Hit a home run off the bench, get a start the next day. It should be a golden rule in baseball, and Giants manager Bruce Bochy is abiding by it Saturday.
Mike Yastrzemski hit a two-run pinch-hit homer in the seventh inning of the Giants' 5-3 win over the Brewers on Friday night. The long ball was the rookie's first at Oracle Park.
The next day, Bochy is rewarding Yastrzemski with a start in left field. Yastrzemski, 28, is batting .228 with two home runs in 17 games for the Giants this season.
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On the hill, the Giants are sending out their ace. Madison Bumgarner is looking for his first win in nearly a month as he faces the Brewers for the first time this season. The left-hander is 3-6 with a 3.83 ERA this season.
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First pitch for Brewers vs. Giants is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. PT with pregame coverage beginning at noon. You can follow all the action on NBC Sports Bay Area and streaming online and on the MyTeams app.
Milwaukee Brewers (39-30)
Lorenzo Cain, CF
Christian Yelich, RF
Ryan Braun, LF
Yasmani Grandal, 1B
Mike Moustakas, 3B
Hernan Perez, 2B
Orlando Arcia, SS
Manny Pina, C
Jimmy Nelson, RHP (0-1, 12.00 ERA)
San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants(29-38)
Joe Panik, 2B
Mike Yastrzemski, LF
Brandon Belt, 1B
Pablo Sandoval, 3B
Stephen Vogt, C
Kevin Pillar, RF
Brandon Crawford, SS
Steven Duggar, CF
Madison Bumgarner, LHP (3-6, 3.83 ERA)
