Pitching duel on tap for Game 1 of World Series

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Texas ace Cliff Lee looks to improve his career postseason record to 8-0 when the Rangers take on the host San Francisco Giants starting at 4:57 p.m. PDT. Of course, he’ll have plenty of difficulty trying to out-pitch two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who enters the contest with a 1.93 earned-run average through three postseason starts.

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Here are Wednesday night’s starting lineups:

For most of the season, Aubrey Huff batted third or fourth for the San Francisco Giants. He has not batted in a lower position since June 5.

However, Huff is batting .256 with no extra-base hits in postseason play, and he has not homered in his past 65 at-bats. With Lee starting for the Texas Rangers, the Giants dropped Huff to sixth for Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday.

-- Austin Knoblauch and Bill Shaikin