Athletics-Giants Lines Preview

The Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at AT&T Park. Brett Anderson will be the starting pitcher for the Athletics on this day. Lefthander Anderson is 3-6 this season with a 5.25 ERA. The Giants will counter Anderson with Matt Cain. Righthander Cain has a 2.55 ERA to go along with a 8-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Giants rallied with three runs in helping them dispose of the A's 5-2 on Saturday, as a -105 pick'em. That game's seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5). Bengie Molina went 2-for-3 at the plate, including a two-run homer. Randy Johnson improved to 6-5 with the victory and Brian Wilson finished with his 17th save. Kurt Suzuki went deep in a losing effort for the A's. Josh Outman gave up four runs off five hits in six innings of work. Current streak: Oakland has lost 2 straight games. San Francisco has won 2 straight games. Team records: Oakland: 27-34 SU San Francisco: 33-28 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Sunday are 7-3 Before playing LA Dodgers are 9-1 After playing San Francisco are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6 San Francisco most recently: When playing on Sunday are 3-7 Before playing LA Angels are 6-4 After playing Oakland are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Oakland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against San Francisco Oakland is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games Oakland is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing San Francisco Oakland is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road San Francisco is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland San Francisco is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing Oakland Next up: Oakland at LA Dodgers, Tuesday, June 16 San Francisco home to LA Angels, Monday, June 15