The SF Giants are set to face the Chicago Cubs in a three-game series starting on Tuesday night and former Giant Matthew Boyd will take the mound. The ex-Giant has surprisingly blossomed into an All-Star pitcher this year for Chicago.
In 25 starts on the season, Boyd has a 12-6 record with a 2.61 ERA in 148 innings pitched. The 34-year-old earned his first career All-Star nod this season and the Cubs must feel pretty good about inking him to an affordable two-year, $29 million deal in the offseason.
Former SF Giants pitcher Matthew Boyd has blossomed into All-Star with Cubs
To call Boyd a familiar face for Giants fans would be a bit misleading considering he never threw a pitch in a Giants uniform.