The penultimate series of the 2023 season is starting for the San Francisco Giants, as they get ready to host the San Diego Padres for a three-game set. If I’d told you in March that this series would have critical NL West standings implications since the teams have the same record, you would have been thrilled. If I told you that a month or two ago, you would have been extremely disappointed.
And here we are.
The Giants made a move before the game, recalling right-handed pitcher Sean Hjelle, who pitched two innings on Sunday for AAA Sacramento.