Thursday, July 2, 2015

Marlins Park

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Probable Pitchers: Matt Cain (0-0) vs. Jose Fernandez (0-0)

The Miami Marlins host the San Francisco Giants at Marlins Park on Thursday. The probable starters are Matt Cain for the Giants and Jose Fernandez for the Marlins. The opening line for this matchup has San Francisco at +118 and Miami at -128. The over/under was set at 7. The Giants, with a 42-36 run line record, cover the spread 54% of the time. They also have a 39-34 over/under record. The Marlins have a 35-39 over/under record and a 36-42 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 46% of the time.

The Giants head into this matchup with a 42-36 record, including 21-16 on the road. Matt Cain will be making his first start since July of 2014. He had elbow surgery last year and has been sidelined for the 2015 season with a strained flexor tendon. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.52 and they have given up 216 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .239 against the bullpen while being struck out 190 times and walking 74 times this season. As a team, San Francisco has allowed 8.58 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.16 batters per nine. They are 14th in the league in team earned run average at 3.82.

San Francisco is batting .269 as a team, which is good for 3rd in the league and hitting .282 away from home. The Giants hold a .406 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .330 which is good for 4th in baseball. They rank 2nd in baseball with 9.29 hits per game and Joe Panik leads the team with 89.

With a 19-22 home record, Miami will hope to improve on their 32-46 overall mark. Jose Fernandez is also making his first start of the year after being out for the last 13 months. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.70 and they have given up 236 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .252 against the Marlins bullpen while being struck out 242 times and walking 91 times this season. As a team, Miami has allowed 8.68 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.09 batters per nine. They are 17th in the league in team earned run average at 4.00.

They are batting .254 as a team, which is good for 15th in the league and hitting .256 at home. The Marlins hold a .378 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .304 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 113.

San Francisco has a team fielding percentage of .987 after having committed 38 errors with 840 assists and 2,093 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .990 team fielding percentage while committing 30 errors, accumulating 801 assists and compiling 2,068 put outs.

San Francisco Giants Betting Trends

The San Francisco Giants are 39-34 against the over/under so far this season

The San Francisco Giants are 42-36 against the run line so far this season

Miami Marlins Betting Trends

The Miami Marlins are 35-39 against the over/under so far this season

The Miami Marlins are 36-42 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

San Francisco Giants

07/01/15 P Jake Peavy Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/18); expected to be activated and start Friday vs. Washington Nationals
07/01/15 P Tim Lincecum Forearm Injury is on the 15 day disabled list
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
06/27/15 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)

Miami Marlins

07/01/15 RF Giancarlo Stanton Hand Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/21)
06/16/15 3B Martin Prado Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/15)
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 Giants

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