following the struggles of his 2005 campaign, kline had a successful debut season in 2006 with the giants, posting a 4-3 record to go along with a 3.66 era. he appeared in his 700th game on july 26, 2006, pitching a scoreless inning against the washington nationals, who of course had been the expos when kline had pitched for them earlier in his career in montreal. all told, he would appear in 72 games in 2006.