PHOENIX -- Two games into the season, the World Series champion San Francisco Giants are beset by injuries to several key players.
That was the team's biggest issue following a 7-6 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
All-Star pitcher Matt Cain was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right forearm injury before the game and won't start as scheduled on Wednesday. Jake Peavy has a back problem that flared up during his bullpen session and could affect his ability to make his scheduled start on Sunday. And first baseman Brandon Belt strained his groin going after a foul ball in the fourth inning and had to leave the game.
"It's unfortunate for Matty," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of Cain, whose spot in the rotation was taken by rookie call-up Chris Heston. "He's worked hard to get back on the mound and he's had a little hiccup there, but hopefully it won't be too long. It's hard to say. Two, three weeks, we're hoping."
Backup first baseman Travis Ishikawa has a lower back strain and is already on the 15-day DL. So is outfielder Hunter Pence, with a broken left forearm.
Peavy is in line to start Sunday at San Diego if he's cleared by the medical staff, but after saying he felt sore following his bullpen session, a decision on his status could come Wednesday.
"I hope that decision is for me to get the ball in the next few days. I'm as optimistic as I can be," Peavy said.
Belt will have an MRI on Wednesday, Bochy said. After the game, Belt said he could lift his leg and jog, but felt pain going from side to side.
"Honestly, I don't think it's too bad," Belt said. "Just do what I've got to do to get back out there and ... hopefully it won't be too long."
Bochy said he's never gone through such bad luck with injuries to begin a season.
"It's something that's difficult to do with three players," he said. "You have one first baseman on the DL. Hopefully Belt's fine. So we're going through a rash of them right now. Some things you can't explain."
Cain has a flexor tendon strain in his right forearm, the Giants said. The 30-year-old right-hander was put on the DL retroactive to April 4. He will return to San Francisco for further evaluation.
The team said an MRI revealed Cain does not have ligament damage in his forearm.
A three-time All-Star, Cain did not pitch after July 9 last season and had surgery Aug. 12 to remove bone chips. He had a 5.40 ERA in four spring training starts, allowing 15 hits in 11 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts and three walks.
Jake Lamb and David Peralta each hit a three-run homer to power the Diamondbacks. Lamb finished with four RBIs, giving him a club-record seven in Arizona's first two games. He's already within four RBIs of his total in 37 games last season.
"I feel comfortable at the plate right now. I just want to keep it going," Lamb said.
All seven runs were charged to Giants starter Ryan Vogelsong (0-1), who allowed six hits in 4 2/3 innings. He walked four and struck out five.
"He was so close to having a pretty good game. Two three-run homers with two outs. Worked a lot of deep counts. That might have caught up with him," Bochy said.
Buster Posey, who was 3 for 3, and Brandon Crawford homered for the Giants. Posey had a two-run shot in the first inning off starter Rubby De La Rosa (1-0), who allowed six runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Diamondbacks slugger Paul Goldschmidt went 2 for 2, walked twice and stole a base to help new Arizona manager Chip Hale get his first career victory.
"It's just hard because basically I wasted a good offensive night from our team," Vogelsong said. "Anytime we can go out and score six runs we should get a win. Those guys deserve a win for that."
Arizona's bullpen tossed 3 2/3 scoreless innings. Addison Reed earned a save with two strikeouts in the ninth.
UP NEXT
Giants: Heston, called up from Triple-A Sacramento before Tuesday's game, gets the call against Arizona on Wednesday night. Heston appeared in three games for the Giants last season.
Diamondbacks: Jeremy Hellickson makes his Arizona debut after arriving in a trade with Tampa Bay during the offseason. He has never faced the Giants in the regular season.
That was the team's biggest issue following a 7-6 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
All-Star pitcher Matt Cain was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right forearm injury before the game and won't start as scheduled on Wednesday. Jake Peavy has a back problem that flared up during his bullpen session and could affect his ability to make his scheduled start on Sunday. And first baseman Brandon Belt strained his groin going after a foul ball in the fourth inning and had to leave the game.
"It's unfortunate for Matty," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of Cain, whose spot in the rotation was taken by rookie call-up Chris Heston. "He's worked hard to get back on the mound and he's had a little hiccup there, but hopefully it won't be too long. It's hard to say. Two, three weeks, we're hoping."
