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San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Carlos Rodon took his record to 14-8 on Thursday as his club defeated the Rockies 6-4. The left-hander was dominant by striking out 10 over six-shutout frames while walking no one and allowing just two hits in his 95-pitch effort. Rockies leadoff man Yonathan Daza was the only batter to record a hit off Rodon as he would retire 15 batters in a row at one point in the game. Rodon has put up a terrific encore season by pitching to a 2.88 ERA and 1.03 WHIP through 178 IP in his Giants debut as he'll look to end his season on another high note versus the Padres next week.
San Francisco Giants outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. (hamstring) is back in left field and is hitting leadoff on Thursday against the Colorado Rockies and right-hander Jose Urena. Wade will be right back in the lineup after leaving early on Wednesday with hamstring tightness. It obviously wasn't a very serious injury for the 28-year-old left-handed hitter. Wade only has 189 at-bats on the season with the Giants, but he's hitting .286 (12-for-42) with an RBI and 10 runs scored in 14 games in September. He'll make for an interesting DFS sleeper play out of the leadoff spot for the Gigantes. In 68 games overall in his second year in the Bay Area, Wade has hit .201 (38-for-189) with eight home runs and 24 RBI.
After winning a High-A title, San Francisco Giants shortstop prospect Marco Luciano has joined Double-A Richmond for the playoffs. It will allow Luciano to get some extra at-bats after a back injury kept him out for most of the summer. The 21-year-old is the team's top prospect, per MLB Pipeline, and it sets him up to begin next season at Richmond. The Dominican shortstop played in 57 games for High-A Eugene this year, slashing .263/.339/.459 with 10 home runs, 30 RBI and 27 runs scored in 230 plate appearances. The right-handed hitter has elite bat speed and plenty of power for his age, but he'll need to cut down on his strikeout and chase rates at the plate if he's going to have success at the higher levels of the minors moving forward.
San Francisco Giants middle infielder Thairo Estrada had a big game at the plate in Monday's 10-7 extra-inning win over the Rockies. Estrada went 3-for-6 with a single, a double, a go-ahead three-run home run in the 10th inning, and a strikeout. The 26-year-old has been a surprise fantasy contributor this season, slashing .266/.326/.416 with 14 HR, 58 RBI, and 19 stolen bases in 495 plate appearances. Estrada looks to be a solid addition to fantasy managers' lineups for the last few weeks of the season, despite hitting in a poor Giants offense.
The San Francisco Giants optioned outfielder Heliot Ramos to Triple-A Sacramento on Monday and reinstated Austin Slater from the injured list in a corresponding move. Ramos has seen just 20 at-bats with the Giants in 2022, hitting only .100 with four runs over that span. The rookie will return to Triple-A, where he is hitting just .223 over 101 games this year.
