In a devastating blow to their postseason hopes, the San Francisco Giants lost emerging No.3 starter Landen Roupp to a left knee sprain during Wednesday's 8-1

The San Francisco Giants potentially took a big hit in the injury department in Wednesday's 8-1 loss to the San Diego Padres.

Padres center fielder Ramon Laureano struck Roupp directly in the knee with a line drive Wednesday night, sending the San Francisco hurler to the ground clutching his left knee. After some anxious time spent on the Petco Park grass, Roupp was removed from the premises on a cart.

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.

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.