Tuesday, August 9, 2011

NL Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Francisco Giants

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at AT&T Park.

The Pirates will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander James McDonald in this game. McDonald has a 7-5 record and a 4.23 ERA this season.

Starting this game for the Giants will be Madison Bumgarner. The lefthander has a 3.71 ERA to go along with a 6-11 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 7.

In their last action, Pittsburgh was a 5-0 winner on the road against the Giants. Bettors on Pittsburgh at +175 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Team records: Pittsburgh: 55-59 SU San Francisco: 63-53 SU

Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 1-9 Before playing San Francisco are 5-5 After playing San Francisco are 6-4 After a win are 4-6

San Francisco most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4 After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 11 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing San Francisco The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing on the road against San Francisco Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh San Francisco is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Next up: San Francisco home to Pittsburgh, Wednesday, August 10

NL Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Francisco Giants

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