Backup first baseman Travis Ishikawa has a lower back strain and is already on the 15-day DL. So is outfielder Hunter Pence, with a broken left forearm.
Peavy is in line to start Sunday at San Diego if he's cleared by the medical staff, but after saying he felt sore following his bullpen session, a decision on his status could come Wednesday.
"I hope that decision is for me to get the ball in the next few days. I'm as optimistic as I can be," Peavy said.
Belt will have an MRI on Wednesday, Bochy said. After the game, Belt said he could lift his leg and jog, but felt pain going from side to side.
"Honestly, I don't think it's too bad," Belt said. "Just do what I've got to do to get back out there and ... hopefully it won't be too long."
Bochy said he's never gone through such bad luck with injuries to begin a season.
"It's something that's difficult to do with three players," he said. "You have one first baseman on the DL. Hopefully Belt's fine. So we're going through a rash of them right now. Some things you can't explain."
Cain has a flexor tendon strain in his right forearm, the Giants said. The 30-year-old right-hander was put on the DL retroactive to April 4. He will return to San Francisco for further evaluation.
The team said an MRI revealed Cain does not have ligament damage in his forearm.
A three-time All-Star, Cain did not pitch after July 9 last season and had surgery Aug. 12 to remove bone chips. He had a 5.40 ERA in four spring training starts, allowing 15 hits in 11 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts and three walks.
Jake Lamb and David Peralta each hit a three-run homer to power the Diamondbacks. Lamb finished with four RBIs, giving him a club-record seven in Arizona's first two games. He's already within four RBIs of his total in 37 games last season.
"I feel comfortable at the plate right now. I just want to keep it going," Lamb said.
All seven runs were charged to Giants starter Ryan Vogelsong (0-1), who allowed six hits in 4 2/3 innings. He walked four and struck out five.
"He was so close to having a pretty good game. Two three-run homers with two outs. Worked a lot of deep counts. That might have caught up with him," Bochy said.
Buster Posey, who was 3 for 3, and Brandon Crawford homered for the Giants. Posey had a two-run shot in the first inning off starter Rubby De La Rosa (1-0), who allowed six runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Diamondbacks slugger Paul Goldschmidt went 2 for 2, walked twice and stole a base to help new Arizona manager Chip Hale get his first career victory.
"It's just hard because basically I wasted a good offensive night from our team," Vogelsong said. "Anytime we can go out and score six runs we should get a win. Those guys deserve a win for that."
Arizona's bullpen tossed 3 2/3 scoreless innings. Addison Reed earned a save with two strikeouts in the ninth.
UP NEXT
Giants: Heston, called up from Triple-A Sacramento before Tuesday's game, gets the call against Arizona on Wednesday night. Heston appeared in three games for the Giants last season.
Diamondbacks: Jeremy Hellickson makes his Arizona debut after arriving in a trade with Tampa Bay during the offseason. He has never faced the Giants in the regular season.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| San Francisco - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Rubby De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Aoki grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Panik struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Pagán doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Posey homered to left center (404 feet), Pagán scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Belt lined out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ryan Vogelsong pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Inciarte struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Hill struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Peralta grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rubby De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| McGehee struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Crawford lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Blanco grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ryan Vogelsong pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Trumbo tripled to deep center. | 2 | 0 |
| Lamb grounded out to second, Trumbo scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Gosewisch flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Ahmed struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rubby De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Vogelsong grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Aoki struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Panik lined out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ryan Vogelsong pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| De La Rosa grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Inciarte flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Hill doubled to deep left. | 2 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Peralta homered to right (437 feet), Hill and Goldschmidt scored. | 2 | 4 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rubby De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Pagán walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Posey singled to center, Pagán to third. | 2 | 4 |
| Belt singled to left, Pagán scored, Posey to second. | 3 | 4 |
| McGehee struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Crawford struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Blanco grounded out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Vogelsong pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Lamb walked. | 3 | 4 |
