| The Philadelphia Phillies will be trying to extend a winning streak on Tuesday when they take on the San Francisco Giants at Citizens Bank Park. Lefthander Barry Zito will take the mound for the Giants to start this game. Zito is 8-6 this season with a 3.44 ERA. It'll be ace Roy Oswalt toeing the rubber for the Phillies in this contest. Righthander Oswalt is 7-13 with a 3.34 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Giants lost to San Diego 8-2 as a -165 favorite on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7). Buster Posey was 3-4 with a home run and two RBI for the Giants, while Tim Lincecum surrendered six runs on eight hits in 3 2-3 innings. The Phillies defeated the Mets 3-1 as a +120 underdog on Sunday. The four runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Kyle Kendrick allowed one run on six hits in 6 2-3 innings for Philadelphia, while Shane Victorino was 3-5 with an RBI and a run scored in the win. Current streak: Philadelphia has won 2 straight games. Team records: San Francisco: 67-52 SU Philadelphia: 66-51 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Philadelphia are 7-3 After playing San Diego are 4-6 After a loss are 8-2 Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing San Francisco are 3-7 After playing NY Mets are 5-5 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 when playing Philadelphia The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia San Francisco is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games on the road Philadelphia is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing San Francisco Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games Next up: Philadelphia home to San Francisco, Wednesday, August 18 |