Davis went 2-for-4 with two walks, one RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored in Monday's 14-4 win over the Pirates.
The steal was Davis' first of the season, matching his total from each of the previous two years. He had a rough patch where he went 2-for-19 over seven games in the middle of the month, but he's rebounded by going 9-for-33 across his last eight games. Davis is enjoying a solid bounce-back campaign, slashing .278/.356/.485 with nine home runs, 30 RBI and 24 runs scored through 50 contests. With Thairo Estrada (wrist) on the injured list, Casey Schmitt is more likely to see time at second base or shortstop, allowing Davis to hold down a near-everyday role at third base in the near term.
You may have heard the Giants have good matchups this week. It's true! J.D. Davis may not be as regular a part of the lineup anymore, but he's in more often than not. The underlying data is strong enough that you may want to give him one more look if you're getting ready to bail.
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Giants' J.D. Davis: Big power display Friday
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Davis went 3-for-6 with two doubles, a home run, three runs scored and three RBI in Friday's 15-1 rout of the Brewers.
He launched a two-run shot in the seventh inning off Ethan Small, padding the Giants' already huge lead. Davis' bat has slowed down a little in May, but he's still slashing a solid .267/.345/.467 through 23 games on the month with three homers, 11 runs and 12 RBI.
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Giants' J.D. Davis: Resting Wednesday
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Davis is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Davis will hit the bench after going 3-for-16 with a home run, two doubles, three walks, four RBI and four runs while starting in each of the past five games. With Davis out of the lineup, second baseman Thairo Estrada will get a day out of the field and occupy the designated-hitter spot.
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Giants' J.D. Davis: Slugs homer in win
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Davis went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, a double, a walk and two runs scored in Sunday's 7-5 win over the Marlins.
Davis put the Giants ahead 4-2 with his blast in the third inning. He'd hit a rough patch recently, going 2-for-19 over his previous seven contests before breaking out of the slump Sunday. The infielder is slashing .288/.363/.496 with eight homers, 25 RBI, 16 runs scored and five doubles through 43 games this season, earning a near-everyday role after initially looking like a platoon option to begin the year.
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Giants' J.D. Davis: Sitting Wednesday
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Davis is out of the Giants' lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Phillies, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Davis had started the previous nine contests but will get a day off for the series finale. Wilmer Flores will enter the lineup at designated hitter while Davis takes a seat.
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Giants' J.D. Davis: Racks up three hits Friday
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Davis went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI in Friday's 7-5 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Davis is 8-for-19 (.421) during his active five-game hitting streak, though his double Friday is his only extra-base hit in that span. With David Villar losing his grip on a starting role, Davis has settled in as the Giants' primary third baseman. The 30-year-old has done well this season, slashing. 308/.379/.513 with seven home runs, 21 RBI, 13 runs scored and three doubles through 35 contests.
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Giants' J.D. Davis: Sleeper hitters for Week 7 (May 8-14)
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After putting himself back on the map with a big April, J.D. Davis has cooled off in May, but he's still playing fairly consistently and still delivering premium exit velocities. He's a reasonable bet to bounce back with the Giants boasting the fifth-best hitter matchups.
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Giants' J.D. Davis: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Davis is not in the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Brewers, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Davis went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk while starting the past three games and will take a seat for Sunday's contest. Wilmer Flores will man the hot corner in the series finale against Milwaukee.
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Giants' J.D. Davis: Smacks seventh homer of year
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Davis went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Friday's 6-4 win over the Brewers.
Davis went yard in the bottom of the first, tying the game at 2-2. The former Met is on pace to have his highest home run total since 2019, when he hit a career-high 22 long balls. The infielder is now slashing .280/.352/.527 on the year.
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Giants' J.D. Davis: Clubs sixth homer
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Davis went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-4 loss to the Padres.
Davis took advantage of the increased elevation in Mexico City, taking Yu Darvish yard for a solo homer in the second inning. He followed up the long ball with a single off Darvish in the fourth that advanced Michael Conforto to third, who would eventually come around to score. Davis now has six homers on the season, a threshold he has surpassed just twice in six years in the bigs.
