Early power sets tone in 8-2 win

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 82 59 .582 — New York 76 65 .539 6 Miami 65 76 .461 17 Atlanta 64 77 .454 18 Washington 56 84 .400 25½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 87 55 .613 — Chicago 81 60 .574 5½ Cincinnati 70 71 .496 16½ St. Louis 70 72 .493 17 Pittsburgh 64 78 .451 23 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 78 63 .553 — San Diego 76 65 .539 2 San Francisco 72 69 .511 6 Arizona 71 71 .500 7½ Colorado 40 101 .284 38 Friday's Games Chicago Cubs 11, Washington 5 Milwaukee 5, Pittsburgh 2 Atlanta 4, Seattle 1 N.Y. Mets 5, Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 9, Miami 3 Baltimore 2, L.A. Dodgers 1 San Francisco 8, St. Louis 2 Colorado 3, San Diego 0 Arizona 10, Boston 5 Saturday's

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There was a time — not too long ago on the calendar, but dog years in the standings — when the Cardinals stumbled out of a misspent series in Pittsburgh and into Wrigley Field talking about how a few poor losses needed to be “flushed” or how they “just had to flush” a particularly putrid game. A dud of a game when a depleted lineup fails to produce a hit until the fifth inning and the pitchers allow 18 hits by the end of the eighth has all the makings of a flushable evening, and yet there were the Cardinals on Friday after their 8-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants going not so fast.

San Francisco Giants (72-69, third in the NL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (70-72, fourth in the NL Central) St. Louis; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Justin Verlander (3-10, 4.29 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 114 strikeouts); Cardinals: Andre Pallante (6-13, 5.37 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 101 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants take on the St. Louis Cardinals after Jung Hoo Lee had four hits on Friday in an 8-2 win over the Cardinals. St. Louis has a 39-34 record in home games and a 70-72 record overall. The Cardinals have a 50-13 record in games when they scored at least five runs. San Francisco is 37-35 in road games and 72-69 overall. The Giants have gone 47-24 in games when they

The Giants still have a fighting chance for a playoff spot and it is due to a rookie's historic surge.

With the Giants' win over the Cardinals on Friday night, they have now won five straight games and are creeping back into postseason position.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 82 59 .582 — New York 76 65 .539 6 Miami 65 76 .461 17 Atlanta 64 77 .454 18 Washington 56 84 .400 25½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 87 55 .613 — Chicago 81 60 .574 5½ Cincinnati 70 71 .496 16½ St. Louis 70 72 .493 17 Pittsburgh 64 78 .451 23 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 78 63 .553 — San Diego 76 65 .539 2 San Francisco 72 69 .511 6 Arizona 71 71 .500 7½ Colorado 40 101 .284 38 Thursday's Games Philadelphia 2, Milwaukee 0 Pittsburgh 5, L.A. Dodgers 3 Friday's Games Chicago Cubs 11, Washington 5 Milwaukee 5, Pittsburgh 2 Atlanta 4, Seattle 1 N.Y. Mets 5, Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 9, Miami 3 Baltimore 2, L.A. Dodgers 1 San Francisco

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Kyle Freeland allowed two hits and tied a career high with 10 strikeouts in eight innings and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 3-0 on Friday night. Freeland retired the first 13 batters before Ramón Laureano doubled in the fifth inning. Jose Iglesias had a two-out single in the eighth.

Jung Hoo Lee , Patrick Bailey , Heliot Ramos and Casey Schmitt also had big games as the Giants banged out 18 hits. The Giants won for the 11th time in their last 12 games to continue their push in the National League wild card race.

Rafael Devers and Willy Adames hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning, and the streaking San Francisco Giants matched their season best with 18 hits Friday night during an 8-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. San Francisco, which has won five straight and 11 of 12, remained four games behind the New York Mets for the final National League wild card.

Rafael Devers and Willy Adames hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning, and the streaking San Francisco Giants matched their season best with 18 hits Friday night during an 8-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. San Francisco, which has won five straight and 11 of 12, remained four games behind the New York Mets for the final National League wild card. Carson Seymour (1-2), making his second career start, earned his first major league win.

Venue hasn't mattered much to San Francisco's offense over the last two weeks. The Giants totaled 18 hits, matching the season-high they just set last week, as they beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 on Friday night at Busch Stadium, extending their winning streak to five and notching their 11th win in their last 12 games. San Francisco didn't gain any ground in the NL wild card standings on the New York Mets, who beat the Cincinnati Reds.

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San Francisco's red-hot offense fueled Carson Seymour's first career MLB win in the Giants' win over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras started serving a four-game suspension Friday in the opener of St. Louis' series against the San Francisco Giants. Contreras was originally given a six-game suspension after an Aug. 25 tirade in which he was ejected for arguing balls and strikes with umpire Derek Thomas.

Before the St. Louis Cardinals series-opener against the San Francisco Giants, the team reinstated catcher Yohel Pozo from the injured list and demoted infielder Cesar Prieto.