Oakland native Bryan Woo returns to the Bay Space for the primary time as a major-leaguer on Monday night time when he will get the beginning for the Seattle Mariners within the opener of a three-game sequence in opposition to the host San Francisco Giants

Every staff figures to start the interleague set a bit fatigued, with the Mariners having held on for a troublesome 7-6 win at house over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon, hours earlier than the Giants accomplished their highway journey with a nationally televised contest in opposition to the New York Mets that brought about their flight house to reach after midnight

The playoff contenders of their respective divisions might be going head-to-head for the one time this season, with the Mariners having gained two in a row to cap a 3-3 homestand, whereas the Giants‘ 8-4 loss in New York capped a 2-4 Jap swing

The 23-year-old Woo (1-1, 4.37 ERA) attended Alameda Excessive Faculty — the alma mater of longtime Giants shortstop Chris Speier — close to the Oakland Coliseum earlier than venturing down the coast to Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo for faculty

The fitting-hander has made simply 5 main league begins and has by no means confronted the Giants

Woo was a little bit of a query mark to get the ball in San Francisco after Mariners normal supervisor Justin Hollander admitted following his final begin that the group might be monitoring his pitching load in his second season after Tommy John surgical procedure

Woo was restricted to simply 57 innings within the minors final season and has already reached 66 2/3 between Double-A and the majors this season.

“It is incumbent upon them to be as environment friendly as potential within the innings they’ve so we will get them via five- and six-inning outings at an inexpensive pitch depend,” Hollander stated of Woo and fellow prospect Bryce Miller. “As a result of we’re not simply purely measuring innings; we’re measuring tense innings (and) how exhausting they’re working in any given outing.

“We’re additionally going to must be inventive as we go along with off days and understanding there is a sure restrict to what you are able to do there. There could also be some extent the place we’ve got to close one in every of them down.”

No matter what number of pitches Woo throws Monday, none might be in opposition to the San Francisco hitter with whom he’s fairly acquainted. Outfielder Mitch Haniger, a fellow Cal Poly alum, suffered a fractured arm when hit by a pitch on June 13 and stays out of the lineup after present process surgical procedure.

Haniger joined the Giants as a free agent over the winter after spending 5 years with Seattle. He has by no means batted in opposition to the Mariners

The Giants are anticipated to open a six-game homestand main into the All-Star break with ace right-hander Logan Webb (7-7, 3.43) on the hill. He had a private three-game successful streak snapped in a 6-1 loss at Toronto final Wednesday

The 26-year-old might be making simply his third profession begin in opposition to the Mariners, having gone 0-1 with a 6.97 ERA within the earlier two

Webb was one in every of 5 gamers — together with J.D. Davis, Thairo Estrada, LaMonte Wade Jr. and Tyler Rogers — that Giants supervisor Gabe Kapler believed may have made the Nationwide League All-Star staff when rosters have been accomplished Sunday. As an alternative, the staff obtained only one consultant, nearer Camilo Doval

“He is very deserving,” Kapler stated of Doval. “He is had an exceptional yr. He is one of many premier closers within the sport. I could not be happier for him.”

–Discipline Degree Media