9/16 Gamethread: Giants vs. Mariners

Well here we are. A road game for the San Francisco Giants, in San Francisco. The air quality at Safeco Field forced the Seattle Mariners to travel to Oracle Park for a “home” series, and the two teams kick off a two-game series tonight.

Game #48

Who: San Francisco Giants (23-24) vs. Seattle Mariners (22-26)
Where: Petco Park, San Diego, California
When: 6:45 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 are opting to use a right-hander over Justin Smoak against a righty pitcher.

1. RF — Mike Yastrzemski (L) — .287/.392/.557 — 159 OPS+
2. LF — Alex Dickerson (L) — .265/.336/.530 — 134 OPS+
3. DH — Wilmer Flores (R) — .290/.339/.535 — 137 OPS+
4. 1B — Brandon Belt (L) — .301/.402/.584 — 168 OPS+
5. 2B — Donovan Solano (R) — .349/.388/.523 — 149 OPS+
6. 3B — Evan Longoria (R) — .278/.310/.444 — 105 OPS+
7. SS — Brandon Crawford (L) — .269/.340/.415 — 108 OPS+
8. C — Joey Bart (R) — .262/.333/.338 — 87 OPS+
9. CF — Mauricio Dubón (R) — .281/.328/.377 — 95 OPS+
   LHP — Drew Smyly — 2.92 ERA, 2.39 FIP, 19 K and 5 BB in 12.1 IP

And here’s the Mariners crew:

1. SS — J.P. Crawford (L) — .239/.339/.342 — 92 OPS+
2. 2B — Dylan Moore (R) — .265/.353/.513 — 139 OPS+
3. CF — Kyle Lewis (R) — .295/.390/.494 — 146 OPS+
4. 3B — Kyle Seager (L) — .248/.355/.441 — 122 OPS+
5. DH — Ty France (R) — .309/.387/.521 — 150 OPS+
6. C — Luis Torrens (R) — .282/.349/.436 — 118 OPS+
7. 1B — Evan White (R) — .170/.248/.319 — 58 OPS+
8. LF — Tim Lopes (R) — .257/.297/.381 — 89 OPS+
9. RF — Phil Ervin (R) — .153/.296/.203 — 39 OPS+
   RHP — Ljay Newsome — 3.24 ERA, 4.64 FIP, 7 K and 0 BB in 8.1 IP

Notes

Mariners making themselves at home: It’s technically a home game for Seattle, and they’re settling right in:

Enjoy the baseball, friends