Game 30: Giants at Phillies (1/3)

San Francisco Giants: 13-16
Philadelphia Phillies: 16-13

Pat Misch (0-0 3.00 ERA, 0-0 --- ERA)
Kyle Kendrick (2-2 5.13 ERA, 0-0 --- ERA)

Projected lineups:

Lewis LF N/A
Velez 2B N/A
Winn RF N/A
Molina C N/A
Rowand CF N/A
Bowker 1B N/A
Castillo 3B 2/3, .667/.667/1.000
Bocock SS N/A
Misch P

Victorino CF N/A
Bruntlett SS N/A
Utley 2B N/A
Howard 1B N/A
Burrell LF N/A
Jenkins RF 0/1
Feliz 3B N/A
Ruiz C N/A
Kendrick P

Aaron Rowand makes his return to Philadelphia, and that's probably going to be dominating the news this weekend. The real story here is how bad the Giants' offense is. That's just not a lineup to fear. Unfortunately for San Diego, it hasn't even been the worst in baseball this year. Fortunately for the Phillies, it's pretty damn close. Besides Winn, Rowand, and Molina, there isn't a veteran to worry about, with apologies to Jose Castillo. Hats off to Freddy Lewis for being the best of the rest. They're all pretty much AAAA guys, but Lewis is off to a fast start this year.

However, the Giants won't be short on pitching this weekend. The Phillies draw both Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum, two young, rising stars for San Fran. Baserunners are tough to come by against these guys, and the Phillies' lineup will have to be at its best to earn wins in those games. On Sunday, Lincecum will take on Hamels, which was the pitching matchup in Lincecum's debut last year, almost one year to the day.