SF Giants probable pitchers & starting lineups vs. Detroit Tigers, August 11

The SF Giants nabbed the first two games of the series against the Detroit Tigers. They will hand the ball off to Hayden Birdsong with a chance to complete the sweep.

SF Giants probable pitchers & starting lineups vs. Detroit Tigers, August 11

The Giants are taking advantage of a soft spot in the schedule with teams like the Tigers and Chicago White Sox on the calendar. They are currently 7-2 in the month of August and they will need to continue to win series to get into the Wild Card picture.

Birdsong is coming off of the worst start of his young career where he allowed seven earned runs in just two innings of work in an 11-5 loss to the Washington Nationals. Birdsong had not pitched for 10 days, so there could have been some rust due to the long layoff. Overall, he has a 4.73 ERA in seven starts with San Francisco.

Who it hot?

Mike Yastrzemski has recorded at least one hit in five of his last six games. This includes a two-hit effort in a 3-1 win against the Tigers on Saturday. He has seven hits with four of those going for extra bases in his last 25 at-bats.

Who are the SF Giants facing?

The Giants are facing off against rookie pitcher Keider Montero. Montero has 5.62 ERA in nine appearances with Detroit this season. He does not record a lot of strikeouts of walks, but is prone to the long ball (2.2 HR/9).

SF Giants starting lineup, August 11

• 1. SS Tyler Fitzgerald
• 2. 1B LaMonte Wade Jr.
• 3. CF Heliot Ramos
• 4. LF Michael Conforto
• 5. 3B Matt Chapman
• 6. RF Mike Yastrzemski
• 7. C Patrick Bailey
• 8. DH Jerar Encarnación
• 9. 2B Brett Wisely

Detroit Tigers starting lineup, August 11

• 1. DH Matt Vierling
• 2. 1B Bligh Madris
• 3. 2B Colt Keith
• 4. LF Justyn-Henry Malloy
• 5. 3B Gio Urshela
• 6. CF Parker Meadows
• 7. SS Zack McKinstry
• 8. C Dillon Dingler
• 9. RF Akil Baddoo

How to follow today's game?

The Giants are at home and the game is scheduled at 1:05 PM PST. It is being televised on NBC Bay Area and the radio broadcast is on KNBR 680.