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NEW YORK -- The last time the San Francisco Giants started Madison Bumgarner in an American League ballpark they let him bat.On June 30, the Giants forfeited their designated hitter and Bumgarner went 1-for-4 in a 12-6 win at Oakland.The game-time temperature in Oakland when Bumgarner batted was 66 degrees, but when the Giants take the field at Yankee Stadium on Friday night for the opener of their three-game series against the New York Yankees, the weather is projected to be significantly hotter.I think were seeing three right-handers, San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy told reporters. Not that (Bumgarner) is a matchups guy. But with our situation now, Ill probably DH one of our left-handed hitters. Our bench is deeper now. Plus, it could be really hot. We want to keep him off the field.Regardless of the temperature, the Giants would like to get on a hot streak again.They entered the All-Star break with a 57-33 record but have dropped five straight, equaling a season worst set April 17-21 During the slump, San Francisco starting pitchers have an 8.14 ERA, the offense has produced a .237 average (41-for-173) while also going 6-for-41 with runners in scoring position.The offense actually improved Wednesday when the Giants fell behind by eight runs before losing 11-7. San Franciscos average on this trip climbed 40 points after five players had multi-hit games.Those first games in San Diego and yesterday, our offense wasnt there yet, catcher Trevor Brown told reporters. Even though we lost tonight, we put up seven runs. Thats definitely some good momentum. Everybody in the lineup who started got a hit, which is nice.The comeback attempt was needed because Matt Cain lasted 2 1/3 innings and allowed five runs.The Giants hope Bumgarner will resemble the pitcher who struck out 14 in a one-hitter against Arizona on July 10 and not the pitcher who allowed four runs and seven hits during six innings in last Fridays loss at San Diego.Weve got Bum on the mound, right? Giants right fielder Mac Williamson told reporters. I think were always confident when hes out there.Bumgarner will face the Yankees for the first time but has matched up with a few of their hitters. New Yorks switch hitters and right-handed bats have done well against him, but its left-handed bats have not.Starlin Castro is 11-for-26 against Bumgarner while switch-hitters Carlos Beltran and Chase Headley are 2-for-6 and 10-for-33, respectively. Left-handed hitters Brian McCann and Didi Gregorius are 1-for-9 and 1-for-8, respectively.The Yankees had a four-game winning streak stopped with Thursdays 4-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. New York had four hits and dropped to 4-3 on its 10-game homestand.I think you have to look at you took three out of four from a good Baltimore team and you have to move on, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. San Franciscos going to be no easy task. You cant have a letdown because you lost today. You have to get yourself up and know youre facing a really good pitcher tomorrow.Masahiro Tanaka will start on regular rest, which he has struggled with this season. Tanaka is 1-2 with a 5.33 ERA in eight starts with regular rest, which is why speculation persisted that Chad Green would start when the Yankees scratched him from his Triple-A start Tuesday and recalled him Thursday.Tanaka is 6-0 with a 1.70 ERA in 12 starts on extended rest. The latest instance was Sunday when he allowed one run and three hits in six innings during a 3-1 win over the Boston Red Sox.I dont want to talk for them, but more rest means more time to sort of get the inflammation out of the body, Tanaka said. But the bottom line for me is to basically go out there and try to shut the opponent down regardless of the number of off days you have in between starts.Long before interleague play began in 1997, the teams met in the World Series in 1921, 1922, 1923, 1936, 1937, 1951 and 1962. The Giants won the first two World Series against the Yankees before losing the next five.During the regular season, the Yankees have won five of nine meetings. The Yankees won four of those games in New York in 2002 and 2013 and the Giants took two of three at home in 2007. Wander Suero Jersey . LOUIS -- Alexander Steen scored a power-play goal with 59. Michael A. 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TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays are among the remaining major league clubs that can still say team goals are the priority and really mean it.It is different for the Los Angeles Angels, who are last in the American League West despite an 8-2 win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday night.They have split the first two games of a three-game series with the rubber game on Thursday at Rogers Centre.Toronto could get a boost with Jose Bautista back in the lineup and batting leadoff. Bautista was activated from the disabled list Thursday, and will be monitored closely in his first game since Aug. 9. Bautista, who also missed almost six weeks with a previous DL stint this summer, twisted his left knee while attempting to make a throw from right field.The Blue Jays remained tied for the American League East lead because the Boston Red Sox also lost, 4-3 in 11 innings to the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.So when starter Marco Estrada was asked about his state of mind after having his second straight poor outing, he could say: Were still in first, I mean were up there, so as long as we keep winning games, Im going to be just as happy as everybody else is.Obviously, its not something I want to keep doing. My last two outings havent gone well. Things happen.Despite allowing six runs in five innings on Wednesday, Estrada knows he is pitching for a team that has a chance to repeat as AL East champions.In the Angels clubhouse, the emphasis was on an individual achievement, more than a team goal.Albert Pujols hit his 24th homer of the season and the 584th of his career in the first inning after Mike Trout hit his 24th homer of the season.Pujols moved past Mark McGwire into 10th place on the career home run list. He is two homers from tying Frankk Robinson for ninth.dddddddddddd. A few dingers Thursday would do that. His next RBI will give him 100 for the season for the 13th time in his career. Chances are better that he does that Thursday.Pujols did not talk to the media after the game, but others did.Thats pretty special, Trout said. Obviously, he and McGwire were teammates, they know each other well. Its pretty special for him.Hes done it his whole career. He hasnt shown any signs of slowing down. Hes still putting up numbers, still driving in 100. Its fun to watch, for sure.Were happy for him and hopefully he keeps doing that, said Matt Shoemaker, the winning pitcher. Albert will probably pass a few more of those guys, hopefully all of them.The Blue Jays have left-hander J.A. Happ (17-3, 3.05 ERA) going Thursday and the Angels will start right-hander Jered Weaver (8-11, 5.47).Happ is going for his 12th straight win in his past 13 starts, but he is 0-4 with an 8.00 ERA in four career starts against the Angels.On the other hand, Weaver, who has struggled this season, has had success in his career against the Blue Jays.In 13 career starts against them, he is 10-2 with a 3.42 ERA. In four starts against Toronto since 2013, he is 3-0 with a 2.74 ERA. He is 4-1 with a 4.22 ERA in five career starts at Rogers Centre.The Blue Jays said they were not taking the Angels lightly in this series. The results on Wednesday showed why they cant afford to do so.I choose to be optimistic and look forward, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. It was one of those games where they outplayed us in every phase. Its not the first one, it wont be the last. ' ' '