Giants shortstop Willy Adames reveals how a lingering back injury has impacted his season but says he refuses to use it as an excuse for his struggles.

After a rough first half, Giants shortstop Willy Adames looks fresh coming out of the All-Star break and hit a grand slam to prove it.

Willy Adames delivered one of his most powerful performances of the season in Atlanta, yet the San Francisco Giants shortstop remains unsatisfied as he searches for the consistency expected from one of the franchise’s biggest investments.

Rather than becoming frustrated by earlier outs, Adames remained confident that his process would eventually produce results. When he got a breaking ball he could handle, he stayed with his approach of driving the ball the other way, resulting in the first grand slam of his Giants career.

Willy Adames could be questionable for the Giants’ upcoming series against the D-backs at Chase Field, as the veteran shortstop departed Sunday’s 3-2 win over the Braves with lower back spasms. Adames visibly grimaced after striking out swinging to end the bottom of the seventh.