Fifty games into the 2013 season, the Giants are 28-22 and stand with Arizona atop the truly wild National League West, where even the last-place Dodgers are a good week or two from breathing down the leaders' necks. Some will praise the defending champs for standing tall despite a breakdown in their core strength, the rotation, and predict happy days when the starters get it together. Others will sneer at the Giants' record and say that their pitching and defensive struggles are inviting disaster. The answer should arrive very soon. Following Sunday's 7-3 victory against the Rockies, which completed a series win and a 4-2 homestand, the Giants embark on one of the most treacherous...
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