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Get all the sports news you need, direct to your inbox.There were a lot of newcomers and a few big surprises when the Giants announced their 30-man opening day roster on Thursday morning.Here's the full Opening Day roster. FAQ: Giants vs. Dodgers, 10 ET/7 PT, ESPN

Giants went with 16 pitchers: Hard-throwing left-hander Caleb Baragar, one of the last players to receive a camp invite, made the team after a couple of impressive performances, along with 15 other pitchers, including Conner Menez and Yolmer Sanchez was a notable omission, although he had dealt with back pain recently.

Amazingly, Kershaw doesn't hold the record. The broadcast mishap was all pretty in line with what has been a surreal The seven-game winning streak was no match for the man who has been a nightmare for Giants hitters for over a decade. Darin Ruf came to camp buried in the competition for first base and outfield reps, but the former Phillie had a huge spring and was a lock for the 30-man roster when the season resumed July 3, especially with a DH added. Tags: Opening Day, Farhan Zaidi, MLB, San Francisco Giants, Sam Coonrod, Rico Garcia, Joe McCarthy, Darin Ruf Hunter Pence isn't upset despite second Giants tenure coming to end By Ali Thanawalla August 23, 2020 8:32 PM With one out, he lined a single to left and asked for the ball.“I think the swing point, obviously, was the play at the plate with Betts,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said. Clayton Kershaw was scratched from a delayed opening start and the Dodgers just slid in rookie Dustin May to light up the radar gun with an occasionally dazzling 4 1/3 innings. We battled and grinded through the whole day and we put up some runs. Joey Bart's first taste of a matchup with Kershaw was one he would like to forget.

Grab a Game-Used Ball Sweeptakes COVID – 19 / Season Updates Fan Cutouts Giants … By Ruf could be a busy man this weekend, as the Giants face Clayton Kershaw, Julio Urias and Alex Wood, and he has a .921 career OPS against left-handed pitching. “Our lineup is just tough to get through without getting hit around a little bit.

I’ve got to constantly remind myself to slow down.”Amped early, May touched 100 mph, and the only run he allowed reached base on a bunt single in the third inning. Rico Garcia, a former Rockies starter, has been sitting 95-96 mph out of the bullpen in camp and could be a nice find from the right side. Everybody contributes, not one person we rely on, everybody passing the baton. By Rob Brantly, who was on the Giants’ Opening Day roster as one of two catchers, was traded Wednesday to the Yankees for cash considerations. Ruf could be a busy man this weekend, as the Giants face The bullpen is filled with versatile arms and newcomers. The bullpen is filled with versatile arms and newcomers. Darin Ruf came to camp buried in the competition for first base and outfield reps, but the former Phillie had a huge spring and was a lock for the 30-man roster when the season resumed July 3, especially with a DH added. The 34-year-old veteran will be entering his first full season back from Tommy John surgery and has looked sharp in intrasquad action throughout Summer Camp. Bellinger grounded out in the first to make it 1-0 and Joc Pederson rolled one slowly to short with runners on the corners in the fourth, beating it out as a second run came across. He throws really hard and it’s not that easy to have command when the ball is moving that much.”May, 22, said he had enough warning for the assignment to sleep well Wednesday night and enjoy the moment.“It’s the kind of thing you dream about, like a debut,” said May. With the offense we have, we should win a lot of games if they only put up one. Great value and widest selections of more than 12000 items at a click. Kershaw struck out four, passing Don Sutton and Don Drysdale on the all-time list of strikeouts against the Giants. Hernández blew it open with a two-run home run in the eighth inning to join Joe Morgan (1978) as the only second baseman with five or more RBIs on Opening Day since the stat became official in 1920.Hernández got this start, but figures to share time at the position with “That was the approach I took tonight and it paid off,” said Hernández, who chided himself for bloopers in his first three at-bats.

Make better choices. The Giants loaded the bases with no outs, but May limited the damage to one run.“He wasn’t nervous or intimidated by the amount of cardboards we had in the stands,” Hernandez joked.

Giants: Cueto will make his first Opening Day start for the Giants, though he started four consecutive openers for the Reds from 2012-15.