DARIN RUF NEWS

Back on bench versus righty Ruf is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Impact Ruf went 2-for-14 with a home run and three walks while starting in each of the past five games, but he benefited from the Giants opposing four left-handed pitchers during that stretch. Right-hander Zac Gallen is on the bump for the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, and Ruf now appears likely to settle into a short-side platoon role at either first base, left field or designated hitter moving forward.

JULY 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Giants look to break 6-game road skid, play the Diamondbacks

The San Francisco Giants will attempt to stop their six-game road skid in a matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks

JULY 27, 2022 • Associated Press

Dbacks drop Giants below .500 for first time this year

Christian Walker hit a three-run homer off a frustrated Carlos Rodón and the Arizona Diamondbacks handed the San Francisco Giants their sixth straight loss, 7-3

JULY 27, 2022 • Associated Press

Homers in Sunday's loss Ruf went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run, a walk and two total runs scored in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Dodgers.

Impact Ruf had the Giants' biggest hit of the game, a game-tying, two-run homer off Clayton Kershaw in the fifth inning. It's been boom or bust for Ruf lately, as his last four hits have all been homers. The 35-year-old is up to 11 long balls, 38 RBI, a career-high 44 runs scored and two stolen bases through 296 plate appearances. He's maintained a .225/.334/.391 slash line, and it appears he'll continue to share playing time at first base and designated hitter with Brandon Belt and LaMonte Wade.

JULY 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Dodgers rally for 7-4 win over Giants, sweep 4 from rivals

The Los Angeles Dodgers surged past the San Francisco Giants with a seventh-inning rally and won 7-4 for their season-high eighth consecutive victory

JULY 24, 2022 • Associated Press

Slugs first career grand slam Ruf went 1-for-3 with a grand slam in Thursday's loss to the Dodgers.

Impact LaMonte Wade began the game as San Francisco's designated hitter and leadoff man, but Ruf came in to replace him during an at-bat in the sixth inning. That plate appearance resulted in a strikeout, but Ruf made his mark in his following trip to the plate, slugging a game-tying grand slam to center field. The grand slam was the first of his career, per Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area. Ruf has now homered in three consecutive contests, pushing his total to 10 on the season.

JULY 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Dodgers recover, beat Giants 9-6 on Betts' 3-run HR in 8th

Mookie Betts broke an eighth-inning tie with a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 9-6 after blowing a five-run lead in the seventh

JULY 22, 2022 • Associated Press

Homers in consecutive contests Ruf went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Brewers.

Impact Ruf opened the scoring in the sixth inning with a blast off Brewers starter Eric Lauer. This was Ruf's second straight game with a homer, and he's up to nine long balls on the year. The 35-year-old has hit safely in nine of 15 games in July, though he hasn't record a multi-hit effort since June 23. He's slashing .227/.336/.376 with 32 RBI, 41 runs scored and two stolen bases through 283 plate appearances. Ruf should continue to work his way into the lineup regularly versus southpaws.

JULY 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Bases-loaded balk in 8th helps Giants edge Brewers 2-1

Brewers reliever Jandel Gustave’s balk with the bases loaded allowed Wilmer Flores to score the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the San Francisco Giants held off Milwaukee 2...

JULY 17, 2022 • Associated Press

Swats solo shot Ruf went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Friday's 8-5 win over the Brewers.

Impact Ruf's ninth-inning blast got the Giants within a run. He's mostly been limited to a timeshare role at first base and in the outfield lately, though he's hit safely in eight of 14 games in July. The 35-year-old is up to a .227/.337/.366 slash line with eight homers, 31 RBI, 40 runs scored and two stolen bases through 279 plate appearances. He should continue to play regularly versus left-handed pitchers.

JULY 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Yaz's slam highlights 3-homer 9th as Giants stun Brewers 8-5

Mike Yastrzemski hit a game-ending grand slam off major league saves leader Josh Hader for San Francisco’s third homer of the ninth inning, and the Giants rallied from a three-run...

JULY 16, 2022 • Associated Press

Pinch-runner Yelich scores winner in 10th, Brews beat Giants

Pinch-runner Christian Yelich scurried home for the winning run in the 10th on an infield single by Jonathan Davis that pitcher Camilo Doval couldn’t secure on the grass in front o...

