Jordan Hicks vs. Peter Lambert.
The San Francisco Giants are hoping they can build on Tuesday’s skid-busting 5-0 win over the Colorado Rockies tonight, as they play the second game of a three-game set at Coors Field. There’s still a chance for the Giants to finish this evil road trip with a 4-6 record which, while not good, would at least be some impressive damage control.
Before the game, the Giants made a transaction, placing designated hitter Jorge Soler on the 10-Day Injured List retroactive to May 5, and calling up outfielder Heliot Ramos for the first time this year. While I expected Ramos to be slotted at the back of the depth chart, I’m pleasantly surprised to report that he’ll be starting in this game. Go Heliot, go!
The Giants are sending righty Jordan Hicks to the mound for the eighth time this year. Hicks is 2-1 with a 1.89 ERA, a 3.25 FIP, and 30 strikeouts to 14 walks in 38 innings. His last start was his worst with the Giants, as he gave up four runs — just two earned — in four innings against the Philadelphia Phillies.
On the other side is righty Peter Lambert, who has been used in jack-of-all-trades relief roll this year. He’s appeared in nine games, started twice, and finished a game once. He has also struggled, as he’s 2-1 with a 5.66 ERA, a 4.26 FIP, and 18 strikeouts to nine walks in 20.2 innings. It’s unclear if Lambert is a starter, an opener, or something in between. His two starts this year have been three and 3.1 innings, though I can’t tell if that’s due to a tight pitch restriction, or the fact that he wasn’t pitching well.
Enjoy the game, Giants fans!
Lineups
Giants
- Jung Hoo Lee (L) — CF — 90 OPS+
- Thairo Estrada (R) — 2B — 100 OPS+
- LaMonte Wade Jr. (L) — 1B — 176 OPS+
- Michael Conforto (L) — LF — 114 OPS+
- Matt Chapman (R) — 3B — 74 OPS+
- Mike Yastrzemski (L) — RF — 87 OPS+
- Heliot Ramos (R) — DH — season debut
- Blake Sabol (L) — C — 145 OPS+
- Nick Ahmed (R) — SS — 73 OPS+
P. Jordan Hicks — RHP — 1.89 ERA/3.25 FIP
Rockies
- Charlie Blackmon (L) — DH — 63 OPS+
- Ezequiel Tovar (R) — SS — 85 OPS+
- Ryan McMahon (L) — 3B — 139 OPS+
- Elias Díaz (R) — C — 106 OPS+
- Brendan Rodgers (R) — 2B — 78 OPS+
- Brenton Doyle (R) — CF — 99 OPS+
- Sean Bouchard (R) — RF — 114 OPS+
- Hunter Goodman (R) — 1B — 78 OPS+
- Jordan Beck (R) — LF — -31 OPS+
P. Peter Lambert — RHP — 5.66 ERA/4.26 FIP
Game #38
Who: San Francisco Giants (16-21) vs. Colorado Rockies (8-27)
Where: Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
When: 5:40 p.m. PT
Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area (available on fuboTV)
National broadcast: n/a
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM