Giants @ A’s, 8/25

This one’s for all the bridges. It’s also the 30th anniversary celebration of the A’s 1989 World Series team. But after that, it’s Logan Webb’s second major league start. It’s our first start since the news of Pablo Sandoval’s impending Tommy John surgery. It’s also the final game of Players’ Weekend and, hopefully, the monochromatic color scheme for the Players’ Weekend jerseys.

SS — Marcus Semien
LF — Robbie Grossman
3B — Matt Chapman
1B — Matt Olson
CF — Mark Canha
DH — Jurickson Profar
2B — Corban Joseph
RF — Chad Pinder
C — Chris Herrmann

Matt Chapman is using the name “Hurtado” for the back of his jersey and I thought the story behind that name was worthy of mention here:

Matt Chapman: “HURTADO”

Chapman is honoring his Cal State Fullerton teammate, Nick Hurtado, who passed away in 2013 at the age of 21 after a battle with bone cancer.

”I know it was his dream to play in the Major Leagues,” Chapman said. “He never got that opportunity, so I figured it would be the best way to represent him, to get his last name on a big league jersey and play a game in the big leagues.”

2B — Donovan Solano
LF — Mike Yastrzemski
DH — Buster Posey
3B — Evan Longoria
CF — Kevin Pillar
RF — Austin Slater
C — Stephen Vogt
1B — Brandon Belt
SS — Brandon Crawford