Landen Roupp vs. Pablo López.
Happy Mother’s Day to all of you who are moms, mom-adjacent, or play a motherly role in someone’s life. You rule. May the San Francisco Giants win in your honor.
The Giants are wrapping up a series against the Minnesota Twins today and, with their offense having fallen flat in the first two games of the series, are in danger of being swept in a three-game series for the first time this year. My vote is in favor of avoidance!
Trying to stop the bleeding is right-hander Landen Roupp, who makes his eighth start of the year. He’s 2-3 on the season, with a 4.89 ERA, a 3.95 FIP, and 39 strikeouts against 14 walks in 35 innings. He gave up four runs in five innings against the Chicago Cubs in his last start, though just two of those runs were earned. With Kyle Harrison and Hayden Birdsong pitching very well out of the bullpen, you’ve got to imagine there’s at least a small amount of additional pressure on Roupp to pitch well in the coming weeks.
On the other side is fellow righty Pablo López, an eight-year veteran and a one-time All-Star, who is making his seventh start of the season. López has been sensational this year, with a 3-2 record, a 2.18 ERA, a 2.12 FIP, and 37 strikeouts against just five walks in 33 innings. In his last outing, López gave up just one run in five innings against the Baltimore Orioles, and struck out 11 batters.
Enjoy the game! Go Giants! Go moms! And call your mom or your maternal figures, if you’re lucky enough to still have them in your life.
Lineups
Giants
- Mike Yastrzemski (L) — RF
- Willy Adames (R) — SS
- Jung Hoo Lee (L) — DH
- Matt Chapman (R) — 3B
- Heliot Ramos (R) — LF
- LaMonte Wade Jr. (L) — 1B
- Luis Matos (R) — CF
- Sam Huff (R) — C
- Brett Wisely (L) — 2B
RHP. Landen Roupp
Twins
- Byron Buxton (R) — CF
- Trevor Larnach (L) — DH
- Ty France (R) — 1B
- Brooks Lee (S) — SS
- Ryan Jeffers (R) — C
- Willi Castro (S) — RF
- Royce Lewis (R) — 3B
- Kody Clemens (L) — 2B
- Harrison Bader (R) — LF
RHP. Pablo López
Game #41
Who: San Francisco Giants (24-16) vs. Minnesota Twins (20-20)
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
When: 11:10 p.m. PT
Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area
National broadcast: n/a
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM