| If you're looking for players to watch in the series | | | | tied up." Unfortunately for the Giants, the Pirates |
| opener between the Giants and Padres at PETCO | | | | eventually won the game, and Cain was left with his |
| Park on Monday night, look no further than San | | | | second straight no-decision to start the year. |
| Francisco starter Matt Cain and San Diego outfielder | | | | On the Padres' side of the field, one player Cain will |
| Scott Hairston. Click here to get links | | | | have to look out for is Hairston, who has torched |
| Cain, one of the better pitchers in the National League | | | | Giants pitching throughout his career. |
| last year, is not only seeking his first win of 2010, but he | | | | Hairston, who came back to the Padres for his second |
| has pitched more games against San Diego, 18, than | | | | tenure with the club after playing for Oakland for much |
| any other club except Colorado (also 18). | | | | of 2009, is a career .271 hitter with 11 home runs |
| And while Cain is only 4-6 against the Padres and 1-4 | | | | against the Giants in 166 at-bats. He's hit more home |
| at PETCO Park, he's put up a stellar 2.91 ERA against | | | | runs against the Giants than any other team (Colorado |
| San Diego, which includes a 2.87 at PETCO Park. Last | | | | is next with eight). In 2007 alone, he hit seven of them |
| year, Cain was 1-1 with a 2.84 ERA in three starts | | | | against the Giants in 50 at-bats. |
| against the Padres. | | | | Hairston also is enjoying the San Diego experience this |
| In his last outing, Cain gave up three runs in the first | | | | year, playing alongside his older brother, Jerry Hairston |
| five innings against Pittsburgh, but he finished strongly, | | | | Jr., for the first time in his career. |
| retiring the final 10 batters he faced. | | | | "It's nice being around him on an everyday basis," Scott |
| "I put the guys in a hole in the first three innings," Cain | | | | Hairston said, "doing what we both love to do. |
| said, "and they did a great job of battling back to get it | | | | |