Triple-A Sacramento scratched Whisenhunt from his scheduled start Saturday, perhaps hinting that the Giants could call him up to pitch Monday or Tuesday against the Pirates, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

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The San Francisco Giants have two prospects at the minors level that are expected to be future impact players.

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It took less than two innings for New York Mets announcer Keith Hernandez to run out of patience with San Francisco Giants fans on Friday night. Hernandez and Gary Cohen called the Mets’ 8-1 victory at Oracle Park,

The Giants already had a hole in their rotation after demoting Hayden Birdsong to Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday. Now they have two. Right-hander Landen Roupp, who had emerged as the club’s No. 3 starter behind All-Stars Logan Webb and Robbie Ray,

The San Francisco Giants were dealt a tough blow. Breakout star Landen Roupp was placed on the 15-day injured list with elbow inflammation, a concerning issue t