| Gosewisch lined out to left. | 3 | 4 |
| Arias at first base. | 3 | 4 |
| Ahmed singled to left, Lamb to second. | 3 | 4 |
| De La Rosa bunted into fielder's choice to catcher, Lamb out at third, Ahmed to second. | 3 | 4 |
| Inciarte grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rubby De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Vogelsong singled to shallow center. | 3 | 4 |
| Aoki hit a ground rule double to deep left, Vogelsong to third. | 3 | 4 |
| Panik hit sacrifice fly to left, Vogelsong scored. | 4 | 4 |
| Pagán grounded out to second, Aoki to third. | 4 | 4 |
| Posey intentionally walked. | 4 | 4 |
| Arias popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Vogelsong pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Hill flied out to left. | 4 | 4 |
| Goldschmidt singled to center. | 4 | 4 |
| Peralta walked, Goldschmidt to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| Lamb homered to right center (420 feet), Goldschmidt and Peralta scored. | 4 | 7 |
| Posey at first base. | 4 | 7 |
| Petit relieved Vogelsong. | 4 | 7 |
| Sánchez catching. | 4 | 7 |
| Gosewisch singled to left. | 4 | 7 |
| Ahmed struck out swinging. | 4 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Rubby De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| McGehee grounded out to second. | 4 | 7 |
| Crawford homered to center (417 feet). | 5 | 7 |
| Blanco doubled to right. | 5 | 7 |
| Ziegler relieved De La Rosa. | 5 | 7 |
| Sánchez doubled to left, Blanco scored. | 6 | 7 |
| Aoki grounded out to second, Sánchez to third. | 6 | 7 |
| Panik grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Yusmeiro Petit pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Pacheco hit for Ziegler. | 6 | 7 |
| Pacheco struck out looking. | 6 | 7 |
| Inciarte grounded out to second. | 6 | 7 |
| Hill popped out to second. | 6 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Delgado relieved Ziegler. | 6 | 7 |
| Pagán grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 7 |
| Posey singled to center. | 6 | 7 |
| Maxwell hit for Petit. | 6 | 7 |
| Maxwell struck out looking. | 6 | 7 |
| Posey out at first on runner's fielder's choice. | 6 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| George Kontos pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Kontos relieved Petit. | 6 | 7 |
| Goldschmidt singled to center. | 6 | 7 |
| Goldschmidt stole second. | 6 | 7 |
| Peralta walked. | 6 | 7 |
| Trumbo grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Peralta out at second, Goldschmidt to third. | 6 | 7 |
| Lamb grounded out to first. | 6 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Evan Marshall pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Inciarte in right field. | 6 | 7 |
| Marshall relieved Delgado. | 6 | 7 |
| Pollock in center field. | 6 | 7 |
| McGehee grounded out to third. | 6 | 7 |
| Crawford lined out to center. | 6 | 7 |
| Blanco lined out to center. | 6 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| George Kontos pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Gosewisch lined out to left. | 6 | 7 |
| Ahmed lined out to left. | 6 | 7 |
| Pollock lined out to right. | 6 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Addison Reed pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Reed relieved Marshall. | 6 | 7 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 6 | 7 |
| Aoki grounded out to second. | 6 | 7 |
| Panik walked. | 6 | 7 |
| Pagán struck out looking. | 6 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco Giants | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Aoki LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .300 | .300 | .400 |
| Panik 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .375 | .400 | .500 |
| Pagán CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .500 | .600 | .875 |
| Posey C-1B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .429 | .444 | .857 |
| Belt 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
Arias 1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Petit P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Maxwell PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Kontos P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| McGehee 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .286 | .375 | .286 |
| Crawford SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .375 | .375 | .750 |
| Blanco RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
| Vogelsong P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
Sánchez C
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 153 | |||
| a-struck out looking for Y Petit in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Pagán (3, De La Rosa); Aoki (1, De La Rosa); Blanco (1, De La Rosa); Sánchez (1, Ziegler) HR: Posey (1, 1st inning off De La Rosa 1 on, 2 Out); Crawford (1, 6th inning off De La Rosa 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Posey 2 (3), Belt (1), Panik (1), Crawford (2), Sánchez (1) SF: Panik 2-out RBI: Posey 2 Giants RISP: 3-10 (Pagán 0-1, Arias 0-1, Posey 1-1, McGehee 0-1, Sánchez 1-1, Blanco 0-1, Crawford 0-1, Panik 0-1, Belt 1-1, Aoki 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Crawford-Panik-Posey). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 1B B. BELT (GROIN) LEFT GAME BOT 4TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 22,626 (46.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:10 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 13 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Eric Cooper, First Base - Rob Drake, Second Base - Quinn Wolcott, Third Base - Gary Cederstrom |
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