Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The San Francisco Giants will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Sunday when they take on the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Jonathan Sanchez will be the starting pitcher for the Giants on this day. Lefthander Sanchez is 2-3 this season with a 3.06 ERA. It'll be Ben Sheets toeing the rubber for the Athletics in this contest. Righthander Sheets is 2-3 with a 5.66 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Gio Gonzalez tossed a two-hit shutout through eight innings on Saturday, as the A?s defeated the Giants 1-0. The A?s won that game as -115 favorites, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Coco Crisp drove in the only run to lift the A?s. Andrew Bailey closed out the ninth for his seventh save. Matt Cain gave up the only run in suffering the loss for the Giants. Current streak: Team records: Oakland: 22-22 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Sunday are 8-2 Before playing Washington are 8-2 After playing Oakland are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6 Oakland most recently: When playing on Sunday are 4-6 Before playing Baltimore are 8-2 After playing San Francisco are 2-8 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: San Francisco is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Oakland San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road Oakland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Oakland is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing San Francisco Next up: Stevie Vincent is literally 20-25 years ahead of the oddsmakers and they will be the first to admit. His forensic sports handicapping is groundbreaking and there is nothing the books have been able to do to stop him. |