The 21-25 Atlanta Braves will go at it again versu the 20-30 San Francisco Giants in the 2nd game of a three-game set at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California tonight. The first pitch at AT&T Park is scheduled for 10:05 PM ET.
The MLB betting board has the host Giants as a -130 favorite on the ML with the total listed at 8 runs at most betting sites.
In Game 1 of this series yesterday the Braves beat the Giants 2-0. In the game the Braves scored two runs on seven hits and the Giants were held scoreless on four hits. Atlanta starter Jaime Garcia got the win not giving up any runs on four hits and he also had a RBI single for the first run in the game.
This season the Braves rank 16th in the Majors in runs scored and 25th in team ERA.
The Giants rank 29th in the Majors in runs scored and 20th in team ERA.
Pitching Match Up
Atlanta: Mike Foltynewicz (3-4, 3.86 ERA)
San Francisco: Ty Blach (2-2, 4.10 ERA)
Mike Foltynewicz goes for the Braves tonight and in his last outing he gave up one earned run in five innings in a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. After losing his first six starts on the season the Braves have won his last three where he has gone 17 innings and has given up five earned runs. In two career starts against the Giants Foltynewicz is 2-0 with an ERA of 1.32. In winning his last three starts Foltynewicz has a strikeout to walk ratio of 10/3. Atlanta has lost four of their last five road games with Foltynewicz on the hill and they have also lost four of his last five starts against a team with a losing record.
Ty Blach gets the nod for the Giants and in his last start he went seven innings and gave up three earned runs in a 6-4 win over the Chicago Cubs. The Giants had lost four of his starts in a row, but have won the last two, facing the Cubs and the Dodgers, where he totaled 14 innings and gave up four earned runs. Blach is making his7th start of the season taking the place in the rotation for the injured Madison Bumgarner, who began throwing off the mound recently. This will be Blach’s first career starts against the Braves and at home this season he has four starts and three relief appearances for a home ERA of 1.59, which is 5th best in the Majors. In four home starts this season he has lasted 26 innings and only given up five runs.
Betting Angles
The Giants are 9-5 in their last 14 home games against the Braves.
In the last 5 games between these teams the Under record is 4-1.
This season the Giants are 11-11 at home and the Braves are 11-13 on the road.
Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records
Atlanta Braves: 21-25 SU / O/U 28-18 / Run Line W/L 25-21
San Francisco Giants: 20-30 SU / O/U 22-25 / Run Line W/L 21-29
Atlanta at San Francisco Key Betting Trends
- ATL is 5-1 in their last 6 road games
- ATL is 5-1 in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a losing record
- ATL has an Over record of 19-9 in their last 28 games
- SF is 0-4 in their last 4 overall
- SF is 5-2 in their last 7 home games
- SF has an Under record of 3-1-1 in their last 5 games
Key Player Injuries
BRAVES
[P] 03/31/2017 – Mauricio Cabrera 10-day DL (3/30) ( Elbow )
[1B] 04/01/2017 – Sean Rodriguez 60-day DL (2/25) ( Shoulder )
[2B] 04/02/2017 – Micah Johnson 60-day DL (3/30) ( Wrist )
[P] 04/03/2017 – Armando Rivero 10-day DL (3/30) ( Shoulder )
[P] 04/03/2017 – Daniel Winkler 10-day DL (3/30) ( Elbow )
[P] 05/21/2017 – Eric O’Flaherty 10-day DL (5/20) ( Back )
[P] 05/20/2017 – Chaz Roe 60-day DL (5/20) ( Shoulder )
(!)[1B] 05/18/2017 – Freddie Freeman 10-day DL (5/18) ( Wrist )
[3B] 05/18/2017 – Adonis Garcia 10-day DL (5/16) ( Achilles )
GIANTS
[C] 04/02/2017 – Trevor Brown 10-day DL (3/30) ( Ankle )
[P] 04/03/2017 – Will Smith 60-day DL (4/2) ( Elbow )
[RF] 05/15/2017 – Hunter Pence 10-day DL (5/13) ( Hamstring )
[3B] 05/12/2017 – Conor Gillaspie 10-day DL (5/11) ( Back )
[P] 05/24/2017 – Johnny Cueto “?” next scheduled start Sunday vs Atlanta Braves ( Blister )
[2B] 04/24/2017 – Aaron Hill 10-day DL (4/22) ( Forearm )
[P] 04/21/2017 – Madison Bumgarner 10-day DL (4/21) ( Shoulder )
[RF] 04/26/2017 – Jarrett Parker 60-day DL (4/15) ( Collarbone )
