Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The San Francisco Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Jonathan Sanchez will be the starting pitcher for the Giants on this day. Lefthander Sanchez is 3-4 this season with a 2.90 ERA. Sanchez's opponent in this one will be Zach Duke. The Pirates ace lefthander has a 5.09 ERA to go along with a 3-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Aaron Rowand knocked in a pair of runs to give the Giants a 4-1 win over the Matt Cain tossed eight innings for the win, allowing one run on four hits. Brian Wilson tossed a perfect ninth to pick up his 13th save. Neil Walker's two-run shot in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the Pirates past the Cubs 3-2 on Tuesday night. Garrett Jones was 2-for-4 with a homer for the Pirates, as Joel Hanrahan picked up the win in relief of Jeff Karstens for Current streak: Team records: Pittsburgh: 22-31 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Friday are 8-2 Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After playing Colorado are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Friday are 2-8 Before playing San Francisco are 3-7 After playing Chi Cubs are 7-3 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco's last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh San Francisco is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing San Francisco Next up: Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping. |