Giants-Pirates Who Will Cover?

The San Francisco Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at PNC Park.

Lefthander Jonathan Sanchez will take the mound for the Giants to start this game. Sanchez is 2-1 this season with a 3.47 ERA.

Starting this game for the Pirates will be Zach Duke. The lefthander has a 4.79 ERA to go along with a 0-2 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Pirates listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Giants lost to Philadelphia 6-5 as a +155 underdog on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7.5).

Tim Lincecum allowed four unearned runs on six hits over six innings for San Francisco and Rich Aurilia was 3-3 with a home run and three RBI.

The Pirates lost to Washington 5-2 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9).

Adam LaRoche was 3-4 with a home run and two RBI for Pittsburgh, while Ian Snell allowed four runs on 10 hits in six innings to take the loss.

Current streak:
Pittsburgh has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
San Francisco: 14-18 SU
Pittsburgh: 12-19 SU

San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Pittsburgh are 0-10
After playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 2-8
Before playing San Francisco are 8-2
After playing Washington are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Pittsburgh's last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 15 games at home

Next up:
Pittsburgh home to San Francisco, Wednesday, May 7

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