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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Giants play host to the Mets, the Cardinals get a visit from the Brewers, and the Royals send their ace to the hill.

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Tim Lincecum (3-1, 3.25 ERA) will be looking for his sixth straight quality start on Friday when his Giants play host to the Mets. Righthander Lincecum had to settle for a no-decision against the Dodgers last time out, allowing just three earned runs on six hits over six innings of work; he had previously won three straight starts. The Mets will go with veteran Livan Hernandez (3-1, 5.08 ERA) on Friday night. Righthander Hernandez has won each of his past two outings for New York, allowing just three earned runs on 14 hits over those 12 1-3 innings pitched.

Elsewhere on the NL schedule for Friday it’ll be Houston at the Cubs, Colorado at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at Washington, the Dodgers at Florida, Arizona at Atlanta, Cincinnati at San Diego, and Milwaukee at St. Louis. The Brewers will use Yovani Gallardo (4-1, 3.09 ERA) against their division rival on Friday; the righthander hasn’t lost since April 13. The Cards will counter with righthander Kyle Lohse (3-2, 4.25 ERA), who has given up 13 runs in his last 10 1-3 innings.

Over in the Junior Circuit on Friday the Royals will send red-hot ace Zack Greinke (6-1, 0.51 ERA) to the mound in their home game against the Orioles. Greinke tasted defeat for the first time this season last time out, but he only surrendered one earned run on four hits (and no walks) over eight innings versus the Angels. The Orioles are slated to start righthander Adam Eaton (2-3, 7.18 ERA) in Friday night’s contest. Eaton beat the Yankees in his start last Saturday.

The full slate of AL action on Friday also includes Oakland at Detroit, the White Sox at Toronto, Cleveland at Tampa Bay, the Angels at Texas, Boston at Seattle, and Minnesota at the Yankees. New York will be hoping Phil Hughes (1-2, 8.49 ERA) can get back on track for the Friday outing; the righthander was pounded for eight earned runs in 1 2-3 innings by the Orioles last time out. The Twins will send Francisco Liriano (2-4, 5.75 ERA) to the mound to take on the Yankees. The lefthander has won his last two starts, due in large part to 16 runs of support.