Giants @ Cubs: Cain vs. Hendricks (Game 109 Thread)
SF (59-50): RHP Matt Cain (2-2, 4.91)
CHC (60-48): RHP Kyle Hendricks (5-5, 3.67)
First pitch: 3:05pmCT
Pagan# cf Aoki* lf Duffy 3b Posey c Pence rf Belt* 1b Crawford* ss Adrianza# 2b | Fowler# cf Schwarber* lf Coghlan* 2b Rizzo* 1b Bryant 3b Soler rf Montero* c Hendricks p Russell ss |
Hendricks beat the Brewers last Friday (7 IP, 2 ER). So far this season, righties are hitting .234 against him. None of the Giants have faced him.
After going 16-5 with a 2.79 (and a perfect game) in 2012, Cain has struggled the past two-plus years. This is his seventh game back after returning from elbow surgery from August of last year to remove bone chips. He is 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA in four road starts this year. The Cubs, who last saw him in 2013, are 32-163 (.196) against him. Denorfia is 5-13 (.385). Montero is 11-54 (.204) with 2 HR.
You can quibble with the order, but this is the best lineup we’ve seen all season. Let’s get some runs!
Go Cubs!
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