Tim Hudson (4-5, 4.60 ERA) and Taijuan Walker (3-6, 5.40 ERA) take the hill in the first of a two-game series between the San Francisco Giants (34-30) and the Seattle Mariners (28-35) at AT&T Park. Action begins at 10:15 p.m. ET on Monday, Jun. 15 and can be seen on ROOT-NW and CSN-BAY.
Hudson is 13-6 with a 3.17 ERA in his appearances against the Mariners, and goes up against a below-average Seattle offense which is batting just .234 this season. Brandon Crawford (.282, 30 Rs, 9 HRs, 40 RBIs, 3 SBs) had another good game yesterday, going 2 for 4. Walker went 6.0 innings, surrendering one run, striking out six and walking two in a 9-3 win over the Indians in his last outing. Kyle Seager (.272, 24 Rs, 10 HRs, 35 RBIs, 1 SB) went 1 for 3 yesterday.
San Francisco is a -132 favorite against Seattle and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at seven runs. The Giants have an overall money line of +180 and a record as the favorite of 16-18. In interleague play, they are unbeaten as the favorite (3-0), but have an SU record of 4-1. The Giants have seen an uptick in scoring against teams in the AL, averaging 4.8 runs per game. They average 4.1 runs per game on the season. San Francisco strikes out the least of any team in the NL, with only 6.7 per game. As for the pitchers, opposing offenses that come to AT&T Park have been stifled by the Giants, who have a team ERA of only 3.08 at home. The Giants are the third-best team in the NL at limiting hits during home games, allowing only 8.3 hits per game to their opponents this season.
In games where it is the underdog, Seattle has a 10-14 record and an overall money line of -1,118. Seattle has had a tough time against teams in the NL, coming in winless as the underdog ({betdsi.at.nl.dog_record}). Their performance SU is a bit better, with a 1-4. Offensively, the Mariners have really sputtered in the last 10 games. They have decreased their season average of 3.4 runs per game by averaging 2.4 during that stretch. The Mariners average 4.1 runs allowed per game, but does worse whenever an NL opponent is on the schedule. They bring that runs allowed average up to 5.0 against teams from the NL.
The Giants have a 26-24 record against right-handed starting pitchers on the year, which is what they’ll be facing when Walker takes the mound. Hudson (RHP) will be on the hill against the Mariners, who have a 23-28 record against right-handed starting pitchers.
Predictions: SU Winner – SF, O/U – Under
Notes
San Francisco has won 53% (10-9) of its games when leading after 7 innings. However, Seattle has won 56% (10-8) of its games when taking a late lead.
Having scored zero runs in their last game, the Giants are going to have to up their game if they want to win this matchup. The Mariners have a 3-0 record in games where opponents scored that many runs.
When they are outhit, the Giants are 3-18. The Mariners have a 10-19 record when opponents outhit them.
Ranking 20th in home runs, San Francisco has hit 52 this season. Seattle ranks ninth with 66 home runs.
Ranking 13th, Seattle is in the top half of the league in hits, notching 8.00 per game. San Francisco ranks in the top five at second with 9.35.
Ranking 26th, Seattle is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.678). San Francisco ranks in the top 10 at sixth with an OPS of .732.
The Mariners are 11-30 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Giants are 16-19 when they allow at least one homer.
