Giants-Padres Preview

The San Francisco Giants will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park. The Giants will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Tim Lincecum in this game. Lincecum has a 10-3 record and a 2.79 ERA this season. The Padres will counter Lincecum with Josh Banks. Righthander Banks has a 4.42 ERA to go along with a 2-4 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Giants were shut out 4-0 by the Dodgers last time out, as +165 underdogs. The four runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (7). Randy Winn went 2-for-4 at the plate for the Giants. Jonathan Sanchez surrendered four runs off five hits over four innings in the loss. The Padres lost 7-3 to the Diamondbacks last time out, as +130 underdogs. The 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7). Jody Gerut went 2-for-4 with a solo home run for the Padres. Cha Seung Baek gave up five runs over 4 1-3 innings in the loss. Current streak: San Francisco has lost 2 straight games. San Diego has lost 2 straight games. Team records: San Francisco: 44-63 SU San Diego: 42-67 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing San Diego are 4-6 After playing LA Dodgers are 3-7 After a loss are 3-7 San Diego most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing San Francisco are 5-5 After playing Arizona are 3-7 After a loss are 2-8 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco's last 7 games when playing San Diego The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Francisco's last 12 games The total has gone UNDER in 11 of San Francisco's last 15 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing San Francisco The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco San Diego is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against San Francisco San Diego is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing San Francisco Next up: San Diego home to San Francisco, Saturday, August 2