Similar to Thursday night’s game, I thought Friday night’s game between the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs was doomed within just a few pitches. And, similar to Thursday night’s game, I was delightfully wrong.
The Giants started the game by putting Scott Kazmir on the mound, which was the first worrying sign. This is nothing against Kazmir, who is a tremendous story, and who very well may prove to be a quality pitcher in the next few weeks. It’s just that he’s clearly the weak link in a shockingly good Giants rotation that has already amassed almost 150% of the fWAR that the 2019 rotation achieved in 162 starts.