Spencer Bivens starts for Giants – MLB News

15 seconds agoSan Francisco Giants rookie right-hander Spencer Bivens will make his first major-league start on Sunday against the visiting division rival Los Angeles Dodgers. Bivens made his big-league debut this year and has allowed three earned runs on six hits (three home runs) while walking four and striking out 11 in nine innings in his first five appearances out of San Francisco’s bullpen . The 30-year-old’s last game for the Gigantes was on Thursday, when he pitched just one inning. Bivens has thrown a maximum of 49 pitches in his five appearances, so fantasy managers should avoid him as a desperate deep-league streamer, especially against the powerful Dodgers lineup.—Keith Hernandez – RotoBaller
Source: San Francisco Chronicle – Susan Slusser