Gabe Kapler will manage against the Oakland Athletics for the first time in his career when he is introduced to the Bay Bridge rivalry, as his San Francisco Giants host their neighbors to the east in a three-game interleague series on Friday night.

The clubs also will duel in September in Oakland.

Right-handers Frankie Montas (2-1, 1.57 ERA) of the A’s and Johnny Cueto (1-0, 5.40) of the Giants are the scheduled starters in Friday’s series opener.

The rivals battled to a 25-25 standoff in the decade of the 2010’s, with the Giants drawing even last season by virtue of three wins in four meetings. The home team dominated the matchup in the decade, winning 32 of the 50 games.

Cueto will be pitching for the first time since losing a no-hit bid in the sixth inning at Los Angeles last Saturday when left fielder Hunter Pence lost a flyball in the