Right-hander Landen Roupp was struck by a line drive off the bat of Ramón Laureano and carted off the field in the third inning of the Giants’ 8-1 loss to the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Roupp was diagnosed with a sprained left knee and is scheduled ...

SAN DIEGO — The Giants made a slew of roster moves prior to Thursday afternoon’s series finale at Petco Park, the headliner being the team’s decision to select the contract of right-hander Joel Peguero and grant him his first major-league call-up.

As if the Giants needed anything else to go wrong as the 2025 season comes winding down, they have lost another pitcher to injury, while another's rehab assignm

Joining Roupp on the shuttle from Sacramento is fellow righty Keaton Winn, who joins the MLB squad for the first time this year. Winn lost three months of the season on the IL, and is finally looking healthy. He’s been working in relief while he gets back up to speed, and will continue that role in San Francisco.

Roupp missed most of 2023 and spent much of 2024 in the bullpen, throwing just 76 2/3 innings, making one wonder how he was going to hold up as a full-time starter for the Giants this season. He was already up to 101 1/3 innings -- just six off his career high from 2022 -- when he went on the IL last month with elbow inflammation.