San Francisco isn't walking in with a full deck either. Matt Chapman, Harrison Bader, Jesus Rodriguez and Casey Schmitt are all out, so this is a patchwork Giants roster leaning on whoever's healthy — and it's still finding ways to win in Texas.
Jung Hoo Lee has been the story of this series, going deep twice with Logan Webb tossing 6 shutout innings behind him. That's the version of the Giants that shows up when the lineup clicks, and it's the version Texas has had no answer for.
Texas still has the safety net of Gore on the mound, a pitcher who's flashed real swing-and-miss stuff even in a rough overall season. But asking a beat-up lineup to snap a 6-game slide against a team that just took the series opener is a tall order, especially with the bullpen worn down from getting bled dry in blowouts.
Neither team is playing for much beyond pride at this point — Texas is fading from the Wild Card picture and San Francisco's been well under .500 for weeks — but a rock-bottom team on a 6-game skid hosting the club that just embarrassed them is still worth a look.