With Hayden Birdsong in Triple-A and Landen Roupp injured, the Giants had to use their first planned bullpen game of the season

The Giants are planning to call up left-hander Carson Whisenhunt, the club’s No. 3 prospect per MLB Pipeline, to make his Major League debut in Monday night’s series opener against the Pirates at Oracle Park.

Preview the July 28 matchup between the San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

It wasn't just legendary MLB players getting immortalized on Sunday, as the latest class of Hall of Famers were introduced at Cooperstown. Sunday also marked a special occasion for the mascots of the sporting world.

Starting pitching is a target area for the Giants as the deadline approaches, but getting some quality results from Whisenhunt at the beginning of his MLB career would be an enormous help for the club.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JANUARY 10: San Francisco Giants legend Willie Mays wears his "Say Hey" sneakers during a press conference at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019.

The Pirates are an underdog (+105 on the moneyline to win) when they square off against the Giants (-126). The Pirates will hand the ball to Mitch Keller (4-10, 4.25), but the Giants' starter has not been determined for this game.

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