MILWAUKEE -- Luis Matos earned a spot on the Giants’ Opening Day roster as a fourth outfielder, but it soon became clear that he was miscast as a platoon partner for veteran Mike Yastrzemski.

Matos was tasked with playing sporadically against left-handed pitching, but he wasn’t particularly well-suited for the role since he tends to hit righties better than lefties. The 23-year-old Venezuelan was optioned twice to Triple-A Sacramento as he struggled to adjust to the limited playing time this year, but the Giants finally committed to giving him a long look in right field when they brought him back to the Majors on Thursday.

Matos certainly appears intent on showing the Giants that he’s now here to stay. He continued to swing a hot bat on Sunday, launching a two-run home run in the secon

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