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Thursday, May 13, 2010

MLB Betting: Padres vs Giants

Courtesy of OddsShark.com:

The San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants will meet on the field at AT&T Park on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.
The Padres will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Mat Latos in this game. Latos has a 2-3 record and a 4.19 ERA this season.
It'll be Jonathan Sanchez toeing the rubber for the Giants in this contest. Lefthander Sanchez is 2-2 with a 3.00 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Yorvit Torrealba had a pair of RBI singles in leading the Padres in a 5-2 victory over the Giants on Wednesday. The Padres won that contest as +152 underdogs, while the seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks.
Clayton Richard threw seven innings for the win, allowing two earned runs off seven hits.
Matt Cain was tagged with the loss, giving up six hits and five runs over his 6 2-3 innings for the Giants.
Current streak:
San Diego has won 2 straight games.
San Francisco has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
San Diego: 21-12 SU
San Francisco: 18-14 SU
San Diego most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing LA Dodgers are 5-5
After playing San Francisco are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Houston are 6-4
After playing San Diego are 2-8
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
San Diego is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games at home
San Francisco is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against San Diego
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
San Diego home to LA Dodgers, Friday, May 14
San Francisco home to Houston, Friday, May 14

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