"He missed nearly a month due to that injury, and after being activated in early July he hit just .200/.290/.365 over 31 games before heading back to the IL due to his ailing hand. Chapman received a cortisone shot during this latest stint on the shelf, and both he and the Giants are surely hoping he'll be able to hit more like his first half self (.243/.360/.452 in 65 games) going forward."
"He was placed on the shelf after a difficult month of July where he surrendered a 6.00 ERA and 5.95 FIP across eight appearances, but the Dodgers are surely hoping that his month-long layoff has helped him get healthy for the final weeks of the season. This year his ERA has ballooned to 4.31, but a 32.8% strikeout rate still offers some reason for optimism that he'll be able to turn things around now that he's healthy."
The Giants activated third baseman Matt Chapman from the injured list after a week sidelined with inflammation in his right hand. Tyler Fitzgerald was optioned to Triple-A to open the roster spot. Chapman has appeared in 96 games this season, missed time earlier with a sprained right hand in June, struggled after his early-July return and received a cortisone shot during his most recent IL stint. Chapman produced stronger first-half numbers (.243/.360/.452 in 65 games). The Dodgers activated veteran reliever Kirby Yates after low back pain sidelined him since late July; Yates struggled in July but retains a 32.8% strikeout rate and posted elite numbers with the Rangers last year.
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