McCovey Chronicles · Sep 4, 2024
A tale of two teams
The top and bottom halves of the first inning of Tuesday night’s game were nearly identical. In the top half, Geraldo Perdomo led off for the Arizona Diamondbacks and, facing a young pitcher trying to solidify his role in the Majors (Kyle Harrison), smacked a single. In the bottom half, Mike Yastrzemski led off for the San Francisco Giants and, facing a young pitcher trying to solidify his role in the Majors (Ryne Nelson), drew a walk.
Up next for Arizona was Corbin Carroll, a 2019 draftee who has exceeded all expectations en route to winning Rookie of the Year last season. He doubled to put runners at second and third with no outs.