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MLB: What to Watch This Weekend (4/15 – 4/17)

By Eric Roseberry

Apr 10, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey (28) hits a single to right field during the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Kenny Karst-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 10, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey (28) hits a single to right field during the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Kenny Karst-USA TODAY Sports /
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There’s plenty of baseball to watch every weekend. Which MLB games should you be most looking forward to?

Each Friday at Call to the Pen we’ll try and give you a preview of the biggest MLB match-ups for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Kenny Karst-USA TODAY Sports
Kenny Karst-USA TODAY Sports /

Friday, 4/15 – Kershaw vs. Bumgarner II
Time: 10:10 PM EDT

Yes, we just saw this match-up less than a week ago. How can you not be excited though when two of the most dominant pitchers in baseball face off? Not only is there the excitement of seeing both starters on the mound, but there’s the intrigue of seeing them face off against each other once again. In last week’s contest Madison Bumgarner hit his second career home run off of Clayton Kershaw, and you can be sure Kershaw will be looking to get the better of the match-up this time around.

Both teams come into tonight’s game with 6-4 records. Los Angeles is coming off of taking two out of three from Arizona. Adrian Gonzalez and Yasiel Puig have been powering the Dodgers offense this season. Gonzalez is hitting .375/.422/.550 to go with one home run and 8 RBIs. Many hoped that this would be a bounce-back year for Puig and so far it has been. He’s come out hitting .405/.500/.622.

The Giants most recently dropped two out of three to the Rockies. They got disappointing starts from Jake Peavy and Matt Cain, and they’ll be looking for Bumgarner to steady the ship. Offensively, Travis Brown and Brandon Belt have brought the power for the Giants so far. They both have hit three home runs, and Belt has also racked up six walks.

Honorable mention: Zack Greinke will look to bounce back from his early missteps as he faces off against the struggling Padres (10:40 PM EST).

Next: An NL Central Showdown

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