Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Turner Field

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Probable Pitchers: Madison Bumgarner (11-6) vs. Williams Perez (4-1)

The San Francisco Giants take on the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday at Turner Field. The probable starters are Madison Bumgarner for the Giants and Williams Perez for the Braves. The opening line for this matchup has San Francisco at -171 and Atlanta at +161. The over/under was set at 7. The Giants, with a 56-49 run line record, cover the spread 53% of the time. They also have a 51-47 over/under record. The Braves are 58-48 against the run line and have a 52-48 over/under record. They cover the spread 55% of the time.

The Giants come into this game with a 57-48 record, and they are 27-25 away from home. Madison Bumgarner has an earned run average of 3.39 and is 11-6 so far on the season while having a 1.11 WHIP. The Giants are 12-9 over his 138 innings pitched and he's also given up 127 hits over that time period. Against the over/under, the Giants are 11-9 in his starts. His teammates are averaging 4.1 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.30 and they have given up 291 base hits on the year. The bullpen has struck out 260 and walked 95 batters this season while opposing teams hit .238 against them. San Francisco has a team average of 8.58 hits allowed per game and are averaging 7.03 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.71, they are 12th in the league.

San Francisco ranks 3rd in the league in team batting average at .272 while hitting .275 on the road. The Giants hold a .412 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .328 which is good for 4th in baseball. With 116 hits, Buster Posey leads the team while his team ranks 3rd in hits per game with 9.42.

With a 48-58 overall record, Atlanta will come into this game 27-20 at home. Williams Perez is starting this game 4-1 for the season with an earned run average of 4.14 and a WHIP of 1.49. The Braves have a record of 5-4 over the 54.1 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 54 hits. Against the over/under, the Braves are 5-4 when he starts. His teammates score an average of 4.4 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.07 and they have given up 308 base hits on the year. The Braves bullpen has struck out 282 batters and walked 127 this season while opposing teams have hit .255 against them. Atlanta has a team average of 9.1 hits per game and are averaging 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 4.06, they are 22nd in the league.

They rank 16th in the league in team batting average with a .252 average while hitting .250 at home. The Braves hold a .363 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .313 which is good for 17th in baseball. With 115 hits, Nick Markakis leads the team while his team ranks 15th in hits per game with 8.54.

San Francisco has a team fielding percentage of .987 after having committed 52 errors with 1,116 assists and 2,819 put outs for the season. Over the course of this season, the Braves have accumlated 58 errors while having 1043 assists and 2,809 put outs leading to a .985 fielding percentage.

San Francisco Giants Betting Trends

The San Francisco Giants are 51-47 against the over/under so far this season

The San Francisco Giants are 56-49 against the run line so far this season

Atlanta Braves Betting Trends

The Atlanta Braves are 52-48 against the over/under so far this season

The Atlanta Braves are 58-48 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

San Francisco Giants

08/04/15 2B Joe Panik Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/2)
07/31/15 P Tim Hudson Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/31)
07/20/15 C Andrew Susac Thumb Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/19)
07/01/15 P Tim Lincecum Forearm Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/28)
06/18/15 2B Marco Scutaro Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/17); out for season

Atlanta Braves

08/04/15 1B Freddie Freeman Oblique Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/2)
08/03/15 SS Andrelton Simmons Thumb "?" Tuesday vs. San Francisco Giants
07/29/15 P Manny Banuelos Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/25)
07/11/15 P Jason Grilli Achilles Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (7/17); out for season
06/04/15 P Daniel Winkler Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/5)
06/02/15 P Paco Rodriguez Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/30)
05/19/15 2B Philip Gosselin Thumb Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/18)
04/07/15 P Josh Outman Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6)
04/04/15 P Mike Minor Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27); out for season
04/04/15 P Shae Simmons Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/20), out for season
04/04/15 P Chris Withrow Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/21)

Guy's Pick: Take the Braves

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