Giants-Astros Lines Preview

The San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Minute Maid Park. The Giants will give the ball to starter Jonathan Sanchez in this one. Lefthander Sanchez is 4-9 this season with a 5.02 ERA. The Astros will counter Sanchez with Felipe Paulino. Righthander Paulino has a 5.80 ERA to go along with a 1-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Astros listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Kaz Matsui smashed a two-run big fly to lead the Astros past the Giants 4-3 on Monday night. Houston won as +130 home underdogs as the game played UNDER the 8-run total posted by sportsbooks. Carlos Lee was 3-for-4 with a run batted in for the Astros, while Mike Hampton allowed only one earned run over six innings to earn the win for Houston. Pablo Sandoval went 3-for-5 with an RBI for San Francisco, as Matt Cain gave up four runs over eight innings to take the loss for the Giants. Current streak: Houston has won 2 straight games. Team records: San Francisco: 58-48 SU Houston: 53-53 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Houston are 5-5 After playing Houston are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 Houston most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 3-7 Before playing San Francisco are 7-3 After playing San Francisco are 7-3 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco's last 9 games San Francisco is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 7 games when playing on the road against Houston Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games Houston is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing San Francisco Houston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home Next up: Houston home to San Francisco, Wednesday, August 5