San Francisco Giants vs. Washington Nationals - News - April 17, 2026

Jared Oliva - Undergoes hamate bone surgery Oliva underwent left hamate bone surgery Thursday in Los Angeles, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Impact The common recovery timeline for this type of procedure is 4-to-6 weeks, so Oliva will be out until mid-May even in a best-case scenario. He is 1-for-7 at the plate this season in his limited opportunities for the Giants.

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Jacob Young - Absent from lineup Young is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Giants.

Impact Young was hit on the right hand by a pitch in Thursday's win over the Pirates, but he remained in that contest and it's not the reason he's out of Friday's lineup, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports. Joey Wiemer is starting in center field Friday, but Young should be available off the bench.

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Orlando Ribalta - Optioned after notching save The Nationals optioned Ribalta to Triple-A Rochester on Friday.

Impact The transaction comes one day after Ribalta recorded his first career save in Thursday's extra-inning win over the Pirates. Ribalta is clearing out to make room on the roster for Richard Lovelady, who was acquired via trade Thursday.

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Patrick Bailey - Out of Giants' lineup Bailey is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Nationals.

Impact Giants manager Tony Vitello hinted Thursday that he might start deploying a timeshare at catcher. A day later, Daniel Susac will do the catching for ace Logan Webb. Bailey is slashing just .128/.180/.128 with zero extra-base hits in 2026.

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Matt Chapman - Doubles in win Chapman went 1-for-4 with an RBI double and a run scored in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Reds.

Impact After going 1-for-12 with a single and a run scored over his previous three games, Chapman delivered an RBI double in the seventh inning before coming around to score. The veteran third baseman has logged at least one hit in eight of his last 10 appearances, batting .333 with six runs scored, five RBI, three doubles and a triple across 41 plate appearances in that span. Overall, he's slashing .270/.316/.392 with 10 runs scored, eight RBI and a home run in 79 plate appearances this season.

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Keaton Winn - Picks up hold Thursday Winn earned a hold while striking out two in a scoreless inning during Thursday's 3-0 win over the Reds.

Impact Winn picked up his third hold of the season, throwing nine of his 12 pitches for strikes. The right-hander hasn't allowed a hit over his last four outings, striking out four in four innings during that span. Overall, he owns a 3.24 ERA, 0.72 WHIP and 11:2 K:BB across 8.1 innings in nine appearances.

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