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October 18, 2012

Playoff Prospectus

NLCS Game Four Preview: Giants at Cardinals

by Daniel Rathman

The Cardinals lost their best postseason hitter to a knee injury early in Game Three, but still came out on top, because his replacement socked a game-winning two-run homer in his first trip to the plate. Now, the Giants must win to avoid facing three consecutive elimination games for the second straight series. Here are the PECOTA odds and projected starting lineups for Game Four:

Giants (Tim Lincecum) vs. Cardinals (Adam Wainwright) – 8:00 p.m. ET

PECOTA Odds of Winning: Cardinals 51.5 percent, Giants 48.5 percent

Projected Starting Lineups:

Giants vs. Wainwright (R)

Cardinals vs. Lincecum (R)

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