Phillies-Giants game notes: Kendrick vs. Lincecum

Phillies (65-38) vs. Giants (60-44), 7:05 on CSN

Starting Pitchers
Phillies: Kyle Kendrick (5-4, 3.45) gave up three runs in 5 23 innings Saturday against the Padres but didn't factor into the decision. He is 1-0 with a 2.63 ERA over his last three starts.

Giants: Tim Lincecum (8-8, 2.90) is expected to start for San Francisco, though the two-time Cy Young winner has been scratched two straight days due to a illness. He is 2-1 with a 3.17 ERA in seven regular-season starts against the Phils and went 1-1 with a 3.21 ERA against the Phils in last year's NLCS.

Previous games
The Phillies and Giants have split the first two games of the series. Vance Worley's complete game and Chase Utley's inside-the-park homer highlighted Tuesday's 7-2 win. The Giants evened things up on Wednesday with a 2-1 triumph behind Matt Cain.

Head-to-head
This is the first series between the teams this season. They will meet in San Francisco next weekend for a four-game set.

Whos hot?
Domonic Brown has hit safely in six straight games, though he has just one hit in five of those contests. ... Raul Ibanez is 6-for-15 with two doubles and a homer over his last four games. ... For the Giants, Aaron Rowand is 4-for-10 with two homers and a triple in his last four games.

Storylines
If Lincecum is unable to go, fellow All-Star righty Ryan Vogelsong will start on regular rest. ... Carlos Beltran will make his debut for the Giants tonight after the team acquired the All-Star outfielder from the Mets on Wednesday night. ... Beltran is 6-for-19 with a homer lifetime against Kendrick. ... The Phillies also could make a trade any day now, though it appears as if they're out of the Hunter Pence sweepstakes. ... SS Jimmy Rollins is hitless in his last 16 at-bats.