Wade is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Wade is one of three lefty-hitting regulars in the lineup who will take a seat with southpaw Trevor Rogers on the bump for Miami. Mike Yastrzemski and Michael Conforto will join Wade on the bench for the series finale.
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Giants' LaMonte Wade: On bench versus lefty
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Wade is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game at Miami, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Lefty Ryan Weathers is pitching Tuesday for the Marlins, so Wade will take a seat despite his 1.220 OPS over his past nine contests. Wilmer Flores will start at first base and bat second.
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Giants' LaMonte Wade: Launches first home run
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Wade went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and two runs scored while also drawing two walks in Saturday's win over Tampa Bay.
Wade singled in his first at-bat before coming around to score San Francisco's first run of the game on a Michael Conforto double. The first baseman then launched a two-out, two-run home run off Ryan Pepiot in the top of the fifth to extend the Giants' lead to three runs, marking his first long ball of the season. Wade is now batting .375 in April with three RBI, five runs scored and seven walks to only five strikeouts. He's also hit safely in six of his last seven games.
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Giants' LaMonte Wade: Notches first steal
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Wade went 0-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Rays.
Wade was hitless for the first time since April 5, but he was able to make an impact on the basepaths. He's not known for speed with a career high of six steals back in 2021 and no more than two attempts in either of the last two campaigns. The first baseman is hitting .343 with one RBI, five runs scored, three doubles and no home runs over 41 plate appearances this season. Wade continues to see a strong-side platoon role and is unlikely to get many at-bats versus southpaws at all.
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Giants' LaMonte Wade: Out against lefty
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Wade is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
With left-hander Patrick Corbin on the mound for Washington, the lefty-hitting Wade will give way to platoon partner Wilmer Flores at first base in the series finale.
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Giants' LaMonte Wade: Takes seat Tuesday
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Wade isn't in the Giants' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Wade will take a seat Tuesday with left-hander Ryan Yarbrough expected to serve as the Dodgers' primary pitcher behind opener Ryan Brasier. Wilmer Flores will get the nod at first base, and Mike Yastrzemski will start in right field.
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Giants' LaMonte Wade: Likely to platoon again
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Wade has gone 3-for-14 with a home run and three RBI over his first five Cactus League games.
Wade remains a strong-side platoon option at first base. The Giants' signing of Matt Chapman, who is likely for an everyday role at third base, has displaced J.D. Davis. Righty hitters like Davis and Wilmer Flores could fill in at first base against opposing southpaws. Wade partially got back to his 2021 form last season, hitting .256 with a .790 OPS, 17 home runs, 45 RBI and 64 runs scored across a career-high 135 games.
Wade will sit Saturday against the Dodgers, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
The Giants may be eliminated from the playoffs, but that hasn't altered their preference for platoons, as they'll send several lefties to the bench Saturday against southpaw Clayton Kershaw. Wilmer Flores will get the start at first base.
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Giants' LaMonte Wade: Sitting vs. lefty
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Wade isn't in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Padres, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Wade will take a seat with the Giants slated to face off against Cy Young candidate Blake Snell. J.D. Davis gets the call at first base and is set to hit fourth in Wade's absence.
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Giants' LaMonte Wade: Provides offense in loss
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Wade went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Sunday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to the Dodgers.
Wade tied the game at 2-2 with his fifth-inning blast. He'd sat out the last two games with the Giants facing left-handed starters in each of those contests. Through 17 games in September, Wade has gone 18-for-52 (.346) with four homers and 10 RBI. The first baseman is at a .262/.376/.428 slash line with 17 long balls, 45 RBI, 63 runs scored and two stolen bases through 130 games this season in a strong-side platoon role.
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Giants' LaMonte Wade: Out against lefty
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Wade isn't in the Giants' lineup Saturday against the Dodgers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Lefty Clayton Kershaw will start on the mound for Los Angeles, sending Wade to the bench to begin Saturday's contest. Wilmer Flores will start at first base and bat fourth in Wade's place.
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Giants' LaMonte Wade: Sitting against lefty
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Wade is not in the lineup Friday against the Dodgers.
Wilmer Flores will start at first base and bat third as the Giants take on left-hander Caleb Ferguson, with another left-hander in Ryan Yarbrough lined up to work in bulk relief. Wade has drawn most of his playing time -- and generated most of his power production -- against righties this season.
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Giants' LaMonte Wade: Produces lone run with homer
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Wade went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 7-1 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Wade took the fifth pitch of the game from Merrill Kelly over the right-field fence, but it was all downhill from there for the Giants. Wade's blast was one of three hits for the visitors, and they added four walks while putting just two runners past first base for the rest of the game. The 29-year-old is up to 16 homers this year, two shy of matching his total from 2021. He's added 43 RBI, 62 runs scored, two stolen bases and a .263/.377/.424 slash line over a career-high 128 games.
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Giants' LaMonte Wade: Hits bench against southpaw
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Wade will sit for the second half of Saturday's doubleheader against Colorado, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Wade went 1-for-3 with a solo homer, a walk and a pair of runs scored in the afternoon game. With lefty Kyle Freeland on the mound for the nightcap, Wade will hit the bench as Wilmer Flores slides over to first base.
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Giants' LaMonte Wade: Not playing versus lefty
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Wade is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Guardians, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
It's an all right-handed hitting lineup for the Giants (including switch hitter Patrick Bailey) against lefty Logan Allen. J.D. Davis is at first base and Casey Schmitt is at third.
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Giants' LaMonte Wade: Delivers walk-off knock
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Wade went 3-for-5 with one RBI in Monday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Guardians.
Wade remains limited to a strong-side platoon role, but he's thrived with that usage in September. He's gone 9-for-24 (.375) with four RBI over seven contests this month, and his RBI single in the 10th inning Monday was a walk-off hit. The first baseman is up to .258/.374/.407 slash line with 14 home runs, 39 RBI, 57 runs scored and two stolen bases over 120 contests this year. After hitting leadoff against right-handers for much of the year, Wade has been deeper in the lineup for the last three games while Mike Yastrzemski gets the leadoff nod.
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Giants' LaMonte Wade: Takes seat versus lefty
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Wade is not in the lineup Friday against the Rockies.
Wilmer Flores will play first base and bat third with left-hander Ty Blach getting the start for Colorado. Wade has slashed just .250/.319/.344 in 75 plate appearances versus southpaws this year.
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Giants' LaMonte Wade: Sitting out against lefty
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Wade is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Cubs.
With lefty Jordan Wicks on the hill for Chicago, Wade will yield to Wilmer Flores at first base. Wade has a .663 OPS and just one of his 14 home runs this season against left-handers.
