{"id":5052,"date":"2009-07-29T07:57:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-29T12:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/pirates-giants-lines-preview\/"},"modified":"2009-07-29T07:57:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-29T12:57:00","slug":"pirates-giants-lines-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/pirates-giants-lines-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates-Giants Lines Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The San Francisco Giants will be trying to extend a winning streak on Wednesday when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at AT&T<\/st1:PlaceName> Park<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Ace lefthander Zach<\/st2:GivenName> Duke<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> will take the mound for the Pirates to start this game. Duke<\/st2:Sn> is 9-9 this season with a 3.42 ERA. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Giants will counter Duke with Matt<\/st2:GivenName> Cain<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName>. Righthander<\/st2:GivenName> Cain<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> has a 2.27 ERA to go along with a 12-2 record this season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Eugenio<\/st2:GivenName> Velez<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> went 2-for-3 with a homer and two runs batted in to lead the Giants over the Pirates 3-2 on Tuesday night. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
San Francisco<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> won as -135 home favorites as the game played UNDER the 8.5-run total listed by oddsmakers. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Pablo<\/st2:GivenName> Sandoval<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> was 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Giants, while Sergio<\/st2:GivenName> Romo<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> was credited with the win in relief of starter Barry<\/st2:GivenName> Zito<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> for San Francisco<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Luis<\/st2:GivenName> Cruz<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> went 2-for-3 with an RBI for Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, as Charlie<\/st2:GivenName> Morton<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> was tagged with the loss after surrendering two runs over six innings for the Pirates. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Current streak:
Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> has lost 4 straight games.
San Francisco<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> has won 2 straight games.<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>: 43-57 SU
San Francisco<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>: 54-46 SU<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 2-8
Before playing Washington are 7-3
After playing San Francisco are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6<\/p>\n

San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After a win are 5-5<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games when playing San Francisco
Pittsburgh is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing San Francisco
Pittsburgh is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco’s last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco’s last 7 games
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco’s last 5 games at home<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> home to Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><\/st2:Sn>, Friday, July 31
San Francisco<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> home to Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Thursday, July 30<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
aThe fans at Angel<\/st2:GivenName> Stadium<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> will be treated to a game between the Cleveland Indians and the Los Angeles Angels when they take their seats on Wednesday. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Indians will give the ball to starter Aaron<\/st2:GivenName> Laffey<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> in this one. Lefthander<\/st2:GivenName> Laffey<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> is 3-1 this season with a 3.73 ERA. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
It’ll be ace John<\/st2:GivenName> Lackey<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> toeing the rubber for the Angels<\/st2:Sn> in this contest. Righthander Lackey is 6-4 with a 4.22 ERA so far this season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Oddsmakers currently have the Angels<\/st2:Sn> listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Gary<\/st2:GivenName> Matthews<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName>‘ three-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning broke a 4-4 tie, as the Angels<\/st2:Sn> went on to clip the Indians 7-6 on Tuesday night. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Los Angeles<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> cashed as -210 home favorites as the game played OVER the 10-run total listed by oddsmakers. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Erick<\/st2:GivenName> Aybar<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> went 2-for-4 with a run batted in for the Angels<\/st2:Sn>, while Matt<\/st2:GivenName> Palmer<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> was the winning pitcher in relief of starter Jared<\/st2:GivenName> Weaver<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> for Los Angeles<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Jhonny<\/st2:GivenName> Peralta<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> hit a solo blast and had two RBIs for Cleveland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><\/st2:Sn>, as David<\/st2:GivenName> Huff<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> allowed five runs over seven innings to take the loss for the Indians. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
Cleveland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><\/st2:Sn>: 42-59 SU
Los Angeles<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>: 59-40 SU<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 1-9
Before playing Detroit are 4-6
After playing LA Angels are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4<\/p>\n

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 9-1
Before playing Minnesota are 6-4
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a win are 8-2<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland’s last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland’s last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels’s last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels’s last 5 games
LA Angels are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games
LA Angels are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games at home<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
Cleveland<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> home to Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Friday, July 31
LA Angels at Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, Friday, July 31<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
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The San Francisco Giants will be trying to extend a winning streak on Wednesday when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at AT&T Park. Ace lefthander Zach Duke will take the mound for the Pirates to start this game. Duke is 9-9 this season with a 3.42 ERA. The Giants will counter Duke with Matt … Continue reading Pirates-Giants Lines Preview<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5052\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}