Top prospect Carson Whisenhunt to debut for Giants vs. Pirates, filling rotation gap amid injuries and playoff race pressure.

SAN FRANCISCO — With their rotation in a bind and the losses beginning to pile up, the San Francisco Giants will seek a boost from their top pitching prospect on Monday. The team will promote left-hander Carson Whisenhunt from Triple-A Sacramento to make his major-league debut with a home start against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Giants signed linebacker Chris Board during the offseason to fill a similar special teams role. And undrafted rookie receiver Dalen Cambre — a long shot to make the roster when camp opened — is in the NFL right now because of his special-teams excellence in college.

After having some early struggles in training camp, New York Giants rookie QB Jaxson Dart seems to be finding his footing following a strong showing Sunday.

New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart put together his finest outing of training camp Sunday. Despite the elements and some struggles earlier in camp, Dart was able to cap off his first week of training camp with a masterful performance.

Jaxson Dart put everything together for the first time in training camp Sunday. It's only one practice, but the NY Giants were impressed.

With Hayden Birdsong in Triple-A and Landen Roupp injured, the Giants had to use their first planned bullpen game of the season

The Giants are projected as a tight favorite (-111 to win on the moneyline) against the Mets (-108). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the San Francisco Giants looking to Matt Gage,

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