Giants-Reds Pointers

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

The San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Great American Ball Park.

The Giants will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Matt Cain in this game. Cain has a 8-10 record and a 3.55 ERA this season.

Meanwhile, it’ll be Bronson Arroyo who starts for the Reds. Righthander Arroyo is 12-10 with a 5.07 ERA so far this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Reds put up five runs in the first inning on Saturday night and held on for a 7-6 win over the visiting Giants.

The Reds won that game as -132 home favorites, while the combined score went OVER the night’s posted total (9.5).

Edwin Encarnation homered and drove in two runs in the win for the Reds. Randy Winn, Eugenio Velez, and Aaron Rowand all homered for the Giants.

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

Team records:
San Francisco: 59-76 SU
Cincinnati: 60-76 SU

San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Colorado are 3-7
After playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After playing San Francisco are 7-3
After a win are 1-9

A few trends to consider:
San Francisco is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
Cincinnati is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games
Cincinnati is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games at home

Next up:
San Francisco at Colorado, Monday, September 1
Cincinnati home to Pittsburgh, Tuesday, September 2