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MLB Game of the Night | 6/24 Giants @ Dodgers

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MLB Preview - San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals - May 31, 2013 - CBSSports.com



The San Francisco Giants hope their latest victory will provide some much-needed momentum as they begin a difficult stretch of games.


Returning to the place where they began their undefeated run to the 2012 World Series title, the Giants face the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.
San Francisco (29-25) has lost 10 of 16, but hopes to build on Thursday's 5-2 win over Oakland that prevented a season series sweep at the hands of its Bay Area rival.


"If this game got away from us, it would have been a long flight to St. Louis, believe me," manager Bruce Bochy said. "I thought (Thursday) was really critical."


Pablo Sandoval delivered a go-ahead two-run single to highlight a four-run sixth for the Giants, who remain confident despite their recent struggles.


"We've been losing some games but the attitude's been good. That's one thing we never lose," center fielder Angel Pagan told the Giants' official website. "We play with a lot of perseverance and determination to go out there and try to get everything better and play hard and believe that things will change."


Perhaps a return to Busch Stadium will help San Francisco start to string together wins yet again.


The Giants trailed the Cardinals 3-1 in last year's NL championship series but ran off seven straight victories to win the World Series, starting with a 5-0 win at Busch in Game 5.


St. Louis (35-18), however, owns the best record in the majors and outscored the Giants 20-7 while taking two of three at San Francisco in early April. This series begins a stretch of 12 of 14 on the road for the Giants, featuring games against the NL's top teams in the Cardinals, Arizona, Pittsburgh and Atlanta. San Francisco also hosts Toronto for two games during that span.


"We have to be on top of our game," Bochy said.


San Francisco's Matt Cain (4-2, 5.00 ERA) has gone 4-0 with a 3.48 ERA in five starts this month, allowing four runs and six hits in 12 innings to go 1-0 in his last two. He gave up two runs and walked five in five innings of a 7-3 win over Colorado on Sunday.


However, the right-hander is 0-3 with a 7.04 ERA in four starts at St. Louis, including postseason. He allowed nine runs over 3 2-3 innings of a 14-3 home loss to the Cardinals on April 7.


Matt Carpenter is 7 for 9 with a home run against Cain, and has batted .395 during an overall nine-game hitting streak.


Carpenter went 2 for 4 in Thursday's 4-2 loss to Kansas City that ended after 3 a.m. Central Time due to an hour rain delay to start and one of 4 hours, 32 minutes in the ninth inning. The Cardinals led 2-1 heading into the ninth, but fell to 20-7 in May.


St. Louis' Shelby Miller (5-3, 2.02) allowed one run and struck out 24 in 20 2-3 innings while going 2-0 in his first three May starts, but he's given up six runs in 11 innings to go 0-1 in the last two.


The right-hander allowed three runs in 5 1-3 innings of a 5-3 win at Dodger Stadium on Sunday.


"I don't think my fastball was as good as it had been earlier on (in the season)," Miller told the Cardinals' official website. "I feel just a little off, but not much. Hopefully I can get that taken care of."


He allowed two runs and walked four in 5 1-3 innings of a 6-3 win at San Francisco on April 6.


Including postseason, Sandoval has batted .375 with three homers and nine RBIs in his last eight games against the Cardinals.
 

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I like the activity.

I have no problems making this the MLB.tv free game of the day. I think that is a good idea and it will allow people to watch and post.

Kind of like a book club where we watch the games and discuss.

Tonight though I will be doing this one.
 

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Flablo Sandofat is hurt again? Foot injury? Shocking!

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This fat slob with a wad of cancer jammed in his jaw is an embarrassment to the game. Absolutely no accountability. He can show up at 400 lbs and sit on the DL half the season and the Bochester is apparently cool with that. He shouldn't be paid when he's on the DL unless he meets a weight requirement. He'll be out of the game in three years.
 

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I like the activity.

I have no problems making this the MLB.tv free game of the day. I think that is a good idea and it will allow people to watch and post.

Kind of like a book club where we watch the games and discuss.

Tonight though I will be doing this one.

Shoot, 80% chance of rain! :Cry: I've been looking forward to this game all day.
 

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So have I. Guess we will just have to wait and see what is going to happen.
 

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I like the activity.

I have no problems making this the MLB.tv free game of the day. I think that is a good idea and it will allow people to watch and post.

Kind of like a book club where we watch the games and discuss.

Tonight though I will be doing this one.

Might as well cause the Free Game of the Day is in a rain delay and might get cancelled as is.
 

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Looks like your game is in a delay too.
 

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Postponed. What game you wanna do, man?
 

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The freebie just started.
 

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3 up 3 down for Tampa Bay in the top of the first.
 

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Cleveland's offense has its work cut out for it. This Moore guy looks tough.
 

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I have to be honest that I had no idea that Matt Moore is 8-0.
 

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I've been wanting to watch this kid Matt Moore. I'll put the Dodgers in the P-I-P frame 'til the Padres start.
 

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Pitchers own the first inning.
 

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Easy 1-2-3 for Moore.

I actually don't know who this Kluber kid is either. I need to get my ass in gear here.
 

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I have to be honest that I had no idea that Matt Moore is 8-0.


Damn, there's allot of raining falling on that side of the Mississippi!
 
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Raining again. CRIPES! Looks like we are only going to be doing these for the Rays, Brewers, Diamondback, Astros, Mariners, Blue Jays, and any team I am forgetting with a retractable roof. Marlins too.
 

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Chase Headley > Evan Longoria
 

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Raining again. CRIPES! Looks like we are only going to be doing these for the Rays, Brewers, Diamondback, Astros, Mariners, Blue Jays, and any team I am forgetting with a retractable roof. Marlins too.

And Dodgers and Padres. Haven't had a game rained out since the 70s.
 
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