5/20 Gamethread: Giants vs. Reds

Four-game sweeps are not common, but they are awesome. And the San Francisco Giants have a chance to earn one this morning, on the road no less. With a win over the Cincinnati Reds, the Giants would sweep the series, and finish 6-2 on their road trip.

They would also carry a minimum of a two-game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers into their series on Friday.

Game #44

Who: San Francisco Giants (27-16) vs. Cincinnati Reds (19-22)
When: 9:35 a.m. PT
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Regional broadcast: YouTube (free)
National broadcast: None
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM

Lineups

Here’s the crew going for the sweep.

1. RF — Mike Yastrzemski (L) — .220/.319/.492 — 127 OPS+
2. 1B — Darin Ruf (R) — .209/.357/.463 — 131 OPS+
3. SS — Brandon Crawford (L) — .248/.328/.540 — 142 OPS+
4. 3B — Evan Longoria (R) — .233/.333/.400 — 108 OPS+
5. LF — Alex Dickerson (L) — .230/.295/.391 — 93 OPS+
6. 2B — Mauricio Dubón (R) — .256/.299/.378 — 91 OPS+
7. CF — Steven Duggar (L) — .237/.310/.421 — 106 OPS+
8. C — Curt Casali (R) — .094/.238/.113 — 4 OPS+
9. RHP — Johnny Cueto — 3.62 ERA, 3.02 FIP, 22 K and 5 BB in 27.1 IP

And the people trying to avoid the sweep.

1. LF — Jesse Winker (L) — .343/.399/.600 — 161 OPS+
2. RF — Nick Castellanos (R) — .338/.402/.642 — 172 OPS+
3. C — Tyler Stephenson (R) — .296/.351/.408 — 101 OPS+
4. CF — Tyler Naquin (L) — .265/.346/.530 — 128 OPS+
5. 3B — Eugenio Suárez (R) — .154/.230/.346 — 50 OPS+
6. SS — Kyle Farmer (R) — .219/.306/.302 — 62 OPS+
7. 2B — Jonathan India (R) — .218/.317/.366 — 81 OPS+
8. 1B — Alex Blandino (R) — .229/.373/.292 — 80 OPS+
9. RHP — Tyler Mahle — 2.93 ERA, 4.02 FIP, 52 K and 15 BB in 43 IP

Notes

YouTube: The game is on YouTube. It is free, but it is on YouTube. I do not believe that it is on NBC Sports Bay Area, though perhaps it will still be on MLB.tv if you are out of market.

Enjoy the baseball, friends.