JULY 15, 2022 • Associated Press

Crawford's RBI single completes Giants' rally past D-backs

Brandon Crawford hit a game-ending RBI single and the San Francisco Giants rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3

JULY 13, 2022 • Associated Press

Takes seat Wednesday Ruf isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Impact Ruf has started mainly against left-handed pitchers recently and will be out of the lineup for the fifth time in the last 10 games since right-hander Zac Gallen is on the mound for Arizona. Brandon Belt is serving as the designated hitter while LaMonte Wade starts at first base.

JULY 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Giants slug 4 HRs, Webb fans 8 in 13-0 win over Diamondbacks

Thairo Estrada hit two of San Francisco's four home runs, Logan Webb struck out eight in six scoreless innings and the Giants routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-0

JULY 13, 2022 • Associated Press

Diamondbacks' bullpen narrowly holds off Giants to win 4-3

For the past three weeks Ketel Marte’s tender left hamstring has limited him to designated hitter for the Diamondbacks, but his hustle to beat out a throw wound up keying a rally i...

JULY 12, 2022 • Associated Press

Not starting Monday Ruf isn't starting Monday's game against the Diamondbacks, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Impact Ruf went 1-for-5 with a run and two strikeouts during Sunday's series finale against the Padres, and he'll be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Brandon Belt is serving as the designated hitter while Luis Gonzalez enters the lineup in right field.

JULY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Flores leads Giants against the Diamondbacks after 4-hit game

The San Francisco Giants take on the Arizona Diamondbacks after Wilmer Flores had four hits against the Padres on Sunday

JULY 11, 2022 • Associated Press

Excluded from Thursday's lineup Ruf isn't starting Thursday against the Padres, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Impact Ruf will be out of the lineup for a second consecutive game after he went 4-for-11 with a homer, two doubles, four RBI and two runs over his last five games. Tommy La Stella is serving as the designated hitter while David Villar starts at third base.

JULY 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Swats big pinch-hit homer Ruf hit a two-run home run in his only at-bat during Wednesday's 7-5 win against Arizona.

Impact With the Giants trailing by two in the eighth inning, Ruf was brought in to pinch hit for Lamonte Wade Jr. The former smashed a 429-foot, two-run shot to left field to tie the game. Ruf didn't remain in the contest to play defense, but his mark was already made, and San Francisco ultimately pulled out the win. Ruf's homer was his first since June 22 and his seventh of the campaign. He slugged a career-high 16 long balls over 262 at-bats last season.

JULY 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Giants erase early deficit, rally to beat Diamondbacks 7-5

Austin Slater hit a tiebreaking bases-loaded double in the ninth inning and the San Francisco Giants rallied from an early four-run deficit, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5 an...

JULY 7, 2022 • Associated Press

Out of Wednesday's lineup Ruf is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Impact Ruf went 3-for-16 over his past seven contests and will head to the bench for Wednesday's series finale in Arizona. Yermin Mercedes will bat third as the designated hitter.

JULY 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Gets rare start versus righty Ruf will serve as the Giants' designated hitter and No. 7 batter in Sunday's game against the White Sox, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Impact Since both Brandon Belt and LaMonte Wade returned from the injured list in June, Ruf has faded into a short-side platoon role, but he'll get a look in the lineup versus a right-handed starting pitcher (Lucas Giolito) in the series finale. Ruf will be filling in as the Giants' DH in place of the lefty-hitting Tommy La Stella, who looks to be receiving some routine maintenance.

JULY 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Making fifth straight start Ruf will serve as the Giants' designated hitter and No. 7 batter in Sunday's game against the Reds, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Impact With Brandon Crawford (knee) joining LaMonte Wade (knee) and Luis Gonzalez (back) on the injured list Sunday, Ruf appears to be on the beneficiaries of added playing time. He'll pick up his fifth consecutive start Sunday after going 4-for-16 with a home run, three runs and two RBI across the previous four contests.

JUNE 26, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Webb helps Giants end three-game skid with 9-2 win over Reds

Logan Webb pitched six innings of two-hit ball and the San Francisco Giants backed their ace with four home runs in a 9-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds

JUNE 26, 2022 • Associated Press