Giants-Braves Lines Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday when they battle the San Francisco Giants at Turner Field.

The Giants will trot Ryan Sadowski out to the mound in this one. Righthander Sadowski has a 2-1 record and a 1.00 ERA this season.

Starting this game for the Braves will be ace Derek Lowe. The righthander has a 4.40 ERA to go along with a 8-7 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Ryan Church was 2-for-2 with a two-run dinger and three runs batted in, as the Braves slammed the Giants 11-3 on Monday night.

Atlanta won as -155 home favorites as the game played OVER the 8.5-run total set by sportsbooks.

Matt Diaz went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for the Braves, while winning pitcher Tommy Hanson gave up three runs over seven innings for Atlanta.

Randy Winn was 2-for-4 with two RBIs for San Francisco, as Sergio Romo was tagged with the loss in relief of starter Jonathan Sanchez for the Giants.

Current streak:
Atlanta has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
San Francisco: 50-42 SU
Atlanta: 47-46 SU

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

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

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

Next up:
Atlanta home to San Francisco, Wednesday, July 22