The big story for both teams tonight is the pitching matchup. It’s not necessarily because it’s a battle of aces or anything but because of their situations.
Taijuan Walker’s start was pushed back because of his velocity concerns. For the San Francisco Giants, it’s because they need another answer in the rotation. They run a two-man starting rotation with Logan Webb and Alex Cobb but the other days use openers to get to their bulk arms like Sean Manaea or Jacob Junis.
Kyle Harrison isn’t going to give them six innings a start but they need someone else to help them back there and he’s their best pitching prospect.