Starters From 18-Inning Marathon Back In Giants Lineup For NLDS Game 3
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - Two days after playing the longest postseason game in Major League Baseball history the Giants will send the exact same lineup - except for the pitcher's spot - that won game two of the National League Division Series in 18 innings Saturday.
The Giants can sweep the Washington Nationals in the best of five series with a win Monday at AT&T Park. Here's Bruce Bochy's starting nine:
Today's #SFGiants lineup:
— SFGiants (@SFGiants) October 6, 2014
Blanco cf
Panik 2b
Posey c
Sandoval 3b
Pence rf
Belt 1b
Crawford ss
Ishikawa lf
Bumgarner p
That's the same team that took the field 48 hours ago for what was essentially two full games that counted as one.
The Nationals are also trotting out a familiar lineup, but this time apparently they'll be wearing capes:
#Nats #NLDS G3 lineup: Span CF, Rendon 3B, Werth RF, LaRoche 1B, Desmond SS, Harper LF, Ramos C, Cabrera 2B, Fister P pic.twitter.com/M5LwktBC0H
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) October 6, 2014
First pitch is scheduled for 2:07 p.m.