The Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at AT&T Park in Game 5 of the NLCS.
The Phillies will trot Roy Halladay out to the mound in this one. Righthander Halladay has a 22-11 record and a 2.43 ERA this season.
It'll be Tim Lincecum toeing the rubber for the Giants in this contest. Righthander Lincecum is 18-10 with a 3.31 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.
Juan Uribe hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 6-5 win over the Phillies and a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven NLCS on Wednesday.
The Giants won the game as +100 underdogs, while the 11 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks.
Buster Posey went 4-for-5 with a pair of runs batted in for the Giants. Brian Wilson pitched a scoreless ninth for the victory.
Placido Polanco drove in a pair of runs for the Phillies. Roy Oswalt pitched in relief and was tagged with the loss.
Team records:
Philadelphia: 97-65 SU
San Francisco: 92-70 SU
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing San Francisco are 5-5
After playing San Francisco are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3
San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia are 7-3
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
Philadelphia is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games on the road
Philadelphia is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
Philadelphia is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Next up:
San Francisco at Philadelphia, Saturday, October 23