Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Petco Park

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Probable Pitchers: Matt Cain (1-1) vs. James Shields (8-3)

The San Francisco Giants head to Petco Park on Wednesday to take on the San Diego Padres. The probable starters are Matt Cain for the Giants and James Shields for the Padres. The opening line for this matchup has San Francisco at +112 and San Diego at -122. The over/under was set at 7. The Giants have a 46-42 over/under record and a 50-43 run line mark, meaning they cover 54% of the time. The Padres have a 50-39 over/under record and a 48-45 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 52% of the time.

The Giants head into this matchup with a 49-44 record, including 24-22 on the road. Starting pitcher Matt Cain holds a 1-1 record with an earned run average of 5.06 and a WHIP of 1.44. He's pitched 16 innings thus far while surrendering 17 hits over that time and when he starts, the Giants are 2-1. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 2-1. The team is averaging 4.3 runs when he starts. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.48 and they have given up 263 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .242 against the Giants bullpen while walking 86 times and striking out 230 times. San Francisco is averaging 7.12 strikeouts per game while getting 8.61 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 13th in baseball in team earned run average at 3.80.

San Francisco is batting .271 as a team, which is good for 4th in the league and hitting .276 away from home. The Giants hold a .405 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .328 which is good for 4th in baseball. Joe Panik leads the team in hits with 107 while the team ranks 3rd in baseball with 9.39 hits per game.

With a 21-22 home record, San Diego will hope to improve on their 44-49 overall mark. With an earned run average of 3.92, James Shields will come into this game holding a 8-3 record and a 1.32 WHIP. He's pitched 121.2 innings thus far while surrendering 117 hits over that time in which the Padres are 11-9. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 13-6. The team is averaging 5 runs when he takes the field. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.64 and they have given up 256 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .237 against the Padres bullpen while walking 97 times and striking out 263 times. San Diego is averaging 8.33 strikeouts per game while getting 8.6 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 19th in the league in team earned run average at 3.89.

They are batting .238 as a team, which is good for 27th in the league and hitting .237 at home. The Padres hold a .373 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .295 which is good for 29th in baseball. Matt Kemp leads the team in hits with 90 while the team ranks 25th in baseball with 8.11 hits a game.

San Francisco has a team fielding percentage of .987 after having committed 46 errors with 989 assists and 2,489 put outs for the season. The Padres have committed 54 errors on the season with 903 assists and 2,496 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .984 on the year.

San Francisco Giants Betting Trends

The San Francisco Giants are 46-42 against the over/under so far this season

The San Francisco Giants are 50-43 against the run line so far this season

San Diego Padres Betting Trends

The San Diego Padres are 50-39 against the over/under so far this season

The San Diego Padres are 48-45 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

San Francisco Giants

07/21/15 C Buster Posey Rest is not expected to be in the starting lineup Tuesday vs. San Diego Padres
07/20/15 C Andrew Susac Thumb Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/19)
07/01/15 P Tim Lincecum Forearm Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/28)
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

San Diego Padres

07/21/15 LF Justin Upton Oblique is downgraded to not expected to be in the starting lineup Tuesday vs. San Francisco Giants
06/30/15 2B Cory Spangenberg Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/28)
06/16/15 CF Wil Myers Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/14)
05/06/15 P Brandon Morrow Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/3)
04/06/15 P Cory Luebke Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/4)
04/06/15 P Josh Johnson Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/4)
04/04/15 C Tim Federowicz Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/26)

Guy's Pick: Take the Padres

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