MLB Betting – Pirates vs Giants Preview & Pick
I want to cry for the Pittsburgh Pirates. They were easily baseball’s most inspiring story just a few weeks ago, leading the National League Central after the All-Star break for the first time in 19 years.
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MLB Betting – Pirates vs. Giants Preview & Pick
Date: Thursday, August 10, 2011
Venue: AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA
Broadcast: RT, CSBA
Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants Betting Lines from BetUS.com
Money Line: Giants -157
Over/Under: 7.5
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Pittsburgh Pirates (55-60)
Jeff Karstens (8-6, 3.05)
They were Rocky. Or so we thought.
Turns out the Pirates are more like the Jamaican bobsled team from Cool Runnings; they’ve warmed our hearts but they still suck in the end. Their tank job has been positively epic, including 10 straight losses and, now, a 1-11 mark over their last 12 games.
Jeff Karstens takes the hill against San Francisco this afternoon. He’s fresh off a nightmarish August outing against the San Diego Padres on August 5 in which they hammered him for nine runs on nine hits in just 3.1 innings.
San Francisco Giants (64-53 through August 9)
Jonathan Sanchez (4-6, 4.10)
The San Francisco Giants remain half a game up on Arizona in the National League West but they’re a bit lucky to be in that position considering they’ve dropped seven of their last 10 games. Offense has been hard to come by for baseball’s second lowest-scoring team. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]
At least San Fran erupted for six runs last night. It was nice to see Aubrey Huff finally do some damage at the dish; his homer was just his 11th this season.
The Giants have the second-lowest team ERA in baseball but it’s not really thanks to Jonathan Sanchez, who is having somewhat of an off year on the mound. His stuff remains electric but the walks are just out of control. Even for a guy who always walks a ton of batters, his walks are even more off the chart this season.
MLB Trends
Over is 8-2 in PIT last 10 games following a loss.
PIT are 5-16 in their last 21 overall.
PIT are 5-16 in their last 21 games on grass.
SF are 7-2 in their last 9 Wed. games.
SF are 3-9 in their last 12 overall.
SF are 3-9 in their last 12 games on grass.
PIT are 4-11 in the last 15 meetings.
MLB Free pick:
Sanchez has a 5.16 lifetime ERA against the Pirates and is generally struggling of late, failing to go five innings in three straight starts. Meanwhile, Karstens is comfortable on the road, sporting a 4-2 reocrd and 3.03 ERA. A trip away from PNC Park may be just what he needs.
Look for the Pirates to strike back against the slumping Sanchez.
Pirates vs Giants prediction: Pirates 6, Giants 3
