Prior to the San Francisco Giants Thursday night game against the Chicago Cubs, I listed Joc Pederson as a player to watch, and wrote this:
Pederson is a career .244/.342/.498 hitter against the Giants, but it feels like he’s been even more of a Giants killer than that. With San Francisco throwing all four of their right-handed starters against Chicago, the hometown slugger will have a chance to add to that reputation.
On the first pitch of the game — the very first pitch — Pederson did this.
I felt a little prophetic, and I wasn’t sure whether Pederson’s impressive swing mixed with Steven Duggar’s magnificent catch made me feel better or worse.