Phillies-Giants Odds Preview

The Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at AT&T Park. Joe Blanton will be the starting pitcher for the Phillies on this day. Righthander Blanton is 7-4 this season with a 4.11 ERA. It'll be ace Tim Lincecum toeing the rubber for the Giants in this contest. Righthander Lincecum is 11-3 with a 2.30 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Cliff Lee tossed a complete-game and the Phillies squared their four-game set with a 5-1 win over the Giants on Friday, as -180 favorites. That game's six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8). Jayson Werth led the Phillies with a solo home run and three RBIs. Cliff Lee tossed a complete game for the win. Juan Uribe drove in the lone run for the Giants, who were +160 underdogs. Ryan Sadowski gave up the winning run and suffered the loss on the hill. Team records: Philadelphia: 59-42 SU San Francisco: 56-47 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing San Francisco are 5-5 After playing San Francisco are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 San Francisco most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Philadelphia are 5-5 After playing Philadelphia are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games Philadelphia is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games Philadelphia is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games at home San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Next up: San Francisco home to Philadelphia, Sunday, August 2