Brandon Belt starts in left field tonight following the overnight trade for Tyler Austin. Austin is essentially a 1B/DH type and he was stuck out of options on a Twins team that already had Nelson Cruz and C.J. Cron. Even though Farhan Zaidi feels very strongly that defense in left field is not all that important, the Giants are playing it safe by moving Belt — who has at least played left field before and looked okay in doing so — rather than Austin, who will start at first base in his first game with the Giants.
Giants vs. Padres, 4/8
