Wisely isn't in the Giants' lineup Saturday versus St. Louis, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Wisely will get a chance to catch his breath Saturday after making three consecutive starts at second base. Casey Schmitt will fill in at the keystone and bat eighth in Wisely's stead.
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Giants' Brett Wisely: Swats three-run homer in big win
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Wisely went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer in Tuesday's win over the Diamondbacks.
Wisely went deep off Blake Walston in the third inning for the Giants' second three-run homer in the frame. The home run was Wisely's first since June 28 and his first extra-base hit since Aug. 31. He has just 10 hits in 30 games since the beginning of August and will look to find some sort of resurgence at the plate over the final five days of the season.
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Giants' Brett Wisely: Losing out on everyday role
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Wisely is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The lefty-hitting Wisely will hit the bench for a second straight game, with the Giants having faced right-handed starters in both contests. The consecutive days off could hint that Wisely has lost hold of a regular role in the middle infield after slashing an abysmal .123/.177/.158 since the beginning of August. Donovan Walton is included in the lineup for a fourth consecutive contest and may be viewed as the Giants' top option at the keystone for now.
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Giants' Brett Wisely: Starting at shortstop
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Wisely will start at shortstop for Sunday's game against the Padres.
The lefty-hitting Wisely often sits against southpaws like the Padres' (Martin Perez), but Wisely will stick in the lineup at shortstop while Tyler Fitzgerald (back) takes a seat due to injury. Donovan Walton will fill Wisely's usual spot at the keystone.
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Giants' Brett Wisely: Absent from lineup Tuesday
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Wisely is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Brewers.
Wisely will begin the game on the bench for the second consecutive day. Since the start of September, the second baseman has just one hit and two walks in 14 plate appearances across the five games he has played in. Marco Luciano is starting at second base and batting ninth Tuesday as he sees his playing time expand.
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Giants' Brett Wisely: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Wisely is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Wisely has gone 3-for-25 in his past 12 games and will sit for Sunday's series finale in San Diego. Marco Luciano is starting at second base and could be taking hold of a regular role at the position.
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Giants' Brett Wisely: Getting second straight start
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Wisely will start at second base and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Wisely has now picked up starts in consecutive contests to close out the weekend, and he should be in store for a strong-side platoon role at the keystone after the Giants recently moved Thairo Estrada off the 40-man roster. Over 218 plate appearances with the big club this season, Wisely has supplied a .250/.286/.368 slash line to go with three home runs and two stolen bases.
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Giants' Brett Wisely: Taking seat against lefty
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Wisely is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle
Wisely will head to the bench along with fellow left-handed hitter LaMonte Wade as the Nationals send southpaw DJ Herz to the bump. Casey Schmitt will fill in for Wisely at the keystone.
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Giants' Brett Wisely: On bench again
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Wisely is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against Washington, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
With the Giants facing a left-hander for the second straight game, Wisely will take a seat once again Tuesday. In his place, Casey Schmitt will bat ninth and play second base.
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Giants' Brett Wisely: Not facing southpaw
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Wisely is absent from the starting nine for Monday's game against the Nationals.
The lefty-hitting Wisely will take a seat as Washington trots out southpaw Patrick Corbin. Casey Schmitt will play the keystone Monday.
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Giants' Brett Wisely: Not starting Saturday
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Wisely isn't in the Giants' lineup for Saturday's game against Cincinnati, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Wisely has gone 2-for-12 with two RBI over his past seven games, and he'll now get a chance to rest as the Giants prepare to take on Hunter Greene and the Reds. Casey Schmitt will get the nod at second and bat ninth.
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Giants' Brett Wisely: Sitting against southpaw
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Wisely is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.
The lefty-hitting Wisely will dodge a matchup with Chris Sale on Wednesday. Nick Ahmed will play shortstop while Tyler Fitzgerald fills the keystone.
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Giants' Brett Wisely: Comes up clutch
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Wisely went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-3 win over the Dodgers.
Wisely's third homer of the year was a walk-off blast against Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen. Since June 10, Wisely has gone 17-for-55 (.309) with two homers and seven RBI across 14 contests. He's at a .304/.333/.461 slash line with three homers, 14 RBI, 13 runs scored, one stolen base and seven doubles over 108 plate appearances this season. While the Giants have valued Wisely for his defensive versatility, he has most often been stuck in a platoon at shortstop. That could change after second baseman Thairo Estrada (wrist) went on the injured list Friday, though it's also possible Wisely continues to sit against southpaws in favor of Tyler Fitzgerald during Estrada's absence.
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Giants' Brett Wisely: Resting against lefty
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Wisely is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cubs, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The lefty-hitting Wisely will take a seat for the second time during the four-game series with the Cubs while Chicago sends another lefty (Shota Imanaga) to the hill. Nick Ahmed will fill in for Wisely at shortstop, while outfielder Austin Slater replaces Wisely atop the batting order.
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Giants' Brett Wisely: Sitting versus southpaw
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Wisely is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Cubs.
Wisely will head to the bench as the team squares off with southpaw Justin Steele of the Cubs. Nick Ahmed will take over at shortstop and bat seventh versus Chicago.
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Giants' Brett Wisely: Brings home three runs
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Wisely went 2-for-6 with two doubles, three RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win over the Angels.
Wisely doubled in the third inning before knocking a two-run double during the Giants' nine-run fourth. He's produced three multi-hit performances over his last five games and four over his last nine appearances. During that nine-game stretch, he's gone 9-for-31 (.290) with five extra-base hits. Wisely is now slashing .313/.329/.478 through 70 plate appearances.
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Giants' Brett Wisely: Goes deep Tuesday
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Wisely went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Astros.
Wisely evened the game up with a solo blast off Ronel Blanco in the third inning, though that wound up being the only run the Giants scored on the night. He's now tallied an RBI in back-to-back games, and it was his second homer since his callup May 11. The 25-year-old has given the Giants steady production at the plate against right-handed pitching, slashing .304/.322/.446 with four extra-base hits, nine RBI, seven runs and a 2:12 BB:K in 59 plate appearances.
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Giants' Brett Wisely: Sitting versus southpaw
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Wisely isn't in the Giants' lineup for Saturday's game against Texas.
With lefty Andrew Heaney set to toe the slab for the Rangers, the lefty-hitting Wisely will step out of the lineup. Tyler Fitzgerald will take over at shortstop, batting ninth.
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Giants' Brett Wisely: Idle against lefty
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Wisely is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.
The lefty-hitting Wisely will hit the bench for the second day in a row while the Giants face off against another southpaw (Jordan Montgomery). Tyler Fitzgerald will get the nod at shortstop Wednesday, but Wisely should see the majority of the starts at the position while Nick Ahmed (wrist) remains on the injured list.
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Giants' Brett Wisely: Smacks first homer
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Wisely went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Mets.
Wisely has strung together three multi-hit efforts, going 7-for-11 in that span. The homer was his first extra-base hit of the campaign. That hot stretch has allowed Wisely to mount a challenge for playing time at shortstop, which has come at the expense of Marco Luciano. It's a battle the Giants will likely hope for Luciano to win in the long run, as Wisely is best suited to a bench role given his defensive versatility.
