SF Giants DFA pitcher as 40-man roster crunch looms
Briefly

In desperate need of innings, they activated Landen Roupp early from his minor-league rehab assignment... they designated Spencer Howard for assignment... leaving their 40-man roster at 39.
Roupp was originally scheduled to throw three innings Monday... they asked him to do that work at the major-league level... Spencer Bivens to start their second straight bullpen game.
Howard represents only one of a handful of decisions that will need to be made as the club activates its second-half reinforcements from the 60-day injured list.
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