LUIS MATOS NEWS

Harper's hitting, Luzardo's pitching key Phillies' 13-0 romp over Giants, keeping Verlander winless

Bryce Harper homered and doubled three times, Jesús Luzardo struck out seven and gave up three hits in seven innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies kept Justin Verlander winless wi...

2 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Giants score 2 in 8th inning to beat Phillies 3-1

Casey Schmitt drove home the go-ahead run on a groundball in the eighth inning, Matt Chapman made a headfirst dive into home moments later for another run, and the San Francisco Gi...

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Drives in two on Sunday Matos went 1-for-5 with a two-RBI double in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Athletics.

Impact Matos cracked a ground-rule double to right-center field in the fifth inning, driving in two runs and giving the club a 5-1 lead. The 23-year-old outfielder has now recorded three doubles in his last four games. Since being recalled from Triple-A Sacramento, Matos is slashing .231/.286/.462 with three doubles, two RBI and one run scored across 14 plate appearances during that span.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Giants exercise contract option on manager Bob Melvin for the 2026 season

The San Francisco Giants are showing their confidence in manager Bob Melvin, exercising his contract option for the 2026 season

JULY 1 • Associated Press

Recalled from Sacramento The Giants recalled Matos from Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Impact With Christian Koss (hamstring) headed to the injured list, the Giants will turn to Matos to replenish the big club's bench depth. The 23-year-old outfielder owns a .572 OPS in the big leagues this season but has slashed .272/.326/.444 across 89 plate appearances since being sent down to the minors in early June.

JULY 1 • ROTOWIRE

Versatile Jerar Encarnación returns to Giants after March surgery on his broken left hand

Bob Melvin has been waiting for the chance to write Jerar Encarnación’s name into San Francisco’s lineup

JUNE 3 • Associated Press

Sent down to minors The Giants optioned Matos to Triple-A Sacramento on Monday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Impact The move comes one day after Matos cranked a three-run home run in Sunday's win over the Marlins. He's slashed only .167/.211/.361 in 24 games this season and will look to get into a groove with regular at-bats at Sacramento.

JUNE 2 • ROTOWIRE

Homers, steals in win Matos went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and a stolen base in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Marlins.

Impact Matos drew his first start since Monday and broke out of an 0-for-18 slump by giving the Giants a 4-0 lead with a 390-foot homer in the fourth inning. He later added a single and a stolen base in the ninth. Despite the encouraging performance, the 23-year-old owns an ugly .167/.211/.361 slash with four home runs, seven RBI, nine runs scored and two steals across just 76 plate appearances.

JUNE 2 • ROTOWIRE

Homers, steals base in win Matos went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and a stolen base in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Marlins.

Impact Matos drew his first start since Monday and broke out of an 0-for-18 slump by giving the Giants a 4-0 lead with a 390-foot homer in the fourth inning. He later added a single and a stolen base in the ninth. Despite the encouraging performance, the 23-year-old owns an ugly .167/.211/.361 slash with four home runs, seven RBI, nine runs scored and two steals across 76 plate appearances on the season.

JUNE 2 • ROTOWIRE

Giants' pitching is winning games despite the team's offensive woes

Runs have been hard to come by lately for the San Francisco Giants

JUNE 1 • Associated Press

Luis Matos' 3-run homer powers Giants to 4-2 win over Marlins

Luis Matos hit a three-run home run and the San Francisco Giants beat the Miami Marlins 4-2

JUNE 1 • Associated Press

In lineup Sunday Matos (shoulder) will bat sixth and play right field Sunday against the Athletics, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Impact Matos was scratched from Friday's lineup due to discomfort in his right shoulder and didn't appear in Saturday's 1-0 win over the A's. However, he's back in the starting nine for the series finale. Matos is slashing .167/.219/.350 in 64 plate appearances this season.

MAY 18 • ROTOWIRE

Giants meet the Athletics after Flores' 3-home run game

The San Francisco Giants host the Athletics after Wilmer Flores hit three home runs on Friday in a 9-1 win over the Athletics

MAY 17 • Associated Press

Scratched Friday Matos was scratched from the lineup ahead of Friday's game against the Athletics with right shoulder discomfort, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Impact The severity of Matos' injury remains unknown, though it's apparently enough to warrant holding him out of action Friday. The Giants should provide some more details in the near future, and in the meantime, David Villar will take over as the designated hitter and bat seventh.

