Justin Verlander vs. Nathan Eovaldi
The San Francisco Giants begin a three-game series against the Texas Rangers tonight at Oracle Park.
This game will only be broadcast on Apple TV+, which is great. Really. Love to have to pay for 11 streaming services to watch my local baseball squadron. It’s not at all my villain origin story.
Anyway, Justin Verlander will be getting the start for the Giants, and enters tonight’s game with a 5.47 ERA, 4.61 FIP, with 23 strikeouts to 11 walks in 24.2 innings over five starts. His last start was his best of the year so far, allowing just one run on two hits with six strikeouts and two walks in six innings. Unfortunately, the bullpen did him no favors as the team would go on to lose to the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 in the ninth inning.
Taking the mound for the Rangers will be right-hander Nathan Eovaldi, who enters tonight’s game with a 2.64 ERA, 2.86 FIP, with 31 strikeouts to two walks in 30.2 innings pitched over five starts. His last start was in the Rangers’ 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, in which he allowed two runs on three hits with nine strikeouts in six innings.
Lineups
Giants
- Mike Yastrzemski (L) — RF
- Willy Adames (R) — SS
- Jung Hoo Lee (L) — CF
- Matt Chapman (R) — 3B
- Wilmer Flores (R) — DH
- Heliot Ramos (R) — LF
- LaMonte Wade Jr. (L) — 1B
- Patrick Bailey (S) — C
- Tyler Fitzgerald (R) — 2B
RHP. Justin Verlander
Rangers
- Josh Smith (L) — SS
- Wyatt Langford (R) — LF
- Joc Pederson (L) — DH
- Adolis García (R) — RF
- Marcus Semien (R) — 2B
- Josh Jung (R) — 3B
- Dustin Harris (L) — CF
- Jake Burger (R) — 1B
- Kyle Higashioka (R) — C
RHP. Nathan Eovaldi
Game #27
Who: San Francisco Giants (17-9) vs. Texas Rangers (14-11)
Where: Oracle Park, San Francisco, California
When: 7:15 p.m. PT
Regional broadcast: n/a
National broadcast: Apple TV+
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM