The San Francisco Giants tried something new and it failed.
Since Farhan Zaidi became the team president last offseason, the fan base knew experiments were coming. After being outscored 42-5 in the first inning of their first 40 games, Bruce Bochy announced one such experiment before Tuesday’s game.
Middle reliever Nick Vincent would serve as the team’s “opener” and young starter Tyler Beede would follow.
It made sense to try. The Giants have one of the best bullpens in baseball and their starting pitching has struggled recently, especially in the first inning.