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CARDIFF, Wales -- Wales woke up on Saturday morning targeting the worlds top four, and with revenge against Australia very much on their collective mind.On arriving at the Principality Stadium, fans were implored to cheer on the team as red flags emblazoned with the word TRY were left dotted around the ground.But, while some fantastic attacking rugby did follow before those same supporters filed out into the Cardiff evening, it was played almost exclusively by players wearing gold. The Wallabies frenetic first-half assault on the Welsh line - which could have yielded a far greater margin of victory than the 32-8 final score - secured Australias 12th successive win in this fixture and only highlighted just how far Wales currently are from achieving their goal.The score shows we struggled a little bit in defence in the first half, Ross Moriarty admitted afterwards.You could obviously tell they had been together for a long time, on the back of the [Rugby] Championship. You could see how experienced and well-drilled they were.The Gloucester back-rower added: Obviously it was quick and its not comfortable when youre a forward coming out of the scrum and theyre making quite a decent gain off the first phase.Of course, there were mitigating factors. Interim head coach Rob Howley was already without Sam Warburton, Alun Wyn Jones and Taulupe Faletau when Jonathan Davies withdrew with a tight hamstring hours before kick-off.Scott Williams introduction from outside of the match-day squad would have disrupted defensive systems in a team that already featured Moriarty playing out of position at No. 8.But that does not completely explain how a side that not too long ago prided itself on its defence has shipped 26 tries in their last five Test matches.At times it looked as though the Wallabies were playing a different game to their hosts, as a sparsely populated Principality Stadium was subdued by the running lines of Bernard Foley, Tevita Kuridrani and Israel Folau.Australia were able to carve through the Welsh defence with such alarming ease that it was a surprise that the hosts were able to hold out when Dan Biggar went into the bin for 10 minutes.They were cutting us quite well in the backs, Moriarty conceded. A bit of composure in our defence and I think we would have been alright.The veracity of Australias start in Cardiff also hinted at another factor in their one-sided win - preparation time. Wallabies head coach Michael Cheika has been able to fine tune his squad following a series against England and a full Rugby Championship campaign.Australia might not have fared well in either but the time the squad has spent together, and the work it has done on the training pitch, will have been invaluable. By contrast, Howleys squad had less than a fortnight to pick up where they left off in New Zealand, in June.We always knew the challenges of coming in with such a short preparation and the Welsh probably faced that [on Saturday], Wallabies fly-half Bernard Foley said. Its tough when you get everyone back from their club sides and have a week to prepare.Test match footy is something totally different to your provincial and club competitions. It goes up a notch and you only have to be off by little margins and you lose Test matches.But as Howley prepares Wales to face Argentina next Saturday, it is not all doom and gloom. Warburton played 80 minutes for Cardiff Blues against Treviso on Friday night, suggesting a recall might not be far away, while Faletau was moving spritely as he left the Principality Stadium.Moreover, replacement Hallam Amos provided an electric cameo against Australia that threatened to inspire an improbable fightback.The Newport Gwent Dragons wing provided a much needed spark when he came on for George North, engineering the move that ended with Williams try and almost dotting down himself.Amos provides Howley -- and ultimately Warren Gatland -- with an alternative to the brute force of North and Alex Cuthbert. 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He had a big impact on refueling us.And then, Johnny Cueto went out and inspired his teammates with a timely gem.The fist-pumping pitcher tossed a five-hitter and retired his final 17 batters, and San Francisco gained ground in the playoff race with a 6-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night.Every game that I pitch or will pitch from now on, Im going to treat it like a playoff game, Cueto said.The Cardinals loss clinched the NL Central title for the Chicago Cubs.Pence hit a two-run homer, Cueto (16-5) had a go-ahead sacrifice fly and Angel Pagan followed with an RBI single.Denard Span added a two-run single in the seventh for San Francisco, and Buster Posey had four hits.The Giants gained a game on the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers, who are ahead by four after losing at Arizona.San Francisco also moved a game in front of the idle New York Mets and two up on the Cardinals in the chase for the two NL wild cards. St. Louis opened a 10-game road trip, its last of 2016.This is an important time for us. Im not trying to downplay the game, but we do have time left, Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright said. We have plenty of time left to make this thing happen.Cueto struck out seven and walked one in his fifth complete game, tying Chris Sale of the White Sox for most in the majors. Cueto threw 105 pitches in a game that was done in 2 hours, 33 minutes.He outdueled Wainwright (11-9), and the San Francisco lineup delivered a day after the Giants were swept by the San Diego Padres in a lackluster three-game series.Cueto allowed Randal Grichuks RBI single in the fourth. But with the Giants closer-by-committee struggles, he gave the bullpen a much-needed break.When the pitcher showed up at 5:10 p.m. -- on time with the late report -- he felt as though he was late.You take a step back really and just reframe, refresh, regroup. It really felt good, Pence said. 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It just seems like that postseason feel because of the excitement.BOCHYS HEART WALKBochy will help kick off the American Heart Associations Heart Walk on Friday afternoon, with his portion being a short jaunt from near the iconic Ferry Building to the ballpark.Giants executive and ticket chief Russ Stanley, who had quintuple bypass surgery in April, will walk with Bochy in honor of another colleague -- Raul Rodriguez -- who died this year of heart disease.TRAINERS ROOMCardinals: SS Aledmys Diaz was out of the lineup. He came off the disabled list Sunday after he had been out since July 31 with a broken right thumb. We had to watch how he responded the first two games and you could tell his hand was fine, its just the rest of his body was not quite in that consistent game-playing shape yet, Matheny said, saying Diaz will be re-evaluated before Fridays game. ... RHP Trevor Rosenthal was activated from the 15-day disabled list. He had been sidelined since July 26 with inflammation in his pitching shoulder, that after losing his job as closer in late June. ... RHP Alex Reyes is set to start Sunday, replacing Jaime Garcia as he moves to the bullpen.Giants: 3B Eduardo Nunez returned to the lineup after missing three games with tightness in his back.UP NEXTCardinals: RHP Luke Weaver (1-2, 3.48 ERA) looks for his first win in four starts since beating Oakland on Aug. 26.Giants: LHP Matt Moore (3-4, 4.05) will face the Cardinals for the first time in his career. He is looking to win for the fourth time in five starts as he makes his ninth start since joining San Francisco in a trade with Tampa Bay. ' ' '