St. Louis Cardinals (76-80, fourth in the NL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (77-79, fourth in the NL West)

San Francisco; Monday, 9:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Michael McGreevy (7-3, 4.08 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 53 strikeouts); Giants: Justin Verlander (3-10, 3.75 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 127 strikeouts)

Giants -148, Cardinals +123; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants open a three-game series at home against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday.

San Francisco has gone 38-37 at home and 77-79 overall. The Giants have a 35-8 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

St. Louis is 76-80 overall and 32-43 in road games. The Cardinals have a 47-13 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

The teams square off Monday for the fourth time this

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