Thursday, July 10, 2014, 3:45 PM on CSCA, CSBy

AT&T Park, San Francisco, California

Oakland Athletics - Kazmir, S (10-3) vs. San Francisco Giants - Hudson, T (7-5)

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Thursday afternoon, the Oakland Athletics will send Scott Kazmir to the hill as they take on the San Francisco Giants and Tim Hudson. Kazmir makes his 19 ^th start as Hudson makes his 18^th.

Scott Kazmir took his record to 10 - 3 with a 2.53 ERA after getting the win in his last start. In that outing, Kazmir went 7 innings and allowed a run on 3 hits with 2 walks and 8 strikeouts. It was the 2^nd straight start that Kazmir had allowed just a run. Garza has already matched his win total for all of 2013 when he went 10 - 9 with a 4.04 ERA in 29 starts for the Cleveland Indians.

Last season, Kazmir didn't face the Giants and he has only opposed 4 of their hitters in the past. Fortunately for Kazmir, he won't have to face Marco Scutaro, who is batting .261 with 3 RBIs.

Tim Hudson pitched to a no-decision in his last outing and that held his record at 7 - 5 with a 2.53 ERA. In that start, Hudson gave up just a run on 3 hits in 6 innings of work. He didn't issue any walks as he struck out 4. The no-decision came on the back of 3 straight losses but Hudson is not pitching as poorly as the numbers indicate. Last season, Hudson posted a record of 8 - 7 with an ERA of 3.97 in 21 starts for the Atlanta Braves.

In 2013, Hudson didn't face the A's and he has only faced 6 of the A's in the past. Alberto Callaspo is 2 for 2 against Hudson with 2 RBIs.

Oakland Athletics Betting Trends

Oakland Athletics are 42-42-5 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for Oakland Athletics is 1.6

San Francisco Giants Betting Trends

San Francisco Giants are 44-42-3 against the Over/Under

Run differential for San Francisco Giants is 0.3

Injuries to Watch

Oakland Athletics

06/29/14 RF Josh Reddick Knee 15-day DL (6/26)
06/24/14 1B Kyle Blanks Calf 15-day DL (6/23)
06/17/14 P Drew Pomeranz Hand 15-day DL (6/16)
04/04/14 SS Jake Elmore Quad 60-day DL (3/28)
03/30/14 P A.J. Griffin Elbow 60-day DL (3/21)
03/30/14 P Fernando Rodriguez Elbow 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 P Jarrod Parker Elbow 60-day DL (3/20), out for season

San Francisco Giants

07/07/14 3B Pablo Sandoval Elbow questionable
06/25/14 CF Angel Pagan Back 15-day DL (6/16)
03/28/14 2B Marco Scutaro Back 60-day DL (3/21)

Guy's Pick: Take Oakland

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