Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Marlins Park

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Probable Pitchers: Christopher Heston (8-5) vs. Dan Haren (6-5)

The Miami Marlins host the San Francisco Giants at Marlins Park on Wednesday. The Giants send Christopher Heston to the mound to face Dan Haren of the Marlins. The opening line for this matchup has San Francisco at -105 and Miami at -105. The over/under was set at 7. The Giants, with a 42-35 run line record, cover the spread 55% of the time. They also have a 38-34 over/under record. The Marlins are 35-42 against the run line and have a 34-39 over/under record. They cover the spread 46% of the time.

The Giants show up with a 42-35 record, including 21-15 on the road. Christopher Heston has a 8-5 record on the season, an earned run average of 3.73 and a 1.22 WHIP. The Giants are 10-5 over his 91.2 innings pitched and he's also given up 89 hits over that time period. Against the over/under, the Giants are 8-6 in his starts. He is getting 5.5 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.52 and they have given up 214 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .239 against the bullpen while being struck out 190 times and walking 73 times this season. As a team, San Francisco has allowed 8.56 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.19 batters per nine. They are 14th in the league in team earned run average at 3.80.

As a team, San Francisco is batting .270, good for 3rd in the league while putting together a .284 average away from home. The Giants hold a .407 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .331 which is good for 4th in baseball. They rank 2nd in baseball with 9.34 hits per game and Joe Panik leads the team with 87.

Miami is 18-22 at home while holding a 31-46 overall record on the season. Dan Haren has a record of 6-5 while sporting an earned run average of 3.38 on the year with a 1.01 WHIP. The Marlins have a record of 8-7 over the 93.1 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 76 hits. Against the over/under, the Marlins are 8-6 when he starts. He is getting 3.9 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.74 and they have given up 236 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .254 against the Marlins bullpen while being struck out 236 times and walking 89 times this season. As a team, Miami has allowed 8.72 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.05 batters per nine. They are 18th in the league in team earned run average at 4.02.

As a team, they are batting .254, good for 16th in the league while putting together a .255 average at Safeco Field. The Marlins hold a .376 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .303 which is good for 23rd in baseball. They rank 15th in baseball with 8.64 hits per game and Dee Gordon leads the team with 112.

San Francisco has a team fielding percentage of .987 after having committed 38 errors with 829 assists and 2,069 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .990 team fielding percentage while committing 29 errors, accumulating 791 assists and compiling 2,041 put outs.

San Francisco Giants Betting Trends

The San Francisco Giants are 38-34 against the over/under so far this season

The San Francisco Giants are 42-35 against the run line so far this season

Miami Marlins Betting Trends

The Miami Marlins are 34-39 against the over/under so far this season

The Miami Marlins are 35-42 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

San Francisco Giants

06/30/15 P Matt Cain Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/4); expected to be activated and start Thursday vs. Miami Marlins
06/29/15 P Tim Lincecum Forearm out indefinitely
06/27/15 P Jeremy Affeldt Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/25)
06/24/15 LF Norichika Aoki Leg Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/21)
06/18/15 2B Marco Scutaro Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/17); out for season
06/12/15 RF Hunter Pence Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/3)
04/18/15 P Jake Peavy Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/18)

Miami Marlins

06/27/15 RF Giancarlo Stanton Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/27)
06/16/15 3B Martin Prado Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/15)
06/09/15 P Bryan Morris Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/7)
06/04/15 P Henderson Alvarez Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/22)
05/26/15 1B Michael Morse Finger Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/24)
04/14/15 3B Don Kelly Finger Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/13)
04/08/15 P Aaron Crow Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/29) out for season
04/06/15 P Jose Fernandez Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

Tony's Pick: Take the Marlins

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