He's back.
Buster Posey will return to the Giants lineup Wednesday night against the San Diego Padres, batting clean-up in his first game since June 2. San Francisco went 4-4 in those eight games, including Tuesday night's win over San Diego.
Posey hasn't seen the Padres' starting pitcher all that much. Joey Lucchesi (5-3, 4.21 ERA) will make his fifth career appearance against the Giants, and Posey is just 1-for-5 at the plate this season against the southpaw.
Shaun Anderson (1-1, 4.18 ERA), the Giants' own young starter, will make his first start against the Padres on Wednesday. The 24-year-old pitched at least six innings in each of his last two starts, holding the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles to a combined .234 batting average.
You can follow all the action on NBC Sports Bay Area and streaming online and on the MyTeams app.
San Francisco Giants (27-38)
1. Donovan Solano, 2B
2. Brandon Belt, 1B
3. Evan Longoria, 3B
4. Buster Posey, C
5. Tyler Austin, LF
6. Kevin Pillar, RF
7. Brandon Crawford, SS
8. Steven Duggar, CF
9. Shaun Anderson, RHP
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San Diego Padres (33-34)
1. Fernando Tatis Jr., SS
2. Josh Naylor, LF
3. Manny Machado, 3B
4. Eric Hosmer, 1B
5. Franmil Reyes, RF
6. Ian Kinsler, 2B
7. Austin Hedges, C
8. Joey Lucchesi, LHP
9. Manuel Margot, CF
