Marlins-Giants Lines Preview

The Florida Marlins and the San Francisco Giants will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at AT&T Park. The Marlins will give the ball to starter Josh Johnson in this one. Righthander Johnson is 7-1 this season with a 2.76 ERA. The Giants will counter Johnson with Barry Zito. Lefthander Zito has a 4.82 ERA to go along with a 4-8 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Pablo Sandoval hit a grand slam to lead the Giants over the Marlins 5-4 on Monday night. San Francisco won as -175 home favorites as the game played OVER the 7.5-run total posted by sportsbooks. Nate Schierholtz drove in a run for the Giants, while Matt Cain picked up the win after allowing one earned run over 6 2-3 innings for San Francisco. Cody Ross went 3-for-4 for Florida, as Sean West gave up five runs over six innings to take the loss for the Marlins. Team records: Florida: 43-41 SU San Francisco: 45-37 SU Florida most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing San Francisco are 5-5 After playing San Francisco are 7-3 After a loss are 6-4 San Francisco most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing Florida are 6-4 After playing Florida are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Florida is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games Florida is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against San Francisco Florida is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco Florida is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home San Francisco is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Florida San Francisco is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Florida San Francisco is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games Next up: San Francisco home to Florida, Wednesday, July 8