Detroit Tigers fans called it an evening after waiting in the pouring rain for five hours at Comerica Park in Detroit Sun Apr 16, 2023. The visiting San Francisco Giants packed up their equipment and headed to Miami for a series with the Marlins starting Mon Apr 17, 2023 (AP News photo)

Giants Look Ahead to Series with Marlins

By Barbara Mason

Many fans remained in the stands today hoping to see their Detroit Tigers (5-9) take on San Francisco (5-9) but as time wore on it became obvious that there would be no baseball today. The game was postponed and will be made up on July 24th.

The postponement came after five hours of waiting due to weather. It was a bit of a crazy system with some rain that brought out the tarp but subsided quickly. It was dry for three hours but the tarp remained and fans finally left the stadium scratching their heads. It was curious indeed because of the light rain today and the lengthy period of dry weather that followed the brief rainfall.

At any rate, the Giants now look ahead to their next series, a three game series, against the Miami Marlins (8-8) tomorrow with first pitch at 3:40 PM.

Logan Webb is listed as probable although it has also been indicated that Alex Wood may take the mound for the Giants in the opener. Webb is yet to win his first start with a 4.76 ERA and Wood has had an up and down start. The Marlins will send Jesus Luzardo who has yet to lose a game this season with a 1.93 ERA.

The Giants are looking for some better defense because San Francisco has been producing offense even in their losses. They are averaging 4.93 runs per game which ranks them at 13th. It has undoubtedly been a discouraging first three weeks of this season for the Giants. They have only won two series all season and pitching has struggled. The bullpen is a huge issue ranking 28th.

Michael Conforto, the Giants outfielder, has been producing with 3 homers and 6 RBI’s and San Francisco will be counting on him all season.

The Giants will be facing an unbeaten Jesus Luzardo making his fourth start of the season. He shut out the Mets in his season debut and and he limited Minnesota to a single run in his next outing accounting for his 1.93 ERA.

The Giants have not looked very good in this young season while the Marlins have won four of their last five games; they are playing very well right now. San Francisco will be looking to get on the winning track in this upcoming series.