Giants-Padres Pointers

The San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres will meet on the field at PETCO Park on Sunday in a battle of division rivals. The Giants will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Kevin Correia in this game. Correia has a 2-5 record and a 5.78 ERA this season. The Padres will counter Correia with Greg Maddux. Righthander Maddux has a 4.29 ERA to go along with a 4-8 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Padres listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Barry Zito tossed a three-hit shutout on Saturday, as the Giants defeated the Padres 2-0. The Giants won the game as +210 underdogs, while the team's played UNDER the posted over/under (7). Emmanuel Burriss went 2-for-4 at the plate with one RBI for the Giants. Zito won for just the sixth time this season, allowing three hits over eight scoreless innings. Brian Giles finished 2-for-3 at the plate for the Padres, who were favored at -240 by oddsmakers. Jake Peavy surrendered the winning run over seven innings of work. Current streak: San Francisco has won 2 straight games. San Diego has lost 4 straight games. Team records: San Francisco: 46-63 SU San Diego: 42-69 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Sunday are 3-7 Before playing Atlanta are 3-7 After playing San Diego are 8-2 After a win are 3-7 San Diego most recently: When playing on Sunday are 7-3 Before playing NY Mets are 8-2 After playing San Francisco are 3-7 After a loss are 2-8 A few trends to consider: San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego San Francisco is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Diego San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road San Francisco is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games San Diego is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Francisco San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games San Diego is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home Next up: San Francisco home to Atlanta, Monday, August 4 San Diego at NY Mets, Tuesday, August 5