SAN DIEGO — Shortstop Willy Adames is not in the starting lineup for the Giants’ Tuesday night matchup against the San Diego Padres due to right side soreness, per manager Bob Melvin.

“You can see it on some of the swings the last couple days,” Melvin said. “He wants to play. It was a bit of a fist fight to talk him out of it. You don’t mess with side, oblique kind of thing.”

Infielder Christian Koss, who is hitting .272 with three home runs and three steals this season, is slated to start in Adames’ place. Koss has primarily spent time at second base this season, playing only 12 innings at shortstop in the majors.

Per Melvin, the ailment has impacted Adames’ production at the plate in recent days. Over 16 games in August, Adames is hitting .123/.197/.262 with 25 strikeouts over 71 pl

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