Giants' Evan Longoria Out 4-6 Weeks with Shoulder Injury After On-Field Collision

San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria will miss the next four to six weeks with a sprained left shoulder he suffered against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.

Longoria collided with his teammate, shortstop Brandon Crawford, when both players attempted to grab a ground ball hit by Anthony Rizzo in the top of the ninth inning. Longoria sat on the ground after the collision and exited the field after he was assessed by training staff (and assessed an error on the play). 

The Giants ended up defeating the Cubs 4-3. Mauricio Dubon replaced Longoria at third base for the rest of the game. 

Longoria is hitting .280/.376/.516 with 30 RBI and nine home runs for the Giants, who lead the NL West at 37-21. 

His last lengthy absence came in 2018, when he had hand surgery.

"It's going to be a major challenge to fill [Longoria's] shoes," manager Gabe Kapler told reporters Sunday. "I'm not sure we're going to have anybody be able to step right in and do what he was doing. At the same time, we have to turn the page and get ready to compete, and that's what we're going to do."

The Giants called up infielder Thairo Estrada from their Triple-A affiliate, and Wilmer Flores and Jason Vosler are players that Kapler said would step up to fill the hole.

The Giants will finish their series against the Cubs on Sunday before hitting the road for a two-game series against the Texas Rangers.