Overview

• The Giants optioned Hayden Birdsong on July 21 and placed Landen Roupp on the 15-day IL retroactive to June 23, leaving only Logan Webb, Robbie Ray and Justin Verlander as healthy starters.
• Right-handed reliever Tristan Beck was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento to fill one of the two vacated rotation spots.
• Manager Bob Melvin has penciled in a bullpen game for Sunday and is considering minor-league call-ups such as Kai-Wei Teng or Carson Seymour for other openings.
• San Francisco sits just outside the NL wild-card positions, intensifying urgency to reinforce its starting staff before the July 31 trade deadline.
• President of baseball operations Buster Posey confirmed the club is actively pursuing veteran starters to bolster rotation depth.