After missing six games due to a concussion, Giants catcher Buster Posey is back in the lineup on Friday night as the Giants get set to open a series in Arizona against the Diamondbacks.
Posey went on the seven-day concussion list on May 9. In order to make room for Posey on the 25-man roster, Aramis Garcia was optioned back to Triple-A Sacramento.
The other big news is that manager Bruce Bochy has flipped rookie Steven Duggar to center field and Kevin Pillar to right field.
Giants moved Steven Duggar to center field and Kevin Pillar to right. You could see that coming the last week or so.— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) May 17, 2019
Here are the full lineups for the series-opener between the Giants and D-backs, which you can watch on NBC Bay Area at 6:40 p.m. PT and streaming on the MyTeams app. Pregame coverage begins at 5:30 p.m. PT on NBC Sports Bay Area.
San Francisco Giants:
1. Joe Panik (L) 2B
2. Steven Duggar (L) CF
3. Buster Posey (R) C
4. Brandon Belt (L) 1B
5. Pablo Sandoval (S) 3B
6. Brandon Crawford (L) SS
7. Kevin Pillar (R) RF
8. Mac Williamson (R) LF
9. Jeff Samardzija (R) P
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Arizona Diamondbacks:
1. Jarrod Dyson (L) CF
2. Eduardo Escobar (S) 3B
3. David Peralta (L) LF
4. Adam Jones (R) RF
5. Ketel Marte (S) 2B
6. Christian Walker (R) 1B
7. Nick Ahmed (R) SS
8. Alex Avila (L) C
9. Merrill Kelly (R) P