San Francisco Giants’ Wilmer Flores hits a single to drive in a run against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the third inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Wed May 31, 2023 (AP News photo)

Giants Look Ahead To Series With Orioles

By Barbara Mason

Thursday, the San Francisco Giants (28-28) got a day off after a grueling 29-game schedule. It has been a long month for the Giants but they were able to get back to .500 winning series over the Astros, a two game series over Milwaukee, a series over Miami and Minnesota.

They swept the Phillies and most recently lost a series to the Pittsburgh Pirates. They beat some very good teams in the month of May and It will be a nice respite today although brief.

The team will be back in action Friday night taking on the Baltimore Orioles (35-21) in a a three-game series and they will be doing it at Oracle. After that series they will have another day off before heading to Colorado to take on the Rockies.

Friday’s game will kick off a challenging series for the team. The Orioles are second in the AL East which is an incredibly strong division with the likes of the Toronto Rays, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:15 PM with Logan Webb on the mound for the Giants. He has an ERA of 2.75 and a 4-5 win/loss record. He went 7.0 innings in his last outing against the Brewers allowing 4 hits and 1 run with 11 strikeouts in the 3-1 win.

Baltimore will send Dean Krenmer who takes the mound with a 5-2 win/loss record and a 4.58 ERA. He is 2-1 in away games. His last outing was on May 27 against Texas in a 5-3 loss. He allowed 5 hits, 3 runs and 5 strikeouts in that game.

The game will more than likely be played surrounded by the June gloom that accompanies the start of summer for the San Francisco Bay Area. The Giants will be looking to improve their .500 record as they take on Baltimore in this upcoming series.