left wrist Thursday.08/06
- 60-Day-ILZack Kelly (RP) — The Red Sox recalled Kelly (elbow) from Triple-A Worcester and placed him on the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.07/21
- 60-Day-ILJohan Oviedo (SP) — Oviedo (elbow) will throw a bullpen session next week, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.07/17
- 60-Day-ILKutter Crawford (SP) — The Red Sox announced June 29 that Crawford (forearm) has been throwing plyometric balls during workouts at the team's spring training facility in Florida, MLB.com reports.07/06
Add in showers in the Fenway forecast and a Giants lineup that's been feast-or-famine — shut out twice in the last week, then breaking out for 7 — and this has the shape of a game that could go either quiet or chaotic depending on which bullpen breaks first.