Hayden Birdsong vs. Zac Gallen
The San Francisco Giants continue their four-game road series against the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight from Chase Field.
Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Hayden Birdsong, who enters tonight’s game with a 4.13 ERA, 4.43 FIP, with 56 strikeouts to 24 walks in 56.2 innings pitched. his last start was in the Giants’ 12-5 loss to the Miami Marlins on Thursday, in which he allowed seven runs on four hits with one strikeout and four walks in four innings.
He’ll be facing off against Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen, who enters tonight’s game with a 5.75 ERA, 5.18 FIP, with 88 strikeouts to 42 walks in 97 innings pitched. His last start was in the Diamondbacks’ 7-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, in which he allowed five runs on eight hits with two strikeouts and a walk in five and a third innings.
Game #86
Who: San Francisco Giants (45-40) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (42-42)
Where: Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
When: 6:40 p.m. PT
Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area
National broadcast: n/a
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM