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Giants Place Veteran Reliever on 15-Day IL, Recall Dylan Smith

The roster change removes one of San Francisco’s most-used bullpen arms for a right knee inflammation and leaves the team leaning on short-term, less-tested options.

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Overview

  • The Giants placed left-handed reliever Matt Gage on the 15-day injured list for right knee inflammation and have not given a firm timeline for his return.
  • Gage has led the team in appearances this season and sports a 2.63 ERA, but underlying metrics and recent knee tenderness have raised durability concerns.
  • Right-hander Dylan Smith was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento to fill the active-roster spot; he has limited MLB work this year and a 3.98 ERA in 20.1 Triple-A innings.
  • Manager Tony Vitello said Gage had been battling knee and quad tenderness while trying to stay available, and the club plans to rely more on existing lefty options and minor-league depth.
  • The move widens short-term bullpen strain after another reliever already landed on the long-term IL, and it increases opportunities for younger or lower-leverage arms to take more innings.