{"id":442940,"date":"2026-08-25T10:52:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T10:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/442940\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T10:52:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T10:52:23","slug":"san-francisco-giants-carson-whisenhunt-hurt-in-game-vs-cincinnati-reds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/442940\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco Giants’ Carson Whisenhunt hurt in game vs. Cincinnati Reds"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN FRANCISCO \u2013 An already decimated San Francisco Giants lineup are dealing with another injury.<\/a><\/p>\n

Monday night at Oracle Park, Giants starter Carson Whisenhunt<\/a> exited the game against the Cincinnati Reds with two outs in the third inning with what the team later described as left elbow pain.<\/p>\n

Whisenhunt had just thrown his 47th pitch, a ball outside to Reds center fielder Dane Myers, when he winced in discomfort and immediately held his left arm straight as he walked back to the mound. Whisenhunt later said he actually felt some pain on his previous pitch, a changeup to Reds first baseman Sal Stewart that resulted in a fly ball.<\/p>\n

Soon after trainer Dave Groeschner visited the mound, Whisenhunt left the game and returned to the Giants\u2019 clubhouse. He will have an MRI on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour heart goes out for him because you want to see him follow through with the outing,\u201d Giants manager Tony Vitello said. \u201cBut more importantly, just want to see guys stay healthy. But he\u2019s got discomfort in his elbow area. So get it looked at tomorrow and see what it says.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whisenhunt was replaced by right-hander Jason Foley, who struck out Myers on four pitches to end the third inning. Foley also pitched a scoreless fourth inning. The Giants had six pitchers combine for a five-hit shutout, the team\u2019s 10th this season.<\/p>\n

Whisenhunt was looking for some positivity as he made his eighth start of the season and sixth straight since his most recent recall on July 26. Since then, he\u2019s allowed 22 runs (21 earned) on 30 hits in 21.1 innings for an 8.86 ERA.<\/p>\n

Whisenhunt, though, did have a terrific outing on Aug. 11, allowing just one earned run in 5 2\/3 innings as the Giants beat the Houston Astros 4-1.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think all of the work we\u2019ve been putting in lately has probably been the biggest contributor,\u201d Whisenhunt said. \u201cWorking on mechanical stuff, pitch shapes, just kind of everything altogether, but just not overthinking it. Honestly, just kind of letting it happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously not an ideal situation, but just see what happens from here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carson Whisenhunt was removed from the game after appearing to sustain an injury pic.twitter.com\/HC1lU46CAL<\/a><\/p>\n

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Up until leaving Monday\u2019s game, Whisenhunt had thrown 27 of his 46 pitches for strikes, with a four-seam fastball touching 95 mph and a sinker in the 93-94 mph range.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt great,\u201d Whisenhunt said about his outing. \u201cIt\u2019s honestly probably the best I\u2019ve felt all year. Mechanical, pitch shapes, velo, everything. Just felt really good today until the last two pitches.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier Monday, the Giants added shortstop Willy Adames, outfielder Victor Bericoto and right-hander JT Brubaker to the injured list while five other players were promoted from Triple-A Sacramento.<\/p>\n

Other Giants pitchers on the IL include Matt Gage (left elbow strain), Trevor McDonald (right elbow strain), and Keaton Winn (right elbow neuritis).<\/p>\n

The Giants led 5-0 after two innings, with Jung Hoo Lee and Turner Hill each collecting an RBI in the first before Rafael Devers hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the second.<\/p>\n

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