Tim Lincecum (1-2, 3.27 ERA) and Jered Weaver (0-3, 5.83 ERA) are on the hill in the last of a three-game series between the San Francisco Giants (11-13) and the Los Angeles Angels (11-13) at AT&T Park. The Giants won the last game 5-4 and San Francisco leads the series 2-0. Action begins at 4:05 p.m. ET on Sunday, May. 3 and can be seen on FSN-W and CSN-BAY.
Lincecum pitched 4.0 innings in his last outing, surrendering four runs, striking out two and walking three in an 8-3 defeat to the Dodgers. Brandon Crawford (.240, 11 Rs, 5 HRs, 12 RBIs, 1 SB) continued his strong play yesterday, going 2 for 4 with two runs, one home run, and one RBI. When pitching against the Giants, Weaver is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA, 0.67 WHIP, and three strikeouts. Mike Trout (.333, 22 Rs, 6 HRs, 15 RBIs, 6 SBs) has been successful at the plate for the Angels, going 2 for 4 yesterday with two runs, one home run, and one RBI.
San Francisco is a slim -108 favorite at home against Los Angeles. The matchup has an estimated Over/Under (O/U) of seven runs. The Giants have recorded an overall money line of -356 and have shown a weak performance as a favorite this season with a record of 3-7. In interleague play, they are unbeaten both as the favorite (1-0) and SU (1-0)San Francisco’s pitchers put it all together when American League teams are on the field. Its average runs allowed per game drops to 2.0 against AL teams, compared to its 4.2 season average.
In games where it is the underdog, Los Angeles has a 4-4 record and an overall money line of -290. Los Angeles has had a tough time against interleague opponents, coming in winless. They have a 0-1 record as the underdog and 0-1 SU. Offensively, the Angels have really sputtered in interleague games. They have decreased their season average of 4.0 runs per game by averaging 2.0 in those contests. Moving on to Los Angeles’s pitching staff and defense, the The Angels allow just 4.0 runs per game, ranking them fifth in the AL.
The Giants have the edge in the season series, 2-0. The Giants have a bad 2-5 record at home (5-11 overall) against right-handed starting pitchers, which is what they’ll be facing when Weaver takes the mound. Lincecum (RHP) will be on the hill against the Angels, who have a 7-10 record against right-handed starting pitchers.
Predictions: SU Winner – SF, O/U – Over
Notes
San Francisco has won 20% (1-4) of its games when leading after 7 innings. However, Los Angeles has won 55% (6-5) of its games when taking a late lead.
The Giants are coming into this game after allowing two walks during their last outing. The Angels have a 2-7 record when opponents give up that many walks or fewer.
It looks like the Giants have a slight leg up on the Angels, as the Giants have won their last two games while the Angels have lost their last two.
The Giants and the Angels are both 7-2 when they notch more hits than their opponent.
Ranking 28th in runs, San Francisco has earned 74 this season. Los Angeles ranks 17th with 95 runs.
Ranking 17th, Los Angeles is in the bottom half of the league in walks, notching 67 this season. San Francisco ranks in the top half at 12th with 76.
The Giants are 6-7 in games where they hit one or more home runs. The Angels are 8-7 when they hit at least one homer.
