Skipper Bruce Bochy has made some changes to his lineup for Saturday’s meeting with the Colorado Rockies, most notably going very young with almost all of his call-ups starting today. Emmanuel Burriss will be at second base batting second, giving the hot-handed Freddy Sanchez a day off. Nate Schierholtz will bat third and get a second straight start out in right field, while Brandon Crawford will be at short and Chris Stewart will be behind the dish. Miguel Tejada will be back at third after having the day off yesterday.
A bit of rain scheduled for today’s game as well, let’s see how much of a factor it plays in the outcome. Since coming to San Francisco in 1958 the Giants have had 32 games rained out, only five of them happened at AT&T Park.
Your San Francisco Giants:
1. Andres Torres CF
2. Emmanuel Burriss 2B
3. Nate Schierholtz RF
4. Aubrey Huff 1B
5. Cody Ross LF
6. Brandon Crawford SS
7. Miguel Tejada 3B
8. Chris Stewart C
9. Madison Bumgarner P
Colorado Rockies Lineup:
1. Eric Young CF
2. Jonathan Herrera 2B
3. Carlos Gonzalez LF
4. Troy Tulowitzki SS
5. Ty Wigginton 1B
6. Ryan Spilborghs RF
7. Chris Nelson 3B
8. Jose Morales C
9. Jhoulys Chacin P
first pitch is set for 1:10 p.m. PT this afternoon with coverage on the Fox network and KNBR 680 AM.
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