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A marquee matchup between two former Cy-Young winners tonight will most likely draw millions of fans from both coasts.  The story lines feel as if they were taken straight from a textbook drama.  Pedro Martinez returns from the disabled list holding the hopes of an entire organization and its fans to turn the Mets season around.  Barry Zito hopes to continue his rise from the pits of an 0-8 start to reclaim his former glory.  Who will come out on top?! Tune in to find out.

GO GIANTS!  

Sunday, May 25, 2008 :: Giants 6 - Marlins 8

Tim Lincecum, nicknamed The Franchise by his teammates, earned the title with a gutsy performance against the San Diego Padres this night.

Lincecum threw 121 pitches in 7 scoreless innings, striking out 9 and lowering his era to 1.23. With Rich Aurilla's first homerun of the season give the Giants a one run lead, Brian Wilson closed out the game for his 7th save in 8 tries.

I know I shouldn't care since this is a rebuild season, but I was emotionally invested into the game praying for a Giants' win.

In a game between two offensively-challenged clubs in a cavernous ballpark, the Giants pulled through with a nail-biting 3-2 win in 13 innings.

The ageless one, Greg Maddux, was pitching for his career 350th win for the Padres. The odds of the milestone happening against the Giants was good. The Giants have not beaten Maddux in 5 years and they were the team involved in Maddux's 300th win and 3000th strikeout.

The Giants threw out the unluckiest player on their team to face Maddux--Matt Cain. Cain receives the least amount of run support among all the starting pitchers and when he does leave the game with the lead, the bullpen usually coughs it up.