Earlier this month, manager Tony Vitello made it clear that left-hander Carson Whisenhunt had pitched well enough at Triple-A Sacramento to put himself next in line for a starting opportunity with the Giants. That opportunity arrived on Wednesday, when the Giants found themselves playing a split doubleheader against the National League East-leading Braves following Tuesday night’s rain-suspended series opener at Truist Park. Both clubs received a 27th man for Game 2 of the twin bill, creating an opening for the Giants to call up Whisenhunt to make a spot start. The 25-year-old pitching prospect didn’t disappoint, giving up two runs over five-plus innings in his season debut to help the Giants beat the Braves, 7-5, and sweep both ends of the doubleheader. “I thought our guys’ effort was phenomenal,” Vitello said. “I think a lot of guys, obviously Whiz being one of them, made it a good day.” The Giants, who used three homers to power a 7-2 win in Game 1, continued to lean on the long ball in the nightcap, with Willy Adames, Luis Arraez and Bryce Eldridge each going deep to fuel a four-run rally against Braves right-hander JR Ritchie in the top of the second. “If you see the lineup, you know that we’re capable of doing that,” Adames said. “It’s funny when you see all the negative narratives out there. But when you look at the lineup, you have dudes that have done it in the past. And now we have younger guys that are doing it, too.” It marked the first time the Giants have homered three times in a single inning since Aug. 18, 2025, when Heliot Ramos, Rafael Devers and Wilmer Flores teamed up to accomplish the feat against the Padres. Devers opened the scoring with an RBI double in the top of the first before Adames made it 2-0 with a leadoff blast in the second. It was the second home run of the day for Adames, who is now up to 13 on the year, second on the club behind Casey Schmitt (15). Arraez went on to double the Giants’ lead by cranking a two-run shot out to right field for his third blast of the season and his first since May 17. The three-time batting champion knew it was gone off the bat, taking a second to look directly into the Giants’ dugout before beginning his home run trot. “We were giving him crap in the dugout because he pimped it,” Adames said. “When he knows, he knows.” Eldridge made it back-to-back shots by knocking another misplaced fastball from Ritchie off the top of the fence in left-center field, extending the Giants’ lead to 5-0. It wa
