The San Francisco Giants take on the San Diego Padres again tonight at Petco Park.
Taking the mound for the Giants will be veteran left hander, Scott Kazmir. Kazmir has made three appearances with the team (two starts) this year, after a lengthy leave from the majors. He has spent the majority of his season in Triple-A, where he’s had a 4.61 ERA with 48 strikeouts to 18 walks in 52.2 innings pitched. His last start for the Giants was on June 4th against the Chicago Cubs, in which he allowed three hits, two runs and struck out three in two innings of work.
He’ll be facing off against Vince Velasquez, who enters tonight’s game with a 6.09 ERA, 5.68 FIP, with 89 strikeouts to 45 walks in 85.2 innings pitched. This will be Velasquez’ second start for San Diego since being acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies. His last start was September 17th against the St. Louis Cardinals, in which he allowed four hits and four runs, striking out four in four innings of work.
Lineups
Giants
- Tommy La Stella, 2B
- Brandon Belt, 1B
- Buster Posey, C
- LaMonte Wade, Jr., RF
- Kris Bryant, LF
- Brandon Crawford, SS
- Evan Longoria, 3B
- Mike Yastrzemski, CF
- Scott Kazmir, LHP
Padres
- Fernando Tatis, Jr., SS
- Jake Cronenworth, 2B
- Manny Machado, 3B
- Tommy Pham, LF
- Eric Hosmer, 1B
- Wil Myers, RF
- Trent Grisham, CF
- Victor Caratini, C
- Vince Velasquez, RHP
Game #152
Who: San Francisco Giants (98-53) vs. San Diego Padres (76-74)
Where: Petco Park, San Diego, California
When: 7:10 p.m. PT
Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area (available on fuboTV)
National broadcast: ESPN (out of market only)
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM