A night after the San Francisco Giants loss Carson Whisenhunt to an elbow injury, Adrian Houser walked off the mound early on Tuesday at Oracle Park.

SAN FRANCISCO — Giants starting pitcher Adrian Houser felt his right arm tightening up, and a minutes later, an already lean San Francisco Giants rotation appeared to lose a second member in as many nights on Tuesday.

Giants starter Carson Whisenhunt exited the game against the Cincinnati Reds with two outs in the third inning with what appeared to be a left arm ailment.

The San Francisco Giants have not been having a good season this year. Sitting at 53 wins and 78 losses this year, it’s all but guaranteed that the team will miss the postseason again. This will be the fifth consecutive year the Giants will miss the postseason since they were eliminated by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS in 2021.

The Giants (53-78) had Jung Hoo Lee as their designated hitter and rookie Turner Hill batting cleanup. Nate Furman, Shay Whitcomb and Grant McCray, all promoted to the big leagues from Triple-A Sacramento earlier Monday, started the game at second base, third base and right field, respectively, and hit sixth, seventh and eighth in the order.

A prevalence of arm injuries have led to a slew Tommy John surgeries in San Francisco, leaving the Giants staff undermanned in 2026 and unsure about what lies ahead.

The Giants parted with one of their two ace-caliber starting pitchers. San Francisco traded left-handed pitcher Robbie Ray to the San Diego Padres on Monday, the team announced after ESPN's Jeff Passan first reported the news. The Giants received right ...

The Giants’ starting pitching depth continued to dwindle Wednesday after veteran Adrian Houser was placed on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm strain. Right-hander Braxton Roxby was selected from Triple-A Sacramento to replace Houser,