SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants have had players suffer UCL injuries in back-to-back games, and now might be looking at a third one. A night after Carson Whisenhunt came out of the game with what ended up being a sprained elbow, Adrian Houser walked off the mound after just 26 pitches. Like Whisenhunt on Monday night, Houser started flexing his arm after throwing a pitch and was removed by a member of the training staff. Adrian Houser left tonight's game after appearing to experience some discomfort in his throwing arm … pic.twitter.com/0ZmxZsUcWI
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) August 26, 2026 Every fastball Houser threw in the first inning was at least 96 mph, matching his velocity from recent outings, when he has been up to 97 and 98 mph at times. In the second inning, he was down a couple of ticks, and the final pitch came in at 93.9 mph. Houser walked off the mound, and catcher Drew Cavanaugh came out to check on him.
The Giants once again are looking at an MRI, and left to hope that they get good news. Earlier Tuesday, they announced that surgery had been recommended for Whisenhunt, who would become the third young...