While the Giants dealt with injuries to pitchers Patrick Bailey and Tom Murphy, they added a little more depth behind the plate.
San Francisco has optioned the contract of Jackson Rattz from Triple-A Sacramento before the game against the Philadelphia Phillies, the team announced Sunday. The Giants placed him on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left knee, recalled pitcher Dalton Jeffers and reliever Mitch White to the division.
Retz provides depth after both Bailey and backup Murphy suffered back-to-back injuries over the weekend.
Bailey landed in IL on Saturday with a 7-day concussion after taking a nasty hit on the mask Friday night. The Giants recalled catcher Blake Sabol from Triple-A Sacramento for Saturday’s game against the Phillies, and then Murphy suffered a knee injury in a rainout that night.
After starting the first two games in the Orange and Black, Jefferies returned to the major league team and didn’t go to plan, posting a 17.36 ERA in those two outings. And White, who the Giants acquired in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays on April 20, compiled an 11.81 ERA in 5.1 innings for San Francisco.
Retz He owns a professional slash line. 234/.328/.478 by the Washington Nationals after being drafted in the third round of the 2014 MLB Draft.
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