MAY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Corbin Carroll homers twice off Justin Verlander and the Diamondbacks beat the Giants 2-1

Corbin Carroll hit two homers off Justin Verlander and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1

MAY 13 • Associated Press

Accounts for both of team's runs Matos went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Cubs on Monday.

Impact The only runs San Francisco managed to score in the loss came on Matos' two-run homer in the fourth inning. The long ball was his second in his last three games, a stretch during which he's gone 4-for-9. Matos has started to get more opportunities of late, as he's started four of the Giants' past five contests.

MAY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Ian Happ homers as the Cubs beat the sloppy Giants 9-2

Ian Happ homered and drove in three runs, helping Matthew Boyd and the Chicago Cubs beat the sloppy San Francisco Giants 9-2

MAY 6 • Associated Press

Multi-hit effort in victory Matos started at left field and went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored during Sunday's 9-3 win over the Rockies.

Impact Matos led off the fifth inning with a double to center field before coming around to score the first of three runs in the frame. The 23-year-old outfielder recorded his third multi-hit effort of the season Sunday, marking his first since April 2. Matos has logged a .250 batting average with two RBI, a home run, a double and a 2:2 BB:K across 18 plate appearances in his last five games. He began the season slashing .167/.194/.300 with two extra-base hits and a 1:2 BB:K in 31 plate appearances over his first 10 games.

MAY 5 • ROTOWIRE

Launches solo shot Saturday Matos went 1-for-1 with two walks, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Rockies.

Impact Matos, who served as the designated hitter Saturday, put the Giants on the board in the third inning when he took Bradley Blalock deep to left-center field for a solo homer. Matos has struggled at the plate this season and has gone 2-for-28 over his last nine games (including Saturday). Even with his slow start to the season, Matos should still see starts in the outfield in a platoon with Mike Yastrzemski.

MAY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Launches solo shot Saturday Matos went 1-for-1 with two walks, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Rockies.

Impact Matos, who served as the designated hitter, put the Giants on the board in the third inning, when he took Bradley Blalock deep to left-center field for a solo homer. Matos has struggled at the plate this season and has gone 2-for-28 over his last nine games (including Saturday). Even with his slow start to the season, Matos should still see starts in the outfield in a platoon with Mike Yastrzemski.

MAY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Matt Chapman's grand slam leads Giants past Rockies 6-3

Matt Chapman hit a grand slam to help the San Francisco Giants beat the lowly Colorado Rockies 6-3

MAY 3 • Associated Press

Rough start continues Thursday Matos drew the start at center field and went 0-for-3 during Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Rockies.

Impact The 23-year-old received the starting nod with Jung Hoo Lee sitting out against southpaw Kyle Freeland. Matos has been used sparingly this season and is just 1-for-27 at the plate over his last eight appearances. He's now slashing .146/.167/.244 with three runs scored, two extra-base hits, one RBI and a 1:4 BB:K across 42 plate appearances.

MAY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Struggles continue Sunday Matos went 0-for-5 in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Angels.

Impact Matos received the starting nod in right field against southpaw Yusei Kikuchi but failed to record a hit for the fifth straight game. The 23-year-old outfielder continues to platoon with Mike Yastrzemski, drawing starts against left-handed pitchers. However, Matos has gone 0-for-16 in his last five appearances. He's slashing .167/.194/.300 with a home run, two additional runs scored and a 1:2 BB:K across 31 plate appearances this season.

APRIL 21 • ROTOWIRE

Cristopher Sánchez strikes out career-high 12 for Phillies in 6-4 win over Giants

Cristopher Sánchez struck out a career-high 12 over seven innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies scored five runs in the first as they beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 for a four-...

APRIL 17 • Associated Press

Jung Hoo Lee homers twice off Carlos Rodón, Giants rally from 3-run deficit to beat Yankees 5-4

Jung Hoo Lee homered in consecutive at-bats off Carlos Rodón for his first career multi-homer game, and the San Francisco Giants rallied from a three-run deficit to beat the New Yo...

APRIL 13 • Associated Press