Drew Gilbert - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Avila and Loftin power the Royals to a 3-2 win over the Giants

Luinder Avila struck out a career-high seven and Nick Loftin hit a tiebreaking RBI single as the Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Tuesday night

4 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Giants overcome McCarthy's 2nd inside-the-park homer this year, beat Rockies 3-1

Rafael Devers scored the tiebreaking run in a two-run eighth inning when catcher Hunter Goodman threw wildly into center field on a stolen-base attempt, and the San Francisco Giant...

JULY 12 • Associated Press

Settling back into everyday role Gilbert will start in center field and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Rockies.

Impact Gilbert didn't start in either of the Giants' ensuing two games after he went 4-for-4 in a loss to the Rockies on July 5, but he's gone on to crack the lineup in each of the five contests after that. His increased playing time has coincided with Victor Bericoto landing on the injured list with an oblique injury, which has opened up an extra spot in the outfield. Gilbert will likely fade into a reserve role once any of Bericoto, Harrison Bader (foot) or Matt Chapman (abdomen) return from the IL.

JULY 12 • ROTOWIRE

Doubles in defeat Gilbert went 1-for-4 with a double in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Rockies.

Impact After going hitless in his previous two games, Gilbert lined a double to left field in the fourth inning. Across 17 plate appearances in July, he's batting .313 with three RBI, two doubles and a home run. Overall, the 25-year-old outfielder is slashing .235/.319/.377 with 21 runs scored, 19 RBI and four long balls in 209 plate appearances this season.

JULY 11 • ROTOWIRE

Blue Jays' Dylan Cease loses no-hit bid in 9th inning of 10-0 win over Giants

Toronto’s Dylan Cease worked eight no-hit innings against the San Francisco Giants before allowing a single to Heliot Ramos leading off the ninth as the Blue Jays rolled to a 10-0...

JULY 8 • Associated Press

Blue Jays' Dylan Cease has bid for his 2nd career no-hitter broken up by Giants in 9th inning

Dylan Cease of the Toronto Blue Jays took a no-hitter into the ninth inning on Wednesday before the Giants’ Heliot Ramos broke it up a line-drive single to center field

JULY 8 • Associated Press

Perfect at plate Sunday Gilbert went 4-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double and a third RBI in Sunday's 7-6 loss to the Rockies.

Impact Gilbert made the most of his chance to start in center field, posting his first multi-hit game since June 20 versus the Marlins. He's mostly been in a bench role lately, going 6-for-19 over his last 13 contests. For the season, the outfielder is batting .243 with a .714 OPS, four homers, 19 RBI, 21 runs scored, nine doubles, two triples and no stolen bases over 198 plate appearances. Gilbert remains in the mix primarily in center field, though he's competing with Jung Hoo Lee and Jonah Cox.

JULY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Kyle Karros hits a 3-run homer in the 8th to lift the Rockies past the Giants, 7-6

Kyle Karros hit a three-run homer to left field in the eighth inning to give the Colorado Rockies the lead in a 7-6 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday

JULY 5 • Associated Press

Perdomo hits 3-run double, Rodriguez deals, D-backs top Giants again in 5-4 win

Geraldo Perdomo hit a three-run double, Ketel Marte and Nolan Arenado added solo homers and the Arizona Diamondbacks stayed undefeated against the San Francisco Giants this season,...

JUNE 30 • Associated Press

Ray outduels Sale in Cy Young matchup and Giants hold off slumping Braves 3-2 to take series

Robbie Ray outpitched Chris Sale in a matchup of Cy Young Award winners and the San Francisco Giants held off the Atlanta Braves for a 3-2 victory

JUNE 28 • Associated Press

Likely ticketed for bench role Gilbert is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

Impact Gilbert will be on the bench for the third time in four games and appears likely to move into a fourth- or fifth-outfielder role after the Giants welcomed Heliot Ramos (quadriceps) from the injured list Sunday. Since the start of June, Gilbert has gotten on base at a .381 clip but hasn't hit for average (.208) or power (.271 slugging percentage) and has gone 0-for-3 on stolen-base attempts.

