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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. Hydro Flask Coffee Sale . LOUIS -- Valtteri Filppula assisted on three of Tampa Bays four goals, and the Lightning beat the St. Hydro Flask Coffee Canada . 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While some of them are familiar with that style of play, they are a bit out of practice with it. Royals manager Ned Yost found the perfect time to use pinch-hitter Jason Maxwell, and he responded with the tiebreaking homer in the 12th inning to lift Kansas City to a 4-3 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday. Kansas City squandered a two-run lead in the eighth inning, but got back to a winning way just one day after its nine-game winning streak was broken. "I got ready like three different times," the newly acquired Maxwell said of his fifth major league pinch-homer and first of any kind since joining the Royals last week from Houston. "I think it helps that I have experience in this situation. My first home run was a pinch-hit grand slam, and I hit three pinch-hit home runs last year." Maxwell homered deep into the left-field seats leading off the 12th for the Royals, who improved to 8-2 in extra innings after losing in the 11th on Friday. Maxwell hit a 3-2 pitch from David Aardsma, who had fallen behind 3-0. The New York bullpen had been perfect after starter Jeremy Hefner left after six innings, but Aardsma couldnt retire the first batter he faced. "You cant get behind like that because then you have to give him something to hit," Aardsma said. The Mets lost hours after putting All-Star third baseman David Wright on the disabled list with a hamstring injury. Wright hurt himself running out an infield hit Friday night and is expected to miss 3 to 5 weeks. "Its disappointing," he said. "I kind of came to the realization that I wasnt going to be able to play today and probably not the next day. I will hopefully get this thing healthy as quickly as I can and get back on the field." Kelvin Herrera (4-5) earned the win with three innings of relief in which he walked one and struck out three without giving up a hit. "I was able to throw breaking balls for strikes, and my changeup was really good," he said. "I pitched 3 1-3 (innings) in the minors earlier this year, but this was my longest outing here. You have to be ready to pitch whenever youre asked." Greg Holland got the final three outs in the 12th for his 29th save in 31 chances and 22nd straight. Aardsma (2-1), filling in while closer Bobby Parnell is sidelined with a sore neck, blew the save in the ninth inning Friday night before the Mets came back to win on Eric Young Jr..dddddddddddd homer. "Role has nothing to do with that," Aardsma said. "Its my pitches. Its attacking first pitch. Up here Im not thinking of anything about any role, Im just trying to execute my pitches, and I didnt do that." The Mets, 9-3 in interleague play, provided the comeback Saturday by scoring two runs in the eighth on Josh Satins two-run single against Aaron Crow. Bruce Chen put the Royals in position to win, pitching six strong innings. He gave up four hits, struck out eight and didnt walk anyone in his fourth start of the season -- all since July 12 -- to lower his ERA to 2.03. He is 1-0 with three no-decisions as a starter and has gone exactly six innings in each outing. Chen even singled and scored a run in the Royals three-run third. "That three-run inning ended up being really huge for us, and I was glad to be a part of it," Chen said. "It felt really weird running the bases, I havent done that in a long time." Chens only blemish was Daniel Murphys home run leading off the second inning. George Kottaras got that run back to start the Royals three-run third by homering off Jeremy Hefner, who was originally scheduled to pitch Sunday. Because of bullpen injuries, the Mets are going back to a five-man rotation until Jonathon Niese returns from a shoulder injury. Hefner also worked six innings, allowing three runs, eight hits -- including the 20th homer of the season. He walked no one and struck out six. Hefner is 0-3 with two no-decisions in his past five starts. He gave up a total of 21 runs in his previous three outings. After Murphy gave the Mets a 1-0 lead in the second with his ninth homer, the Royals came right back to grab the lead. Kottaras fifth homer just eluded leaping Marlon Byrd in right field. Chen, Lorenzo Cain and Eric Hosmer followed with singles to load the bases, bringing up usual designated hitter Billy Butler, who made a rare start at first base. Hefner struck out Butler, but Alex Gordon gave the Royals their first lead of the series with a sacrifice fly to deep right. Miguel Tejada added an RBI single, the second of his three hits. NOTES: The Mets recalled OF Mike Baxter from Triple-A Las Vegas to replace Wright on the roster. He flied out as a pinch-hitter in the 10th. ... Hosmer moved from first base for Butler and started in right field for the first time this season. Butler made his seventh start at first. Hosmer replaced him in the seventh. ... Hefner is 0 for 30 batting this season. He was 2 for 20 last season with a home run. ' ' '