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(MLB) San Francisco vs. Oakland,
Money Line: -148.00 Oakland (Home)
Result: Win
Money Line: -148.00 Oakland (Home)
Result: Win
As noted in the analysis, this play is still valid despite the pitching change for Oakland.
The set-up: San Francisco continues its five-game road trip after being on the wrong side of a three-game sweep in its weekend series in LA against the Dodgers. The Giants squandered one-run leads in both the ninth and 11th innings Sunday night, en route to a 3-2 setback. That pretty sums up the team's 2017 season, one in which the Giants' 40-66 record is better than (just barely) the Phillies' 38-64 mark and its moneyline mark of minus-$3068 is $1250 worse than MLB's second-worst mark (also Philly)! The Giants play the the A's in Oakland Monday and Tuesday, before crossing the bay for home games against the A's Wednesday and Thursday. Oakland's season isn't all that much better that San Francisco's, as the A's are 46-59 (the AL's second-worst mark), leaving them 22 1/2 games back of the Astros in the AL West (note: Giatst are an inconceivable 34 1/2 games back of the Dodgers in the NL West!).
The pick: Matt Cain (3-9 & 5.45 ERA) will take the mound for the Giants and Sonny Gray (6-5 & 3.43 ERA) is slated to be the starter for the A's. Cain was moved back from an expected Sunday start so Bumgarner could face the Dodgers last night. Typical of how San Francisco's season has been, the Gainst wasted a greta effort by its ace (seven scoreless innings). Cain has gone 2 1/2 months without recording a victory, suffering eight losses in 12 games (11 starts / team is 3-8) since defeating the Dodgers back on May 15. Cain has posted an impressive 2.34 ERA in 12 career appearances (11 starts) against Oakland but sports just a 4-5 record with the Giants going 4-7 in his starts. Oakland pushed Gray's start back a day in order to give the team more time to potentially work out a deal. We may wind up seeing a different pitcher come game-time, as Gray has been the subject of trade rumors over the last several days and still could be moved prior to Monday's non-waiver deadline at 4 p.m. Gray has given up three runs and 11 hits while recording 15 strikeouts and only three walks over 13 innings in winning both of his previous career starts against San Francisco (2-0 & 2.08 ERA). (Note: As I'd anticipated, there has been a pitching change for the A's - to Paul Blackburn. This is even better as he threw seven shutout innings of two-hit ball his last time out. Of his 5 starts so far, 4 have been quality ones.)
The pick: Cain has lost eight straight decisions, which matches a career high. Any reason to think anything will be different in this one? Make Oakland a 10* play.
The set-up: San Francisco continues its five-game road trip after being on the wrong side of a three-game sweep in its weekend series in LA against the Dodgers. The Giants squandered one-run leads in both the ninth and 11th innings Sunday night, en route to a 3-2 setback. That pretty sums up the team's 2017 season, one in which the Giants' 40-66 record is better than (just barely) the Phillies' 38-64 mark and its moneyline mark of minus-$3068 is $1250 worse than MLB's second-worst mark (also Philly)! The Giants play the the A's in Oakland Monday and Tuesday, before crossing the bay for home games against the A's Wednesday and Thursday. Oakland's season isn't all that much better that San Francisco's, as the A's are 46-59 (the AL's second-worst mark), leaving them 22 1/2 games back of the Astros in the AL West (note: Giatst are an inconceivable 34 1/2 games back of the Dodgers in the NL West!).
The pick: Matt Cain (3-9 & 5.45 ERA) will take the mound for the Giants and Sonny Gray (6-5 & 3.43 ERA) is slated to be the starter for the A's. Cain was moved back from an expected Sunday start so Bumgarner could face the Dodgers last night. Typical of how San Francisco's season has been, the Gainst wasted a greta effort by its ace (seven scoreless innings). Cain has gone 2 1/2 months without recording a victory, suffering eight losses in 12 games (11 starts / team is 3-8) since defeating the Dodgers back on May 15. Cain has posted an impressive 2.34 ERA in 12 career appearances (11 starts) against Oakland but sports just a 4-5 record with the Giants going 4-7 in his starts. Oakland pushed Gray's start back a day in order to give the team more time to potentially work out a deal. We may wind up seeing a different pitcher come game-time, as Gray has been the subject of trade rumors over the last several days and still could be moved prior to Monday's non-waiver deadline at 4 p.m. Gray has given up three runs and 11 hits while recording 15 strikeouts and only three walks over 13 innings in winning both of his previous career starts against San Francisco (2-0 & 2.08 ERA). (Note: As I'd anticipated, there has been a pitching change for the A's - to Paul Blackburn. This is even better as he threw seven shutout innings of two-hit ball his last time out. Of his 5 starts so far, 4 have been quality ones.)
The pick: Cain has lost eight straight decisions, which matches a career high. Any reason to think anything will be different in this one? Make Oakland a 10* play.
