Saturday, September 26, 2015

O.co Coliseum

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Probable Pitchers: Tim Hudson (8-8) vs. Barry Zito (0-0)

The San Francisco Giants visit O.co Coliseum on Saturday to play the Oakland Athletics. The Giants send Tim Hudson to the mound to face Barry Zito of the Athletics. The opening line for this matchup has San Francisco at -143 and Oakland at +133. The over/under was set at 8.5. The Giants have a 73-69 over/under record and a 87-65 run line mark, meaning they cover 57% of the time. The Athletics have a 80-64 over/under record and a 71-82 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 46% of the time.

The Giants show up with a 79-73 record, including 35-43 on the road. Tim Hudson has an earned run average of 4.20 and is 8-8 so far on the season while having a 1.35 WHIP. In his starts, the Giants are 11-9 over his 120 innings pitched this season while giving up 130 hits during those innings. The Giants are also 6-12 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 3.6 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen's earned run average is currently 3.21 and they've given up 409 hits on the season. The bullpen has struck out 397 and walked 135 batters this season while opposing teams hit .232 against them. San Francisco has a team average of 8.41 hits allowed per game and are averaging 7.37 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.67, they are 7th in the league.

As a team, San Francisco is batting .267, good for 3rd in the league while putting together a .265 average away from home. Ranked at 5th in the league in on-base percentage, the Giants sit at .327 and they hold a .406 team slugging percentage. With 168 hits, Buster Posey leads the team while his team ranks 5th in hits per game with 9.2.

Oakland is 33-45 at home while holding a 64-89 overall record on the season. Barry Zito is starting this game 0-0 for the season with an earned run average of 18.00 and a WHIP of 3.00. In his starts, the Athletics are 0-0 and he has allowed 2 hits over 1 innings pitched this season. The Athletics are also 0-0 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 0 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen's earned run average is currently at 4.61 and they have given up 450 hits on the season. The Athletics bullpen has struck out 436 batters and walked 166 this season while opposing teams have hit .246 against them. Oakland has a team average of 8.61 hits per game and are averaging 7.48 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 4.08, they are 19th in the league.

As a team, they are batting .251, good for 16th in the league while putting together a .257 average at home. Ranked at 22nd in the league in on-base percentage, the Athletics sit at .311 and they hold a .395 team slugging percentage. With 144 hits, Billy Burns leads the team while his team ranks 11th in hits per game with 8.68.

The Giants have committed 73 errors and have combined for 1,574 assists and 4,057 put outs leading to a .987 team fielding percentage. Over the course of this season, the Athletics have accumulated 117 errors while having 1,537 assists and 4,088 put outs leading to a .980 fielding percentage.

San Francisco Giants Betting Trends

The San Francisco Giants are 73-69 against the over/under so far this season

The San Francisco Giants are 87-65 against the run line so far this season

Oakland Athletics Betting Trends

The Oakland Athletics are 80-64 against the over/under so far this season

The Oakland Athletics are 71-82 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

San Francisco Giants

09/24/15 2B Ehire Adrianza Concussion "?" Friday vs. Oakland Athletics
09/24/15 1B Brandon Belt Concussion out for season
09/24/15 LF Gregor Blanco Concussion out for season
09/24/15 RF Hunter Pence Oblique Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/18); out for season
09/24/15 RF Norichika Aoki Concussion out for season
09/23/15 P Mike Leake Elbow expected to start Friday vs. Oakland Athletics
09/23/15 CF Juan Perez Oblique Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (9/23); out for season
09/16/15 2B Joe Panik Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (9/16), out for season
09/09/15 C Hector Sanchez Ankle Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (9/8)
09/07/15 C Andrew Susac Wrist Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (9/6)
07/01/15 P Tim Lincecum Hip Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/28), out for season
06/18/15 2B Marco Scutaro Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/17); out for season

Oakland Athletics

09/19/15 C Josh Phegley Concussion out for season
09/16/15 P Jesse Chavez Ribs Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (9/16)
09/03/15 P Evan Scribner Shoulder out for season
09/02/15 P A.J. Griffin Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (9/1)
08/25/15 P Kendall Graveman Oblique Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (8/24)
08/19/15 1B Ike Davis Hip Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (8/18)
07/11/15 P Jesse Hahn Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (7/6)
06/14/15 P Pat Venditte Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/11)
04/05/15 P Jarrod Parker Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/04/15 P Taylor Thompson Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/26)

Josh's Pick: Take the Athletics

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