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Why the Giants are leaning on lefties ahead of challenging series at Coors Field

The vast majority of major league teams always try to have one or two tough left-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen to create late-game matchups problems for left-handed hitters.

Entering a four-game series at Coors Field, the Giants have seven lefties on their pitching staff.

The team announced Monday that southpaw Andrew Suárez had been promoted from the team’s alternate camp in Sacramento while right-hander Andrew Triggs was optioned a day after making his 2020 season debut.

In his first ML. . .