The San Francisco Giants placed right-handed reliever Keaton Winn, who pitched on three consecutive days last weekend, on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of a right elbow strain.
The move is retroactive to last Thursday. In a corresponding move, the Giants recalled right-hander Tristan Beck from Triple-A Sacramento.
Winn, 28, appeared in games on June 6, 7 and 8 — the last going two-thirds of an inning and allowing three runs on three hits to blow a save opportunity in a 4-3 home loss to the Washington Nationals.
San Francisco manager Tony Vitello said Winn felt soreness in the elbow while playing catch on Saturday and had an MRI exam. Vitello said Winn won’t throw for “a handful of days at the most” and doesn’t believe the injury is “anything too crazy.”
“It’s probably best for him to get a reset here,” Vitello said. “I think he’s in a fairly good spot. I think, more than anything, mentally, he’s a little frustrated. He wants to be out there.”
Winn is 2-2 with one save, a 3.23 ERA, nine walks and 26 strikeouts in 30 2/3 innings over 29 relief appearances this season.
San Francisco selected Winn in the fifth round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Iowa Western Community College. He missed the 2021 season in recovery from Tommy John surgery, and had season-ending surgery on his right elbow in July 2024.
He is a career 6-13 with two saves, a 5.33 ERA, 39 walks and 118 strikeouts in 138 1/3 innings over 57 games (17 starts) in parts of four seasons since 2023.
Beck, who turns 30 on June 24, has pitched eight innings for San Francisco this season and has a 9.00 ERA with two walks and three strikeouts. He was 2-1 with one save, a 3.91 ERA, nine walks and 23 strikeouts in 23 innings over 17 relief appearances for Sacramento this season.
For his career, Beck is 4-3 with four saves, a 4.18 ERA, 43 walks and 126 strikeouts in 165 2/3 innings over 77 games (five starts) for the Giants since 2023.
