Giants' Austin Slater: Expected to be available Sunday
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Slater (head) is expected to be available to play in Sunday's game versus the Rockies, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Slater was scratched from Friday's lineup and didn't play Saturday due to dizziness, but it sounds like he's going to be fine. The Rockies are starting right-hander Peter Lambert on Sunday, so Slater figures to begin the game on the bench.
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Giants' Austin Slater: Scratched due to dizziness
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Slater was scratched from the lineup Friday versus the Rockies due to dizziness, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
He had been set to cover center field and bat leadoff, but Luis Matos will take over both duties. Slater should be considered day-to-day.
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Giants' Austin Slater: Back on bench against righty
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Slater is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Slater started in each of the last four games while going 5-for-10 with a double, four walks, six runs and one RBI, but all of those starts came while the Giants opposed left-handed pitchers. He'll move back to the bench versus Reds right-hander Hunter Greene and should serve as a short-side platoon outfielder moving forward.
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Giants' Austin Slater: Reaches base four times
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Slater went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, an RBI and two walks in Sunday's win over Atlanta.
Slater has produced two multi-hit performances in his last three games but was stuck in a nasty 0-for-22 skid since the start of August before that. Since the All-Star break, he's gone 9-for-62 (.145) with a 6:23 BB:K and four extra-base hits. Slater owns a .255/.335/.390 slash line through 158 plate appearances this season.
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Giants' Austin Slater: Takes seat Tuesday
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Slater isn't in the Giants' lineup Tuesday against the Diamondbacks, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Slater is just 2-for-10 with a homer, three RBI and two runs scored across his last five games and will be held out of the lineup for the second straight game Tuesday. AJ Pollock will fill in as San Francisco's left fielder and bat ninth.
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Giants' Austin Slater: Knocks fifth homer
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Slater went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 8-3 win over the Athletics.
Slater made an impact off the bench when he hit for Michael Conforto in the sixth inning. Three of Slater's five homers this season have come in July, though he's gone just 6-for-36 (.167) for the month. The outfielder is at a .298/.365/.471 slash line with 16 RBI, 14 runs scored and two stolen bases through 115 plate appearances in his usual short-side platoon role.
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Giants' Austin Slater: Hits fourth homer
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Slater went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's 4-2 win over the Reds, which was completed Tuesday after a weather delay.
Slater has just five hits over his last 12 games, but four of them have gone for extra bases. The right-handed outfielder is up to four homers, 14 RBI, 13 runs scored, two stolen bases and a .333/.408/.506 slash line through 98 plate appearances. He continues to serve in a short-side platoon role for the Giants, though his playing time could remain relatively thin while the team's outfield is at full health.
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Giants' Austin Slater: Swats third homer
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Slater went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Rockies.
The 30-year-old outfielder began the game on the bench, but he pinch hit for Mike Yastrzemski in the fifth inning against southpaw reliever Brad Hand and launched what proved to be the game-winning homer. Slater has only two hits in his last nine games but both of them have left the yard, and his extreme splits -- he boasts a 1.006 OPS in 48 plate appearances against lefties this season, but only a .759 mark in 39 PAs against righties -- should keep him in a short-side platoon role in the second half.
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Giants' Austin Slater: Heads to bench
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Slater is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Mets, Amy Gutierrez of the Giants' official site reports.
Slater will take a seat after he went 1-for-8 with a solo home run and four strikeouts over the last two games of the team's series with Toronto. Joc Pederson will start in right field while Wilmer Flores enters the lineup at designated hitter and bats second in the series opener with New York.
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Giants' Austin Slater: Provides only offense in loss
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Slater went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-1 loss to the Blue Jays.
He wasn't even in the starting lineup, but Slater stepped in when Michael Conforto exited the game with a hamstring issue after making a catch in the bottom of the first inning. Slater then gave the Giants their only spark of offense by taking Bowden Francis deep in the fifth for his second homer of the year. The 30-year-old outfielder has started only one of the last seven games while stuck on the short side of a platoon, but his workload against right-handed pitching figures to increase if Conforto ends up missing more time. Slater certainly hasn't hurt his case for a bigger role with a .391/.435/.516 slash line in 69 plate appearances this season.
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Giants' Austin Slater: Big game off bench
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Slater went 3-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored in Friday's 7-5 extra-innings win over the Dodgers.
Slater didn't start Friday, but he entered as a pinch hitter for LaMonte Wade in the eighth inning. Slater then racked up three singles, including one to plate an insurance run in the 11th. The 30-year-old outfielder continues to be a force against left-handed pitchers -- two of his three hits Friday came against southpaws. Slater owns a .431/.463/.529 slash line with a home run, 10 RBI, eight runs scored and two stolen bases through 54 plate appearances this season, mainly in a short-side platoon role. He has just three extra-base hits on the season and is still looking for his first home run since May 29.
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Giants' Austin Slater: Three hits in win
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Slater went 3-for-5 with a run scored in Monday's 4-3 win over the Cardinals.
Slater has hit safely in five of his last six games, going 8-for-17 (.471) in that span. The outfielder's solid stretch of hitting has helped him get into the lineup versus two of the last seven righties the Giants have faced in addition to his usual spot atop the order versus lefties. He's slashing .400/.438/.511 with one home run, two stolen bases, nine RBI and six runs scored over 48 plate appearances this season.
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Giants' Austin Slater: Returns with a bang
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Slater went 3-for-6 with a home run, a double and four RBI in Monday's win against the Pirates.
Slater drilled a two-run shot in the second inning and later knocked a two-run double in the seventh. It was his first appearance since May 10 after a stint on the injured list due to a hamstring issue. The 30-year-old owns an impressive .400/.464/.600 slash line with three extra-base hits and six RBI through 28 plate appearances.
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Giants' Austin Slater: Back from injured list
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The Giants activated Slater (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list Monday.
Slater missed about two and a half weeks of action with a left hamstring strain. He played in one rehab game over the weekend, and the Giants evidently saw enough from him to bring him back from the IL. Slater should resume playing regularly against left-handed pitching now that he's been activated.
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Giants' Austin Slater: Rehab assignment coming
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Slater (hamstring) will likely begin a rehab assignment Saturday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Slater resumed running over the weekend and is now nearing the final stage of his recovery. He landed on the injured list May 11 with a hamstring strain and has already made two trips to the IL this season.
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Giants' Austin Slater: Will start running over weekend
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Slater (hamstring) will start a running program over the weekend after resuming baseball activities earlier in the week, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Slater has been able to swing a bat and throw, and the outfielder will take the next step in his recovery over the weekend as he works his way back from a left hamstring strain. Assuming he has no setbacks, Slater could begin a rehab assignment early next week as he eyes a return to the Giants by the end of May.
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Giants' Austin Slater: Heads back to IL
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San Francisco placed Slater on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a left hamstring strain, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Slater suffered the injury while running down the first base line Wednesday versus the Nationals and will likely be sidelined for at least a couple of weeks. He missed most of April with the same injury, though it's unclear exactly how severe the issue is this time around. Bryce Johnson is joining the Giants' active roster in a corresponding move.
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Giants' Austin Slater: Leaves with apparent injury
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Slater left Wednesday's game against the Nationals with an apparent injury, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Slater appeared to hurt himself running down the first base line. As Pavlovic notes, the outfielder missed the first three weeks of the season with a hamstring strain. Brett Wisely has replaced Slater in the outfield.
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Giants' Austin Slater: Leaves with hamstring tightness
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Slater left Wednesday's game against the Nationals with left hamstring tightness, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.
Slater picked up the hamstring injury while hustling down the first base line and couldn't continue. The outfielder should be considered day-to-day, but there's a good chance he'll sit out the series finale against the Nationals on Thursday. It's also worth noting this is the same hamstring that Slater injured prior to the start of the season and kept him on the injured list for the majority of April.
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Giants' Austin Slater: Two hits, steal in win
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Slater went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Astros.
Slater started in center field and led off against left-handeder Framber Valdez, logging a pair of singles and his second stolen base of the season. It was only Slater's third start after he missed the first three weeks of the season with a hamstring injury. He's gotten off to a hot start at the plate, going 6-for-12 with a double. While Slater offers some stolen-base upside, his role on the short side of a platoon makes it hard to rely on him for fantasy purposes.
