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April 10, 2008 at 11:37 pm - 
San Francisco Giants coming to life
There is something special about a team that can get excited when good things happen and not get down when things aren’t going so well. I’ve said it before, if nothing else this Giants team will give us some kind of an unforgettable season.
This is from Henry Shulman, San Francisco Chronicle.
Giants Beat Cards For Third Straight Win
The Giants opened their four-game series against the hot Cardinals after consecutive last-at-bat wins over the Padres. There was palpable energy in the crowd both nights.
There was life in the dugout, too. On Wednesday, the cameras caught Tim Lincecum going crazy when Lewis preserved a 0-0 game by throwing out Jim Edmonds at home. In past years, the Giants’ bench seemed more businesslike, a “Yankees dugout,” as one player put it.
That might be changing now that Barry Bonds and some other older players are gone, replaced by younger players.
“That’s the only way you can be when things get off to a rocky start,” Lincecum aid. “You’ve got to get excited at good stuff when it happens.”
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April 10, 2008 at 10:40 pm -
San Francisco Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1
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Now this is fun! Giants on a three game win streak. Even sweeter I started Correia in my NL-only league.
San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - Kevin Correia befuddled Cardinals batters over 7 2/3 scoreless frames, as the San Francisco Giants downed the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-1, at AT&T Park.
Correia (1-1) mixed a sharp breaking ball with 2- and 4-seam fastballs, striking out four and scattering five hits with two walks. Fred Lewis doubled, tripled and scored twice for the Giants, who have won three in a row after a 1-6 start.
Adam Wainwright (1-1) ran out of gas in the seventh after six solid frames. The right-hander gave up four runs on eight hits with six strikeouts in seven innings. Troy Glaus knocked in the lone run for the Cardinals, who were looking for their best 10-game start to a season in 27 years.
The Giants quickly got on the scoreboard in the first with Lewis’ double and Aaron Rowand’s RBI single. Lewis’ triple preceded Randy Winn’s sacrifice fly for a 2-0 lead in the third before each starting hurler reached a comfort zone.
San Francisco tacked on a pair of insurance runs in the seventh. Ray Durham and Jose Castillo recorded back-to-back doubles and Rich Aurilia’s single scored Castillo for the 4-0 lead.
The Giants took a 5-0 lead in the eighth framed after Winn singled and moved from first to third on pitcher Ron Villone’s wild pick-off throw. He scored on Bengie Molina’s single.
St. Louis scored its lone run in the ninth on Glaus’ RBI double.
Game Notes
Thursday marked Wainwright’s first ever start against the Giants…Correia won his first game against the Cardinals…The Giants have won five of six against St. Louis.
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