Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Petco Park

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Probable Pitchers: Christopher Heston (11-10) vs. Tyson Ross (10-10)

The San Francisco Giants visit Petco Park on Tuesday to play the San Diego Padres. Christopher Heston is the probable starter for the Giants and he'll face Tyson Ross of the Padres. The opening line for this matchup has San Francisco at +108 and San Diego at -118. The over/under was set at 7. The Giants have a 71-68 over/under record and a 85-64 run line mark, meaning they cover 57% of the time. The Padres have a 88-56 over/under record and a 72-78 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 48% of the time.

The Giants come into this game with a 78-71 record, and they are 34-41 away from home. Christopher Heston has a 11-10 record on the season, an earned run average of 3.61 and a 1.27 WHIP. He's pitched 164.2 innings thus far while surrendering 153 hits over that time and when he starts, the Giants are 14-14. The Giants are also 14-13 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4.8 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.09 and they have given up 395 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .229 against the bullpen while being struck out 390 times and walking 129 times this season. As a team, San Francisco has allowed 8.41 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.34 batters per nine. They are 7th in the league in team earned run average at 3.66.

As a team, San Francisco is batting .268, good for 3rd in the league while putting together a .266 average away from home. The Giants hold a .406 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .327 which is good for 5th in baseball. They rank 5th in baseball with 9.21 hits per game and Buster Posey leads the team with 168.

With a 70-80 overall record, San Diego will come into this game 35-37 at home. Tyson Ross has a record of 10-10 while sporting an earned run average of 3.18 on the year with a 1.31 WHIP. He's pitched 184 innings thus far while surrendering 162 hits over that time in which the Padres are 16-15. The Padres are also 16-13 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4.3 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.23 and they have given up 420 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .241 against the Padres bullpen while being struck out 452 times and walking 170 times this season. As a team, San Diego has allowed 8.61 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.58 batters per nine. They are 20th in the league in team earned run average at 4.13.

As a team, they are batting .245, good for 28th in the league while putting together a .250 average at home. The Padres hold a .390 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .300 which is good for 30th in baseball. They rank 27th in baseball with 8.3 hits per game and Matt Kemp leads the team with 151.

San Francisco has a team fielding percentage of .987 after having committed 73 errors with 1,554 assists and 3,979 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .984 team fielding percentage while committing 87 errors, accumulating 1,454 assists and compiling 4,006 put outs.

San Francisco Giants Betting Trends

The San Francisco Giants are 71-68 against the over/under so far this season

The San Francisco Giants are 85-64 against the run line so far this season

San Diego Padres Betting Trends

The San Diego Padres are 88-56 against the over/under so far this season

The San Diego Padres are 72-78 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

San Francisco Giants

09/19/15 1B Brandon Belt Concussion out indefinitely
09/16/15 2B Joe Panik Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (9/16), out for season
09/11/15 LF Gregor Blanco Concussion out indefinitely
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)
09/06/15 RF Norichika Aoki Concussion out indefinitely
08/20/15 RF Hunter Pence Oblique Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/18)
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

San Diego Padres

09/13/15 P Colin Rea Elbow "?" for next scheduled start
09/09/15 1B Yonder Alonso Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (9/2)
08/15/15 P Brandon Maurer Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/10)
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), out for season
04/06/15 P Josh Johnson Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/4), out for season
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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