Carson Whisenhunt faced a tough challenge in his return to an MLB mound Wednesday night, pitching against the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves in Game 2 of the Giants’ split doubleheader at Truist Park.And when you factor in everything else the 25-year-old had to deal with en route to his first big-league start since Aug. 27, 2025, his five innings of two-run ball ended up being quite an impressive accomplishment.“Felt really good,” Whisenhunt told reporters after San Francisco’s eventual 7-5 win. “Obviously not the best it could have been, but for what I had to work with there, I felt pretty solid.”Whisenhunt found out he was starting Wednesday’s game during the Sacramento River Cat’s contest in Oklahoma City the night before, he said. He got to sleep at about 2 a.m. after packing up his things, then had to be back up at 4 a.m. to catch his 7 a.m. flight to Atlanta. He got a couple hours of sleep before the game, he added, making for about four hours total.Despite his hectic journey back to the Giants, who added him as their 27th man for the second game Wednesday following Tuesday night’s rain-suspended contest, Whisenhunt saw...
Sleep-deprived Carson Whisenhunt shines on short notice as Giants beat Braves
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