St. Louis at San Francisco

The Giants got the road win they needed to come home with their series tied at 1-1 vs. the St. Louis Cardinals. They now have three games at home is what is mow a best of five series. They will go with Tim Hudson who had a great start to the season, tailed off, but then spun a gem when they needed it the most vs. Washington, where he allowed just 1 run in 7.1 innings in a San Francisco win. Jon Lackey has been a winner in just two of his last five starts, and the Cardinals have now dropped his last three starts on the road, and those three losses came against weaker teams that did not even make the playoffs. Lackey has a 4.30 ERA since coming over from Boston, has allowed more hits than innings pitched, and has served up 9 HRs in just 60 innings of work. As a team, the Cards have struggled in road playoff games, now at 4-9 in their last 13. The Giants are now 24-9 in their last 33 as a favorite, and have connected against right-handed pitching as winners of 10 of their last 13 against them. Play on San Francisco.