San Francisco Giants outfielder Austin Slater left the game early in the club's 9-3 win over the Nationals on Saturday due to a knee contusion that he suffered during Friday's contest. Slater was able to make it into the seventh inning after going 0-for-3 with a pair of punchouts, but by that time the Giants built up the six-run lead, so he could have been pulled as a precaution. The 29-year-old picked up the ailment after crashing into the wall last night, and should be considered day-to-day until we hear more information from the club. Slater is hitting .237 with a pair of homers and steals so far after finishing the 2021 campaign with 12 HR and 15 thefts.

The San Francisco Giants and outfielder Austin Slater avoided salary arbitration on Tuesday evening by agreeing to a one-year, $1.85 million deal. Slater surprised everyone when he posted a .914 OPS in 31 games in the shortened 2020 season. While he wasn't quite as good in 2021, he was still solid for the Giants with a .241/.320/.423 slash line with a .744 OPS, a career-high 12 home runs, 32 RBI, 39 runs scored and a career-high 15 stolen bases in 306 plate appearances over 129 games. At the very least, Slater will compete for a bench spot for the Giants in spring training, and he could be the right-handed platoon partner with Darin Ruf in left field.