The Chicago Cubs face Cy Young candidate Matt Cain (13-5, 2.82 ERA) and the San Francisco Giants today at 1:20 p.m. CT. Chicago starts Travis Wood (4-11, 4.71 ERA). Each team has won once during the three-game weekend series. San Francisco got off to a fast start in the team's win over the Cubs last night.
Here are the lineups for today's game:
Cubs:
1. RF David DeJesus (L)
2. 3B Luis Valbuena (L)
3. 1B Anthony Rizzo (L)
4. LF Alfonso Soriano (R )
5. SS Starlin Castro (R )
6. C Steve Clevenger (L)
7. CF Brett Jackson (L)
8. 2B Darwin Barney (R )
9. P Travis Wood (R )
Giants:
1. CF Angel Pagan (S)
2. 2B Marco Scutaro (R)
3. 3B Pablo Sandoval (S)
4. C Buster Posey (R)
5. RF Hunter Pence (R)
6. SS Joaquin Arias (R)
7. LF Xavier Nady (R)
8. 1B Brett Pill (R)
9. P Matt Cain (R)
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