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Cunning. The Giants have opted to move Timmeh up a game, so he can start tonight [Barry Enright breaths a sigh of relief!] and then be available either in the steadily less-likely event of) a playoff contest on Monday against the Padres, or Game One of the NLDS. That sets up a very good pitching match-up for 'charmer to enjoy at PhoneCo Park this evening. The two starters have combined for one loss in their past five starts apiece: Kennedy has a 1.45 ERA, while Lincecum is all the way up at 2.08. Kennedy, of course, will be hoping to break his streak of no-decisions allowing one earned run or less, which currently sits at four games.
- Stephen Drew ss
- Tony Abreu 3b
- Kelly Johnson 2b
- Chris Young cf
- Adam LaRoche 1b
- Miguel Montero c
- Brandon Allen lf
- Gerardo Parra rf
- Ian Kennedy rhp
It'll be Kennedy's fifth start against the Giants this year: he's gone 1-1, despite a 2.20 ERA in 28.2 innings of work. We're no less familiar with Lincecum, whom Arizona will also be seeing for the fifth time: he's also 1-1, but has a hefty 4.91 ERA against the Diamondbacks. However, Abreu's career 1-for-4 is the only man in tonight's line-up to have a career BA better than .222 against Lincecum, so it won't be easy. It never is...
Sprankton is, for real and definite, on the recap tonight. He's looking to try something a little different, incorporating a lot of quotes from the Gameday Thread, so you should all be at your wittiest and most informative. No pressure, then...