San Francisco Giants Looking to Beat LA Despite Injuries

If the Giants first string is a band of misfits, I don't know what to call the gaggle of guys who will be out there tonight. With Vogelsong out the Giants turned to Chad Gaudin as a replacement. Gaudin was pitching well, until the Giants Plague hit and he, too, was injured. With Gaudin now on the Disabled List, the Giants are turning to left-hander Mike Kickham, who had a poor debut in Oakland as Vogelsong's original replacement. He allowed 4 runs on 4 hits, going only 2 1/3 innings and recording a loss.

Another face familiar to the starting lineup that will be warming the bench is Angel Pagan, who underwent surgery on his left hamstring, and could be out for up to 12 weeks. Joaquin Arias came out of the game in the second inning after straining his hamstring while scoring the Giants' only run. He expects to be back in a couple of days. Losing Arias would be more devastating if Pablo Sandoval hadn't come back from the DL to rejoin the lineup last night.