Matt Chapman wins appeal over shove suspension, will start for SF Giants vs. Dodgers

SAN FRANCISCO Matt Chapman won t be suspended for his role in last week s benches-clearing matter the Giants and Colorado Rockies the unit released on Friday afternoon We ended up not having to do the full hearing disclosed Chapman who took his regular spot in the Giants lineup Friday night against the Dodgers They just offered a settlement We took it and felt like it was a fair deal and move on Chapman had a condensed hearing on Thursday to appeal a one-game suspension he received on Sept a day after the event On Friday Major League Baseball downgraded Chapman s punishment to an undisclosed find which was also part of the original punishment I had a lot of people in my corner trying to help me out from the Giants to agent Scott Boras to a lot of people Chapman disclosed Chapman effectively missed the entirety of the Giants win on Sept win over the Rockies at Coors Field after shoving Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland Freeland took exception to Rafael Devers admiration of his first-inning home run igniting the benches-clearing episode Following the situation Chapman was ejected from the competition along with Freeland and Willy Adames Chapman however was the only sportsman who was suspended Adames Devers and Freeland received fines Chapman mentioned he had a scenario prepared ahead of the hearing stating how he didn t start the case and he was only trying to defend his teammate He also pointed out that he essentially missed a event already being ejected before he took an at-bat or took the field Despite his preparation Chapman never had to make his episode during the hearing I think that supposedly helped that I missed the whole contest already declared Chapman who has a OPS with home runs over games this season I was the only person that got handed a suspension After they looked at the film and reviewed it I likely deserved to get the same punishment as other people Revealed manager Bob Melvin Based on the fact nobody else got suspended for a day we felt like there was a pretty good chance It seems like it s the right thing Chapman batted fifth as they begin a crucial weekend series with the NL West-leading Dodgers Entering Friday San Francisco were games back of the New York Mets for the third and final wild-card spot It s a big one Chapman explained Anytime we play the Dodgers it s a big one but we know what s at stake there They re in first place we re battling for the wild card spot they re battling to stay in first place Everybody s got stuff on the line We can t get too far ahead of ourselves but we need to treat each tournament like it s a playoff battle for us because it pretty much is We ve got to win a lot of games to go to where we want to go Tonight s a big one and we re excited for the challenge This three-game set at Oracle Park features three marquee pitching matchups Justin Verlander will face Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Friday Logan Webb and Clayton Kershaw will battle on Saturday and Robbie Ray and Tyler Glasnow will finish the series on Sunday They have a really good gang They have all year and now they re at full strength Melvin commented We feel pretty good about the way we re playing and we feel pretty good about our pitching matchups as well As far as pitching matchups go I don t know that it gets better in a three-game series than the six names you see right now Worth noting Right-hander Landen Roupp bone bruise in right knee threw a -pitch bullpen this day and will throw another bullpen in a minimal days Left-hander Erik Miller left elbow sprain will throw a bullpen the next morning