in the second after allen craig followed with this single to left.at the plate as freeze goes to second. no no error charged. and today it cost him a fair run. the glove off the tkphroáf of aaron -- off the glove of aaron rowan. the cardinals then added single runs in the seventh and eighth off mota. the five run deficit no late inning magic for the giants in this one as they fall 6-1. la is down for the first of three tomorrow night. posey will be rested for the start of that series. he and the entire team probably happy to baseball void of pregame ceremonies. >> you try to enjoy all of this because it's something that doesn't happen very often. but i think at the same time everybody is looking to getting down to business and the groove of business. >> i'm a sissy when it comes to talking about family. i was hoping to get through that and i was able to. >>> and the padres have the long ball going. nick henley and cameron go deep. and they double their home run total for the season. colorado right now occupying the top spot in the nl west. >>> well t

after allen craig doubled, a single to left and giants then threw the ball around a bit. craig will score. the runner goes to second. no error charged as frye of he did not advance hond2nd base. giants 1-1 and it cost them a pair of runs offer the glove of aaron rowland. zito was gone of a 5 .33. the cardinals added go more and no 9th inning come back for the giants. st. louis avoids a sweep with the 6-1 win of the dodgers in town for the first of three tomorrow night. >>> the a's got a game in minnesota that went a little more like the blueprint that they tried to devies devise in the off-season. homer no. 1 for matsui in an oakland uniform. he had a pair hits and scored twic brandon mccarthy backdoors it end the threat. nice effort by mccarthy, who gave up two runs. big inning for the a's was the 6th, whether josh willingham with a towering run to left. solo homeruns for two of oakland's key off-season acquisitions and the as gets four in the inning, nor a 5-0 lead. and they hang on to win 5-3 and take two out of three from minnesota. now it's onto 4-3 in chicago to wra