After a delightful 4-0 win on Friday, the San Francisco Giants will look to start their road trip with consecutive victories, and clinch a series win against the Washington Nationals.

It’s a very exciting game for the Giants, because lefty Kyle Harrison will be making his first start of the year. After spending all of 2024 in the rotation, the 23-year old local kid was dealt a dual blow in spring training, as he rehabbed a shoulder injury and suffered a serious illness. As a result, he started the year with AAA Sacramento, while Landen Roupp took the fifth spot in the rotation. Harrison bumped up his velocity, impressed mightily, and returned to the Giants a few weeks ago in a relief role. When Jordan Hicks was removed from the rotation, Hayden Birdsong slid into the spot.

But now it’s Harrison’s turn. With Justin Verlander suffering a mild pectoral injury, Harrison will make a pair of starts in the three-time Cy Young winner’s absence. In four relief appearances this year, Harrison has a 3.38 ERA and a 4.58 FIP, with seven strikeouts and three walks in 5.1 innings. In his six AAA starts before getting called up, he had a 3.463 ERA, a 3.00 FIP, and 38 strikeouts against eight walks in just 26 innings.

He’ll be up against right-hander Jake Irvin, who makes his 11th start of the season. Irvin, a 28 year old who is pitching in his third MLB season, is 3-1 on the year, with a 3.88 ERA, a 4.80 FIP, and 40 strikeouts against 17 walks in 60.1 innings. In his last outing, Irving gave up two runs in 6.1 innings against the Baltimore Orioles.

Enjoy the game! Go Giants!

Lineups

Giants

Mike Yastrzemski (L) — RF
Heliot Ramos (R) — LF
Jung Hoo Lee (L) — CF
Wilmer Flores (R) — DH
Matt Chapman (R) — 3B
Willy Adames (R) — SS
LaMonte Wade Jr. (L) — 1B
Patrick Bailey (S) — C
Tyler Fitzgerald (R) — 2B

LHP. Kyle Harrison

Nationals

CJ Abrams (L) — SS
Amed Rosario (R) — 3B
James Wood (L) — DH
Nathaniel Lowe (L) — 1B
Keibert Ruiz (S) — C
Alex Call (R) — LF
Luis García Jr. (L) — 2B
Daylen Lile (L) — RF
Robert Hassell III (L) — CF

RHP. Jake Irvin

Game #52

Who: San Francisco Giants (30-21) vs. Washington Nationals (23-28)

Where: Nationals Park, Washington, DC

When: 1:05 p.m. PT

Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area

National broadcast: n/a

Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM