Courtesy of OddsShark.com:
The San Francisco Giants and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark.
Lefthander Jonathan Sanchez will take the mound for the Giants to start this game. Sanchez is 13-10 this season with a 3.07 ERA.
It'll be Colby Lewis toeing the rubber for the Rangers in this contest. Righthander Lewis is 14-13 with a 3.52 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Edgar Renteria homered and drove in three runs on Thursday as the Giants beat the Rangers 9-0 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Those nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7) set by sportsbooks.
Juan Uribe and Aaron Rowand each drove in a pair of runs for the Giants. Matt Cain allowed just four hits over 7 2-3 scoreless innings for the Game 2 victory.
C.J. Wilson gave up three hits and a pair of runs over six innings in that loss for Texas
Team records:
San Francisco
Texas: 90-72 SU
Texas: 90-72 SU
San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Texas are 7-3
After playing Texas are 7-3
After a win are 6-4
Texas most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing San Francisco are 2-8
After playing San Francisco are 3-7
After a loss are 7-3
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Texas are 7-3
After playing Texas are 7-3
After a win are 6-4
Texas most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing San Francisco are 2-8
After playing San Francisco are 3-7
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games
Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games
Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
Next up:
Texas San Francisco
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.
