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8/22 Gamethread: Giants vs. Diamondbacks

Tyler Anderson vs. Zac Gallen.

By Brady Klopfer

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MLB: AUG 21 Diamondbacks at Giants Photo by Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

The San Francisco Giants have won four games in a row. Prior to this winning streak, they hadn’t won more than two in a row all year.

I vote they make it five in a row.

Game #29

Who: San Francisco Giants (12-16) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (13-14)
Where: Oracle Park, San Francisco, California
When: 6:15 p.m. PT
Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area (available through fuboTV)
National broadcast: None
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM

Lineups

As much as we all want to watch Joey Bart nonstop, he’s getting a well-deserved off day. Due to the lack of real games at the Alternate Training Site, it makes sense that a debuting player is going to need some time to get into condition to catch full games five or six days a week. And with Wilmer Flores’ bat hotter than hot, it’s harder to find a place for Bart as a designated hitter.

  1. RF — Mike Yastrzemski (L) — .320/.435/.650 — 197 OPS+
  2. LF — Alex Dickerson (L) — .215/.297/.354 — 81 OPS+
  3. 2B — Donovan Solano (R) — .375/.411/.511 — 155 OPS+
  4. 1B — Brandon Belt (L) — .218/.306/.418 — 99 OPS+
  5. 3B — Evan Longoria (R) — .263/.306/.461 — 109 OPS+
  6. DH — Wilmer Flores (R) — .333/.365/.589 — 159 OPS+
  7. SS — Brandon Crawford (L) — .250/.321/.382 — 95 OPS+
  8. C — Chadwick Tromp (R) — .178/.188/.333 — 41 OPS+
  9. CF — Steven Duggar (L) — .105/.150/.158 — -14 OPS+
    LHP — Tyler Anderson — 4.84 ERA, 5.59 FIP, 17 K and 12 BB in 22.1 IP

And here’s the DBacks crew:

  1. RF — Kole Calhoun (L) — .239/.327/.522 — 126 OPS+
  2. 2B — Ketel Marte (S) — .330/.348/.429 — 109 OPS+
  3. CF — Starling Marte (R) — .337/.423/.472 — 144 OPS+
  4. 1B — Christian Walker (R) — .296/.349/.449 — 116 OPS+
  5. LF — David Peralta (L) — .313/.368/.448 — 121 OPS+
  6. 3B — Eduardo Escobar (S) — .202/.276/.330 — 64 OPS+
  7. SS — Nick Ahmed (R) — .264/.323/.407 — 97 OPS+
  8. DH — Kevin Cron (R) — .000/.200/.000 — -38 OPS+
  9. C — Carson Kelly (R) — .208/.283/.292 — 57 OPS+
    RHP — Zac Gallen — 2.40 ERA, 3.84 FIP, 36 K and 8 BB in 30 IP

Notes

Slater hits the IL: Austin Slater has been scorching hot as of late, but unfortunately is headed to the Injured List with a groin strain. He’s replaced by Steven Duggar, who jumps straight into the lineup. It’s Duggar’s third call-up of the season.

Enjoy the baseball, friends.

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