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  The San Francisco Giants (19-21) head to Seattle (19-23) to take on the Mariners in a three game Interleague Series. The G-Men are coming off a hard-luck series down in San Diego where they got swept by the Padres and their offense didn’t help the cause and ruined some some superb pitching from the starting trio of Barry Zito (8IP 5H 2R 2ER  4BB 3K  and CG), Jonathan Sanchez (6IP 2H 2R 2ER 3BB 5K), and ace Tim Lincecum (7IP 4H 1R 1ER 1BB 10K).  The Giants offense only scored a total of 4 runs in 3 games and left many runners on base throughout the series. So look for the Giants offense to wake up from this nightmare and show some life up in Seattle. 

   The trip to Seattle also marks the return of the Big Unit to his old roots and where he started most of his big league career.  The Big Unit brings his arm and memories to Seattle as he takes the ball in game 1 of this 3 game series. Johnson so far has had an up and down year as his 3-4 record with 6.86 E.R.A indicates.  The Big Unit will return to the city where he became truly big, as an All-Star and Cy Young Award winner between 1989-98. But the 45-year-old has struggled recently, recording an 11.05 ERA in his last three starts. That’s based on 18 earned runs allowed in 14 2/3 inningsto go with three walks and 12 strikeouts. Johnson has pitched progressively fewer innings in that span, lasting 5 2/3 May 6 at Colorado, five on May 11 against Washington and four-plus last Saturday against the Mets. So look for Johnson to go deeper in this game and with the designated hitter rule in effect, his one and main focus will only be on pitching and pitching only.  Gametime is at 7:10 p.m. It should be an exciting game tonight to watch.  Ciao!!!!

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