NL Wildcard Preview: San Francisco Giants vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates will be fighting to snap a losing streak on
Wednesday when they take on the San Francisco Giants at PNC Park.


The Giants will give the ball to starter Madison Bumgarner in this
one. Left hander Bumgarner is 18-10 this season with a 2.98 ERA.


Bumgarner’s opponent in this one will be Edinson Volquez. The Pirates
right hander has a 3.04 ERA to go along with a 13-7 record this season.


Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 110-moneyline
favorites versus the Pirates, while the game’s total is sitting at 6½.


Pittsburgh was a 4-1 loser in its last match on the road against the
Reds. They lost as -108 favorites, while the total score of 5 made
winners of UNDER bettors.


San Francisco won its last outing, a 9-3 result against the Padres on
September 28. Bettors who backed the Giants at -121 on the moneyline
won on the day, and the total score (12) sent OVER bettors to the payout
window.


San Francisco:

Team record: 88-74

San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road

San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

San Francisco is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh

The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh


Pittsburgh:

Team record: 88-74

Pittsburgh is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games

The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh’s last 11 games

Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games at home


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NL Wildcard Preview: San Francisco Giants vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

The Atlanta Braves will be trying to extend a winning streak on Wednesday when they take on the San Francisco Giants at Turner Field.

The Giants will trot Matt Cain out to the mound in this one. Righthander Cain has a 9-9 record and a 3.00 ERA this season.

Starting this game for the Braves will be Jair Jurrjens. The righthander has a 2.63 ERA to go along with a 12-4 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total is sitting at 7.

Last time out for San Francisco, they were a 2-1 loser as they battled the Braves on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Braves at -138 were rewarded, while the 3 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Current streak: San Francisco has lost 2 straight games. Atlanta has won 2 straight games.

Team records: San Francisco: 66-57 SU Atlanta: 72-51 SU

San Francisco most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 3-7 Before playing Atlanta are 4-6 After playing Atlanta are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6

Atlanta most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing San Francisco are 6-4 After playing San Francisco are 6-4 After a win are 7-3

A few trends to consider: 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 on the road The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco's last 10 games when playing on the road against Atlanta San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 10 games when playing at home against San Francisco

Next up: Atlanta home to San Francisco, Thursday, August 18

NL Wildcard Preview: San Francisco Giants vs. Atlanta Braves