JUNE 28 • ROTOWIRE

Rafael Devers homers twice and drives in 4 as Giants blank Braves 5-0 behind Logan Webb

Rafael Devers homered twice and drove in four runs as the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-0 behind Logan Webb’s magnificent pitching

JUNE 28 • Associated Press

Hitting bench against lefty Gilbert is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Impact With lefty Gage Jump on the bump for the Athletics, the left-handed-hitting Gilbert will cede center field to the right-handed-hitting Jonah Cox. Gilbert had started in the Giants' last nine games, going 6-for-24 with a 7:3 BB:K during that span.

JUNE 25 • ROTOWIRE

Tallies three hits in defeat Gilbert went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Marlins.

Impact Gilbert hit an RBI single in the second inning, lined a double to center field in the fourth and added another base hit in the eighth. The 25-year-old outfielder has appeared in all 17 of the Giants' games in June, during which he's batting .225 with six runs scored, three RBI and three doubles in 51 plate appearances. Overall, he's slashing .234/.310/.370 with 18 runs scored, 15 RBI and three long balls across 173 plate appearances this season.

JUNE 21 • ROTOWIRE

Caissie homers, doubles and singles to lead Marlins to 4-3 win over Giants

Owen Caissie was a triple shy of the cycle and hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly as the Miami Marlins beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3

JUNE 20 • Associated Press

Sitting versus lefty Gilbert is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Nationals.

Impact The Nationals are sending southpaw Andrew Alvarez to the mound Tuesday, so the left-handed hitting Gilbert will take a seat. Jonah Cox has the start in center field and is batting ninth.

JUNE 9 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting out Wednesday Gilbert is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Milwaukee, reports Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.

Impact The Brewers are sending left-hander Robert Gasser to the bump, so the left-handed hitting Gilbert will ride the pine. San Francisco will send out Casey Schmitt, Jung Hoo Lee and Victor Bericoto to make up the outfield.

JUNE 3 • ROTOWIRE

Giants manager Tony Vitello under fire over Drew Gilbert decision after Jonah Cox early exit | Sporting News At this point nothing is going in Tony Vitello's favor, no matter what decision he makes. His decision on Monday has him under flock for a q...

JUNE 2 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Hitting bench against lefty Gilbert is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Brewers, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Gilbert had started in center field in the Giants' final two games of their series with the Rockies over the weekend, but he'll hit the bench Monday with southpaw Shane Drohan opening the game for Milwaukee. In Gilbert's stead, Jonah Cox will pick up his first MLB start, and the two could wind up being used as a platoon in center field until Harrison Bader (foot) is ready to return from the injured list.

JUNE 1 • ROTOWIRE

Willy Adames hits grand slam and Giants get 25 hits in 19-6 win over Rockies at Coors Field

Willy Adames hit a grand slam to cap a seven-run fifth inning, and the San Francisco Giants avoided a series sweep with a 19-6 win over the Colorado Rockies

MAY 31 • Associated Press

Swats third homer Gilbert went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a double in a loss to the Rockies on Saturday.

Impact Colorado got off to an 8-0 lead before Gilbert finally put the Giants in the scoring column with a two-run blast in the eighth inning. The long ball was his first since April 25 -- a span of 29 games. Gilbert batted just .227 during the power drought, recording only five RBI and no stolen bases. With just six home runs and one theft through 225 career MLB plate appearances, Gilbert hasn't warranted much attention in fantasy.

MAY 31 • ROTOWIRE

Jake McCarthy hits 2-run homer, drives in 4 runs in the Rockies' 8-3 win over the Giants

Jake McCarthy had a two-run homer and two RBIs singles, Kyle Karros also homered and the Colorado Rockies had 14 hits in an 8-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday ni...

MAY 31 • Associated Press

Sitting versus lefty Gilbert is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Diamondbacks.

Impact The Diamondbacks are sending southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez to the mound, so the left-handed hitting Gilbert will take a seat. The Giants have Jesus Rodriguez, Harrison Bader and Victor Bericoto manning their outfield Tuesday.

MAY 26 • ROTOWIRE

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MAY 26 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Not starting against lefty Gilbert is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Gilbert will hit the bench with southpaw Noah Schultz on the hill for Chicago, paving the way for Victor Bericoto to pick up a start in right field. Gilbert had started in each of the Giants' last four games against right-handed pitching and should be able to hold down a strong-side platoon role in the outfield until either Jung Hoo Lee (back) or Heliot Ramos (quadriceps) returns from the injured list.

MAY 24 • ROTOWIRE

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