After dropping the first two games of the series, the San Francisco Giants head back to AT&T Park to try and stave off elimination from the Chicago Cubs.
Down 2-0 after Saturday’s 5-2 loss to Chicago, the Giants will hope Madison Bumgarner can continue his playoff dominance in Game 3, when he takes the hill against Chicago ace Jake Arrieta in another matchup between two marquee pitchers.
With Chicago right-hander Kyle Hendricks taking the hill in Game 2 of the NLDS, Giants manager Bruce Bochy is sticking to script, putting left-handed hitters Denard Span and Joe Panik back into the lineup.
Giants manager Bruce Bochy officially announced his starters for Games 2,3 and 4 of the NLDS on Friday, with Jeff Samardzija (3.81 ERA) facing Kyle Hendricks in Game 2, Madison Bumgarner (2.74 ERA) taking the bump against Chicago ace Jake Arrieta in Game 3 at AT&T Park, and left hander Matt Moore (4.08) being given […]