Rivalry Weekend

Pitching match-ups for rivalry weekend:

Brad Penny (5-9, 5.88 ERA) v. Barry Zito (6-13, 5.40 ERA)
Hiroki Kuroda (6-8, 4.21 ERA) v. Kevin Correia (2-6, 5.53 ERA)
Chad Billingsley (11-9, 3.01 ERA) v. Matt Cain (7-9, 3.60 ERA)

Fitting match-ups, eh?

Zito hopes to continue his streak of good outings while this will be Penny's first start since June.

The Giants seemed to have figured out Kuroda last time in LA--all 7 runs came off hits. This time, Kuroda and Correia are both coming off decent starts. Hopefully Correia can return to his late-2007 form and get the win.

And lastly, Sunday features the showcase match-up of the weekend, Billingsley versus Cain. It will be a fun one to watch, especially if you like pitching duels between two guys with overpowering stuff. Disclaimer: Billingsley pitched his first career shutout against the Giants the last time out.

The big question is not if the Giants can score more than one run for Cain on Sunday, but if 25 returns to Mays Field for the outfielders' reunion. If he does come, odds are that we won't know about it until he's on the field.

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