The San Francisco Giants have already gained some ground in the NL Wild Card race this afternoon with St. Louis’ loss to the Mets, giving the G-Men a bit more hope for a possible playoff spot. They’ll send out Madison Bumgarner tonight, looking to get his 13th win of the season and his record above .500 for the first time all season.
Bummy has six wins over his last eight starts, giving up only four earned runs over his last four times on the bump. He’s 19 K’s away from a 200 strikeout season, and has been on of the best pitchers in baseball over the last few months.
As for the lineup, Justin Christian earned himself another start after his 3-4 night last night, batting leadoff and playing center field. Aubrey Huff and Pablo Sandoval will both be in the lineup as well, with Huff batting fifth, just ahead of Brandon Belt. Brandon Crawford will be at third, while Chris Stewart will be the backstop tonight for Bumgarner.
Your San Francisco Giants:
1. Justin Christian CF
2. Jeff Keppinger 2B
3. Carlos Beltran RF
4. Pablo Sandoval 3B
5. Aubrey Huff 1B
6. Brandon Belt LF
7. Brandon Crawford SS
8. Chris Stewart C
9. Madison Bumgarner P
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup:
1. Dee Gordon SS
2. Jerry Sands RF
3. Matt Kemp CF
4. Juan Rivera LF
5. Aaron Miles 3B
6. James Loney 1B
7. Rod Barajas C
8. Jamey Carroll 2B
9. Hiroki Kuroda P
First pitch is set for 7:10 pm PT this evening with coverage on CSN Bay Area and KNBR 680 AM.
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