Lefty Showdown: Ray vs. Sánchez

0:00It's April 7. This is MLB News Today Baseball Coverage powered by AI. Giants fans get ready for a lefty showdown tonight at Oracle Park as San Francisco takes on the Phillies at 6.45pm Pacific time. Robbie Ray takes the hill for the Giants against Christopher Sanchez for Philly, two of the sharpest South Pauls in the game right now. Ray, the 2021 American League-Sai young winner, sits at 1 in 1 with a 3.38 earned run average in his first two. It starts this season. He went 5 and 1 over innings each time, striking out 11 total but giving up some runs. Meanwhile, Sanchez, last year's National League-Sai young runner-up, is dealing with a tiny 0.79 earned run average, fresh off an endetus, opening day gym with 10 strikeouts. The Giants' offense has been ice cold early on, putting extra pressure on Ray to go deeper. Philly just locks Sanchez up long-term after his hot start, including six innings of three hit ball against Texas and another strong outing versus Washington.

1:04San Francisco's dealing with a slew of injuries too, from arm fatigue to Tommy John's surgery sideline and key arms like Hayden Bird's song and Rowan Wick, for the year. Line up, drop about four hours before first pitch. Catch it on NBC Sports Bay Area, stream on Giants.tv, or tune in to KNBR 680 and 1510AM. This matchup could set the tone early, don't sleep on it.