9/24 Gamethread: Giants vs. Rockies

The San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies are facing off for the final time this season. The four-game series started with disaster, as the Giants lost a game they could ill afford to. But after winning on Tuesday and Wednesday, they have a chance to make it a successful series, and enter the final weekend of the season in postseason position.

Game #56

Who: San Francisco Giants (28-27) vs. Colorado Rockies (24-31)
Where: Oracle Park, San Francisco, California
When: 12:45 p.m. PT
Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area (available through fuboTV)
National broadcast: MLB Network, out of market only (available through fuboTV)
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM

Lineups

Here’s Gabe Kapler’s crew:

1. DH — Austin Slater (R) — .303/.418/.553 — 167 OPS+
2. LF — Alex Dickerson (L) — .307/.381/.606 — 168 OPS+
3. 2B — Wilmer Flores (R) — .263/.314/.486 — 118 OPS+
4. 1B — Brandon Belt (L) — .313/.429/.590 — 179 OPS+
5. SS — Brandon Crawford (L) — .265/.333/.452 — 115 OPS+
6. 3B — Evan Longoria (R) — .263/.305/.440 — 104 OPS+
7. CF — Mauricio Dubón (R) — .286/.346/.386 — 103 OPS+
8. C — Joey Bart (R) — .244/.299/.344 — 78 OPS+
9. RF — Steven Duggar (L) — .129/.182/.194 — 5 OPS+
   RHP — Kevin Gausman — 3.76 ERA, 3.43 FIP, 68 K and 15 BB in 52.2 IP

And here’s Bud Black’s squad:

1. LF — Raimel Tapia (L) — .299/.354/.372 — 85 OPS+
2. DH — Kevin Pillar (R) — .288/.333/.466 — 107 OPS+
3. SS — Trevor Story (R) — .294/.366/.533 — 124 OPS+
4. RF — Charlie Blackmon (L) — .305/.361/.463 — 107 OPS+
5. 1B — Josh Fuentes (R) — .316/.325/.456 — 95 OPS+
6. 3B — Ryan McMahon (L) — .209/.299/.386 — 72 OPS+
7. 2B — Garrett Hampson (R) — .245/.290/.404 — 73 OPS+
8. CF — Sam Hilliard (L) — .228/.290/.467 — 87 OPS+
9. C — Tony Wolters (L) — .217/.258/.261 — 32 OPS+
   RHP — Chi Chi González — 7.53 ERA, 6.53 FIP, 12 K and 8 BB in 14.1 IP

Notes

Pinch Yaz: Mike Yastrzemski is still not starting, but he is available as a pinch-hitter.

Enjoy the baseball, friends.