The Battle of the Bay 2.0 at its core is a celebration of the Bay Area baseball fan and the history of baseball in this region,” said San Jose Giants President Ben Taylor. Pr

The San Jose Giants and the Oakland Ballers are starting a new Bay Area baseball rivalry in April when the minor league teams meet in San Jose.

The Oakland Ballers on Tuesday announced that the Pioneer League team would face off against the San Jose Giants next month in what is being billed as "a new chapter in the storied history of Bay Area baseball matchups.

Grant McCray and Luis Matos both furthered their cases to make the Opening Day roster as the Giants beat the Rockies, 8-2, on Monday afternoon at Salt River Fields. McCray had a single, a double, a walk, a steal and scored two runs while Matos, the favorite to win the job, smashed a 108.2 mph single, stole a base of his own and scored a run.

Reds manager Terry Francona said Nick Martinez, who was set to start Friday, would be the No. 3 pitcher in Cincinnati's initial rotation to begin the regular season.