Logan Webb vs. Joe Ryan
After losing on Friday night, the San Francisco Giants will look to even their series against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. And both teams will be competing not just for a victory, but for eyeballs, as their cities’ respective NBA teams will tip-off in a crucial playoff game an hour and 15 minutes after the start of the baseball game. I hope you all have two TVs!
Ironically, the pitching matchup is probably inverse in terms of rooting interest in the aforementioned basketball game. For the Giants, it’s right-hander Logan Webb, a Rocklin native who is openly a huge Sacramento Kings fan, which comes with a certain amount of disdain for the Golden State Warriors. Basketball allegiances notwithstanding, Webb has been fantastic this year in an NL-leading eight starts, going 4-2 with a 2.61 ERA, a 1.87 FIP, and 56 strikeouts to 13 walks in 48.1 innings. He leads the National League in FIP and in home runs allowed per nine innings, as he’s given up just one big fly all year. Webb was sensational his last time out, ceding just one run in seven innings against the Colorado Rockies.
For the Twins, it’s righty Joe Ryan, who was born in San Francisco, played high school ball at Sir Francis Drake, and attended Cal State Stanislaus (he was also drafted by the Giants in 2014, but as a high schooler taken in the 39th round, he didn’t sign). Needless to say, I would assume he’ll be pulling for the Warriors tonight. In seven starts this season, Ryan is 2-2 with a 2.93 ERA, a 3.46 FIP, and 47 strikeouts against just five walks in 40 innings. He’s allowed just one run in 13 innings over his last two starts.
Enjoy the game! Go Giants! Go Warriors!
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
- Christian Koss (R) — 2B
RHP. Logan Webb
Twins
- Byron Buxton (R) — CF
- Trevor Larnach (L) — DH
- Ty France (R) — 1B
- Brooks Lee (S) — 2B
- Carlos Correa (R) — SS
- Willi Castro (S) — RF
- Royce Lewis (R) — 3B
- Harrison Bader (R) — LF
- Christian Vázquez (R) — C
RHP. Joe Ryan
Game #40
Who: San Francisco Giants (24-15) vs. Minnesota Twins (19-20)
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
When: 4:15 p.m. PT
Regional broadcast: n/a
National broadcast: Fox
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM