Madison Bumgarner (10-7, 2.20 ERA) gets the ball for the San Francisco Giants (65-50) as they go up against Kevin Gausman (3-9, 4.02 ERA) and the Baltimore Orioles (65-50) in the second of a three-game series at AT&T Park. The Orioles won the last game 5-2, and Baltimore leads the series 1-0. The game starts at 9:05 p.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 13 and will air on MAS2 and CSBA.
In his most recent outing, Bumgarner pitched 8.0 innings, giving up one run, striking out seven and walking two in a 1-0 loss to the Nationals. Brandon Belt (.279, 55 Rs, 13 HRs, 58 RBIs) went 1 for 4 yesterday with one RBI. The Orioles were unsuccessful against the Athletics 3-2 the last time Gausman pitched. He went 6.0 innings, allowing two runs, striking out six and walking two. Manny Machado (.307, 80 Rs, 26 HRs, 69 RBIs) has been doing well, going 2 for 5 yesterday with one run.
San Francisco is a considerable -183 favorite at home and the Over/Under (O/U) for this matchup is set at seven runs. The Giants perform well as a favorite with a 47-26 record and have an overall money line of +309. They have a 3-3 record when they were the favorite and 7-10 SU against the American League. They have been very patient at the plate, ranking third in the NL with an average of 3.6 walks per game. Whenever an American League opponent shows up on the calendar, the Giants seem to struggle with pitching. They allow an average of 4.0 runs per game, but allow 4.8 against teams from the AL. The Giants don’t allow many hitters to get on base, ranking fourth in the league with a 1.216 WHIP.
On the other side, the Orioles have a record of 21-29 when they are the underdog and are +1,229 overall with the money line. Against NL opponents, they are 6-4 SU and have played well as the underdog with a 2-1 record. Baltimore has stepped up their play against NL opponents, averaging an impressive 5.9 runs per game compared to their 4.7 runs per game season average. Baltimore is the top home-run-hitting team in the league with 174 home runs. Baltimore’s pitching staff has allowed an average of 3.1 runs per game during the last 10 games, lower than their season average of 4.3.
The only other game between the two teams went Baltimore’s way. The Giants will take on a right-hander (Gausman) in this game and have a 41-35 record against right-handed starting pitchers this season. Taking the hill against the Orioles will be the left-hander Bumgarner. They sport a 17-14 record against southpaws.
Predictions: SU Winner – SF, O/U – Over
Notes
San Francisco is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco’s last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco’s last 5 games at home.
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home.
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Baltimore.
The Giants are coming off of a hot pitching game where they recorded 11 strikeouts. The Orioles have a record of 13-15 when they are struck out that many times or more.
When they are outhit, the Giants are 12-35. The Orioles have a 17-37 record when opponents outhit them.
Baltimore tops the league in home runs this season with 174. San Francisco ranks near the bottom with 94.
San Francisco and Baltimore both rank in the top five of the league in hits. San Francisco sits at fourth with 8.83 hits per game and Baltimore ranks fifth with 9.02.
Ranking 19th, San Francisco is in the bottom half of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.728). Baltimore ranks in the top 10 at sixth with an OPS of .771.
When the Orioles allow at least one home run, they are 37-38, well-matched with the Giants who are 29-39 when allowing at least one homer.
