Giants-Athletics Lines Preview

The fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum will be treated to a game between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics when they take their seats on Tuesday. The Giants will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Tim Lincecum in this game. Lincecum has a 6-2 record and a 2.72 ERA this season. It'll be Vin Mazzaro toeing the rubber for the Athletics in this contest. Righthander Mazzaro is 2-1 with a 1.75 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Trevor Cahill gave up one run over seven innings to earn the win, as the Athletics dropped the Giants 5-1 on Monday night. Oakland won as -150 home favorites as the game played UNDER the 8.5-run total listed by oddsmakers. Bobby Crosby drove in three runs for the Athletics, while Orlando Cabrera was 2-for-4 with a run batted in for Oakland. Travis Ishikawa went deep for San Francisco, as Jonathan Sanchez allowed four runs over 5 1-3 innings to take the defeat for the Giants. Team records: San Francisco: 37-32 SU Oakland: 31-38 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 8-2 Before playing Oakland are 5-5 After playing Oakland are 6-4 After a loss are 8-2 Oakland most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing San Francisco are 5-5 After playing San Francisco are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland Oakland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Oakland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco Next up: Oakland home to San Francisco, Wednesday, June 24