The table was set for the San Francisco Giants as they headed to Coors Field to face the Colorado Rockies for the first time this year.
Joc Pederson, their fourth-best hitter by wRC+, was returning from the Injured List. Thairo Estrada, their fifth-best hitter by wRC+, was also returning from the Injured List. Michael Conforto, their sixth-best hitter by wRC+, was back in the lineup after a heel injury mostly sidelined him for the last week.
And they were up against a pitcher, Dinelson Lamet, who entered the game with a 13.