Ramos, who is not in Sunday's lineup against the Cardinals, has a tight hamstring and has been playing through plantar fasciitis, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Manager Bob Melvin said that Ramos could hit Sunday or start at designated hitter, but with nothing to play for, he'll likely get the finale off. Ramos had a breakout age-24 season, slashing .269/.322/.469 with 22 home runs and six steals in 518 plate appearances.
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Giants' Heliot Ramos: Four hits in win
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Ramos went 4-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Giants.
Ramos belted his 22nd home run of the season in the fourth inning to extend the Giants' lead to 8-0, though it was just his second home run since Aug. 27. Tuesday's game was the first of his career with four hits and his seventh this season with at least three hits. Ramos is now slashing .270/.323/.473 with 71 RBI, 53 runs, six steals and a 36:132 BB:K in 505 plate appearances. He also currently leads the team with a .796 OPS, just ahead of Matt Chapman (.793).
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Giants' Heliot Ramos: Laces three hits
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Ramos went 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, a run scored and an RBI in Friday's 2-1 victory over the Royals.
The 25-year-old outfielder opened the game's scoring with a RBI infield single in the first inning. Ramos later cracked a triple in the fourth and hit a double in the sixth, all off starter Michael Wacha, to notch his sixth three-hit performance this season. The All-Star is slashing .270/.325/.475 with 70 RBI and 50 runs scored in 486 plate appearances across 114 games.
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Giants' Heliot Ramos: Day off Thursday
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Ramos is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Baltimore.
Ramos had started each of the previous 14 games but will get a breather for Thursday's afternoon tilt. The Giants are going with Michael Conforto in left field and Jerar Encarnacion at designated hitter as they try to complete the sweep.
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Giants' Heliot Ramos: Homers in Sunday's loss
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Ramos went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-3 extra-inning loss to the Padres.
Ramos had gone 17 games without a homer, hitting just .172 (11-for-64) with four doubles and two stolen bases in that span. The outfielder still has a strong .267/.321/.469 slash line with 21 homers, 68 RBI, 47 runs scored and six stolen bases over 110 contests this season. That said, his performance has dipped down the stretch, though it hasn't cost him a near-everyday role for the light-hitting Giants.
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Giants' Heliot Ramos: Exiting starting nine Sunday
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Ramos is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Ramos has gone 0-for-11 with four strikeouts over the Giants' previous three contests, so he'll get a breather while Jerar Encarnacion enters the lineup as the team's designated hitter. The 25-year-old outfielder had started in each of the Giants' last 23 games, slashing .244/.303/.478 during that stretch.
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Giants' Heliot Ramos: Belts 20th homer
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Ramos went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run Sunday against the Mariners.
Ramos reached the 20-homer plateau with a two-run blast in the first inning off Bryan Woo, representing the only damage the Giants could muster off the Seattle starter. Ramos later added an infield single off Woo and has collected multiple hits in three of his last four games with four of the six hits during that stretch going for extra bases.
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Giants' Heliot Ramos: On base three times
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Ramos went 1-for-2 with two walks, two RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's win over the White Sox.
Ramos walked with the bases loaded in the third and then added on in the fifth with an RBI single. He now has four RBI over his last three games and has at least one hit in six of his last seven games. Ramos also managed to work multiple walks in a game for the first time since June 14. He continues to provide a spark towards the top of the Giants' order, slashing 280/.339/.488 with 18 homers, 60 RBI, 37 runs, four steals and a 31:104 BB:K in 381 plate appearances.
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Giants' Heliot Ramos: Goes deep Sunday
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Ramos went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Athletics.
Ramos got the Giants on the board with a solo blast to center off JP Sears in the seventh for his first home run since Aug. 7. Ramos' bat has cooled off a bit over the last 10 days. In 10 games since Aug. 8, he's slashing .200/.256/.350 with two RBI, three runs and a 3:14 BB:K. He's struck out multiple times in six of the 10 games over that span. He's still been putting together an excellent campaign overall, slashing .279/.335/.490 with 18 homers, 57 RBI, 36 runs, four steals and a 29:102 BB:K in 373 plate appearances.
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Giants' Heliot Ramos: Homer, steal in loss
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Ramos went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Tuesday's 11-5 loss to the Nationals.
Ramos got the Giants on the board with a solo homer in the first inning, stole a bag in the second and then added a single in the fourth. The outfielder has been battling a thumb injury but has managed to hit safely in seven of his past 10 contests. While the steal was just his third of the season, he is hitting .287 with 16 home runs and 54 RBI across 325 plate appearances.
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Giants' Heliot Ramos: Back in action
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Ramos (thumb) is batting second and playing center field for Tuesday's game against Washington, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Ramos has been dealing with swelling in his right thumb recently and missed three of the Giants' previous four games due to the issue. However, he's feeling good enough to suit up Tuesday. Ramos is 11-for-40 (.275) with seven RBI in his last 10 games.