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Giants' J.D. Davis: Belts three-run homer in win
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Davis went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Monday's win over the Cardinals.
Davis' home run extended the Giants' lead to 4-0 in the seventh inning, which was enough to seal the win. The former Met now has five home runs and 16 RBI on the season to go along with a .304/.347/.551 slash line.
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Giants' J.D. Davis: Sleeper hitters for Week 5 (April 24-30)
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J.D. Davis has been swinging the bat like it's 2019, and even on the distractible Giants, it's led to a full-time role. Their matchups this week are whatever -- Jordan Montgomery, Joe Musgrove, Yu Darvish and a bunch of hittables -- but sometimes the best sleeper hitters are the ones who are simply under-rostered to begin with.
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Giants' J.D. Davis: Tallies three hits
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Davis went 3-for-4 with a double in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Marlins.
Davis has multiple hits in three of his last four games. He's added six RBI and two runs scored in that span, but he wasn't involved in the Giants' lone run-producing play Tuesday, which was a two-run home run by Mike Yastrzemski in the first inning. Davis is slashing .347/.389/.633 with four home runs, 13 RBI, seven runs scored and two doubles through 54 plate appearances. His solid hitting has earned him a near-everyday role to begin 2023.
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Giants' J.D. Davis: Possible waiver wire pickups
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If you've followed me for long enough, you may remember that J.D. Davis was one my most treasured breakout candidates heading into the 2020 season. He had just hit .307 with 22 homers and an .895 OPS in a semi-regular role for the Mets, and the underlying data suggested there was more where that came from. It didn't turn out that way, and since then, he's moved on to San Francisco, where he may have finally landed that everyday gig. He's started nine of the team's past 10 games, and his performance certainly justifies it -- not just the forward-facing numbers but, again, the underlying data (85th percentile for both max and average exit velocity). The Giants have a history of maximizing overlooked veterans, and Davis may be their latest success story.
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Giants' J.D. Davis: Clubs fourth homer
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Davis went 2-for-4 with a walk, a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 7-6 extra-innings loss to the Tigers.
His two-run blast in the third inning off Michael Lorenzen gave the Giants a 6-1 lead, but the defense and bullpen ended up squandering it as San Francisco got walked off by Detroit in the 11th inning for the second straight day. Davis has had a great start to 2023 despite the struggles of the team around him, batting .341 (14-for-41) through 13 games with four homers and 13 RBI.
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Giants' J.D. Davis: In starting lineup Saturday
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Davis (leg) is in the starting lineup Saturday against the Tigers.
Davis suffered a bruised leg while making a play in the field Friday, but he never exited the game and he will start at third base and bat cleanup Saturday versus Detroit.
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Giants' J.D. Davis: Bruises leg, but doesn't exit game
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Davis aggravated a bruise on his leg while making a play in the field Friday against the Tigers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The hard-hitting infielder stayed in the game and kept making plays, finishing 2-for-5 with one home run and three RBI. He has been swinging a hot bat, but the Giants face righty Michael Lorenzen on Saturday, so that might be a good opportunity to let Davis rest his raspberry that he aggravated with a skidding over-the-head catch Friday.
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Giants' J.D. Davis: Batting third Tuesday
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Davis is starting at third base and batting third Tuesday against the Dodgers.
David Villar is covering second base and batting sixth while Thairo Estrada heads to the bench. Davis boasts a .370/.393/.630 slash line with two home runs and six RBI through nine games and should continue to see near-everyday playing time while he's swinging such a productive bat.
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Giants' J.D. Davis: Knocks in five
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Davis went 3-for-6 with a home run, five RBI and two runs scored Thursday against the White Sox.
Davis' line isn't as impressive as it looks at first glance, as he hit a grand slam off Hanser Alberto in the top of the ninth inning in a blowout win. However, he managed an RBI knock one frame earlier with Gregory Santos on the mound. David Villar has gotten regular run ahead of Davis to begin the season, but so long as Brandon Crawford (forearm) is sidelined there should be room for both Villar and Davis in the lineup.
