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Giants, Astros open three-game series

May 15, 2007 - 2:40 PM San Francisco (19-18) at Houston (18-19) 8:05 pm EDT

HOUSTON (Ticker) -- The San Francisco Giants will face the Houston Astros in the opener of a three-game series on Tuesday.

San Francisco will send Matt Morris (4-1, 3.11 ERA) to the mound. The righthander allowed two runs and seven hits in seven innings of a 5-3 loss to the New York Mets last Wednesday.

Morris has a 5-2 record with a 2.89 ERA in eight career starts against Houston since 2004, but is just 11-10 overall.

Fred Lewis became the 22nd player in club history to hit for the cycle after being called up from Class AAA Fresno four days ago as the Giants coasted to a 15-2 victory over Colorado last Sunday.

Taken in the second round in 2002, Lewis went 5-for-6 to become the fourth player in history to hit his first homer as part of a cycle.

Woody Williams (1-5, 5.10) hopes to build on his recent success, following last Wednesday's 3-2 win when he allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings at Cincinnati for his first win of the season.

Williams went 2-1 with a 1.75 ERA in five starts against San Francisco last season as a member of San Diego's rotation.

Barry Bonds and Ray Durham should be back in the lineup for the Giants, who went 5-1 against the Astros last year, including a three-game series sweep here.