The odds are against the San Francisco Giants as they try to dig themselves out of an 0-2 hole in their best-of-five series with the Cincinnati Reds, and they'll look to right-hander Ryan Vogelsong to try to right the ship at Great American Ballpark on Tuesday.
Vogelsong (14-9, 3.37) had a stellar first half of the 2012 season -- going 7-4 with a 2.36 ERA before the All-Star break -- but struggled a bit in the second half, which had most Giants fans thinking Tim Lincecum might get the Game 3 start.
The Reds will counter with Homer Bailey (13-10, 3.68). The right-hander is coming off a perfect game less than two weeks ago, and will try to follow it up with a playoff-clinching win for the Reds.
The starting lineups are as follows:
San Francisco Giants
- Angel Pagan (S) CF
- Marco Scutaro (R) 2B
- Pablo Sandoval (S) 3B
- Buster Posey (R) C
- Hunter Pence (R) RF
- Brandon Belt (L) 1B
- Gregor Blanco (L) LF
- Brandon Crawford (L) SS
- Ryan Vogelsong (R) P
Cincinnati Reds
- Brandon Phillips (R) 2B
- Zack Cozart (R) SS
- Joey Votto (L) 1B
- Ryan Ludwick (R) LF
- Jay Bruce (L) RF
- Scott Rolen (R) 3B
- Ryan Hanigan (R) C
- Drew Stubbs (R) CF
- Homer Bailey (R) P