Phillies-Giants Lines Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the San Francisco Giants on Thursday when they battle the Philadelphia Phillies at AT&T Park. The Phillies will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Rodrigo Lopez in this game. Lopez has a 3-0 record and a 3.09 ERA this season. The Giants will counter Lopez with Jonathan Sanchez. Lefthander Sanchez has a 5.15 ERA to go along with a 3-9 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 122-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Phillies were shut down 4-0 by the Diamondbacks last time out, as -155 favorites. The team's played UNDER the posted over/under (10). J.A. Happ lost for just the second time this season, giving up three hits and two runs over six innings. Randy Winn hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning to give the Giants a 1-0 victory over the Pirates and a sweep of the three-game set last time out, as -180 favorites. The team's played UNDER the posted over/under (7). Brian Wilson pitched a scoreless 10th inning and earned his third win. Current streak: San Francisco has won 3 straight games. Team records: Philadelphia: 58-41 SU San Francisco: 55-46 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing San Francisco are 5-5 After playing Arizona are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 San Francisco most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6 After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games on the road Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road Philadelphia is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco's last 8 games San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia Next up: San Francisco home to Philadelphia, Friday, July 31