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Giants' Heliot Ramos: Not starting Monday
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Ramos (thumb) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals.
Ramos has been battling lingering swelling in his right thumb and will take a seat for the second consecutive game. Mike Yastrzemski will cover center field Monday while Ramos gets another day off to recuperate.
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Giants' Heliot Ramos: Rejoining lineup Tuesday
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Ramos (thumb) is starting in center field and batting third Tuesday against the Athletics.
The 24-year-old missed one game after he suffered the thumb injury Saturday but is back in the starting nine following Monday's team off day. Ramos has a .289/.319/.511 slash line with five homers, 16 RBI and eight runs through 22 games in July.
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Giants' Heliot Ramos: Goes yard again
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Ramos went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Blue Jays.
Ramos went deep in the first inning, though his blast only cut the deficit to 3-2. The outfielder has hit safely in seven straight games and has homered four times over nine contests in July, batting .333 (12-for-36) for the month. Overall, Ramos is at a .300/.371/.538 slash line with 14 long balls, 45 RBI, 28 runs scored and two stolen bases over 57 contests, production that has earned him a reserve spot on the National League's All-Star roster.
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Giants' Heliot Ramos: Stays hot with another homer
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Ramos went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Tuesday's win over the Blue Jays.
Ramos opened up the scoring with a solo home run in the fourth off Yusei Kikuchi for his third homer in his last seven games. The first-time All-Star is swinging a hot bat once again after some struggles towards the end of June, as he's slashing .405/.439/.730 with seven RBI and eight runs scored over his last nine games. For the year, the 24-year-old is slashing .302/.372/.535 with 13 homers, 42 RBI, 27 runs and a 24:64 BB:K in 242 plate appearances. Ramos' 13 home runs are the most by a Giants player under 25 years old through his first 55 games of a season since 1989.
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Giants' Heliot Ramos: Smacks three hits in win
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Ramos went 3-for-4 with a double and a walk in Monday's 5-4 win over the Cubs.
Ramos went 1-for-22 over his previous five games before breaking out of the slump emphatically in Monday's contest. The outfielder started June hot and has claimed an everyday role in center field. Overall, he's slashing .301/.375/.534 with 10 home runs, 35 RBI, 17 runs scored, one stolen base and eight doubles over 184 plate appearances.
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Giants' Heliot Ramos: Smacks 10th homer
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Ramos went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Thursday's 6-5 loss to the Cardinals.
The outfielder has been on a power surge with four homers over his last seven games, and he's added 11 RBI in that span. Ramos leads the Giants with 10 long balls this season, and every other player on the team with at least five homers has played in a minimum of 50 games compared to his 39. Ramos has added a .307/.382/.553 slash line with 35 RBI, 17 runs scored, one stolen base and seven doubles across 170 plate appearances.
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Giants' Heliot Ramos: Powers San Francisco in win
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Ramos went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a two-run homer in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Rangers.
Ramos drove in all three San Francisco runs Saturday -- he opened the scoring with an RBI double in the first inning before launching a two-run homer off Andrew Heaney in the fourth, his sixth long ball of the year and fourth in six games. The 24-year-old Ramos has been on fire of late -- he's logged multiple hits in five of his last six contests, going 11-for-22 with 10 RBI in that span. Overall, Ramos is slashing an eye-popping .327/.419/.554 through 117 plate appearances this season with 23 RBI, 13 runs scored and a stolen base.
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Giants' Heliot Ramos: Stays hot in win
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Ramos went 3-for-5 with one RBI in Friday's 5-2 win over the Rangers.
Ramos logged multiple hits for the fourth time in the last five games. This was also his third time leading off in that span, and the first time he's been atop the order against a right-handed pitcher (Michael Lorenzen). Ramos is slashing .320/.416/.515 with five home runs, 20 RBI, 12 runs scored and one stolen base over 27 contests. As long as he's swinging a hot bat, it makes sense to have him at leadoff, especially since he's displayed improved plate discipline with a 13.2 percent walk rate this year.
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Giants' Heliot Ramos: Gets on base six times
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Ramos went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run, four walks and a second run scored in Wednesday's 9-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
Getting on base six times will do wonders for the slash line, and Ramos' is at .304/.407/.511 after Wednesday's stellar performance. He has multiple hits in three of his last four contests and multiple walks in each of the last two games. The outfielder didn't have much of a track record in the majors over the last two years, but he's made the most of his opportunity in 2024 with five homers, 19 RBI, 12 runs scored and a stolen base through 108 plate appearances. Ramos has earned a starting role in the corner outfield, effectively bumping Mike Yastrzemski over to center field to platoon with Austin Slater.
