Oakland Athletics vs. San Francisco Giants
- The Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at AT&T Park in an interleague contest.
The Athletics will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Rich Harden in this game. Harden has a 3-0 record and a 2.85 ERA this season.
It'll be ace Matt Cain toeing the rubber for the Giants in this contest. Righthander Cain is 3-4 with a 4.43 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The A's got solid pitching on Friday as they defeated the Giants 5-1 in the opener of a three-game set as -120 favorites. The game's six runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
Jack Cust drove in two runs to lead the A's, and Greg Smith allowed one run off three hits in five innings in the win.
The Giants were held to five hits, while Barry Zito was tagged with the loss after giving up four runs off six hits in 5 2-3 innings.
The Giants were listed as +110 underdogs in that game.
Team records:
Oakland: 36-31 SU
San Francisco: 30-38 SU
Oakland most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing San Francisco are 6-4
After playing San Francisco are 4-6
After a win are 6-4
San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Oakland are 4-6
After playing Oakland are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
Oakland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Francisco
Oakland is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
San Francisco is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games at home
San Francisco is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Oakland
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
- The Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at AT&T Park in an interleague contest.
The Athletics will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Rich Harden in this game. Harden has a 3-0 record and a 2.85 ERA this season.
It'll be ace Matt Cain toeing the rubber for the Giants in this contest. Righthander Cain is 3-4 with a 4.43 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The A's got solid pitching on Friday as they defeated the Giants 5-1 in the opener of a three-game set as -120 favorites. The game's six runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
Jack Cust drove in two runs to lead the A's, and Greg Smith allowed one run off three hits in five innings in the win.
The Giants were held to five hits, while Barry Zito was tagged with the loss after giving up four runs off six hits in 5 2-3 innings.
The Giants were listed as +110 underdogs in that game.
Team records:
Oakland: 36-31 SU
San Francisco: 30-38 SU
Oakland most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing San Francisco are 6-4
After playing San Francisco are 4-6
After a win are 6-4
San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Oakland are 4-6
After playing Oakland are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
Oakland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Francisco
Oakland is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
San Francisco is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games at home
San Francisco is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Oakland
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland