Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Citi Field

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Probable Pitchers: Tim Hudson (3-5) vs. Matt Harvey (6-3)

The San Francisco Giants visit Citi Field on Wednesday to play the New York Mets. Tim Hudson is the probable starter for the Giants and he'll face Matt Harvey of the Mets. The opening line for this matchup has San Francisco at +151 and New York at -161. The over/under was set at 6.5. The Giants, with a 31-27 run line record, cover the spread 53% of the time. They also have a 29-25 over/under record. The Mets have a 29-24 over/under record and a 29-29 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 50% of the time.

The Giants show up with a 32-26 record, including 16-12 on the road. Tim Hudson has a 3-5 record on the season, an earned run average of 4.41 and a 1.28 WHIP. The Giants are 5-3 over his 69.1 innings pitched and he's also given up 73 hits over that time period. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 3-7. He is getting 2.5 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 161 hits on the season and have a earned run average of 3.44. The bullpen has struck out 141 and walked 58 batters this season while opposing teams hit .241 against them. San Francisco has a team average of 8.58 hits allowed per game and are averaging 7.02 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.85, they are 14th in the league.

As a team, San Francisco is batting .272, good for 2nd in the league while putting together a .287 average away from home. The Giants on-base percentage sits at .332, which puts them at 4th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .404. With 69 hits, Norichika Aoki leads the team while his team ranks 2nd in hits per game with 9.5.

New York is 21-8 at home while holding a 31-27 overall record on the season. Matt Harvey has a record of 6-3 while sporting an earned run average of 4.41 on the year with a 0.98 WHIP. The Mets have a record of 7-4 over the 73.2 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 60 hits. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 6-5. He is getting 4.2 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 113 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 2.69. The Mets bullpen has struck out 149 batters and walked 50 this season while opposing teams have hit .205 against them. New York has a team average of 8.32 hits per game and are averaging 8.39 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.39, they are 5th in the league.

As a team, they are batting .243, good for 22nd in the league while putting together a .248 average at Safeco Field. The Mets on-base percentage sits at .307, which puts them at 20th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .374. With 57 hits, Juan Lagares leads the team while his team ranks 25th in hits per game with 8.02.

In terms of team defense, the Giants have a fielding percentage of .986 with 30 total errors, 625 assists and 1,557 put outs. Over the course of this season, the Mets have accumlated 36 errors while having 554 assists and 1,528 put outs leading to a .983 fielding percentage.

San Francisco Giants Betting Trends

The San Francisco Giants are 29-25 against the over/under so far this season

The San Francisco Giants are 31-27 against the run line so far this season

New York Mets Betting Trends

The New York Mets are 29-24 against the over/under so far this season

The New York Mets are 29-29 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

San Francisco Giants

06/09/15 RF Hunter Pence Wrist is downgraded to not expected to be in the starting lineup Tuesday vs. New York Mets
06/06/15 P Jean Machi Groin Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/5)
04/18/15 P Jake Peavy Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/18)
04/08/15 P Matt Cain Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/4)

New York Mets

06/09/15 C Kevin Plawecki Dizziness is not expected to be in the starting lineup Tuesday vs. San Francisco Giants
06/05/15 2B Daniel Murphy Quad Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/4)
06/04/15 RF Cesar Puello Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6)
05/16/15 2B Dilson Herrera Finger Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/15)
05/14/15 P Buddy Carlyle Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/12)
04/21/15 C Travis d'Arnaud Hand Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/20)
04/16/15 3B David Wright Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/15)
04/08/15 P Jenrry Mejia Suspension expected to miss 80 games
04/06/15 P Bobby Parnell Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (3/27)
04/06/15 P Joshua Edgin Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27), out for season
04/06/15 P Zack Wheeler Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27), out for season

Guy's Pick: Take the Giants

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