SB Nation's San Francisco Giants blog, McCovey Chronicles, posted a series preview earlier this morning for the four-game home affair against the Marlins.
Pitcher to watch
Man, that Josh Johnson is okay. When people get disappointed that Matt Cain is only one of the better pitchers in the National League, the slacker, it's because they expected him to turn into what Josh Johnson has become this year. Johnson is a year older than Cain, so keep the comparison alive and hold out hope that Cain will go into beast mode at some point. Until then, the Giants will have to figure out how to score against Johnson on Wednesday. It will be tough, but not impo...wait, he's pitching against Cain? Oh, swell. Just mark the complete-game shutout in your scorebook right now. At least we know that Cain will pitch well and lower his ERA.
The four-game series kicks off in San Francisco tonight at 7:05 p.m. pacific time.