8/1 Gamethread: Giants vs. Rangers

Hey, the San Francisco Giants won a series opener for the first time all year, which means they’re in prime position to win a series for the first time all year.

A solid idea, I say.

Game #9

Who: San Francisco Giants (4-4) vs. Texas Rangers (2-4)
Where: Oracle Park, San Francisco, California
When: 6:10 p.m. PT
Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area (available through fuboTV)
National broadcast: None
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM

Lineups

The Giants continue to tinker with their lineups and, as usual, they’re going heavy with the left-handed bats against a right-handed pitcher.

1. CF — Mike Yastrzemski (L) — .414/.528/.793 — 264 OPS+
2. LF — Alex Dickerson (L) — .278/.350/.556 — 149 OPS+
3. 2B — Donovan Solano (R) — .458/.440/.750 — 226 OPS+
4. 1B — Brandon Belt (L) — .000/.600/.000 — 86 OPS+
5. 3B — Evan Longoria (R) — .286/.333/.429 — 112 OPS+
6. DH — Pablo Sandoval (S) — .118/.238/.118 — 4 OPS+
7. SS — Brandon Crawford (L) — .200/.200/.200 — 13 OPS+
8. C — Tyler Heineman (S) — .294/.400/.294 — 98 OPS+
9. RF — Steven Duggar (L) — .200/.200/.200 — 12 OPS+
   LHP — Drew Smyly — 2.08 ERA, 2.64 FIP, 4 Ks and 2 BB in 4.1 IP

And here’s who Smyly will face:

1. SS — Elvis Andrus (R) — .190/.320/.190 — 52 OPS+
2. LF — Nick Solak (R) — .250/.333/.250 — 71 OPS+
3. 2B — Rougned Odor (L) — .136/.269/.318 — 67 OPS+
4. RF — Joey Gallo (L) — .227/.346/.545 — 149 OPS+
5. 1B — Todd Frazier (R) — .211/.318/.474 — 122 OPS+
6. C — Robinson Chirinos (R) — .182/.308/.273 — 68 OPS+
7. CF — Scott Heineman (R) — .000/.000/.000 — -100 OPS+
8. 3B — Isiah Kiner-Falefa (R) — .250/.357/.417 — 121 OPS+
9. DH — Rob Refsnyder (R) — .667/.667/1.000 — 368 OPS+
   RHP — Jordan Lyles — 0.00 ERA, 2.60 FIP, 2 Ks and 1 BB in 2.0 IP

Notes

Brotherly love: For the first time in their professional careers, brothers Tyler and Scott Heineman will play in the same MLB game. They also met with umpires prior to the start of the game, in place of the standard manager meeting.

Enjoy the baseball, folks.