After the marathon game Wednesday night that saw heroics from a number of San Francisco Giants the team must now refocus and handle their business Thursday night against the San Diego Padres. Skipper Bruce Bochy made some tweaks to his lineup from last night as the G-Men look for a series tie with their NL West rivals.
Miguel Tejada will move back over to shortstop this evening, giving Bill Hall the start at second base. And despite his great night at the plate as well as in the field on Wednesday Andres Torres will not start this evening, meaning Aaron Rowand will lead off and play center field. Pat Burrell will get the start in left field and bat clean up while Eli Whiteside will be behind the dish to catch Barry Zito.
Your San Francisco Giants:
- Aaron Rowand CF
- Miguel Tejada SS
- Pablo Sandoval 3B
- Pat Burrell LF
- Aubrey Huff 1B
- Nate Schierholtz RF
- Bill Hall 2B
- Eli Whiteside C
- Barry Zito P
San Diego Padres Lineup:
- Chris Denorfia RF
- Jason Bartlett SS
- Chase Headley 3B
- Ryan Ludwick LF
- Cameron Maybin CF
- Jesus Guzman 1B
- Orlando Hudson 2B
- Rob Johnson C
- Cory Luebke P
First pitch is scheduled for 7:15 pm PT with coverage on CSN Bay Area and KNBR 680 AM.
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