5/1 Gamethread: Giants vs. Padres

The San Francisco Giants lost a heartbreaker of a game on Friday night against the San Diego Padres, but still woke up on Saturday morning with the NL West lead. A win tonight evens the series and keeps first place in tact.

Game #27

Who: San Francisco Giants (16-10) vs. San Diego Padres (15-12)
When: 5:40 p.m. PT
Where: Petco Park, San Diego, California
Regional broadcast: ESPN+ (available here) and NBC Sports Bay Area+ (available on fuboTV)
National broadcast: None
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM

Lineups

Here’s what the Giants are sending out against former Cy Young winner Blake Snell.

1. CF — Austin Slater (R) — .227/.318/.360 — 93 OPS+
2. LF — Darin Ruf (R) — .171/.318/.457 — 119 OPS+
3. C — Buster Posey (R) — .361/.418/.705 — 214 OPS+
4. 3B — Evan Longoria (R) — .292/.395/.554 — 168 OPS+
5. 1B — Brandon Belt (L) — .212/.346/.439 — 123 OPS+
6. 2B — Wilmer Flores (R) — .214/.297/.321 — 77 OPS+
7. SS — Mauricio Dubón (R) — .188/.231/.250 — 38 OPS+
8. RF — Mike Tauchman (L) — .318/.348/.409 — 119 OPS+
9. RHP — Anthony DeSclafani — 1.50 ERA, 2.64 FIP, 30 K and 7 BB in 30 IP

And here’s the Padres crew.

1. CF — Trent Grisham (L) — .300/.380/.514 — 155 OPS+
2. SS — Fernando Tatis Jr. (R) — .246/.321/.594 — 157 OPS+
3. 3B — Manny Machado (R) — .240/.336/.370 — 104 OPS+
4. 1B — Eric Hosmer (L) — .310/.375/.450 — 137 OPS+
5. 2B — Jake Cronenworth (L) — .263/.351/.404 — 117 OPS+
6. RF — Wil Myers (R) — .266/.356/.468 — 135 OPS+
7. LF — Tommy Pham (R) — .179/.309/.194 — 49 OPS+
8. C — Austin Nola (R) — .000/.000/.000 — -100 OPS+
9. LHP — Blake Snell — 3.92 ERA, 3.22 FIP, 31 K and 12 BB in 20.2 IP

Notes

Sore Craw: Shortstop Brandon Crawford is not playing after being hit by a pitch during Friday’s game. He might be available off the bench.

Enjoy the baseball, friends.