McCovey Chronicles · May 6, 2025
Giants enjoy an off day in Chicago
On Monday, in the fourth inning of their series opener against the Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants right fielder Luis Matos stepped into the batter’s box against Matthew Boyd. There were two outs and Matt Chapman stood on second base, with the Giants trailing 2-0.
Matos stood and watched idly as four fastsballs flew out of Boyd’s hand and landed in Carson Kelly’s mitt. The first landed in the zone. The next three didn’t. On the fifth pitch, Matos finally felt timed to Boyd’s fastball, and proceeded to swing straight through a perfectly-timed changeup. On the sixth pitch, Matos felt timed to Boyd’s changeup, got a second one, and launched it well into the bleachers.