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Madison Bumgarner and Adam Wainwright face off in Game 5 of the NLCS

Two of baseball's best will take the mound in what could be the final game of the NLCS.

By Jason Lukehart
Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports


2014 NLCS Game 5

St. Louis Cardinals @ San Francisco Giants

Thursday, October 16, 2014, 8:07 ET, AT&T Park

TV: Fox Sports 1

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LET'S GO TRIBE'S 2014 NLCS PREVIEW 

Cardinals vs. Giants: Which team has the edge?

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I think most baseball fans prefer offense, which I completely understand. My ideal game is two great pitchers each throwing a great game though, and so a matchup like tonight's grabs my attention. Of course, these matchup rarely live up to their potential, because most things in life rarely live up to their potential. Plus, Wainwright has seemed a bit shaky of late, possibly nursing an injury. It probably won't be a great pitchers' duel... but it could be. It also could be the only baseball game in the next five days. You should watch.

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Today's Lineups

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Matt Carpenter - 3B Gregor Blanco - CF
Jon Jay - CF Joe Panik - 2B
Matt Holliday - LF Buster Posey - C
Jhonny Peralta - SS Pablo Sandoval - 3B
Matt Adams - 1B Hunter Pence - RF
Randal Grichuk - RF Brandon Belt - 1B
Kolten Wong - 2B Travis Ishikawa - LF
Tony Cruz - C Brandon Crawford - SS
Adam Wainwright - RHP Madison Bumgarner - LHP

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