The San Francisco Giants kick off a three-game series against the Washington Nationals today at Nationals Park.
With Alex Cobb on the IL, the Giants are short a starter and have opted to go with a bullpen game for today’s start, with Sam Long getting the...start? Opener? Either way, Long will be taking the mound at the start of the game and I’m assuming they will be hoping for a few innings from him.
The Giants are facing a grueling travel schedule over the next couple of weeks and will need starters and long relievers to eat up as many innings as possible to keep the bullpen arms as fresh as possible.