LaMonte Wade Jr. thrived after receiving regular playing time in the Majors this season, but he was a surprise victim of the Giants’ roster crunch on Monday.

Wade and infielder Jason Vosler were optioned to Triple-A Sacramento to clear spots on the 26-man roster for outfielders Alex Dickerson (upper back strain) and Darin Ruf (right hamstring strain), who were reinstated from the 10-day injured list as the Giants prepared to kick off a two-game series against the Angels on Tuesday.

The Giants’ decision to send Dickerson and Ruf on a quick rehab assignment to Sacramento over the weekend bought them a little extra time to parse through all their possible roster configurations, but they ultimately chose to send down two players who had emerged as contributors, but more critically, still had Minor League options remaining.

Wade, 27, is batting .265 with an .814 OPS and a career-high four home runs over 26 games and he had settled in as the Giants’ primary leadoff hitter against right-handed pitching in recent weeks. San Francisco is likely to see a trio of lefties -- Andrew Heaney, Sean Manaea and Cole Irvin -- in its series against the Angels and A’s this week. Wade has gone 0-for-12 in limited opportunities against lefties this year.

Vosler, another left-handed hitter who went 6-for-17 with three doubles over his last eight games, similarly would have seen his opportunities reduced against the upcoming cluster of southpaws. Vosler, 27, has been helping to fill in at third base in place of the injured Evan Longoria, but the Giants have two right-handed hitters in Wilmer Flores and Mauricio Dubón who are also capable of handling the position.

Mike Tauchman, 30, is batting only .171 with a .558 OPS over 45 games with the Giants this year, but he’s out of options and can’t be sent to the Minors without being put on waivers. Despite his struggles, Tauchman has delivered three of the biggest highlights of the year thus far, crushing a go-ahead grand slam against the Rangers at Globe Life Field and making a pair of home run robberies to help close out big wins in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

Tauchman, who was acquired from the Yankees in exchange for left-hander Wandy Peralta and infield prospect Connor Cannon in April, hasn’t started a game since June 14, but he’s been putting in extra work before games with hitting coaches Donnie Ecker, Justin Viele and Dustin Lind to try to make some adjustments to help him find his rhythm at the plate.

“He has been working really hard with our hitting coaches, both on the field against our machines, but also in the cage,” manager Gabe Kapler said Friday. “His hands are moving a little bit further away from his body and not quite as far back. It’s a small adjustment. We’re considering asking for some adjustments because I think he knows there’s a better brand of performance in there. We saw that in ‘19 with the Yankees. We know he’s capable of driving the baseball and continuing the very disciplined approach at the plate. We very much believe in Mike Tauchman.”

Austin Slater, 28, also has a Minor League option remaining, but he’s one of the Giants’ best weapons against left-handed pitching along with Ruf and Flores. Slater’s right-handed bat also helps balance out the club’s outfield mix, as Mike Yastrzemski, Steven Duggar, Dickerson and Tauchman each swing from the left side.