Diamondbacks Continue Series Against Giants
The Arizona Diamondbacks lost on Opening Day against the San Francisco Giants 5-4 and will look to bounce back and take the next two games of the three-game series.
San Francisco held on to their lead late against Arizona on Monday. The defending World Series champions took a 5-1 lead into the bottom of the eighth inning, but Jake Lamb delivered a bases-clearing three-RBI double to cut the lead to 5-4.
Jeremy Affeldt came on to pitch in relief and shut the door on the Diamondbacks in the eighth before handing it over to Santiago Casilla in the ninth. Casilla would set down the Arizona hitters in order, striking out Paul Goldschmidt on a 3-2 pitch to end the ball game.
Where to Watch:
Date: April 7, 2015 & April 8, 2015
First Pitch: 6:40 p.m. MST (both games)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Stadium: Chase Field
TV Channel: Fox Sports Arizona
Pitching Matchups:
April 7: Ryan Vogelsong (SF) 0-0, 0.00 ERA v. Rubby De La Rosa (ARI) 0-0, 0.00 ERA
April 8: Chris Heston (SF) 0-0, 0.00 ERA v. Jeremy Hellickson (ARI) 0-0, 0.00 ERA
Originally, Jake Peavy was scheduled to start Tuesday’s game, but was scratched from his start. Vogelsong will step up to fill the second-starter role to begin the season.
San Francisco’s starter on Wednesday will be Triple-A call-up, Heston. Matt Cain was originally scheduled to make the start, but has also been scratched from the start. Heston was 12-9 with a 3.38 ERA in 2014 for the Fresno Grizzlies.