So, that Royals/A’s game was almost – almost – good enough to convince me that the one-game Wild Card format is actually a good thing.
If the Pirates and Giants bust out a great one tonight, I might not be able to hold back from saying silly, caught-up-in-the-moment things about how awesome the one-gamer is.
I say go Pirates in this one. They can go all the way through the playoffs, for all I care. I feel a slight kinship with Pirates fans.
Game Info
San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates, 7:00 CT on ESPN
Game Thread
This is it, folks. Down there. Those comments. Go nuts.
Starting Pitchers
Madison Bumgarner (2.98 ERA, 3.05 FIP, 2.99 xFIP; 5.09 K/BB)
versus
Edinson Volquez (3.04 ERA, 4.15 FIP, 4.20 xFIP; 1.97 K/BB)
San Francisco Giants Lineup
1. Gregor Blanco, CF
2. Joe Panik, 2B
3. Buster Posey, C
4. Pablo Sandoval, 3B
5. Hunter Pence, RF
6. Brandon Belt, 1B
7. Brandon Crawford, SS
8. Travis Ishikawa, LF
9. Madison Bumgarner, P
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
1. Josh Harrison, 3B
2. Jordy Mercer, SS
3. Andrew McCutchen, CF
4. Russell Martin, C
5. Starling Marte, LF
6. Neil Walker, 2B
7. Gaby Sanchez, 1B
8. Travis Snider, RF
9. Edinson Volquez, P