SAN FRANCISCO -- As the season started to collapse on the last homestand, the Giants at least could lean on one fact. They had seven games left against a San Diego Padres team they were hoping to chase down.

The Giants’ trade for Robbie Ray required a bit of long-term vision. When the deal with the Mariners was announced in January 2024, Ray was in the middle of a grueling rehab from Tommy John and flexor tendon surgery.

Giants starting pitcher Landen Roupp injured his knee after getting hit on the leg by a line drive off the bat of Ramon Laureano.

Robbie Ray, an MLB All-Star for the second time in 2025, maintains ties with Mookie Betts and Tony Kemp that date back to his days in Brentwood.

The Giants have quietly assembled one of the better rotations in baseball, pitching to a 3.71 team ERA in 2025, the fifth-best mark in MLB. After a freak injury on Wednesday night, however, they might be left without one of the foremost architects of that success during the stretch run.