{"id":168269,"date":"2026-03-23T15:43:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=168269"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:43:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:43:25","slug":"giants-drop-the-gauntlet-official-starting-pitchers-locked-in-for-massive-season-opening-clash-vs-new-york-yankees-this-rotation-reveal-is-about-to-ignite-the-subway-series-rivalry-like-ne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=168269","title":{"rendered":"GIANTS DROP THE GAUNTLET! Official Starting Pitchers Locked In for Massive Season-Opening Clash vs. New York Yankees \u2014 This Rotation Reveal Is About to IGNITE the Subway Series Rivalry Like Never Before!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"overflow-hidden\" data-lead-image=\"true\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full\" title=\"San Francisco Giants pitcher Robbie Ray.\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_1754,y_86,w_3749,h_2108\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/giants_baseball_insider\/01kmc1qwxerznv79scb2.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco Giants pitcher Robbie Ray.\" width=\"3749\" height=\"2108\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 mt-4 text-grey font-group-tiny\" data-lead-image=\"true\">San Francisco Giants pitcher Robbie Ray. | Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">The obvious was known \u2014 Logan Webb will start for the San Francisco Giants on opening day on Wednesday. Now, the rest of the rotation for the initial series is set.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">Giants manager Tony Vitello told reporters, including Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle (subscription required) that Robbie Ray will start the second game and Tyler Mahle will start the third game. Mahle started Sunday\u2019s exhibition game against Sacramento.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">The remaining starters are Adrian Houser and Landen Roupp, though their order hasn\u2019t been determined. Thanks to the uniqueness of the start to the season, the Giants have options.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\"><strong>San Francisco Giants Rotation to Start Season<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_981,w_7071,h_3977\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/giants_baseball_insider\/01kmc1s8jveawmre98r7.jpg\" alt=\"United States starting pitcher Logan Webb throws a baseball.\" \/>United States starting pitcher Logan Webb. | Troy Taormina-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\">San Francisco has a weird schedule to start the season. Their opening-day game was moved to Wednesday and is the only game on the MLB schedule. The game is also on Netflix, so it\u2019s expected to be an event since it\u2019s the streamer\u2019s first MLB game. Then, the Giants get an off day, followed by games on Friday and Saturday, followed by another off day on Sunday, a rarity in baseball.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\">It presents the Giants with a unique opportunity. They could arrange their starting rotation uniquely to give a pitcher like Webb or Ray a start before a fifth starter is needed. That rotation could go something like this:<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\"><strong>Wednesday: <\/strong>Logan Webb<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\"><strong>Thursday: <\/strong>Off Day<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\"><strong>Friday: <\/strong>Robbie Ray<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\"><strong>Saturday: <\/strong>Tyler Mahle<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\"><strong>Sunday: <\/strong>Off Day<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\"><strong>Monday: <\/strong>Logan Webb (on normal rest)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\"><strong>Tuesday: <\/strong>Adrian Houser<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\"><strong>Wednesday, April 1: <\/strong>Robbie Ray (normal rest)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\"><strong>Thursday, April 2: <\/strong>Tyler Mahle (normal rest)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\"><strong>Friday, April 3:<\/strong> Landen Roupp<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\">San Francisco doesn\u2019t need a fifth starter until the season\u2019s eighth game. But there is another wrinkle. After the two off days in the season\u2019s first five days, the Giants have 10 games in 10 days. It may benefit the Giants to use the days off to give starters extra rest and just remain in a five-game order. For instance:<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\"><strong>Wednesday: <\/strong>Logan Webb<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\"><strong>Thursday: <\/strong>Off Day<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\"><strong>Friday: <\/strong>Robbie Ray<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-21\"><strong>Saturday: <\/strong>Tyler Mahle<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-22\"><strong>Sunday: <\/strong>Off Day<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-23\"><strong>Monday: <\/strong>Adrian Houser<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-24\"><strong>Tuesday: <\/strong>Landen Roupp<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-25\"><strong>Wednesday, April 1: <\/strong>Logan Webb (two days extra rest)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-26\"><strong>Thursday, April 2: <\/strong>Robbie Rays (two days extra rest)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-27\"><strong>Friday, April 3:<\/strong> Tyler Mahle (two days extra rest)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-28\"><strong>Saturday, April 4:<\/strong> Adrian Houser (normal rest)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-29\"><strong>Sunday, April 5:<\/strong> Landen Roupp (normal rest)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-30\"><strong>Monday, April 6: <\/strong>Logan Webb (normal rest)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-31\">No starter would pitch on normal rest until Houser in the season\u2019s ninth game. Webb, Ray and Mahle would all get what amounts to a spring training rest week between their first and second starts, which might benefit Webb as he pitched two games in the WBC.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-32\">The rotation is set. The Giants have options. 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