Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Minute Maid Park

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Probable Pitchers: Christopher Heston (2-3) vs. Collin McHugh (4-0)

The San Francisco Giants head to Minute Maid Park on Tuesday to take on the Houston Astros. The probable starters are Christopher Heston for the Giants and Collin McHugh for the Astros. The opening line has San Francisco at +122 and Houston at -132. The over/under for this matchup is 8. So far this season San Francisco is 13-18 against the over/under while the Astros are 14-17.

The Giants come into this game with a 16-16 record, including 5-7 on the road. Christopher Heston has a 2-3 record and an earned run average of 3.38. He's given up 42 hits in 37.1 innings pitched so far and San Francisco is currently averaging 2.8 runs in his starts. As a team, they are batting .257, good for 13th in the league. They also rank 12th in the league in on base percentage at .321 with Buster Posey leading the way at .371.

The Astros overall record is 20-12 and they are 8-8 at home. Collin McHugh is currently 4-0 with an ERA of 3.23. He's pitched 39 innings thus far and given up 36 hits. Houston has averaged 6.7 runs in his starts this year. The Astros are 8th in the league in team ERA at 3.45 and 3rd in the league in hits allowed per 9 innings at 7.61. They come into this game batting .228 as a team with an OBP of .304, good for 24th in the league.

San Francisco Giants Betting Trends

The San Francisco Giants are 13-18 against the over/under

The San Francisco Giants are 13-19 against the run line

Houston Astros Betting Trends

The Houston Astros are 14-17 against the over/under

The Houston Astros are 20-12 against the run line

Injuries to Watch

San Francisco Giants

04/18/15 P Jake Peavy Back 15-day DL (4/18)
04/08/15 P Matt Cain Elbow 15-day DL (4/4)
04/06/15 P Erik Cordier Forearm 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 RF Hunter Pence Arm 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 1B Travis Ishikawa Back 15-day DL (3/30)

Houston Astros

05/08/15 P Luke Gregerson Personal out indefinitely
05/07/15 RF George Springer Concussion 7-day DL (5/6)
04/28/15 SS Jed Lowrie Thumb 15-day DL (4/28)
04/17/15 P Brad Peacock Side 15-day DL (4/14)

Josh's Pick: Take the Astros

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