Today at 3:45 p.m. ET, the Chicago Cubs (19-31) and San Francisco Giants (33-19) take the field for the rubber match of their three-game set live from AT&T Park in San Francisco. The game can be live streamed here. Chicago fans can hear all of the action on WGN 720 while San Francisco fans can do the same on KNRB 680.
Chicago continues its 10-game road trip that it is currently 3-3 on while San Francisco closes out its six-game homestand that it is 4-1 on. The Cubs took Game 1 of this set Monday 8-4 while the Giants bounced back on Tuesday, blanking their opponents 4-0.
Edwin Jackson (3-4, 4.94 ERA) takes the hill for the Cubs while Tim Lincecum (4-3, 4.55 ERA) toes the rubber for the Giants.
Jackson gave up eight runs to the San Diego Padres last time out and now must face the best team in baseball as he looks to bounce back.
"I didn't give myself a chance," Jackson told MLB.com. "It happens. All you can do is keep grinding. I let that game spiral out of control."
Lincecum is coming off of a win against the Minnesota Twins, but he struggled mightily with control walking six batters in six innings while only allowing five hits and two runs in the win.
"You've got to battle when you don't have your best stuff, your best command. And today was just that," Lincecum said afterwards per MLB.com. "It's kind of an ugly win, but I'll take it."
San Francisco third baseman Pablo Sandoval has a career-best seven-game RBI streak going and has plated 17 runs in his last 16 contests. He's hitting .239 with seven homers and 23 RBIs this season. Giants outfielder Hunter Pence is second in the National League with 39 runs scored and is hitting .294 with six homers and 18 RBIs on the campaign.
Chicago first baseman Anthony Rizzo is second in the NL with 37 walks and is hitting..263 with eight long-balls and 24 RBIs while infielder Emilio Bonifacio is second in the NL with three triples.
The Cubs and Giants close out their series when they clash this afternoon at AT&T Park in San Francisco.
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