Hayden Birdsong vs. Jacob Lopez.
The San Francisco Giants 10-game road trip comes to a close tonight. It’s been a disappointing trip, and nothing that happens today will change that, but with a win over the Athletics, the Giants will at least have gone .500 on the journey … and will have ended it with four wins in their last five games.
Taking the mound for the Giants is righty Hayden Birdsong, who makes his 20th appearance of the year and his ninth start. The 23-year old is 3-3 on the year, with a 4.30 ERA, a 4.56 FIP, and 62 strikeouts to 28 walks in 60.2 innings. He’s been scuffling lately though, giving up 16 runs (14 earned) in 12.1 innings over his last three starts, including back-to-back outings with four walks each.
On the other side is lefty Jacob Lopez, a three-year veteran in his first season with the A’s. In 12 games, including eight starts, Lopez is 2-4 with a 3.88 ERA, a 4.26 FIP, and 56 strikeouts against 18 walks in 46.1 innings. After three dominant starts in a row, Lopez got rocked his last time out, giving up four runs (three earned) in just three innings against his former team, the Tampa Bay Rays.
Enjoy the game, everyone! Go Giants!
Lineups
Giants
- Heliot Ramos — LF
- Rafael Devers — DH
- Wilmer Flores — 1B
- Matt Chapman — 3B
- Willy Adames — SS
- Luis Matos — CF
- Mike Yastrzemski — RF
- Tyler Fitzgerald — 2B
- Andrew Knizner — C
RHP. Hayden Birdsong
Athletics
- Lawrence Butler — RF
- Jacob Wilson — SS
- Brent Rooker — DH
- Nick Kurtz — 1B
- Shea Langeliers — C
- Tyler Soderstrom — LF
- Max Muncy — 3B
- Zack Gelof — 2B
- Denzel Clarke — CF
LHP. Jacob Lopez
Game #91
Who: San Francisco Giants (48-42) vs. Athletics (37-54)
Where: Sutter Health Park, Sacramento, California
When: 7:05 p.m. PT
Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area, NBC Sports California (Athletics coverage)
National broadcast: n/a
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM