SAN DIEGO \u2014 The Giants hoped third baseman Matt Chapman would return this weekend from the abdominal strain that\u2019s sidelined him for a month, but Chapman told reporters on Saturday that he will be re-evaluated due to lingering soreness while running.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe plan was for me to try to be able to be ready to play this weekend,\u201d Chapman said. \u201cUnfortunately, we\u2019ve been trying to push it to get me ready and trying to run at game speed. Running has been something that hasn\u2019t felt great. It\u2019s not the place where I can be able to be of help to the team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Additionally, second baseman Luis Arraez was scratched from Saturday\u2019s lineup due to cramping, according to the team. Arraez, who will likely be dealt to another team by Monday\u2019s trade deadline, left Friday\u2019s blowout 7-0 loss early due to cramping as well.<\/p>\n
The Giants also announced they\u2019ve placed catcher\/utilityman Jes\u00fas Rodr\u00edguez on the 10-day injured list with right elbow neuritis. Infielder Nate Furman was selected from Triple-A Sacramento to take Rodriguez\u2019s spot on the roster.<\/p>\n
Furman, 25, was the player-to-be-named later when the Giants traded Alex Cobb to the Cleveland Guardians in 2024. Over 95 games with the River Cats, Furman is hitting .284\/.370\/.405 with seven home runs and 18 steals. He has yet to make his major-league debut.<\/p>\n
Chapman said he doesn\u2019t see this setback as major and doesn\u2019t believe he\u2019s back to square one in his recovery. The 33-year-old shared that when the injury first happened he experienced pain when walking and getting out of bed. Before this hiccup, however, Chapman had progressed to doing all baseball activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cI felt like I was getting close, and then we ramped up and tried to really put me in game situations, whether that\u2019s been running the bases or hitting off the Trajekt<\/a> and pushing it with ground balls,\u201d Chapman said. \u201cJust been pushing it as much as we can, and it just hasn\u2019t been recovering and bouncing back to a spot where we feel like I can play. I can\u2019t come back and play in my very first game already playing through pain again. So, unfortunately, that\u2019s kind of where we\u2019ve left it.\u201d<\/p>\n Chapman, who is hitting .235 with seven home runs over 84 games, had been dealing with discomfort in his abdomen for several weeks before injuring himself on June 30 while fielding a chopper. The Giants placed Chapman on the 10-day injured list with an abdominal strain on July 1.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s mostly running, honestly, and defense,\u201d Chapman said. \u201cThe swinging, I think I could most likely play right now. But then again, it could be one of those things where I have been taking a lot of swings, and maybe it doesn\u2019t hurt in the moment, but it could be something that\u2019s making me really sore after the fact.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of times, in the moment when I\u2019m swinging, I don\u2019t feel it \u2014 or defense. But then every morning, I wake up, it\u2019s been feeling more and more sore and stuff like that. So, just trying to figure out how we can get me in a spot where I can play every day and help the team finish the season strong. Because that\u2019s my goal: to come back and play as many games as I can with these guys and finish strong.\u201d<\/p>\n