Hayden Birdsong vs. Eduardo Rodríguez.
The San Francisco Giants are set to begin their penultimate series of the season, and their final road series, as they head to the desert to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks for the first of three games. While the Diamondbacks are currently in postseason position with a little bit of a buffer, the Giants could put Arizona’s playoff plans in question with a good series.
Set to kick off the series is young right-hander Hayden Birdsong, who makes the 15th start of his debut season. The recently-turned 23-year old is 4-5 with a 4.74 ERA, a 4.94 FIP, and 71 strikeouts to 38 walks in 62.2 innings. He gave up three runs in 5.2 innings against the Baltimore Orioles his last time out, but pitched a lot better than the numbers suggest … and that followed five shutout innings against the Milwaukee Brewers. But he struggled the last time he faced the Diamondbacks, giving up five walks and two runs in just three innings of work.
On the other side is lefty Eduardo Rodríguez. Injuries have limited the veteran to just eight starts in his first year with Arizona, as he didn’t debut for the D-Backs until August. In those eight starts he’s gone 3-3 with a 5.09 ERA, a 4.10 FIP, and 36 strikeouts to 14 walks in 40.2 innings. But he’s been rounding into form, and his last start was his best, as he struck out 11 batters while allowing just two runs in 6.1 Coors Field innings.
Enjoy the game, Giants fans! Go Giants!
Lineups
Giants
- Heliot Ramos (R) — RF — 123 OPS+
- Jerar Encarnación (R) — DH — 105 OPS+
- Michael Conforto (L) — LF — 111 OPS+
- Matt Chapman (R) — 3B — 124 OPS+
- Tyler Fitzgerald (R) — SS — 139 OPS+
- Mark Canha (R) — 1B — 96 OPS+
- Casey Schmitt (R) — 2B — 95 OPS+
- Grant McCray (L) — CF — 91 OPS+
- Curt Casali (R) — C — 57 OPS+
P. Hayden Birdsong — RHP — 4.74 ERA/4.94 FIP
Diamondbacks
- Corbin Carroll (L) — RF — 106 OPS+
- Geraldo Perdomo (S) — SS — 101 OPS+
- Joc Pederson (L) — DH — 153 OPS+
- Christian Walker (R) — 1B — 123 OPS+
- Pavin Smith (L) — LF — 150 OPS+
- Eugenio Suárez (R) — 3B — 118 OPS+
- Jake McCarthy (L) — CF — 111 OPS+
- Kevin Newman (R) — 2B — 93 OPS+
- José Herrera (S) — C — 63 OPS+
P. Eduardo Rodríguez — LHP — 5.09 ERA/4.10 FIP
Game #157
Who: San Francisco Giants (77-79) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (87-69)
Where: Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
When: 6:40 p.m. PT
Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area (available on fuboTV)
National broadcast: MLB Network (out of market only)
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM