Thursday, July 24, 2014, 1:05 PM on CSBy, CSPh

Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

San Francisco Giants - Hudson, T (8-6) vs. Philadelphia Phillies - Hamels, C (4-5)

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Thursday afternoon, the San Francisco Giants will give the ball to Tim Hudson as they take on the Philadelphia Phillies and Cole Hamels. It will be the 20 ^th start for Hudson and the 18^th for Hamels.

Tim Hudson got the win his last time out and that boosted his record to 8 - 6 with a 2.78 ERA. In that victory, Hudson allowed just a run on 8 hits in 7.1 innings of work. He didn't issue a single walk as he struck out 3. The win broke a streak for Hudson where he went 0 - 4 in 5 starts. He has already matched his win total of 2013 when he went 8 - 7 with a 3.97 ERA in 21 starts for the Atlanta Braves.

Last season, Hudson was 1 - 0 with a 3.18 ERA in 2 starts against the Phillies. Hudson might want to pitch around Philadelphia's Ryan Howard. Howard is batting .328 with 7 homers and 17 RBIs against Hudson.

Cole Hamels took his record to 4 - 5 with an ERA of 2.83 after getting the victory in his last start. In that outing, Hamels surrendered a run on 4 hits in 7 innings. He struck out 9 without issuing any walks. Hamels appears to be turning it around as the 2^nd half of the season starts. Last season, Hamels was 8 - 14 with a 3.60 ERA in 33 starts.

In 2013, Hamels pitched to a no-decision in his only start against the Giants after throwing 8 scoreless innings. Buster Posey could be an issue for Hamels as Posey is 7 of 11 with a homer and 5 RBIs against the veteran lefty.

San Francisco Giants Betting Trends

San Francisco Giants are 49-45-5 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for San Francisco Giants is 0.4

Philadelphia Phillies Betting Trends

Philadelphia Phillies are 51-41-7 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Philadelphia Phillies is -0.6

Injuries to Watch

San Francisco Giants

07/21/14 P Matt Cain Elbow 15-day DL (7/21)
07/20/14 1B Brandon Belt Concussion 7-day DL (7/20)
06/25/14 CF Angel Pagan Back 15-day DL (6/16)

Philadelphia Phillies

06/27/14 C Carlos Ruiz Concussion 7-day DL (6/25)
06/25/14 C Wil Nieves Quad 15-day DL (6/19)
06/20/14 3B Reid Brignac Ankle 15-day DL (6/20)
06/17/14 P Jonathan Pettibone Shoulder out indefinitely
06/07/14 P Mike Adams Rotator Cuff 60-day DL (6/7)
05/13/14 2B Freddy Galvis Collarbone out 6-8 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take San Francisco

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