Friday, July 1, 2011

Interleague Play Preview: San Francisco Giants vs. Detroit Tigers

The San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Comerica Park in an interleague contest.

Lefthander Madison Bumgarner will take the mound for the Giants to start this game. Bumgarner is 4-9 this season with a 3.84 ERA.

Starting this game for the Tigers will be Brad Penny. The righthander has a 4.66 ERA to go along with a 5-6 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 126-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.

San Francisco lost its last outing, a 5-2 result against the Cubs on June 30. Bettors who backed the Cubs at -102 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

In their last action, Detroit was a 5-2 winner at home against the Mets. Bettors on Detroit at -225 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Current streak: San Francisco has lost 2 straight games.

Team records: San Francisco: 46-36 SU Detroit: 44-38 SU

San Francisco most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Detroit are 5-4 After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5

Detroit most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing San Francisco are 4-5 After playing NY Mets are 5-5 After a win are 3-7

A few trends to consider: San Francisco is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games The total has gone UNDER in 15 of San Francisco's last 22 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games on the road San Francisco is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco Detroit is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games at home Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

Next up: Detroit home to San Francisco, Saturday, July 2

Interleague Play Preview: San Francisco Giants vs. Detroit Tigers

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