Giants (3-7) @ Pirates (4-6): April 13th-15th
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:44 pm
Friday, April 13th
Russ Ortiz, RHP (0-1, 5.40) vs Zach Duke, LHP (1-0, 3.46)
-Ortiz allowed three runs on seven hits in five innings his last start; Ortiz has a 7-1 career record with a 2.93 ERA against the Pirates.
*Key hitters vs Ortiz: Jack Wilson (13 ABs, .462 BA, 5 BBs, 2 RBI) Jason Bay (13 ABs, .462 BA, 2 BBs, 3 RBIs) Xavier Nady (7 Abs, .429 BA)
-Duke allowed two runs over six-plus innings in his last start. He's the staff ace, so expect him to dominate our feeble hittiing.
*key hitters vs Duke: Aurilia (3-4, 1 HR, 3 RBIs), Lance Niekro (2-3, with a dbl)
Saturday, April 14
Barry Zito, LHP (0-2, 8.18) vs Tony Armas, RHP (0-1, 13.50)
Zito allowed eight runs over six innings his last start, he has a career 11-17 record and a 5.04 ERA in April. He usually starts slow.
*Key hitters vs Zito: No one on Pittsburg has faced Zito.
Armas In four innings walked five, gave up eight hits and six runs.
*key hitters vs Armas: Aurilia (15 ABs, .400 BA, 2 RBIs), Bonds (10 ABs, 2 HRs, 2 Doubles, 5 RBI's, 2 BBs), Vizquel (6 ABs, .500 BA, 1 HR, 3 RBIs)
Sunday, April 15
Matt Cain, RHP (0-1, 2.77) vs Ian Snell, RHP (0-1, 2.08)
Cain easily could be 2-0. He had one bad inning in his first start of the season. He is our staff ace - not zito - like it or not.
*key hitters vs Cain: no pittsburg player has more than 3 ABs vs Cain.
Snell had a career-high 11 strikeouts against Houston. He is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA against San Francisco, having scattered three hits in seven innings in a 2-0 shutout of the Giants on June 10, 2006.
*key hitters vs Snell: Dave Roberts (2-4, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs)
Russ Ortiz, RHP (0-1, 5.40) vs Zach Duke, LHP (1-0, 3.46)
-Ortiz allowed three runs on seven hits in five innings his last start; Ortiz has a 7-1 career record with a 2.93 ERA against the Pirates.
*Key hitters vs Ortiz: Jack Wilson (13 ABs, .462 BA, 5 BBs, 2 RBI) Jason Bay (13 ABs, .462 BA, 2 BBs, 3 RBIs) Xavier Nady (7 Abs, .429 BA)
-Duke allowed two runs over six-plus innings in his last start. He's the staff ace, so expect him to dominate our feeble hittiing.
*key hitters vs Duke: Aurilia (3-4, 1 HR, 3 RBIs), Lance Niekro (2-3, with a dbl)
Saturday, April 14
Barry Zito, LHP (0-2, 8.18) vs Tony Armas, RHP (0-1, 13.50)
Zito allowed eight runs over six innings his last start, he has a career 11-17 record and a 5.04 ERA in April. He usually starts slow.
*Key hitters vs Zito: No one on Pittsburg has faced Zito.
Armas In four innings walked five, gave up eight hits and six runs.
*key hitters vs Armas: Aurilia (15 ABs, .400 BA, 2 RBIs), Bonds (10 ABs, 2 HRs, 2 Doubles, 5 RBI's, 2 BBs), Vizquel (6 ABs, .500 BA, 1 HR, 3 RBIs)
Sunday, April 15
Matt Cain, RHP (0-1, 2.77) vs Ian Snell, RHP (0-1, 2.08)
Cain easily could be 2-0. He had one bad inning in his first start of the season. He is our staff ace - not zito - like it or not.
*key hitters vs Cain: no pittsburg player has more than 3 ABs vs Cain.
Snell had a career-high 11 strikeouts against Houston. He is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA against San Francisco, having scattered three hits in seven innings in a 2-0 shutout of the Giants on June 10, 2006.
*key hitters vs Snell: Dave Roberts (2-4, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs)
